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Location Concerns
In the telephone conversation at the beginning of the episode, the Colonel directs Officer Gillespie to obtain the briefcase at Suburban Station. Suburban Station is a real location, but the location shown in the episode bears no resemblance to the real-life location, nor to any other train station in Philadelphia (in fact, the station shown in the episode is much cleaner and better-lit). Spikebrennan 01:20, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
- - This will continue to be a problem as they have Vancouver act as a stand-in for various cities in the U.S. Arrgh!--Jim 01:58, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
- - If this were a documentary, I would call foul. But it is a FICTIONAL drama. I think we can give them a little slack in their 'theatrical' representation. –DocH– my edits 13:37, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
- - The background announcements in "Federal Center" station included Fox Chase, which is a real commuter route served from Suburban Station, Philadelphia. The background announcement in "Suburban Station" included a train to Miami, which would not be available at Suburban Station, but would be from Union Station, Washington (not Federal Center, which is a local subway stop rather than an Amtrak station). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jophan (talk • contribs) .
- - Now ask yourself -- Miami Florida (1000 miles) or Miami Ohio (400 miles)? -- –DocH– my edits 00:53, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Jamming Continuity
- Error? Olivia asked Walter how long does it take to trigger the bomb. Walter mentioned 3 seconds. But when the signal was switched on, Walter said she'll detonate in 30 seconds. - Xerophytes
- - He says 30 - not 3. The captioning agrees. I rechecked three times. –DocH– my edits 13:30, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
- - That's odd. Coz I listened it very well, and hear three in the first. Xerophytes 16:59, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
- - Well... it seemed like he was clearing his throat a little as he said it. Not a loud 30, for sure. Maybe he was struggling with his accent(s). –DocH– my edits
- Also, in the first "bomb", the signal is only jammed after the guy's hand started to crystallized. In the second "bomb", signals begin to jam even prior to start of crystallization. - Xerophytes
- - There was no jamming the first bomb, no law folks there to do it. Jamming the second bomber failed when the 331.6 mhz detonator was too powerful. If you are talking about the "intereference" the detonator signal was causing with the monitors in the station... then you missed the part with the first bomb - the monitors were frizzing-out while he was taking the briefcase from the courier. Not later, as you suggest. –DocH– my edits 13:31, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
- - Sorry about that, you're right. I missed that screen and lamp flickering - Xerophytes 16:59, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
- I would think, though, that the stations' EMP (i.e. Electromagnetic Pulse) countermeasures that they specifically pointed out in dialog twice should have prevented the trigger signal in the first place!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jophan (talk • contribs) .
- - They didn't say it was a countermeasure, they said it was a detection device. Walter said it "can" scramble radio waves. That sounds like a side effect, not the main purpose of the device. That is when Broyles/Walter figure that Gordon needs to be inside the building and closer to the bomb, because when he is outside, his signal isn't strong enough. –DocH– my edits 17:14, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Previously
- Scarecrow = Tin Man (Wizard of Oz connection?) - Xerophytes 17:40, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
- - Yes, this would make one more link to Fracture from the same image.--LabGo 16:47, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
- - There is no reference, cultural or otherwise, to T-W-o-Oz in the entire episode, or in 202. Scarecrows existed long before that movie/novel was ever conceived or written. Tin Man has been considered, since the end of the 1700's, as petrification. "A petrified substance, strictly speaking, is nothing more than the skeleton, or perhaps image, of a body which has once had life, either animal or vegetable, combined with some mineral". This relates more closely to Fracture - the bombs (Gillespie & Burgess) became petrified, thru crystalline transmogrification, just before they were to be detonated. To make a reference to The Wizard of Oz in 202 or 203, the plotline would have to be about - going home again, getting a brain/courage/heart... all of which you already had. Neither of these two episodes addressed those plotlines. –DocH– my edits
- However, if this series relies on anything, it's that nothing means only one thing. The aptness of one use of the name does not preclude hidden connections relying on popular connotations for the imagery, especially not in terms of foreshadowing or cross-episode elements.--Leah 01:37, 18 October 2009 (UTC)(( no such user - fraud by NYC101, FF09, etc... ))
Trivia
OK. I used to be an X-Phile. So the dinner, where the observer received the briefcase is where, Mulder had pie, in the episode Jose Chung's From Outer Space.--Cinderlini 05:11, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
Questions
The images of Walter looks at the end looks like it's taken with an observer binoculars. In one of the images of Walter that September looks at, he is wearing a suit. Is this Walter or the alternate Walter?--Cinderlini 15:00, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
- - This is one of the theory. --LabGo 17:08, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
