Blah Blah, Woof Woof (Logan goes into surgery, and Zack returns to escape with Max)
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Blah Blah, Woof Woof (Logan goes into surgery, and Zack returns to escape with Max)
"She was designed to be the perfect soldier. She was trained as a weapon. But then she escaped. They came after her, and she knew they would never stop looking. She was lucky...a few months later, terrorists set off an electro-magnetic pulse that fried all the computers. The U.S. went from superpower to third-world country overnight. It was easy to disappear. Now she has an unlikely ally. Logan Cale, underground cyber-journalist and crusader. He wants to save the world, or what's left of it. She just wants to find the others like her. Together...who knows?"
Lydecker has his men create a composite picture of Max, blaming her for the death of Vogelsang. The police department places copies of the poster all around the city, with a $50,000 reward for Max's capture. Soon, Max finds out about the poster and must evade both the police and Lydecker's men. Luckily, she is saved by Logan and Zack, who has returned because he killed Vogelsang and doesn't want Max to take the blame. Logan drives the pair to his family's cabin in the woods, where they plan to spend the night before heading up to Canada. Meanwhile, Logan gets ready for an operation to relieve recurring spasms in his lower back. However, there are complications, and Logan nearly dies from blood loss. Max learns about what Logan is going through, so she returns to Seattle, against Zack's wishes, to transfuse blood to Logan. The transfusion is successful, but Max is arrested. Only a short while later, Max is released, and she finds out that Zack gave himself up to save her. As the episode ends, things return to normal, and Max resumes her job at Jam Pony. Over the news, however, she learns of the crash of a helicopter that was carrying a military prisoner.
THOUGHTS
-Another great episode. Too bad the end seemed a little too forced. Are we really supposed to believe that Max's life returned to normal after all the things that went down in this ep?
-Great kiss between Max and Logan, even if it didn't really mean anything (according to the two at the end)!
-Max in the dream scene? WOW.
-Another Triptophane reference: The Seinfeld episode where Jerry gets his girlfriend drowsy so he can play with her toys. He gives her a bunch of turkey, George asks him what it is in turkey that makes people drowsy, and Jerry says it's triptophane!
FAVORITE QUOTE
"Fuller?"
-A CGI artist, responding to Lydecker's order of making Max's image have fuller lips!
NITS
-I'm not sure about this, but how can Logan still drive if he's crippled?
-How did Max know Logan was in trouble before she called his number?
-How could Logan and Max have the same dream?
-At the end of the episode...All of a sudden, everyone just forgets about Max's poster and goes on with their lives? And why are the posters still up if the police chief ordered the search to be over?
By Brian Lombard on Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - 5:20 am:I've always wondered why Lydecker didn't age-enhance the photo he has of Max when she escaped. Why go to all the trouble of a sketch artist? Even today our enhanced photos are remarkably accurate, even catching fugitives no ones seen in 20 years, like John List.
So, did Max ever go back for her bicycle? Odds are she'll have it in the next episode, though in reality, that thing would have been stolen inside of 2 minutes.
By Someone Else on Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - 2:07 pm:I'm not sure about this, but how can Logan still drive if he's crippled?
I've seen autos equipped with extra hand levers to activate the gas and brakes, for paraplegics. I don't know if you can see this in the episode, though.
By ScottN on Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - 2:18 pm: I couldn't tell. It didn't look like he had extra hand levers, but that he used the gas pedal. If that's the case it's a nit. If it has the hand levers, it's OK.
By trekkerxphile on Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - 7:59 pm: I liked this ep! Still, it had its problems.
The Big Question for me (aside from the Max/Logan thing, of course 
) is, do Manticore kids sleep? Max has said on numerous occasions that she does not, and Kendra seems to back this up in the pilot, when she complains about Max getting home late and rising early. But both Max and Zach doze off in this episode.
Speaking of Max dozing off, I loved the dream sequence. However, does it seem logical that, given Manticore kids would probably be giving each other blood in the field, surrounded by enemies, they go to sleep when they give it? I understand completely that giving blood is a draining process and that recovery time is necessary. But this is Manticore! They're planning for combat! It is not a good strategic move to have 2 weak soldiers falling asleep in the middle of enemy territory. Let the argument commence! It just seemed odd to me.
I wonder what two Manticore kids would dream about, though?
Anyhow, another problem with that scene, excellent as it was. Max is a universal donor? Wouldn't it have been easier for the Lydecker to give the kids all the same blood type, so they could exchange blood with each other, as might be necessary, but not with others? Just seems easier genetically.
AND, the doctors don't know that Max is a universal donor . . . think of it from their perspective. A distraught, panicky young woman comes in, and asks if the patient is dying. Doc says yes. Girl freaks out. Doc leaves. Doc comes back, girl has a needle in her arm connected to the patient, and patient's blood pressure is now back up. I don't know what happens in the future, but I would think today's docs would *immediately* start running tests on the blood, the type, if she somehow gave him a disease, etc. As far as they know, Max is just a scared relative, trying to do what she can, maybe she doesn't even know about blood types (unlikely, granted, but possible). As they drag her off, she calls "did it work?" None of this would inspire confidence if I was the doctor. I would have expected a lot more panic rushing to the bedside.
Also, the fight between Max and Zach was awfully short given the military techniques of both. I would have expected something much more drawn out, like something out of "Street Fighter" maybe. Or did Zach give up cause he didn't want to hurt Max?
Does alcohol affect Manticore kids? If yes, it is not a strong strategic move to have wine if you're running from the law and need to keep your wits about you. (Was this why he crashed on the couch? "I don't sleep -- unless, of course, I get plastered" or maybe "Hi, my name's Zach, I'm an alcoholic") If no, why was Zach drinking it? Was that the only thing in the fridge?
Shouldn't Sketchy and Original Cindy be more worried about Max? Why didn't they call Kendra to see if she'd gone home?
Anyhow, aside from all that, I really liked this one. . . . fun with Max and Logan! and the Normal subplot was pretty funny.
By Brian Lombard on Thursday, December 14, 2000 - 7:08 am: Just a note that the actor who played Logan's doctor in this episode has two Trek credits to his name. In Voyager, he was Lt. Durst, the poor sap who had his face ripped off by the Vidiians (of course, he also played the Vidiian scientist in that episode).
He was also in a DS9 episode, "In The Cards," playing a human scientist.
By ScottN on Thursday, December 14, 2000 - 11:51 am: He ripped his own face off? Ouch!
By Luigi Novi on Friday, April 06, 2001 - 11:29 am: Actually, Brian Markinson, who played the doctor in this episode, has FOUR Trek credits, not two. In addition to playing both Peter Durst and Sulan in Voyager's first season "Faces," and Dr. Giger in DS9's fifth season "In the Cards," (which is three right there, not two), his first Trek role was as Vorrin, the Boraalan who committed suicide at the end of NextGen's seventh season "Homeward."