September 19th, 2007


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Sep 07

Eureka, Season 2: Maneater

In last night’s episode, there’s an exploding toilet. Sewers are also featured in “Maneater,” but it’s safe to say they’re not used as a means of escape or to get from point A to B. Eureka‘s not that obvious, but the sewers* do play an important role in solving the mystery of the week.

A few episodes, Carter met Callie, the invisibility chemist turned dry cleaner, and it was nice to see him move on from Allison. However, Carter soon finds himself to be irresistible to all the women in Eureka, including Jo, Allison, and the presenter of the sexual harassment workshop at the beginning of the episode. Every man dreams of being the sexiest man in town, but this soon turns into a life threatening situation for Carter. Of course, you can expect a scientific solution, but I’m not giving this one away.

Eureka is definitely climbing up there with all the Star Trek episodes for interesting science for problems and magical solutions, but their approach is much more subtle.

Stark looked hot and irresistible in his form fitting short sleeve black shirt. Apparently, he’s been reinstated as a researcher at Global, unless he has no life and hangs out there. He certainly isn’t in a hurry to get a job elsewhere. While some previous episodes cast some doubts on his villainy, this one raises some questions. Perhaps it relates to the mysterious agenda at the end of “Once In A Lifetime,” but he’s not too crazy about Carter snooping around about Kim’s death (which was caused by an experiment with the Artifact).

*waste and air conditioning, which requires an MIT PhD to manage.