I'd certainly never thought of it as him thinking about Rachel. From hindsight it makes sense, but what was the viewer watching in a linear manner supposed to make of that, seeing as they wouldn't know about Rachel yet? Oh yeah. It isn't that I think he's talking about Rachel specifically, more that I tend to think he's letting slip something about himself - more than maybe he actually realises. What I mean is that at this point in the show, we've never seen him show any interest in any relationship other than the strictly superficial, so it isn't until later, when we've got to know him better (through the example of Rachel) that we can look back on this throwaway remark and realise that yes: he is actually saying something true about himself. Watching it for the first time, we'd dismiss it as meaningless chatter just as Max does.
And, you know, I'm not really a Max/Alec shipper - I've never really been a shipper or any kind at all. I enjoy seeing a variety of different kinds of relationship dynamics explored. I think maybe something could have happened between them in the future - if season three had happened and a genuine love triangle had developed, I could have got on board with it. But I don't see it in season two; the vibe between the two of them is predominantly sibling, taken as a whole. Any attraction they feel for one another is something I don't think either is really aware of, and something would have to bring it to their attention for anything else to develop.
She shows it to them, why? How could she know? I think at that point she's just randomly thrashing around, and it is more by chance that Alec sees the barcode than anything else. The whole barcode-on-the-neck thing always struck me as rather crazy, in terms of Manticore. I mean, if these super-soldiers of theirs were meant to be so top secret, why have such an obvious identifier in such an easy-to-spot location? Why not put it somewhere it would be covered up by clothes? Seems crazy to me.
Does Jensen ever get shot anywhere else? *G* Doesn't seem like it! I think TV people tend to just assume that the left arm/shoulder is a 'safe' place to have a character get shot - they can be injured without being disabled, or whatever.
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Oh yeah. It isn't that I think he's talking about Rachel specifically, more that I tend to think he's letting slip something about himself - more than maybe he actually realises. What I mean is that at this point in the show, we've never seen him show any interest in any relationship other than the strictly superficial, so it isn't until later, when we've got to know him better (through the example of Rachel) that we can look back on this throwaway remark and realise that yes: he is actually saying something true about himself. Watching it for the first time, we'd dismiss it as meaningless chatter just as Max does.
And, you know, I'm not really a Max/Alec shipper - I've never really been a shipper or any kind at all. I enjoy seeing a variety of different kinds of relationship dynamics explored. I think maybe something could have happened between them in the future - if season three had happened and a genuine love triangle had developed, I could have got on board with it. But I don't see it in season two; the vibe between the two of them is predominantly sibling, taken as a whole. Any attraction they feel for one another is something I don't think either is really aware of, and something would have to bring it to their attention for anything else to develop.
She shows it to them, why? How could she know?
I think at that point she's just randomly thrashing around, and it is more by chance that Alec sees the barcode than anything else. The whole barcode-on-the-neck thing always struck me as rather crazy, in terms of Manticore. I mean, if these super-soldiers of theirs were meant to be so top secret, why have such an obvious identifier in such an easy-to-spot location? Why not put it somewhere it would be covered up by clothes? Seems crazy to me.
Does Jensen ever get shot anywhere else?
*G* Doesn't seem like it! I think TV people tend to just assume that the left arm/shoulder is a 'safe' place to have a character get shot - they can be injured without being disabled, or whatever.