What in the actual FUCK, Logan are you HIGH or just the biggest idiot in three dimensions? The aftermath of a triple bombing is absolutely the wrong time to lower security protocol, you twat! Let shit be late! Yup, Logan just displayed what I call "Next-Gen Syndrome." Named for the Trek series, it's when I realized that Next-Gen characters are largely idiots without their computer support. It crystallized for me in that episode where crystal nodes started growing on Enterprise's systems and the holodeck started acting as a "subconscious." Our heroes walked into the holodeck where a holo character was assembling a jigsaw puzzle of Enterprise overlayed with a crystal structure and no one could figure out what it meant. When your "highly intelligent" crew can't recognize a goddamn progress bar, you've got problems. (There's also the season 2 episode where it took the entire episode to figure out they needed to reboot from the clean backup to purge the computer virus. A solution 15-year old Mike had by the end of Act I.) Anyways, Logan is that stupid. Yes, yes, I realize Logan is at the mercy of the author who needed someone to be REALLY STUPID at the wrong time so the bad guys could progress their plan, but, damn! It's even worse that he immediately starts running through all the ways security could be compromised and shrugs it off with, "gee, I hope no-one takes advantage of this!" Next time we see him, he'd better be getting fired. Stupid git. Sigh. At least the SDC crew are smart folks... Funding good, scrutiny, maybe less so. Big changes ahead for all of them. Merry, Happy, Jolly, Bah-humbug to you and yours, Simon.
Ha, I think I may have hit a nerve with this one. :D
From your comments on earlier comments it seemed that you were anticipating the transport to be another bomb, delivered to the heart of the portal station. Which was absolutely a REALLY interesting idea - especially a dirty bomb that would render the area inaccessible for decades/centuries. That's not how this particular storyline played out, but I might have to keep it in the back pocket....
I re-read the chapter, re-read my comment, and stand by my overtly histrionic commentary. Particularly "Next-Gen syndrome."
("Next Gen Syndrome" has already started with smartphones. No one remembers phone numbers anymore, and Laura is still using the GPS in the town we moved to, 2.5 years later, to go to the Supermarket. It's not a complex route. Right out estate, first left, straight through two roundabouts, first left, store on left. I'm lazier on remembering things as well with my digital assistant brain in my pocket...)
Funny thing here - in the Sci Fi utopia with benevolent AI, I actually expect a little lack of critical thinking. In the back of Logan's brain he thinks, ultimately, the AI's will take care of things.
So I'd be less annoyed at random guest star if he just did the dumb thing without realizing it. It's the entire "shortcut security for several days and hope no one takes advantage of it," which is infuriating.
Fortunately the bad guy mission is over, and, fortunately destruction and death wasn't the goal. I really did think some sort of nuke was going to be transported into the portal station. Who knows what that kind of energy release could do to a long running, malfunctioning spell?
Logically, Holland won't be alone for long. More funding, Hobb transferring out and Lola off to Palinor? Occam's Razor says SDC will get new officers and Holland and Clarke get new rookies to mentor. Imagine Holland with a new partner as cheerful as Lola! That's comedy.
What in the actual FUCK, Logan are you HIGH or just the biggest idiot in three dimensions? The aftermath of a triple bombing is absolutely the wrong time to lower security protocol, you twat! Let shit be late! Yup, Logan just displayed what I call "Next-Gen Syndrome." Named for the Trek series, it's when I realized that Next-Gen characters are largely idiots without their computer support. It crystallized for me in that episode where crystal nodes started growing on Enterprise's systems and the holodeck started acting as a "subconscious." Our heroes walked into the holodeck where a holo character was assembling a jigsaw puzzle of Enterprise overlayed with a crystal structure and no one could figure out what it meant. When your "highly intelligent" crew can't recognize a goddamn progress bar, you've got problems. (There's also the season 2 episode where it took the entire episode to figure out they needed to reboot from the clean backup to purge the computer virus. A solution 15-year old Mike had by the end of Act I.) Anyways, Logan is that stupid. Yes, yes, I realize Logan is at the mercy of the author who needed someone to be REALLY STUPID at the wrong time so the bad guys could progress their plan, but, damn! It's even worse that he immediately starts running through all the ways security could be compromised and shrugs it off with, "gee, I hope no-one takes advantage of this!" Next time we see him, he'd better be getting fired. Stupid git. Sigh. At least the SDC crew are smart folks... Funding good, scrutiny, maybe less so. Big changes ahead for all of them. Merry, Happy, Jolly, Bah-humbug to you and yours, Simon.
Ha, I think I may have hit a nerve with this one. :D
From your comments on earlier comments it seemed that you were anticipating the transport to be another bomb, delivered to the heart of the portal station. Which was absolutely a REALLY interesting idea - especially a dirty bomb that would render the area inaccessible for decades/centuries. That's not how this particular storyline played out, but I might have to keep it in the back pocket....
Honestly, I'm not really at all surprised at Logan. Sometimes people are just dumb.
I re-read the chapter, re-read my comment, and stand by my overtly histrionic commentary. Particularly "Next-Gen syndrome."
("Next Gen Syndrome" has already started with smartphones. No one remembers phone numbers anymore, and Laura is still using the GPS in the town we moved to, 2.5 years later, to go to the Supermarket. It's not a complex route. Right out estate, first left, straight through two roundabouts, first left, store on left. I'm lazier on remembering things as well with my digital assistant brain in my pocket...)
Funny thing here - in the Sci Fi utopia with benevolent AI, I actually expect a little lack of critical thinking. In the back of Logan's brain he thinks, ultimately, the AI's will take care of things.
So I'd be less annoyed at random guest star if he just did the dumb thing without realizing it. It's the entire "shortcut security for several days and hope no one takes advantage of it," which is infuriating.
Fortunately the bad guy mission is over, and, fortunately destruction and death wasn't the goal. I really did think some sort of nuke was going to be transported into the portal station. Who knows what that kind of energy release could do to a long running, malfunctioning spell?
Logically, Holland won't be alone for long. More funding, Hobb transferring out and Lola off to Palinor? Occam's Razor says SDC will get new officers and Holland and Clarke get new rookies to mentor. Imagine Holland with a new partner as cheerful as Lola! That's comedy.
Oh yeah, that would be hilarious.
I remember mine and my wife's phone, but that's about it, if I'm honest....
But also, wow. Lot of changes. And I don't like the idea of Holland on his own. Something just feels wrong about that.