12 Monkeys: Shonin
March 28, 2015 5:42 AM - Season 1, Episode 11 - Subscribe
Ramse arrives in 1987 Tokyo. Cole arrives in 1987 Tokyo. Leland Goines arrives in 1987 Tokyo. A 1000-year-old corpse arrives in 1987 Tokyo. Ramse exploits his insider knowledge of the future. In 2015, Jennifer takes a bath. Back in 2043, Whitley gives Jones some bad news. They have drinks.
I was pretty happy with this episode. It finally filled in all of the gaps in the narrative so now we know a bit more about why the bad guys have been doing what they've been doing all along.
I didn't like the version of 1987 Tokyo, the music and that nightclub felt off to me, and then trotting out the corpsething in the middle of the nightclub. I know, it's a minor quibble. Setting that all in a room in a hotel would have probably made it look like a bad outtake from Johnny Mnemonic.
In fact, I appreciated the economy they brought to it. I know these Syfy shows are fairly low budget affairs, and they made a pretty epic tale for this episode.
posted by Catblack at 7:59 AM on March 28, 2015 [2 favorites]
I didn't like the version of 1987 Tokyo, the music and that nightclub felt off to me, and then trotting out the corpsething in the middle of the nightclub. I know, it's a minor quibble. Setting that all in a room in a hotel would have probably made it look like a bad outtake from Johnny Mnemonic.
In fact, I appreciated the economy they brought to it. I know these Syfy shows are fairly low budget affairs, and they made a pretty epic tale for this episode.
posted by Catblack at 7:59 AM on March 28, 2015 [2 favorites]
I wonder if Jones is going to send herself back, since the splinter project seems to have fallen apart.
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 11:46 AM on March 29, 2015
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 11:46 AM on March 29, 2015
Funny how Ramse doesn't appear to age at all in 28 years. OK, with the shaved head you've taken away two of the major cues (hair graying and/or loss), but you'd think he'd have at least a few wrinkles or something.
Still, I like the general idea here and what this episode adds to the overall plot.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 4:56 AM on April 18, 2015
Still, I like the general idea here and what this episode adds to the overall plot.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 4:56 AM on April 18, 2015
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posted by Thorzdad at 5:56 AM on March 28, 2015