tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post5148582030037163071..comments2015-10-24T00:53:01.831-04:00Comments on words.: DIG (on USA) thoughts: ep 8 (kill your darling)Amy http://www.blogger.com/profile/07774609869170895676noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-87576001576042091512015-04-28T16:44:00.587-04:002015-04-28T16:44:00.587-04:00Anonymous #1 again, will sign with my twitter hand...Anonymous #1 again, will sign with my twitter handle from now on:<br /><br />Trivia: Angela Bettis, the actress who plays Faye, is herself a fraternal twin.notanignoramusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-20528464533158452502015-04-28T07:56:06.676-04:002015-04-28T07:56:06.676-04:00Lol, we should have an "Anonymus Anonymus&quo...Lol, we should have an "Anonymus Anonymus" convention. ;) I'll start signing my name here to differentiate.<br />In any case, thanks for the compliments. I am very much into this show; it hits all my conspiracy buttons.<br /><br />re: the importance of a Bishop in chess, I don't really know what this would mean. A Bishop is a minor piece but not a "pawn" (both literally and figuratively) so "some small part to play" might be an apt description. Apparently the Hebrew name is "ratz" which means "runner".<br /><br />Alternatively, a Bishop is the only piece that stays on the same color (i.e. a Bishop that stats off on a white square will always remain on white). If we read something into the white-black metaphor, then perhaps this could be taken to mean loyalty/stability<br /><br />Personally, I don't think the fact that it is a Bishop has significance beyond the fact that it's a chess piece (possibly of a particular set), but the way this show is going, who knows.<br /><br />Josh<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-77515152032903769332015-04-28T00:03:40.352-04:002015-04-28T00:03:40.352-04:00Hi I'm Anonymous April 26, 2015 at 8:55 PM. No...Hi I'm Anonymous April 26, 2015 at 8:55 PM. Not the same as the other anonymous commenters.<br /><br />I always knew Faye had a bigger role than just being Billingham's assassin, and predicted after Ep.3 that she was Joshua 2.0's caretaker or mother. Her dialogue was too protective of Joshua 2.0; he was too familiar with a woman that others feared; and in Ep. 7 her facial expressions indicated some sort of emotional connection with Joshua 2.0 (and if you watch carefully, she actually pats him on the back after she gets him out of the wrecked car!) Based on what we learned in Ep. 7 and then in Ep. 8, I believe she's capable of going psycho mother hen on Billingham IF he loses faith in the prophecy or Joshua 2.0's ability to carry it out. <br /><br />Quite frankly I don't think there are other Joshuas out there; at the least, they have stopped whatever efforts they made to create Joshua(s) when they got rid of the lab equipment. However, I also think "Sisters of Dinah" was a double entendre that also refers to the women of the New Mexico compound, that they were effectively raped by the cult when they were manipulated into becoming surrogate mothers.<br /><br />I'm really into this show... only started watching it because of a favorite actor... didn't really like it in the beginning but I caught on to some of the plot points and details and now it's become a real hobby. I'll be at somewhat of a loss when it's over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-57934697459060678782015-04-27T22:33:16.300-04:002015-04-27T22:33:16.300-04:00Absolutely! The chess piece was clearly a message ...Absolutely! The chess piece was clearly a message of some sort, so then we do need to think: who sent it? <br /><br />Now that I know it's the bishop, guess what I'm going to be looking up online--how do bishops figure into the game of chess. Because (though I don't play), I do know chess is a game of strategy, of outwitting your opponent. That's what I love about this show--things like that'll happen, and they'll be a lot bigger than they look. You have to watch closely.<br /><br />I don't think the show is playing with time. But I do like the idea of bringing back in the Urim and Thummim--and I like tying those in with the Sons of Darkness & Light. So...maybe! <br /><br />Well, as exhausting as this Monday has been, now you've gone and gotten by brain percolating with thoughts of who...whooooo? Could have such a light touch who knows Peter well enough to manipulate him that easily. (My first thought: the estranged wife. Second thought: top level CIA or FBI person. Third thought: it's 10:30 on Monday night and this is too much for my brain!) <br /><br />Peter = a Prophet of some kind? I've heard some people ponder out loud that he maybe is the Messiah, but I don't think so. But a Prophet who doesn't know his own powers...maybe.<br /><br />And I love your Jehoshaphat theory. I love it a lot. I love it so much, I'm going to be on the lookout for signs of it in Thursday's episode. <br /><br />I feel like I go on a roller coaster ride. Every Thursday. :-) <br /><br />Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/07774609869170895676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-83529858403466557512015-04-27T19:38:21.898-04:002015-04-27T19:38:21.898-04:00Hi Anonymous--are you the same person? if not--tha...Hi Anonymous--are you the same person? if not--thank Chess Piece information person! Thank you, thank you!!<br /><br />To the other Anonymous--WOW! I read your comments earlier on my lunch break, and I don't have time to comment the way you deserve me to comment right now, so I'll come back. But just: you're clearly a super smartie, aren't you? Good sleuthing/thinking! Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/07774609869170895676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-69430103356138657062015-04-27T17:30:28.105-04:002015-04-27T17:30:28.105-04:00The chess piece was a BishopThe chess piece was a BishopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-43901054305286114902015-04-27T11:16:55.703-04:002015-04-27T11:16:55.703-04:00Random thought:
The name of the next episode is &...Random thought:<br /><br />The name of the next episode is "Jehosaphat". Since this is what Gregory writes on the window sill when Peter visits him, I assume this is connected.<br /><br />I can think of two meanings for "Jehosaphat". The straightforward meaning is the "Valley of Jehosaphat". It's where the "Last Judgement" is supposed to take place -- right outside of the Temple Mount. Pretty reasonable location for a showdown.<br /><br />The second (and admittedly and more convoluted) idea for "Jehosaphat", is that when he was king, there was a coalition of Moabite and Edomite forces that came to attack him. They ended up fighting and killing each other and he just had to pick up the spoils. Could "our" Jehosaphat be manipulating Rabbi Lev's and Shem's groups into wiping each other out only to pick up the spoils?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-63699012148762672092015-04-27T10:49:52.207-04:002015-04-27T10:49:52.207-04:00To me the key question is who sent that chess piec...To me the key question is who sent that chess piece to Gregory Donaldson? <br /><br />See, the fact that someone is bothering to send the chess piece to Gregory implies that someone still thinks he has a part to play in the upcoming events. <br /><br />So who could it be?<br />1) It's not Margrove -- he doesn't appear to be interested in anything but the historical find.<br />2) I don't think it's Rabbi Lev and his group. They seem to have all the pieces they need for their prophecy (heifer, stones, High Priest).<br />3) It might be Shem and his Essenes, but if their whole raison d'etre is to stop Rabbi Lev's cabal then what is the purpose of "activating " Gregory?<br /><br />What is the expected outcome of sending the chess piece to Gregory? <br /><br />The chess piece obviously means something to Gregory, something private that only the sender and Gregory know about. Perhaps it is even supposed to "wake something up" in Gregory and cut through his crazy. That is why I find it very interesting that Emma Wilson casually picks up a very similar-looking chess piece in Dr. Donaldson's old digs. At the very least it implies that the chess connection comes from Dr. Donaldson. <br /><br />Options:<br />1) This could just be simple clue to Gregory that his father is actually still alive.<br />2) This could be someone else trying to fake Gregory into thinking his father is alive.<br /><br />- I don't think it can be as simple as this, as Gregory was supposedly put up for adoption when he was 3 years old, so memories of his father would be sketchy (though I suppose he may have an old photo).<br /><br />3) The show is playing with time, and it's actually Emma who sends Gregory the chess piece.<br />4) The chess piece has more significance: <br /> a) Perhaps the reference is to "black and white" (i.e. the Urim and Tumim)<br /> b) Perhaps the reference is the "sons of dark" and the "sons of light" (of Essene lore).<br /><br /><br />--------------------------------<br /><br />Now let's go to the second question of who hired Emma Wilson to bring Peter in?<br /><br />1) It's not Rabbi Lev's Cabal (they try to have Peter removed/killed).<br />2) I don't think it's Shem, since Emma doesn't recognize him (though I'll admit there is a small chance that Emma is faking or the hiring was done through intermediaries).<br />3) Emma is manipulating everyone herself.<br />4) Some hitherto unknown agency.<br /><br />---------------<br /><br />You can see where I'm going with this. I am positing some third party with a hidden hand in the whole business moving things around. The "triggering" of Peter using Emma Wilson (red hair, stone in pocket) seems similar in indirection to sending a chess piece to Gregory. It's someone with a ***very*** light touch, and who knows the psychology of those individuals really well.<br /><br /><br />That's why I think that the season will end with a showdown and the immediate threat (blowing up the mosque on the temple mount and starting WW3) stopped, but that there will be clear hints of someone else who was really pulling all the strings to a specific end. <br /><br />I will go out further on a limb and hypothesize that Peter himself is an object of prophecy, and that he has a key part he "was meant to play" in upcoming events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-60925591591790123342015-04-27T01:34:34.408-04:002015-04-27T01:34:34.408-04:00Huh. Okay.I do remember Fay pulling him out of the...Huh. Okay.I do remember Fay pulling him out of the car...I guess the person I talked to thought he was dead when pulled from the car. But didn't it seem like the Josh that Debbie grabbed really didn't know what was going on? The one that was pulled out of the car had hung out with Debbie & Charlie, and had a starry-eyed moment of reflection with her...the one she grabs from the compound in Show 8 seems kind of out of it. <br /><br />And I went back and looked at the scene where Debbie finds the ultrasound files, and yes! Fay had twins. <br /><br />At any rate: How many Joshes ARE there?! <br /><br />Thanks for your thoughtful comment, by the way. And for blowing my mind with the twins information--missed that bit.Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/07774609869170895676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160508396970152855.post-59409955869070422862015-04-26T20:55:31.716-04:002015-04-26T20:55:31.716-04:00I don't think Josh #2 died in the car chase, u...I don't think Josh #2 died in the car chase, unless Faye killed him after pulling him out alive. Also Faye's ultrasound showed twins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com