Thanks for correcting my memory on the degree question, 3 doctorates seemed um, a wee bit excessive. :p And the non-kooky religious character is a huge type of mine, plus the fact that 'assistant' didn't seem to define much of what she did and knew, which was apparently everything Walter did.
I'm kind of at the point where I feel slightly ridiculous for the nail-biting over an episode that Peter wasn't even in (as Joshua Jackson anyway). And for the fact that he is actually one of the three leads and just balancing the arcs dictates that he will probably have more to do in the future and, as a best case, might even make a better character of him that I wouldn't rather ignore or find amusingly useless. Yet I already resent the probable potential encroachment on Olivia's storyline. Usurper!
And no, I don't think it was so long that they were working cases in silence, and I can sort of buy that there would be a small overlap between the time Olivia needs to process alone and the point where Walter's anxiety would make him come find her (though I kind of think Peter might have made it there first unless there were off-screen shenanigans, so there's a bit of a gap for me. Which meant that they could make it Walter's story only, so who am I to complain really). But I suppose Olivia has never struck me as the type that needs less information to process, and even though the basic facts were probably enough for her to guess at most of the story, the only way I can see her not going to find Walter herself is the legitimate fear that she'll have to face up with Peter before she's decided anything. Which...ok, may have just made some sense of it for me. (Of course I would never think to go process more by making a post, that would just be silly.)
And dude, I remember that link! Sort of. Which is kind of depressing, as it is from 2008. (Also, thank you, it is useful and I think I understand, and am impressed by, what the fiddly bits of the explanation mean). I'm assuming the overlays are the Blaine effects bit, since that sounds familiar-ish and I might have bookmarked it at some point?
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I'm kind of at the point where I feel slightly ridiculous for the nail-biting over an episode that Peter wasn't even in (as Joshua Jackson anyway). And for the fact that he is actually one of the three leads and just balancing the arcs dictates that he will probably have more to do in the future and, as a best case, might even make a better character of him that I wouldn't rather ignore or find amusingly useless. Yet I already resent the
probablepotential encroachment on Olivia's storyline. Usurper!And no, I don't think it was so long that they were working cases in silence, and I can sort of buy that there would be a small overlap between the time Olivia needs to process alone and the point where Walter's anxiety would make him come find her (though I kind of think Peter might have made it there first unless there were off-screen shenanigans, so there's a bit of a gap for me. Which meant that they could make it Walter's story only, so who am I to complain really). But I suppose Olivia has never struck me as the type that needs less information to process, and even though the basic facts were probably enough for her to guess at most of the story, the only way I can see her not going to find Walter herself is the legitimate fear that she'll have to face up with Peter before she's decided anything. Which...ok, may have just made some sense of it for me. (Of course I would never think to go process more by making a post, that would just be silly.)
And dude, I remember that link! Sort of. Which is kind of depressing, as it is from 2008. (Also, thank you, it is useful and I think I understand, and am impressed by, what the fiddly bits of the explanation mean). I'm assuming the overlays are the Blaine effects bit, since that sounds familiar-ish and I might have bookmarked it at some point?