Comments on: Dave Davenport Has Come Unstuck in Time: October 20-25, 2003

By: Mental Mouse

Mental Mouse — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 18:15:50 +0000

It’s amazing to me how, lacking anything to make an expression with, brain!Helen manages to look so depressed, resigned, even sullen.

By: Jon Stout (brasswatchman)

Jon Stout (brasswatchman) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:57:17 +0000

Catching up from yesterday – so if the setting of the final conflict changed over time, what was the original idea?

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:57:16 +0000

Actual quote: "Brain and brain! What is 'brain'?"

By: Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity)

Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:57:15 +0000

What is brain? Brain is brain!

By: (confusador)

(confusador) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:57:14 +0000

What really intrigues me about this episode is that we've already seen a disembodied brain controlling a giant robot. 20 years in the future there is no reason at all Helen couldn't be given anew body, organic or otherwise. The fact that she hasn't implies that things have gone very, very badly between our protaganists. No wonder she's bitter.

By: Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson)

Tiff Hudson (tiff_hudson) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:57:13 +0000

There's got to be an "Ache-y Break-y Brain" joke in there somewhere, but I have a busy day planned.

By: Johnn Reynolds (sleepyjohn)

Johnn Reynolds (sleepyjohn) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:57:12 +0000

I guess Spock was doing OK before Mccoy put him back, too.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:57:11 +0000

(TUNE: "The Jet Song" from "West Side Story", Bernstein & Sondheim)

When you're a brain, you have thoughts, you have dreams!
Though you may be insane, you can scheme to extremes!
When you're a brain, it's your fault, you can claim!
Got the life you deserve, with no-body to blame!

Now Mell's gonna rule!
There's no one who can sink her!
And Dave's job is cool,
With gadgets he can tinker!
While you're a thinker!

When you're a brain, it's yourself you can thank
For a life full of pain in a dirty old tank!
In a dirty ... grubby ... floaty ... bubbly ... tank!

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:57:10 +0000

Saturday:

Helen hasn't failed to notice that she no longer has a heart left to ache, or a body left to break.

(And is it my imagination or do I detect a hint of... guilt... in her synthesized voice?)

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:57:09 +0000

I love the way Dave's nose is pressed up against the glass in panel 3. Is there an automatic cleaning mechanism, or is Helen stuck looking at Dave's noseprint until the cleaning crew comes in this evening?

(TUNE: "Spanish Harlem", Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector)

There is a nose print on my tank wall!
An oily nose print; I'm not thankful!
Re-spon-si-bi-li-ty,
He tries to preach to me!
But who did this to me? Who killed Artie?
And who betrayed us all to Madblood?
This future world you've screwed, I would swear a blood feud,
If I had blood ...