Mythic Quest
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Finally, an episode that really utilizes F. Murray Abrahams talents!
And he shares the screen with another legend, William Hurt.
Hurt plays Peter, whom C.W.
holds a grudge that Peter stole the love of [his] life, and Peter always resented C.W.
for abandoning their tripod and skipping Annes funeral.
When Peter sends an apparently sincere email begging him to visit and hear his apology, though, C.W.
Nor does Peter get the apologyhesexpecting.
The twist, of course, is that Peter didnt write the email C.W.
Both characters weaponize each others career anxieties; C.W.
accuses Peter of poisoning Anne against him, and Peter points out how C.W.
The fight continues at dinner, reaching an apex when C.W.
snoops in Peters desk and finds a manuscript of the 20thHammerfallbook.
In a cruel attack, C.W.
says Peter only ever got published as a favor to Anne, wherever she went.
The episodes weakest moments come whenever Anne is invoked as the main reason for C.W.s cruelty.
Its difficult to even slightly empathize with C.W.
Anne was just a work crush who was nice to him but never loved him.
Thats not anyones fault, and in no way did anybodybetrayC.W.
when he and Anne never had a real relationship to begin with.
She provides the closure that C.W.
has sought for years, sharing the pride that her mother felt for him.
Anne even remembered, years later, that C.W.
once predicted the rise of video games.
Its a nice bit of deserved vindication; C.W.
wasnt alone after all in remembering that crazed prediction he made back in 1972.
But I have to admit that I wasnt moved very deeply by C.W.
gazing at Ginny as she leaves, the spitting image of her mother, and saying good-bye.
and Peter finally make up when C.W.
To the seeds that blossom, Anne toasted.
Half a century later, looking out on the lemon grove that Anne always dreamed of, C.W.
echoes the same phrase.
Didthose seeds C.W., Anne, and Peter ever blossom?
I suppose it depends on your definition.
Ive always been a fan, C.W.
confesses, and Peter begins to read the finalHammerfallbook aloud.
This isnt just a reconciliation for C.W.
All three of their lives have changed, and all three of them have changed as people.
But the love they all share for one another is still there.
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Maybe the real Nebula was the friends we made along the way!
Hurt, by the way, is great this whole episode.
in the backseat and he says, Oh, were you talking to me?
Rachels puzzled yes is pretty funny, too.
mistakenly calls Rachel after initially naming her Calpurnia: Cassandra, California, and Calamari.
Watch out for stobor is a warning inTunnel in the Skyby Robert A. Heinlein.
Stobor is robots spelled backwards.
Honestly, didnt love the reveal that C.W.
actuallydidend up shitting in Peters desk.
The writing credit this time goes to Humphrey Ker, who plays tall Paul.
Hes also married to co-creator Megan Ganz.
