Continuum: Season 3 (spoilers for Season 1 & 2)

[ctg]

Not really much they're showing in this teaser, but the main thing is it's not cancelled!

 

[ctg]

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The "Continuum" Season 3 premiere will air on March 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showcase in Canada, to follow shortly on SyFy in the U.S. on an unspecified date (which, as of this writing, hasn't been announced). There will be 13 hour-long Season 3 episodes in total.

'Continuum' Season 3: When, Where Can I Watch In Canada?

 

[Lenny]

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A reminder to all that Continuum returns tonight (in Canada, at least - the US will get the new series from 4th April).

Regarding series three discussion, are we going to keep it in this thread, or would people prefer a series three thread?

 

[ctg]

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Keep on this thread, as people still don't know this series as well as they should, and Anthony is going to get an headache if third series thread pops up suddenly. Besides three season and 40 posts doesn't mean suggest there's going to be a great need for a new thread.

 

[Lenny]

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I guess we're keeping to this thread. In which case, spoiler tags and the customary warning:





*WARNING: NOW IS A TIME FOR SERIES THREE SPOILERS! THE FUTURE IS A TERRIBLE PLACE FOR DVD WATCHERS*





I imagine there are people who are subscribed to the thread, which means they'll get updates whenever a new post is posted, so I'll see if I can keep any spoilers towards the end of my posts (thus keeping them out of the snippet sent in e-mails).

I've just finished the series three opener, and I'm all a-tingley! I don't know about you guys, but to me that felt positively Fringey, and I love it!

We start where we left off last series (spoiler time!):

Spoiler

Kiera is in captivity, held by the Freelancers, along with many of the surviving Liber8 members. Alec is a week ago in a whole new timeline, desperately trying to save his girlfriend.

The Freelancers aren't quite what they seemed, Kiera and Garza become best buds for a short time, and Alec, with the best intentions in mind, gets his dear old daddy killed in cold blood by his dear old girlfriend. Oh dear.

Of course, I'm extremely pleased with where the story is going. I said in my thoughts on the series two finale that I'm dying for: "more detail and backstory on the freelancers, some actual time travel, and exploration of the timelines", and that: "Confirmation of [Continuum being parallel timelines], or even just five minutes of exposition" would really make my day, and I got what I wished for.

With Kiera only staying the one episode in the original timeline, and alt-Kiera being killed off before we even knew her, I get the feeling that the writers are going to try and stay mainstream (there's only one Kiera in the alt-timeline, and the only person who knows of alt-Kiera's death is the original Alec, which leaves Kiera's cover in the alt-police intact - obviously an indication that we're keeping the cop show elements)... and I'm alright with that, because Kiera is now working with the alt-Freelancers, through whom the writers will be able to delve deeper into the show's mythology

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The short of it is that I am proper pumped for this series! I'm incredibly excited by the early signs of the direction the third series is going, and I cannot wait to see more.

 

[Connavar]

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Cant we have season 3 thread? Why have only one thread for DVD fans who are 2 Seasons behind. Reason i dont post often in this thread is because being afraid of spoiling is not good for talking about the series with other current season fans.

Im a big fan of Continuum and first ep of season 3 gave me the hope back the second season was only a temporary slump and the story is back to its Fringy quality.

 

[Phyrebrat]

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I'm delighted this is back and have eagerly devoured the first episode from series 3.

pH

 

[Phyrebrat]

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Have seen up to episode 5 of season 3. This show keeps getting better and better. The story is clearly bedded in now and this is by far my favourite season so far!

pH

 

[ctg]

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To me something has been lacking in this season. It hasn't been as exciting as the previous ones. Maybe the reason for that is the continuous stress I'm under, but somehow I think they should extended this series and give it a proper chance to deepen all three worlds.

 

[Connavar]

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To me something has been lacking in this season. It hasn't been as exciting as the previous ones. Maybe the reason for that is the continuous stress I'm under, but somehow I think they should extended this series and give it a proper chance to deepen all three worlds.

Its not as exciting in cheaper SF thriller way like the first season but this season is the most mature,dark,asking troubling questions about who is who,timelines, is the future worth saving etc.

I like very much the new complications for Kira,Alec and co the way to the future isnt as simple and as heroic as in first season. I too hope the series gets the chance to deepen its worlds, the chance to answer all the different questions it raises.

 

[ctg]

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I was just thinking last night why aren't the libre8 ever using their superior knowledge help them to make something so powerful that the world has no choice but to act. Then I pressed play and was amazed by what the terrorist organisation actually did. They used their knowledge to strike the "company" and benefit their "agenda." It was almost as if the producers knew I was going to question their show and show me (us) what can be done in the continuum.

What annoys me now is two Alex's. The other one is in my honest opinion a twerp and the other a whining little *******. I let you decide which is which so, that I don't fill too many spoilers in this thread.

 

[Phyrebrat]

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I let you decide which is which so, that I don't fill too many spoilers in this thread.

Hi,

I don't think many people in this thread are as fortunate as you, me, and Connavar regarding seeing S3 - certainly not up to the episodes we have seen, so I think this is wise.

We don't have a season-by-season sub-forum for Continuum so people reading this thread have in some cases not even finished S2, so let's hope they've not read this far.

pH

 

[ctg]

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There's not going to be any subforum. Not from my side at least. I'm too tired to put work in it. But it's kind of sad that people want to read about things, and in the other hand you cannot talk about it. Not even those who're still waiting to see second season. It's almost like it's better if there would be no thread at all.

 

[Phyrebrat]

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There's not going to be any subforum. Not from my side at least. I'm too tired to put work in it. But it's kind of sad that people want to read about things, and in the other hand you cannot talk about it. Not even those who're still waiting to see second season. It's almost like it's better if there would be no thread at all.

I didn't say you should make any effort. I said I agreed with you avoiding spoilers. It is kind of sad, I agree, but we have the privilege of seeing the show before others. I'm assuming people further up this thread (such as Dave, who has just said he's on S2) even care about spoilers - which they may not - but I think is safer (and nicer) to err on the side of caution.

pH

 

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*** Spoilers ***

Why has Libr8 never used their ultimate knowledge like that before?

Why haven't applied all that knowledge to strike like never before and get on to their subjects? What has been keeping them, the old man is dead and this ship is sinking member by member. And I cannot see them getting any smaller, while the effin' what-you-call-them people they keeping getting smaller as well. It is almost as if there are small circles, and their time-temporal waves hitting each other to causing paradoxes.



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[Lenny]

I rather enjoyed the little diversion episode seven took us on. We've seen bits and bobs of Kiera's future in the first two series, mostly in relation to her son, but the flashforwards this series have had a focus on world building and showing how Kiera developed into the person she is.

This extended look at the future is our clearest yet of the state of the world (much more so than shots of skyscrapers crumbling, or firefights in small environments), whilst also giving us a key moment in Kiera's life (a day or two of clear thoughts, and first-hand experience of what the system does to those trying to survive outside of it) and, maybe more importantly, creating backstory for Sonya.

I wonder what the next few episodes will bring for Sonya - when we've had backstory in the past, it's been to explain a character's ongoing or proceeding actions, for example when Garza went after Young Alec.

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As an aside, am I right in thinking that the third series has a new title sequence? With the first two series, each episode I saw simply had a "Continuum" titlecard, but all the third series episodes I've seen so far have a full sequence. No-one else has mentioned it, and I can't find discussion about it on other sites, so I'm wondering if I'm just watching a different broadcast for this series.

 

[Dave]

I, for one, like the way this series turned in the first episode. Very Back to the Future Part II. It looks like it will do a reset button on a lot of Season 2 though, but plenty of new complications to ponder upon.

 

[ctg]

I rather enjoyed the little diversion episode seven took us on. We've seen bits and bobs of Kiera's future in the first two series, mostly in relation to her son, but the flashforwards this series have had a focus on world building and showing how Kiera developed into the person she is.

This extended look at the future is our clearest yet of the state of the world (much more so than shots of skyscrapers crumbling, or firefights in small environments), whilst also giving us a key moment in Kiera's life (a day or two of clear thoughts, and first-hand experience of what the system does to those trying to survive outside of it) and, maybe more importantly, creating backstory for Sonya.

Even though I enjoyed seeing the first full episode in the future, I just couldn't think it any other way than a filler. The man with stripe in his face didn't make any sense. Just like the way how they showed him in the cube.

The character, even though he was part of the original liber8, was mostly a side-character. He was in three episode at first season and in one at second. So devoting him an episode, with additional casting on the old man, just drew me out from the overall story, and I for one is confused about what's really going on.

The Continuum only have ten episodes per season, and so far there hasn't been as much progression as there was in the first two. And for a moment, I cannot seem to be able to connect the dots on what is the overall theme in this season, because it certainly cannot be all about the continuum.

Or can it?

I'm asking because I wish Kira opening her eyes and realising how devastating the corporate controlled future can be for the humankind. And in some ways it seems that even those in the control aren't that happy. It is almost as if there's no hope, and what liber8 is offering is the only way out to restore the balance.

I'm saying that because at the moment whatever Kira is doing with the Freelancers cannot be anything good. And in the other hand Alec is pushing towards the corporate future with a glee in his eyes. Can they both be really so blind on their actions? Or are they playing some game that we haven't figured out yet?

As an aside, am I right in thinking that the third series has a new title sequence? With the first two series, each episode I saw simply had a "Continuum" titlecard, but all the third series episodes I've seen so far have a full sequence. No-one else has mentioned it, and I can't find discussion about it on other sites, so I'm wondering if I'm just watching a different broadcast for this series.

It is different, but as far as what I've looked into it, there's no clues on anything. Or then the clue is that the canadian producers finally decided to put a bit more money into this controversial series, and push it towards a main stream as first two series has finally finished rolling in the states site.

 

[Dave]

...the canadian producers finally decided to put a bit more money into this controversial series, and push it towards a main stream as first two series has finally finished rolling in the states site.

It looks like they have realised that this is a series that has the potential for a long run of Seasons. I like the way there are many layers and if it is to run for 7+ seasons it will need more layers and more characters. They just need to introduce them carefully without breaking the existing Canon.

According to Wikipedia

David Hinckley of the New York Daily News compared Continuum positively to Life on Mars, another series with a time travelling police officer, and gave the show three stars out of five. According to Hinckley, the series has potential to do well, and if it "doesn't aim to soar, it executes the basics well".

Exactly, it needs to "execute the basics well." They have a book of rules for their version of time-travel and they must stick to that. It will build a faithful following without a need to 'soar'.

One thing I've noticed in the Season 3 episodes that I've watched is more SF cultural references - "Marty McFly", "they're no Picard or Kirk, they don't even have a Geordi." That is fine in moderation, but overdo it and you become Warehouse 13.

 

[Dave]

This Season isn't grabbing me in the same way as the earlier two. It is more complicated, but somehow less of a 'must-see'.

I'm asking because I wish Kira opening her eyes and realising how devastating the corporate controlled future can be for the humankind. And in some ways it seems that even those in the control aren't that happy. It is almost as if there's no hope, and what liber8 is offering is the only way out to restore the balance.

I'm saying that because at the moment whatever Kira is doing with the Freelancers cannot be anything good. And in the other hand Alec is pushing towards the corporate future with a glee in his eyes. Can they both be really so blind on their actions? Or are they playing some game that we haven't figured out yet?

I agree with you. One thing that bothered me was Kira's illogical reaction to the two versions of Alex. Could your personality change so much in just one week? Death of a loved one will certainly make you look at life differently, but he is essentially the same person who would make the same choices given the same circumstances. Yet Kira holds a grudge against only one of them.

However, her grudge and his increasing power is changing him. From next week's trailer it looks like she soon has a real grievance against him.