kerravonsen: Jarod investigating ice cream: Genius at work (Jarod)
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Still sick, so have watched an episode of The Pretender.

How very Jarod, to describe test-piloting as "so cool". Well, it would be, for him.

So, we have the first appearance of the mysterious and sinister Mr. Raines. Interesting that at the end, even Miss Parker seems to be afraid of him. Mind you, power in the Center is doubtless tangled and murky.

Interesting that Jarod already knew ASL, but has now learned how to lip-read.

A lot of stereotypes in the bit parts: Californian airhead #1 (I had a Blair Sandburg flashback), California airhead #2 (the egg is a symbol), Hispanic bartender, conspiracy nut (though at least he got a bit more fleshing out and sympathy).

"Ignorance is no excuse for murder." That cuts a few ways: the Hiroshima guy himself, Jarod himself (his own ignorance of what the Center were using his abilities for) and possibly those involved in the Sabre chip failure who were ignorant, though I don't think there were any.

Is this the first time Jarod has enlisted the aid of an uninvolved party in the carrying out of his scenario? On previous occasions, he's enlisted the aid of the "weak spot" person; the person (and that's a pattern in the A story) who was reluctantly involved in the evil conspiracy and now regrets it. Though they don't always participate, sometimes the only thing they do is spill the beans, like what happened this time.

I liked that Jarod sycced the conspiracy-theory community on the Center through the Hiroshima guy.

Does anyone know what piece of music it was that Jarod was conducting at the end? It would be lovely if it was "The Magic Flute". I don't think he was doing that for a Pretend, I think he was just doing it for fun.
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