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Molloy the Catburglar wrote: Plus at the beginning of 'Showdown' she snapped at the Monarch that she wasn't pregnant.

Point, but the Monarch did think that she seemed to be filling out. Maybe she snapped because she knew he had a point...

Point, but The Monarch is also an outrageous paranoiac who over-dramatizes everything and sees things that aren't there. 

A Spy in Mancunia wrote:   She doesn't have to be bitchy. Her new guy might have stolen her affections with his magic and she feels guilty about abandoning her family, and stuff. Or the affair might just be a facade and she's off on a suicide mission fighting demons...

True.  I've always thought of Orpheus ex as a huge bitch, though. 
Perhaps we're both wrong, and the real answer is something far more mindmelting.

I think it'd be funnier if she were just like one of those standard, everyday, slightly-stereotypical, 1950's-esque housewife who was simply driven to the brink because of all the Necromancy. Maybe she thought it was heroic at first, but then the whole thing got to her. I dunno.

Well she ran off with a younger necromancer, so I don't know if it 'got' to her.  Byron Orpheus himself probably got to her... 

*LOL* Yes, that probably is more accurate. He does have a flair for the drama that if you were around 24/7 would probably drive anybody nuts 

What I mostly want to know is, does Mrs. Orpheus herself work with the Dark Arts? I seem to think it was actually mentioned somewhere, but maybe I dreamed that. (I may have surmised it from the fact that both her previous and her current partner are necromancers.)

Molloy the Catburglar wrote: Byron Orpheus himself probably got to her... 

Heh heh heh. He's a great guy, but I can see why someone wouldn't want to spend the rest of her life with him.

MRS. ORPHEUS: How was work today, dear?

DR. ORPHEUS: I had to do battle with dark things from the nether regions of the cosmos.  It was a dark and bloody battle that, should I disclose the full details of it, would REND YOUR MORTAL MIND ASUNDER!

(pause)

DR. ORPHEUS: So, is dinner ready?

Yeah, that could get old pretty quick.

Hahahahaha, good point on driving the ex crazy.

This is kinda why I want to see him have some rrrromantical adventures.  He can probably do some fun magic lovin, too.

Lord Kingsley wrote: MRS. ORPHEUS: How was work today, dear?

DR. ORPHEUS: I had to do battle with dark things from the nether regions of the cosmos.  It was a dark and bloody battle that, should I disclose the full details of it, would REND YOUR MORTAL MIND ASUNDER!

(pause)

DR. ORPHEUS: So, is dinner ready?

Yeah, that could get old pretty quick.

Dang, Terry's good.

I have a sneaking suspicion Terry might be one of the Astrobase staff...

I always wondered about Orpheus' "master"/familiar/teacher guy...are there other creatures like him?  Would Trianna get one if she took up magic?  And are there more malevolent magical beings out there, perhaps held back by the net Orpheus works to maintain?

Fionn wrote: I have a sneaking suspicion Terry might be one of the Astrobase staff...

Heh, I wish!  I'd mop their floors just to be on the team.

Terry's made of awesome!

Out of all of those theories, I think the unspoken "I want to turn good and fight the Phantom Limb" one might be the most interesting.  I will find it hillarious, though, if the big cliffhanger's just "Can you get me a sandwich?"

From http://jacksonpublick.livejournal.com/

Haven't posted in a while. Because I didn't have much of anything to show and/or tell. And because I've been very busy: production is in full swing now, with almost all departments operating at full steam (except for the animation direction department, which starts Friday) and half a dozen episodes or more in play at various stages of development. We've turned in seven scripts so far, with Doc expected to turn in the eighth this week. Doc and I have, so far, only written one together--the premier--but hope to rectify that with the ninth script starting next week. If there's an overall theme to the season developing, it would appear to be the repercussions of the past on our characters' present--flashbacks abound! One trend that's also developed among the stories thusfar is the further exploration of our supporting characters. Indeed, there are a couple of episodes in which the Ventures family are all but guest stars in their own show. On the other hand, we've also been exploring many heretofore unseen rooms and wings inside the Venture Compound, so our protagonists are not without plenty to do themselves, nor are they bereft of surprises.

We've had a few production setbacks, which is par for the course on this show, but we seem to be weathering them and recovering well. This season's team is the absolute best we've ever had--I'm completely confident in their abilities to make this the best-looking season yet--and I'm terribly grateful to them for both that and the fact that I haven't had to pull any all-nighters yet.

Thanks, Kif!

Anyone want to lay odds on Brock's brother showing up?

Shockwave wrote: One trend that's also developed among the stories thusfar is the further exploration of our supporting characters.

*puts bet on a backstory!Dr.Girlfriend ep*