History Headscratchers / Eureka

** Most of the scientists at GD are ''huge'' prima-donas. If Parrish had been denied the right to even apply for the mission due to his obvious narcissistic tendencies and inability to work well with others he probably would have raised a huge stink and threatened to quit GD or something. ''Most'' of the scientists at GD probably had no chance at all of getting on the mission, but they all got a shot anyway just to soothe their egos.

*** The problem isn't the magic compression, it's the utter disregard for conservation of mass! If somebody got enough water into him to fill up an SUV, he'd gain a few HUNDRED pounds, which he'd certainly noticed before he drowned(floors would break even if his bones didn't). So yes, the "[[YouKeepUsingThatWord science]]" has gotten much, much more egregious.
*** [[YouKeepUsingthatWord That's not in any way what the word "egregious" means.]]

** Because Joe Morton is a great actor. When shows have someone with great range, they like to write meaty stories. It allows the actor to show off and the writer to show off through them. Star Trek did the same thing with Colm Meaney. Other actors have gotten to show off in moments like Michael Shanks in SG-1 and Jery Ryan in Star Trek: Voyager. In both cases, by impersonating multiple people. And then you have James McAvoy in Split and Glass.

*** It's pretty simple, actually. Jack was actively investigating something related to a top secret project. Lexy and other people ''arent''.

*** You could look at it another way. The're simply weren't any offical protocols for dealing with outsiders until after Jack and Zeoy moved in to town. Form what I can gather, the [=DoD=] had Jacks-ex, sister, and his sisters husband to be sign non disclosure agreements.

** Lexi's visit was planned in advance (she shows up early, but Jack knew she was coming), so they probably took care of all the requisite paperwork, clearances, [=NDAs=], and so forth in advance. Her boyfriend showing up was unusual, but as pointed out, he's quite the scientist himself, so they probably got him a rush clearance (especially after he turned out to be able to help with the problem of the week). Also, Jack was a US Marshal, so he's probably worked cases requiring a high level of discretion, and his immediate family would be familiar with government secrecy and at least partially vetted beforehand.

* The episode What Goes Around Comes Around bugs me on several levels. Firstly, no matter how much iron supplement Fargo takes, it's not nearly enough to shift him, let alone glue him to the ceiling "like a human magnet". Secondly, you mean to tell me that, in a room full of people AT A DIVING MEET, only ONE of them happens to glance down at a suddenly furiously-bubbling pool?

** Wow, there are ''so'' many weird conclusions being drawn in this thread. Allison acting callously? How so? She had a son with a pronounced case of autism, and her son has now been essentially cured of that disorder, and she's happy about it. What exactly is callous about that? Why is it callous to be happy that your son is normal? Yeah, her old son has basically been erased and replaced, but the same could be said of ALL the characters who traveled back to 1947. The new Zoey may be similar to the old Zoey, but she's not the same girl Sheriff Carter conceived and raised. But I don't see you calling him callous. And "treating your former child like he was broken"? What does that even mean? The kid had a ''disorder''. And not a very moderate disorder, if his performance in the early seasons are anything to go by. Allison wasn't treating her son like he was "broken", she was treating him like he was ''disabled'', which he was.

** Well Carter mentioned that Kevin might have done all of this on purpose, to get rid of his autism. Seems logical to me, he is a genius and was once connected to the artefact so he might have known this would happen all along. Of course we will never know because that Kevin does not exist anymore. Also, everyone else was not the same as before too. Grace was not the same anymore, neither was Tess nor Zoey nor Zane... Besides, they couldn't have changed the timeline to what it was before anyways, they would have only altered it even more. They had to change the timeline to some degree to get back to the future and that would always change the future.

** One would think they'd have [[Series/{{Farscape}} no trouble at all]] finding Australian actors. Paul Goddard would've been an even better "insane Australian genius guy" character than Matt Frewer, though Scape fans would probably need a minute to realize which Stark was being referenced when the name was spoken. Whether those actors want anything to do with "Syfy" after the network dropped so much of its actual science-fiction content (to say nothing of its [[ScrewedByTheNetwork cancellation of their show]]), though, is another story.

*** All the major stuff is at Global. They mention a few times there aren't many roads leading in and visitors would likely be required to sign a nondisclosure at security posts and be informed they are entering an R&D research site. Its also possible the DOD monitor former visitors and if they have smuggled out or try to talk, the G-Men in the Pilot get involved. Given the General's attitude, he is definitely the sort of person who wouldn't be adversed to using that kind of force.
*** You could look at it another way. The're simply weren't any offical protocols for dealing with outsiders until after Jack and Zeoy moved in to town. Form what I can gather, the DOD had Jacks-ex, sister, and his sisters husband to be sign non disclosure agreements.

* Who exactly does Carter work for? If he was an actual Sheriff, he'd most likely be an elected official. Nearly every one I've ever seen IRL is. But at first, it appeared that he was appointed directly by the DOD (his predecessor and Jo seem to have been), suggesting that the job was a front and he was put there to watch over GD. But in Season 3, the new head of GD shows up and starts threatening him with statistics about the disasters in Eureka as if she could fire him. FWIW, I've sort of jumped around the series a bit and I can't recall ever seeing someone who was the "head of GD security" before Jo got the job in Founder's Day, so I assumed that was Carter's actual job. But GD stonewalls him half the time and orders him around the other half. I'm very confused.
** I believe it was confirmed he's appointed by the DoD. The second head of GD could show evidence to have him fired, which they have shown requires the OK of the mayor of Eureka to be official. As to Jo becoming head of GD security, it's an assumed position. We've seen GD security before and must assume someone runs that department.

* So, did no one in Washington notice Senator Wen just vanishing off the face of the Earth? The fact that she disappears into Beverly's trap after being kidnapped from ''Henry's Garage'' by a woman who was working with Henry isn't even mentioned by the DOD?
** Uh, no, they clearly established in Friendly Fire that the DOD was actively hunting for both Beverly and Senator Wen.