Fargo engages in some corporate theft.
Carter: I don't know what's going on, but my gut says its bad.
Taggart: His guts should have told you that.
Taggart: His guts should have told you that.
Eureka is menaced by a team of scientists who have cracked superspeed. But Carter has an even bigger problem; Zoe has a boyfriend.
Tropes
- Big Eater: Users of the speed drug soon gain a huge appetite.
- Jurisdiction Friction: Sort of. Between law enforcement and GD. Carter is trying to investigate a suspicious death while Nathan is protecting national secrets.
- Mundane Solution: After being kidnapped by a drugged-out and crazy Dylan, Carter defeats him by throwing a baseball.Carter: Two bits of advice: always check the safety, and never rush the mound when the pitcher's got the ball.
- Mundane Utility: The super-speed drug is being used by GD employees to work faster, outperforming others working on competing projects.
- Nerdy Bully: Is the norm in Eureka's highschool.
- Not With the Safety On, You Won't: Dylan tries to shoot Carter with his own gun, only to fail due to this trope.
- Shout-Out:
- A sign saying "Hover Boarding Prohibited" is seen as a nod to Back to the Future Part II.
- Carter compares the speedster to Road Runner.
- Super Serum: The drug that gives people temporary Super-Speed.Henry: He was juicing!
Jack: With what, rocket fuel? - Super-Speed: Caused by a high performance drug.Carter: Okay, let's say someone literally is speed-freaking. Uh, what signs would I look for?
Henry: Besides running at 600 miles an hour? - With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: People on the speed drug lose judgement and rationality.
