This is one of the best written episodes in this series. I truly enjoyed all of the "Alice in Wonderland" references ("I must not be late "; hookahs; "We're all mad here") as well as a very elegant nod (via the Ruby Slippers) to "The Wizard of Oz". The side stories about Artie and Vanessa's romance and the psychic connection between Claudia and Jinksy were very tastefully done, nicely avoiding becoming too smaltzy. This is a bittersweet milestone for us, the cult followers of this show. Sadly, the production staff and cast were informed about this time that they would only be getting six episodes in the coming (and last) year. Having been in many musical theatre productions in past years, I can attest that finding out your closing date makes doing the remaining shows very difficult indeed. If this is your first time through, look forward to several unique "takes" coming up.
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Reprehensibly disrespectful to a real-life person
njamesd21 March 2018
Alice Lidell was a real person. She was the inspiration for the title character in Lewis Caroll's 'Alice' books. Other than that she lived a quiet unassuming life, and did not seek fame or notoriety.
Here the makers of Warehouse 13 turn her into a 'monster of the week' style villain - a homicidal maniac who accidentally killed her mother with a gun and then got tipped over the edge into madness.
People will no doubt say that it's only a bit of fun. To those people I would ask if they would mind if somebody turned their great grandmother into such a character. We should also remember that the makers of this programme will have made money out of this. It also changes the perception in a real life figure in the public imagination, in terms of their history, their deeds, their moral character, and their personality.
I would be interested to know if the makers of this episode sought permission from the real Alice Lidell's family. I'm guessing they didn't.
Alice Hargreaves (nee Lidell) died in 1934, less than 100 years ago. Imagine if somebody who knew her switched on their television to see the person they knew being portrayed as a monsterous killer. That would be quite a shock, and a somewhat distressful experience one would imagine.
Here the makers of Warehouse 13 turn her into a 'monster of the week' style villain - a homicidal maniac who accidentally killed her mother with a gun and then got tipped over the edge into madness.
People will no doubt say that it's only a bit of fun. To those people I would ask if they would mind if somebody turned their great grandmother into such a character. We should also remember that the makers of this programme will have made money out of this. It also changes the perception in a real life figure in the public imagination, in terms of their history, their deeds, their moral character, and their personality.
I would be interested to know if the makers of this episode sought permission from the real Alice Lidell's family. I'm guessing they didn't.
Alice Hargreaves (nee Lidell) died in 1934, less than 100 years ago. Imagine if somebody who knew her switched on their television to see the person they knew being portrayed as a monsterous killer. That would be quite a shock, and a somewhat distressful experience one would imagine.
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