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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Nathan Bites It (And Not in a Good Way)


A few weeks back, I wrote about the season premiere of the Sci Fi show Eureka. In that post, I also wrote about what a hottie Ed Quinn was. Quinn portrays Nathan Stark, the foil for the hapless hero, Sheriff Jack Carter. In this week's episode, which premiered Tuesday night, Nathan bit the dust in a heroic manner. Apparently, this came about because Ed Quinn wanted to leave the show. After the click, I take a look at the good and the bad (mostly bad) of this development.

With Stark's death, the show really takes a hit in the beefcake department, but it also has no real foil for Sheriff Carter anymore. Frances Fisher's character, the business whiz that has pretty much taken over everything on the show, isn't going to cut it. Besides, she is only supposed to be around for several episodes. The show just won't be the same without someone continually busting the sheriff's chops the way that Stark did. It seems like there is going to be a gaping hole that should be filled by someone. The problem is that it can't be just any someone. It's going to have to be someone who can live up to Nathan Stark's snarky standard, and there doesn't seem to be anyone on the horizon that can do that.

His death does, however, resolve the issue of his impending marriage to Allison. I felt that their reconciliation was really forced, and it just didn't work for me. Now, it's not a problem. That being said, I'm going to miss the egotistical gasbag that was Nathan Stark, and I'm definitely going to miss watching Ed Quinn.

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