LG15 ramblings Nov 21 - Dec 2

To all the readers of "Round Table" I am sorry that I haven't been updating as frequently as I really should. But as such, I believe that many of us are within the 'holiday season' so I would like to wish everyone a Happy Holidays.

On the horizon is the LG15: The Resistance Season Finale. Dubbed the "Day of Atonement", December 12th, 2008 will be the day 12 episodes will air within 12 hours. There's a lotta "12"s there... Most unfortunately, I will most likely be at work during the entire event

Now... onto business...

The crew has gone back to LA upon notice that Life'sBlood Labs had acquired the Cure and had it somewhere in LA (if not at the Labs.) I am not completely sure how everyone got back to LA, or even the order in which they arrived. I was under the impression that Sarah was separated from the rest of the group and she was the one who obtained the clue that revealed that LBL had the Cure.

Ordinarily I would have thought that she would have gotten to LA before everyone else, but when we next hear from anyone, both Sarah and Reed have made it to LA, with Jonas and Maggie are still on the move; from where is unknown. How did Sarah and Reed get to LA so far ahead of Jonas and Maggie?

Reed takes the chance to live it up in LA seeing as how this is his first time in the city of angels, and Sarah gets a not-so-secret email from Jonas. Minor rumors begin to circulate as to what the email was about. Jonas posts a heart-felt message to the viewers. Maggie interrupts and good ol' Jonas makes one of his famous promises.

When we next hear from anyone Reed is in the park waiting for everyone else. Did Reed know anyone else in LA since it didn't seem like he was staying with Sarah... Reed is nearing the point of panic but is saved from such when he recieves a phone call. We're not sure if it was Sarah or Jonas who called him, but whoever it was needed to be picked up, since all Reed said was "Okay, I'll come get you." or something to the likes of it.

Next video, still not sure who called Reed, but chances are it was Sarah since at the beginning of the video is an excerpt from Jonas making a collect phone call from an LA county jail to Maggie. Actual audio from the video is muted out as Maggie makes a somewhat obligatory speech on the current insurgence among the group. The video seems to be of Reed bailing Sarah and Jonas out from jail. Many continuity questions arise on the forums and chat concerning FBI involvement with Jonas and/or Reed. How was bail posted so easily considering Jonas seemed to be wanted by the FBI at the beginning of the season, and how was Reed able to pay it?
Reed Barnes is a known accomplice to Jonas Wharton, so it would be feasible that Reed would at least be on the "Alert" list if not their "Wanted" list.

Reed posts bail for Sarah and Jonas, and the three seem to have a tiff outside the jailhouse, no doubt because Reed felt left out for not being included in the plans Jonas had made. I still stand by my theory that it was a good plan to have not included Reed, even to the point of not telling him, and here's why:

Jonas knew that what he was planning would most likely get them (him and Sarah) arrested, but he wanted to do it anyway, even if it were to just guage the LBL's readiness and strengths. Not telling Reed any of this plan may not have turned out being a great idea, but it was a good plan in and of itself, because Jonas also knew that Reed was willing to sacrifice himself for the cause, at that point.

Telling Reed would have insured that the Dynamic Duo would have had backup, but backup wasn't what was really needed, here. Would Reed really have been able to hold himself back from rushing in to help Sarah and/or Jonas once he sensed trouble coming their way? Has Reed practiced running "maneuvers" with Jonas or Sarah, before? When placed into a situation as such and the goal is specific, it isn't necessary to expend or sacrifice uneccessarily.

I'm sure that Jonas didn't want to see Reed, or anyone else get hurt, or for anyone else to get in trouble.

In any case, Reed is now furious at Jonas. Probably at Sarah, too, but he seems to have focused his rage on Jonas. Reed proceeds to pack up his things to go back to Chicago... but why make a video out of it... especially seeing as how the taxi you've called for seems to be taking forever to get there... I've dealt with slow taxi drivers, myself, from time to time. I think I'll go back and look at that video one or two more times to try and see just how long Reed had been "waiting"...
On an average, it usually takes 25-30 minutes for a taxi to pull up to where I live. I can remember waiting as long as an hour and a half sometimes, though. I'm not sure how many times Reed actually had to call the dispatch back, but it seemed like a pretty high number of times... Way more than I've ever had to... but during one of those scenes; you should never have to give out that much information to the taxi dispatch...

Almost on cue, Reed gets abducted while waiting at an ATM... Okay... the van on the tape bears the Life'sBlood Labs insignia... Despite the lack of a struggle from mister Barnes, I do not believe that anyone wilingly wants to be abducted... Isn't it the duty of the bank manager, or anyone reviewing the tape to turn said tape over to the police? Last I remembered adbduction is a crime.

I know, I know... too many unknowns... Sure, we have the insignis from the van, but how do we not know the van wasn't stolen? or How do we know the logo wasn't just used to throw everyone off?

Lately, Reed 'pleads'(?) for everyone not to go looking for him and to leave him alone, yet at the same time he asks everyone to "help me"... Maggie meets up with Jonas and Sarah to go to what seems to be the old site for Life'sBlood Labs. Maggie thinks that this may be where they are holding Reed, but it looks like a bust as she begins to freak out a bit. The next video looking like an into to some new series. Maybe a warning to Dr. Alderman and Life'sBlood Labs that they have just been put on notice...

Looks like business is about to start pickin up, again