Reviewer: trekfan Signed [Report This]
Date: 02 Jun 2013 06:00 Title: Chapter 6

Ah, the temporal agency seems like a fun place to work. But I feel bad for Levi here. He seems to have a bad rep, which I suppose is easy to get considering he’s obsessive compulsive, has a number of conditions, and isn’t much of a conversationalist. I also feel bad for Rick here, who is obviously quite lonely. His parents moving around like people half their age and the fact he’s coming off yet another bad relationship in what seems like a long line of bad relationships (or should I say, short relationships) makes the fact he’s alone pretty loud and clear. His sister is fine with settling for deep like but Rick is driven to find someone to really truly, be in love with. Not settling but so over the hill in love with that he’d go to the ends of the Earth for them. The key, inherited from Malcolm and Lili, serves as a poignant reminder of that.

Getting outfitted for the mission, the 1970s, was a nice scene and an entertaining one as Crystal went to work doing her thing. She’s a fashion girl, loves her stuff, and the deaging gel works wonder. Rick obviously enjoyed the miniskirt and getting dressed in the retro clothes was pretty cool. I don’t know much about fashion but I’ll trust Cyrstal here.    

Author's Response:

Crystal is outfitting them like Linc (Michael Cole) and Julie (Peggy Lipton) from The Mod Squad. So they're hip but not too overly so, and should blend in well.

And yes, Tina (this is why Rick is down), and Eleanor's statement about deep like. Plus of course the key charm and the reference to Lili and Malcolm. Rick's been settling for a lot of fast food (and so has Eleanor), when they both crave, shall we say, full meals.