Wells must stop Jack the Ripper… in 2017
My name is H.G.
I discovered my friend John is Jack the Ripper.
Hes escaped from 1893 in my time machine, and I am the only one who can catch him.
Credit: ABC/Sarah Shatz
Wells and sexy Jack the Ripper in 2017. Who doesnt love a good tragedy about best friends broken by varying levels of betrayal and moral superiority?
Wells is down the street being mocked for being a divorced socialist in his own damn home.
Talk about leading different lives, right?
Wells and distinguished Victorian surgeon.
Unfortunately for both men, Scotland Yard shows up, on the hunt for Jack the Ripper.
There are knobs and levers and time travel is usually very cool.
Its impossible to believe no one has fiddled with this time machine outside of these two very pretty boys.
Really, if confused Freddie Stroma is what youre into, then boy isTime After Timethe show for you.
Wells is expectedly surprised that a woman is in a position of power.
Given Wells untimely amount of acceptance of others, you’re able to guess how that exchange goes.
In terms ofTime After Timeactually trying to say anything about the world, the episode peaks in this scene.
That includes Stevensons proclamation that 2017 is the time for him.
In our time, I was a freak.
Today, Im an amateur, he muses.
But he wants to be king.
So, yes, thats a real problem.
Because since Wells is a pacifist (an actual H.G.
Oh yes, cant forget about automobiles in the 21st century, yall.
No, but its necessary to moveTime After Timealong, so here we go.
Weknoweveryones only here because of the ludicrous pretty boy H.G.
Wells/Jack the Ripper thing, but weve got to pretend, you know.
Jane: Truth is, Im the problem.
I have a bad picker.
And then I realize I dont trust anyone, so I venture to.
And then I end up trusting the wrong one.
Never fails.Wells: Are all women today as self-aware as you?Jane: No.
Im the only one.
They gave me an award and everything.Wells: I find you fascinating, Ms. Walker.
Its all…a lotto take in when it comes to a pilot.
Yes, seven more seasons.
Calling it right now.
Youve got all the time in the world to decide.
Telemarketing, donating your body to science its all just like museum curating.
This is not an easy job to get, in any economy.
If her job wascurators assistant, this would make sense.
We just went through this.
You see, he wants the key to the time machine.
Dont question it; lets just move on.
So nows definitely the time for Jane to get on the H.G.
Wells is actually H.G.
Also, spoiler alert: Three days from now, Stevenson kills Jane.
Thatll definitely get her head in the game.
But why no cops?
Its like Wells always says: There will be no violence.
The man who raises his fist first is a man out of ideas.
Not the time, dude.
Because, just in case you forgot, his friend is aserial killer.
The New York grid system, sure, its doable.
But cell phones, monetary conversion rate, lock picking, and the lipstick on the bathroom mirror trope?
Speaking of, how do we get a time machine to go back and saveRevengefrom itself?
You see, Vanessa Anders is the CEO of biotech company Anders Enterprises, the owner of the H.G.
Wells exhibit at the museum, and H.G.
Dont… dont even attempt to think about it.
Lets just move along.
Especially since that means Janesmuchbigger apartment would have to be at least $10,000.
Not bad for a just-to-pay-the-rent job.
In a moment of ingenuity, Jane is able to knock out Stevenson and escape the apartment with Jules.
(She cant use his phone, which is locked.
Though it’s possible for you to still call 911 when a screen is locked, by the way.
Maybe 2017 was the wrong year if you want to get away with beats like this.)
Its treated as a moral dilemma, as Jane is literally feet away from the outside, from freedom.
Jules might still die, but greater good and all that jazz.
Because Stevenson is already a master of New York City geography.
At least the tourist traps.
For a trigger-happy world, people here sure dont use their guns when its actually necessary.
And now Stevenson is pissed, as he doesnt have the key and Wells has back-up.
He decides for a moment to just bypass the key and go travel to anywhere else,finally.
Apparently Stevenson intended to be the original viral star, and hesreallyupset he ended up being anonymous.
Hes also upset that texts say he was a misogynist, because he also killed vagrants, you know.
Dude, youre still killing women in this time.
Why dont they just make a fake key to appease Stevenson and set up a sting operation?
And why is Stevenson practically immune to the effects of a stun gun?
Do you see how this story might have holes, ABC?
Confused Freddie Stroma and conflictingly sexy Josh Bowman can only get us so far.
Wells an eternity of misery.
The most interesting part of all that is how Griffin Monroe is the most 80s-soap-opera-villain name possible in 2017.
Which will be answered first: the actual rules of time travel or these mysteries?
Wells: None of this makes any sense.Vanessa: Thats what I said.
So say we all,Time After Time.
So say we all.
Keep up the good work.
