I’m not going to dispute any of the medical stuff because I have only second hand knowledge of medical jargon. But on a whim I Googled thermophylic hydrolase and the first hit was for a published paper on a thermophylic Brevibacillus capable of producing bile salt hydrolase.

That combined with the fact that Mebendazole is a medication prescribed for worm infestations could possibly indicate a future development?

They transport a surgery patient from a well equipped medical facility, in the middle of an open chest procedure, by wrapping him in a ziplock bag and moving him, while his heart is still exposed? Wouldnt it have made some sense to close that up for transport? Not to mention the destination is a Harvard basement not specifically set up as a medical facility. Happens to have a cow over in the corner, which might explain the ziplock bag.

What about the students? They’re not going to notice these kinds of things happening every episode? Agents bringing all manner of things into a basement? How about two agents standing in an open hallway discussing sensitive details of the case out loud? Not to mention that there’s no way episode after episode key pieces of the investigation, and/or victims, are going to get moved out of a secure facility in the first place. Bishop would be brought to their facility, not the other way around. What is the obsession with having to use the Harvard basement.

Then there is Bishop himself. How come every episode he has been involved in something in his former research that bears conveniently on every new case? Why is the writing so predictable?

The problem then really arises when the show wishes to present us with something that is meant to stretch our belief, such as a parasite wrapped around a guy’s heart. In a setting where everything is unbelievable that is not supposed to be, the thing that is actually unbelievable simply does not sell. Remember Alien? That parasite popping out of that guy’s chest sold. Have some realism and believability please when trying to present science fiction otherwise you present a farce.

That’s not to say the show does not have things going for it. It has a good premise. It has good characters. It has a potentially interesting mystery unfolding around them. Unfortunately it has pretty poor writing and very poor execution. Take the German and the way it is handled in this episode. So many things done so poorly within production.

I couldnt even finish this episode before I got frustrated with it.

I do.

As ridiculous as I find this show, I can’t help but love Walter Bishop. I certainly can’t be the only one who wants to say goodbye to the actual plot and have some sort of freak “Truman-Show” like tv show that follows around Walter Bishop as he searches desperately for Swedish Fish, or whatever he wants that day.

And RoK, I’m not even German (and the sound on my DVR kept cutting out) and I thought the accents were pretty atrocious. I can’t imagine how it must have sounded to a native speaker!