Hive Mind Ahoy!

Dear Flist,

While in Ireland, I'm doing some pre-writing work for a novel that involves Canadian nursing sisters in the First World War.

As you can imagine, my access to CDN sources is extremely limited over here, so I was hoping that someone on my flist might be able to help me out with some info.

I'm looking for information on nursing sisters who may have been decorated for valour during WWI - Canadian stories would be most helpful but any British or Commonwealth nation would serve just as well. Or if you could point my in the direction of a good book, that would help, too.

Thank you kindly,

Me.

Bionic Woman, 1x03, "Sisterhood"

Teaserwatch report: "Okay, Plan B."

Oh, my - did Michelle Ryan actually make me giggle? All right, we've gotten all the way through the teaser and already this episode is already a huge improvement over the pilot and last week. First of all, the lame job has been ditched and they threw in a sparring scene for good measure. Here's my advice to BWstaff - training sequences are key. As are 'gearing-up' montages. These are absolutely crucial to the asskicking genre (if you don't believe, even something as meta as Kill Bill involves a training sequence. E-sential) and your audience is going to be made up primarily of people who love and want to see these sequences. They are signifiers of the genre. So keep them in and keep them interesting. My other piece of advice is still MORE KATEE SACKHOFF.

First Commercial breakwatch report: "Let's see if the trust works both ways."

( We have spoilers implanted on our optics nerves )

Halfway watchreport: "Just go find Heaven so we don't have to go to war with Canada."

Out of context, that line is much funnier.

I'm just saying.

Added to the list of things that we can ditch from this episode is the American paternalism. Yeah, ruler of the free world, the peons get it. Move on already. Oh and look, borderline homophobic humour. Cheery.

( My Canada includes BW locations shoots )

Three-quarterwatch report: "I'm going to have to get analog on your ass."

Oh, bitch, please.

I'm not sure what program Isaiah Washington thinks he's in but could he please go back to it? He's harshing my buzz. Also, he's officially just dropped the biggest turd of a line read in this entire episode - including annoying Arms Daughter.

*fives seconds later*

I take it back. Michelle Ryan, you are so the whitest girl in Whitonia and that means there are certain phrases you really need to avoid. "Bring it on, bitch" foremost among them.

( And I will call him Mr. Stupidhead )

Fourth actwatch report: "I can intellectually imagine that that feels pretty dramatic"

( Sisters are doing it for themselves... Or not )

I do know one thing... soon, they will have an episode without Katee Sackhoff in it. I'm pretty sure that's going to be an episode that's unbearable to watch.