Was that just a bit too Hulk for anyone else?

I actually laughed out loud at the fact that Lorne's subconscious appeared Hulk-like and didn't think it a low point at all. In terms of the character, I'm sure Lorne has thought of the Hulk in reference to his skin hue. Considering his current immersion in all things entertainment (especially if he just saw the movie on DVD) it's not at all surprising that the violent part of his subconscious that he represses - much like old Bruce himself - would manifest itself as the ever-incredible emerald one. Remember, too, that Ben Edlund is a comic guy from way back and the description is probably in the script - "Lorne's subconscious appears - The Hulk is a flashy suit with horns." I can hear the giggles now when the script was first read. :)

First off, I'll just say that I enjoyed the episode quite a lot. I thought it worked particularly well considering the last two weeks have been on the dreary side.

Was that just a bit too Hulk for anyone else?

I actually laughed out loud at the fact that Lorne's subconscious appeared Hulk-like and didn't think it a low point at all. In terms of the character, I'm sure Lorne has thought of the Hulk in reference to his skin hue. Considering his current immersion in all things entertainment (especially if he just saw the movie on DVD) it's not at all surprising that the violent part of his subconscious that he represses - much like old Bruce himself - would manifest itself as the ever-incredible emerald one. Remember, too, that Ben Edlund is a comic guy from way back and the description is probably in the script - "Lorne's subconscious appears - The Hulk is a flashy suit with horns." I can hear the giggles now when the script was first read. :)

And frankly, I'm a Hulk fan from way back, but Lorne-Hulk looked a hell of a lot better than CGI Hulk from the movie. I liked it.

I loved seeing more Lorne character development, especially the knowledge that he has a violent (and Hulk-like!) side in his subconscious. I also liked the way that it was accentuated subtly by his toadying to the nasty demons whose name I forget, and by his not doing something conclusive about the little side-effect earlier. Since all of the other characters, with the exception of Fred (and possibly of Gunn, as his seems to have dissolved!), have very definite dark sides, Lorne's characterization seemed to be slipping a bit too completely into the Good Old Uncle Lorne, almost Deanna Troi with horns and without the, erm, ramparts. We knew before that he'd gotten along with all kinds of demons, but there's a moral difference between that and active toadying, particularly now in the Wolfram and Hart context.

Fred and Knox are cute, and oddly enough, don't arouse my usual response to cuteness, which is along the lines of "shoot them now." I refuse to consider that I'm mellowing.

Just like the Hulk thing, I can imagine the giggles when the script writers said, "And Gunn marks his territory by peeing on everything." (That said, I hope I'm not being overly PC when I say that I'm not 100% comfortable with associations of black men with animals or animal behavior. It did bother me a bit.)

Good pre-Hallowe'en fun!

Lorne's characterization seemed to be slipping a bit too completely into the Good Old Uncle Lorne, almost Deanna Troi with horns and without the, erm, ramparts.

That said, I hope I'm not being overly PC when I say that I'm not 100% comfortable with associations of black men with animals or animal behavior. It did bother me a bit.

You certainly aren't colour blind...

P.S. That said, I have had issues about that very thing. Like, the black vulcan just happens to be the violent vulcan...the black commander/ captain just happens to be the violent one who punches Q (oh, yeah, he has the power to wipe out humanity and you PUNCH him? Real enlightened, really civilised, yeah)...They were being insidiously racist while at the same time casting these actors for obvious PC reasons (like the whole "its time to have a woman captain" thing...I wish they'd picked one that didn't have an annoying munchkin voice at least).

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Or:
[My Sister] So, Would My Alter Ego Be The Opposite Of Me?
[Me] No, It's Be Hulk-TaJa.
[My Sister] So, My Subconcious Is A Monster?
[Me] Everyones Subconcious Is The Hulk. Especiall Bruce Banners, His Just Got Let Out by Gamma Radiation.

My guess for highpoint was 'You two go get Lorne's sleep, you croud control, you, keep having sex with me.'

Laugh out loud funny, even when sleep deprived!

Since no one else has mentioned it yet, I am compelled to plug my vote for "High Point":

"It's not like this is the first time I've had sex under mystical influence. I went to UC Santa Cruz."

hee hee!