According to this weeks Episode, the plague happened in the Bay Area months ago.

[novat0]

I understand patience, but the entire pre-launch marketing campaign made it seem much more than it is. I hope it does get better soon, I just think the pre-launch marketing was a little deceitful.

[baelrusk]

Really......I figured a lot of the questionable story would be explained in a mission the CG in the trailer showed. But we never saw any of that in-game so maybe that would have explained at least some of it.

Besides.......didn't Rynne arrive before the plague? If that's right.......the entire plague thing which was months took place after Rynne escaped to the bay area.

I'm seeing poorly stitched together story ties.

[Powdered ToastMan]

One thing your all forgetting and many of us still want an answer for, who was the Ark Hunter that Eren sent out for materials to synthezise the cure?

It clearly wasn't us so who? Unless Trion are planning a reveal, its either too late as the plague is over ingame & in Defiance or someone dropped the ball in the planning & forgot about it.

Personally I figured that this would be the crossover episode that brought in the player character from Defiance but clearly it wasn't.

Naw, it was us. but it's one of those "personal" experiences where we all figured it was ourselves...but really, doctor would not have necessarily known that it was multiple arc hunters. also, the cross over cameo my bet will be for next season.

[Nokz]

if the timelines aren't meant to match up, then why remove the Nolan/Irisa quests from the game two weeks before the show launched? The reason we were given was 'they need time to drive from San Fran to St. Louis'.

Why would a doctor be working on a cure we knew nothing about previously? If it was from a previous outbreak, then why hadn't the cure already processed? If she had been working on this cure for months, then this plague was something already known about.

Frankly I really don't care. What's getting me is the bending of their own rules, expecting us to buy into like we're five year olds. Rationalize it all you like, Trion and Syfy bragged/pushed this world and concept based on continuity between the two. And up until this episode have only tried to reinforce that concept. Now, as though it's nothing, they attempt to retcon that concept.

Timelines don't match up? Shtako.

[Arsenic_Touch]

Of course they don't match up, they threw out their continuity argument with the rynn episodic content. It's gone down hill ever since.

[Powdered ToastMan]

Well, for one thing. Erin is immune to the plague. So just because she started working on a cure before, doesn't mean it didn't get lost in a pile of experiments....

I feel as if you have your head set on stubborn and unwilling to see possibilities around. Honestly, i find it more fun making my own story thicker by filling in gaps and making things as i go along. Much like K-Tam did and i love that.

also, yes. the hemorrhagic fever has happened before, in fact many times. if you did not notice, nolan seemed all to familiar. also the town of defiance its self had been known for killing iraths from the last time they had a plague. my guess, it was going on during the pale wars even. in fact i am sure it was.

also, something to think about as well. when the "englanders" arrived in colonial america, the were known to be carriers of viruses. cholera for example. natuves of the area much like the humans suffered. just because she potentially has a cure, not until it hits level 4 does she even think about it really...why?

Them ****ed up Robot humanoids are already known to be seriously immoral when it comes to war, even biological. think about it...

would they benefit from all humanity being extinct? wouldn't put it past the "good" doctor and her friend Erin to hold out on humans for any reaspn at all.

[TigrisMorte]

.......the stories between the two just don't fit.

As far as it appears to me..........

What?? you mean it is all a work of fiction???

[Powdered ToastMan]

Of course they don't match up, they threw out their continuity argument with the rynn episodic content. It's been gone down hill ever since.

How so? from what i remember...she escaped. she ended up in game.

now looks like shes on her way back. probably going to be two episodes, or the finally when we see her in show.

time it takes to get from San Fran bay area to St. Louis gateway arch driving: approx 30 hours. walking: approx 28 days.

this is in 2013 june. so if you imagine the sci-fi bad lands esk features...knowing rhynn and nolan have both done this...probably takes approx a week in a vehicle.

time is relevant yes. but so is imagination. thus the fiction portion in Sci-Fi

[baelrusk]

What?? you mean it is all a work of fiction???

Wouldn't you expect Novel Volumes in the same series to at least not contradict each other.
Or a better example.......the individual chapters in a single volume.

ie: "You mean chapter 6 actually took place between ch1 and ch2? Why didn't they say anything. Wait......why was this character still around in ch3 like nothing happened even though they were kidnapped at the end of ch6? Oh so that is explained in ch9 which actually takes place halfway through ch2..........huh?"

Maybe Trion should put up an active update Timeline on the site, showing during what order these things actually happen in sequence.

My thing about Rynne could be explained like this

1. Rynne leaves defiance
2. _____________________Rynne arrives in bay area
3. _____________________Plague happens in bay area
4. _____________________Plague resolved plague resolved bay area
5. Plague hits Defiance
6. _____________________Echelon searching for Nolan/Rynne learns about what happened

So #2 through #4 happened many months before #5
In short.....Rynne would have arrived in bay area before cure for plague was being worked on.
So if the cure was months before it hit Defiance.......
And then she finds out the letter (latest story mission series) about what 'happened' during her absence......

But apparently she left Defiance many, many months ago.
I'm all for time between things, and prequels...........But this is just extreme.

And Sukar's problem happens somewhere between 1 and 4.......and the letter with news on Sukar is a few days before 6

[Arsenic_Touch]

How so? from what i remember...she escaped. she ended up in game.

She was in game before she escaped. Trion made the brilliant move to put the content in game hours before the episode even aired in any of the time zones.