The Law of Non-Contradiction
- Episode aired May 3, 2017
- TV-MA
- 51m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Gloria revisits her stepfather's past to try and find some answers.Gloria revisits her stepfather's past to try and find some answers.Gloria revisits her stepfather's past to try and find some answers.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Nikki Swango
- (credit only)
David Thewlis
- Robot
- (voice)
Thomas Mann
- Thaddeus Mobley
- (as Thomas Randall Mann)
Frances Fisher
- Vivian Lord
- (as Francis Fisher)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFrancesca Eastwood played the younger version of Vivian in the flashbacks while the present Vivian was played by her real-life mother Frances Fisher who was in a relationship with her father Clint Eastwood from 1989 to 1995.
- GoofsEnnis Stussy was 82 years old when he died in 2010, but mysteriously his character in 1975 is in his mid-20s. Thomas Mann was born in 1991, making him only 25 years old (20 years too young) when he portrayed the young Ennis Stussy.
- Quotes
Donny Mashman: So, what do you want me to tell the new chief?
Gloria Burgle: Tell him I saw the ocean and it was wet.
- ConnectionsReferences Futurama: Space Pilot 3000 (1999)
- SoundtracksBlue Shadows On the Trail
(uncredited)
Written by Eliot Daniel and Johnny Lange
Performed by Riders in the Sky
Featured review
Perfect story in a story illustrating the nature of stories
This episode is a brilliant encapsulation of one of the themes of this season, which is that everyone's truth is their own, and that there is no absolute truth. There are so many lines of dialogue in this season that illustrate this. Even the opening statements that this is a true story, which we know is not true, demonstrate this. When you watch a show like this you really have to pay attention to the ongoing dialogue, or it's not going make sense.
If you think it was a mistake that there was an age discrepancy related to this story with Gloria's stepfather, watch the series again and listen to the quotes people say about truth and stories. This episode's story is an amalgamation of the waitress's memories from a time she was barely conscious, an interview with an Alzheimer's patient, and Gloria's independent research of a dead man she barely knew. Combine that with the fact that this show loves to throw in themes of aliens, there is no absolute truth as to who her stepfather was or what happened when he lived in LA if he ever did.
"Let each man say what he deems truth, and let truth itself be commended unto God." -Varga.
We are not here to tell stories, we are here to tell the truth. -East Berlin Official.
If you think it was a mistake that there was an age discrepancy related to this story with Gloria's stepfather, watch the series again and listen to the quotes people say about truth and stories. This episode's story is an amalgamation of the waitress's memories from a time she was barely conscious, an interview with an Alzheimer's patient, and Gloria's independent research of a dead man she barely knew. Combine that with the fact that this show loves to throw in themes of aliens, there is no absolute truth as to who her stepfather was or what happened when he lived in LA if he ever did.
"Let each man say what he deems truth, and let truth itself be commended unto God." -Varga.
We are not here to tell stories, we are here to tell the truth. -East Berlin Official.
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- Techmama68
- Sep 4, 2022
Details
- Runtime51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 2.00 : 1
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