Have you noticed this?

**Funny Muffins** · Feb 26th, 2011, 07:33 PM

Why would you burn the arms of your only acting doctor??
The leg would be a more sutiable location for injuring someone you need in the future.
Besides.

+Would Marcus really burn Tanya and then expect medical attention when the stuff hits the fannnnn?

**HaveCrowBarWillTravel** · Feb 28th, 2011, 12:23 PM

In my opinion, they aren't going to need fire when they have the capacity to clean, stitch and dress a wound. They have the training to reset a broken arm, but need to use fire? Cauturizing a would, like a tourniquet is a last resort method. Char boiling the flesh is a stop gap messure for traumatic bleeding only.
Sugar isn't going to burn hot or long enough to cauterize a wound. It'd hurt more than anything because of how slow it "melts."

Hey Nik.. the burns can also be from a cigar or cigarette. You know how some abusers do their kids? Also, what if they're "Brands" of fealty?

**Eviebae** · Feb 28th, 2011, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by nikvoodoo

The tricky thing about Marcus is how over confident he is in his position. Arrogance breeds two things: Laziness and Contempt. He's so arrogant and confident in his authority, he doesn't think anyone can over throw him. And as we saw with Victor and a little bit with Amy the seeds of discontent are sown.

I don't see him as over confident. Just the opposite. He seems to have set up multiple ways of getting information--for instance he knows enough to know that The Gatekeeper is a threat. I think keeps all the higher ups together so he can keep tabs on them.

**nikvoodoo** · Mar 1st, 2011, 02:33 AM

Originally Posted by Eviebae

I don't see him as over confident. Just the opposite. He seems to have set up multiple ways of getting information--for instance he knows enough to know that The Gatekeeper is a threat. I think keeps all the higher ups together so he can keep tabs on them.

Yes, that seems to be the case now that we've heard this weeks episode.

**HaveCrowBarWillTravel** · Mar 1st, 2011, 08:04 AM

I haven't listened to part II yet, but, I'll reply to Muffins again about Tonya. She's not the only doc. Remember that Marcus stated so when he threatened to terminate her "Contract."
I'm hoping part II fleshes out some of my theories about the hierarchy. It was obvious that Marcus didn't want Gatekeeper as number II though.

**Funny Muffins** · Mar 1st, 2011, 11:51 AM

I don't recall hearing anyone said we have X amount of doctors so if we maim one or end contracts with one we will have others.
Marcus is flexing his "muscle", hey you don't fix him then you don't eat/live/have the pleasure of being our doctor and the perks it may have.

I do see the only doctor we know of being assisted by no one more than a blind girl however.
Everyone is obviously working hard. Everyday.
Then where is doctor #2?
In the leaders apartments?
Then why didn't Marcus have "his doctor" check out Mike?

Unless I missed something large, Tanya is it.
There could be some other people that are "medics/nurses/soldiers" that could have her position fixing him right away but I think she is the lead surgeon/head of medical department around the colony.
Terminating her contract could mean her death, then they could replace her with someone else from a lesser "class".
Maybe Tanya was burned by accident not punishment..
(On second thought. Nah...)

**HaveCrowBarWillTravel** · Mar 1st, 2011, 12:14 PM

Muffins,
Listent to the part where Hope spills the "pee" on him. Listen to his rant and you'll hear him mention she's not the only doc anymore.
He says quote "You're not the only medical authority around here anymore" unquote. This is at 13:24
Before that he shows some contempt by making her "FETCH" some coffee.