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Haven Season 1 Episode 10

The Hand You're Dealt

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AIRED: 9/17/10

Nathan and Audrey investigate a series of murders, but the prime suspect insists that she's trying to stop the real killer. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of Duke's revelation, Audrey continues to investigate the Colorado Kid mystery involving her mother.

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4.0

By thefanof, Dec 08, 2011

Haven dropped in the ratings without Eureka as a lead-in tonight, but that can also be attributed to a pretty bad episode overall. Haven's best episodes are not even average episodes for good dramas, and the show is just too unorganized to be on national TV. Are they going to have a romance? Are they going to explain who the mysterious woman is? Does Audrey not think all the crazy things going on in Haven are just that, crazy?

I do not know if Haven will get a second season. If it does, you cannot have dumb episodes like this, you just cannot.moreless
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Another great episode, delving into what we really wanted from this series, The Colorado Kid Case.

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By lostbonegirl, Dec 08, 2011

This episode looked closer at the Colorado kid case, trying to find out why everyone has no memory of that morning (except the guy who thought it would be fun to take off his pants). It was an interesting episode in itself, with an interesting twist, having involved two people part of the troubles.

Nathan tries to explore his weird revelation, in which Audrey is the only one he can feel, and goes as far as asking Duke for some input into the odd situation.

Duke's babysitter was an interesting twist, seeing how people are going to die, and telling Duke That he dies in the same way as the Colorado kid, by a man with a Tattoo that was found on a deceased body a few weeks back.

I am interested to see where this season ends, and hopefully where the series continues over the next few season :Dmoreless
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Going back and forth in the Colorado Kid case

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By OnePerCentClub, Dec 08, 2011

The case was kind of X-filish, reminded me of the show's early seasons. It seems to me that Nathan wants to proove that he can feel Audrey and no one else or nothing else, because later, he was talking to Duke about fate. He knows Audrey is there and her presence can mean something good for him, but I think he's trying to understand that the fact the he can feel her doesn't mean that he can feel anything else, that's why I think he was poking his hand with the fork. As long as he doesn't try to touch her in every episode is fine by me. Besides, Audrey started it this time.

Witnesses not remembering anything from that day in 1983 could have something to do with the very Colorado Kid case. Like his murder erasing that moment of their lives so they wouldn't go around and tell everyone what happened?

Julia filling Eleanor's place was expected. It's not like there's a bunch of doctors in Haven trying to get a job where most of the customers-clients-victims are mostly troubled. She's good company for Audrey besides Nathan and she fits the Nathan/Audrey/Duke dynamic.

It was a good episode. Renew this show already please.moreless
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Things get interesting...but will it be enough?

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By entil2001, Dec 18, 2010

It's taken most of the first season to get there, but the writers appear to have brought the story to something of a point. The very end of this episode should bring plenty of speculation, but it's good to see some of the obvious planning coming to fruition.

I was a bit worried for most of the episode, though. The episode felt a bit rushed, as if it ran ridiculously long and the editors had to slice and dice more than usual. This was especially the case in the beginning, where it felt like a lot of the connective tissue of the story was missing. It all eventually came together in the end, but it was rough getting there.

Part of the problem was a guest cast that under-delivered. Vanessa was very cute, but she also didn't come across as genuine; one could see the actress struggling in nearly every scene. To be fair, it wasn't the easiest role to play, but if those were the best takes for the editors to use, I shudder to think what was left on the cutting room floor. Sadly, Billy wasn't much better, especially towards the end.

In terms of the story, Vanessa's ability was a nice way to tie the stand-alone elements of the episode into the larger context of the Colorado Kid mystery. There now seems to be a reason behind the apparent miscalculation of removing Jesse and Eleanor from the story. Complicating the Nathan/Audrey relationship worked well in this episode, and it sets the stage for future tension between new allies Nathan and Duke. And Julia is revealed as something of a stealth addition to the main cast, with important gaps in her overall understanding of Haven and its history.

Unless I'm very much missing the point (a distinct possibility!), these four individuals are meant to uncover the layers of mystery at the heart of The Troubles and Haven itself. Not so long ago, I mentioned that the series needed something like a Bookhouse Boys organization (from "Twin Peaks" lore) to give it some flavor. This isn't exactly it, but they are on the hunt for members of a secret society with a tattoo that links back to something in the town's history.

Of course, I can't help but notice that there are four figures on the tattoo of the circular maze, and this is discussed by four people, sitting at four familiar positions around a circular table and dedicating themselves to solving a mystery (a metaphorical maze of sorts). It all seems fairly obvious, yet I must admit that even predictable plot progression can rise above with the proper execution. And it may be too early to assume that this is the final configuration, even if it makes sense, given the group's connections to the Colorado Kid mystery (which now seems like it may have been the previous attempt to address the meaning of the tattoo, as the story is taking on cyclic overtones).

I still maintain that the show is suffering from too insular a main cast. There are supporting characters, but the story is often so focused on the main cast so much that the character of Haven itself has yet to become memorable in its own right. It may seem like a personal sticking point rather than a fundamental weakness, but consider this: what is memorable about Haven as a place? I think of shows like "Eureka", "Warehouse 13", "Stargate Universe", and "Caprica", and all of those shows are set in a location with distinct character and style, fleshed out by representative supporting characters. I still don't think the town of Haven compares favorably.moreless
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7.5

By TrueTvWatcher, Oct 05, 2010

The Hand You're Dealt is a complex episode that takes us deeper into Haven. This series is different, and some times I feel like it is awful, but I can't stop watching it. This episode was a bit emotional at times, and it was interesting to see certain characters reactions to everything that was happening and everything that happened. It is hard to get a feel for where this series is going. I never read the books, so I only know anything by watching the series. I am sure the books are better, as they usually are, but that is a given. This episode was important, but was lacking in delivery.moreless
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Emily Rose	Audrey Parker
Lucas Bryant	Nathan Wournos
Eric Balfour	Duke Crocker

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Michelle Monteith	Julia Carr	Guest Star
Cynthia Preston	Vanessa Stanley	Guest Star
Max Topplin	Matt West	Guest Star

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- Duke: (entering Haven High School) For the record, this place gives me the heebie-jeebies.
  Audrey: Huh. I had you pegged as one of the cool kids
  Duke: For the record, nobody was cool in high school. Not even me.
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- Audrey: Maybe I had my expectations up too high.
  Duke: Buddha says, "Expectations lead to suffering."
  Audrey: So does quoting the Buddha at me.
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- Nathan: Parker, you don't need to be on the clock 24-7. Go.
  Duke: Wow. Nathan Wournos being magnanimous is a rare and beautiful...
  Nathan: Please, take him and go.
  Audrey: All right. Great. Thank you.
  Duke: I was giving you a compliment. I'd just saying, that was legitimate, from the heart.
  Audrey: Come on.
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- Duke: I don't remember any of it.
  Morris Crane: Well, hell, why would you want to? I can't forget it. They came out of the water, three, four at a time.
  Audrey: Who did?
  Morris Crane: The guys with the... with the, the little things on their hands.
  Audrey: ou mean claws.
  Morris Crane: Yeah, like-like a lobster. They were clicking back and forth at each other. Some kind of language--I couldn't quite make out what they were saying.
  Duke: Crazy, table for one.
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- Audrey: Are you okay?
  Nathan: Yeah, just, uh... just the smell got to me.
  Audrey: Right... your sensitive nose.
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- Nathan: Kind of busy here, Duke.
  Duke: You say that as if I come here looking for you ever.
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- Vanessa: So you're a smuggler?
  Duke: Well... it's true... I've had several encounters with various law-enforcement entities, but I'm an importer.
  Vanessa: Hmm. Importing illegal goods?
  Nathan: Well, everything is illegal somewhere.
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- Duke: A hit list? Vanessa? You did meet her, right.
  Audrey: Well...
  Nathan: You knew her, what, 27 years ago? Your babysitter. You know, people change.
  Duke: You didn't.
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- Nathan: Let's say a guy like me, who can't feel anything, meet a woman and discovers he can feel her touch. That sounds... seems like fate, doesn't it?
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- Nathan: Let's split up. Duke, come with me. You're tall and loud.
  Duke: That was almost a compliment.
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- International Airdates:
  Czech Republic: December 8, 2010 on Universal Channel
  UK: December 9, 2010 on Syfy
  Latin America: December 17, 2010 on SyFy Channel
  Finland: December 27, 2012 on YLE TV2
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- Music: Melting (Lindsay Price), She's Gone (The Woods)
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- Injoke: Morris Crane's description of the lobsters and their strange language alludes to Stephen King's The Drawing of the Three, part of the Dark Tower series. In the book, the "lobstrosities" spend much of their time plaguing the Gunslinger, and early on manage to slice off his trigger and middle finger, injuries that will plague him throughout the rest of the series. They make vaguely word-like noises like "did-a-chick" and "dum-a-chum," but are unintelligent animals.
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- Nicholas Campbell is credited but doesn't appear.
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- Audrey: So, you hot for teacher?
  Referencing the Van Halen song Hot for Teacher from the 1984 album. The sexually suggestive lyrics and music video raised howls of protests from parent groups, and was named the 36th best hard rock song by VH1 in 2009.
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