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Primacy

Season 4, Episode 7, Aired Nov 09, 2007

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When a man is found dead, the team enters the world of alternate reality gaming. However, their investigation leads to danger for a loved one.

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Hilary Ward

Audra Regal
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DJ Qualls

Anthony Braxton
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Mimi Cozzens

Mrs. Eliza Macnamara

Dylan Bruno

Colby Granger
Diane Farr

Megan Reeves
Navi Rawat

Amita Ramanujan
Peter MacNicol

Dr. Larry Fleinhardt
David Krumholtz

Charlie Eppes
Rob Morrow

Don Eppes

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Amita's Best!

10

"Perfect"

By songtress42, Jan 09, 2008

Watching this episode was so fun and at the same time poignant. Charlie and Amita's relationship seemed perfectly real and the chemistry was all there. I love that they're talking about moving in with each other because it means that the relationship is growing and changing and not getting stuck in one place like so many TV romances tend to do. There was a lot of development with Amita's character and I thought Navi did a fantastic job. It's definitely the biggest role she's had on the show so far and I thought she played it perfectly. Not to mention the humor was great and the timing was perfect. And Charlie saved Colby! yay!

All in all I'd say this episode was as close to perfect as they've ever been and it is definitely one of my faves.moreless
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This was a great show.

7.0

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By MickFeedOnMe, Jan 02, 2008

Maybe it was the on slaught of the writer's strike but some scripts seem cobbled together while other script's shine. This show shined. A dude is killed when he leaves the roof of a parking lot unexpectedly. Turns out that there is a game going and someone is determined to be the number one winner no matter what. Amita helps with the case since she has been playing the game and realizes her own life is in danger. There were some good one liners and the wit of the show was not lost on the audience. A really good show. Keep them coming!moreless
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Character development + entertaining banter + action= 1 good episode of Numb3rs.

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By hockey9927, Nov 13, 2007

This was a great episode. The plot was intriguing I would have never pegged Amita as a gamer. And the sheer number of funny qoutable lines was great. I really like how this season the dynamic betwee Charlie and Amita has changed. They show more of them together and her at Charlies house. The character developement this season and the changed dynamics make it my favorite season so far. I'm glad that Larry is getting back to the Larry from before his trip into orbit. I didn't like the Larry from the last bit of season three as much. I love the fact that Alan is taking classes at Cal Sci and in the last few eps we see him working on projects and doing homework. I think it's great that their showing that you don't have to be a genuis or young to love to learn. It'll be interesting to see how the Don & Liz relationship works out and also how the Charlie, Amita living arrangement turns out. Colby being swept away by the water took me by suprise as did Charlie rescuing him. By far the best part of the episode was the end with Larry's line about Allan living with him. All in all a great example of why math makes good TVmoreless
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good episode...

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"Superb"

By Fwirrel, Nov 13, 2007

The team investigates the murder of a man that was pushed off a building. The investigation leads to a game world called primacy where online gamers go off to the real world in search of a million dollars. Many shows have tried to create stories about online games, and this is the only one I've seen that has actually been interesting. In the end, they catch the killer with the help of Charlie's girlfriend. I really liked the story in the episode as well as all of the character development. I loved how the monastary guy (I forgot his name) was so shocked when he went back into his room. It was halarious. Overall, great case, great characters, and a great episode.moreless
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It seems like immoderate fandom to give any episode a 10, but I honestly could think of no reasons to deduct points from "Primacy".

10

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By ChloeK, Nov 12, 2007

Over three amazing seasons, Numb3rs has proven its ability to run a show on the merits of its premise and its plots. Of course, no one returns to a show without character, and there is plenty of that flowing through the veins of this TV drama. But this show proves weekly it can stay afloat if only because the plots are genius.

In "Primacy", however, the brains at CBS prove they can do what most shows do every episode; write a character-driven plot.

Numb3rs has done these before. But thus far, this is some of the most drama, the most excitement and the most peril ever thrown into a single installment in this series. If you aren't literally (literally, I say) on the edge of your seat with the last ten minutes of this episode, you're half asleep.

No giant steps are taken in the plotlines of any of the characters, really. The question of Charlie and Amita's relationship going further arises (but is not fully resolved), and we see Larry returning to his former life at CalSci (to his chagrin) as well as hear murmurs of Liz avoiding Don at the office since she learned of his relationship with a witness five years ago (previous episode). Other than that, the plotline is the characters.

This is one of those awesome moments where the die-hards of this show - who love it for what is, and appreciate when it goes outside the box - get to see what happens when the crime life and real lives collide with your loved ones at the apex.

I think it has to be my favorite episode since "Rampage".moreless
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TRIVIA (6)
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- Math used in this episode:
  An Evolutionary Algorithm.
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- Amita's birthday is June 10th, and her address is 2901 W. Dorchester Street, Los Angeles, California, 90006.
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- Charlie's publicist's name is Ruby, and his new book is on Amazon's top 100 list.
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- Larry has moved out of the monastery and will go back to teaching at Cal-Sci.
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- Opening Numb3rs:
  100,000,000 AVATARS
  6 BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY
  54 ALTERNATE REALITIES
  2 TECHNOUTOPIAN VISIONARIES
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- Amita: Or somebody who stays up for days straight is called a camper.
  "Camping" does not refer to staying online for a long time. A camper stays in a specific area in a game to increase the chance of acquiring more/specific valuable resources, as opposed to roaming around. Thus, a camper can be online for a long time, but doesn't have to be.
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- Colby: (After Charlie figures out a code at the crime scene) You figure that all out in your head? Charlie: I wouldn't be as fast in a foot chase.
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- Megan: That's him! That's Spectre! Colby: Oh...that's an ugly avatar.
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- Larry: (To Alan) You could move in with me, but I don't live anywhere.
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- Anthony: (When asked for an alibi) I was at work...Paco's Tacos on Pico.
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- Binky: The nerds love me.
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- Larry: (in the middle of a conversation with Charlie) I sense a big, hairy but coming. (Charlie and Amita look shocked.) Larry: Oh! Excuse me! Pardon my terrible pun!
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- Charlie: (About being pushed around by his publicist) I have the will power of a field mouse. Larry: But within that field, you're a very popular mouse!
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- Colby: (About dating) LA's tough, man...even when you're not working undercover for the Chinese!
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- Amita: (About "Primacy") It's kind of whimsical. Charlie: I can be very whimsical!
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- Larry: Charles, you look like someone stole your chalk.
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- Alan: I think I see a condo in my future. Charlie: Not necessarily. Amita: No, we have a plan. Alan: Yeah, that's what I was afraid of.
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- Charlie: Hey, I know how to trap this guy! Colby: Yeah? Does it involve your deceptive upper body strength? Charlie: That was pure adrenaline.
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- (Looking into his office) Larry: For five months I've needed nothing I couldn't carry on my own back. This is obscene! Who is this person that belongs to this mess?
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- (Charlie's on the phone with Meagan. Amita is playing the MMORPG) Charlie: She stole his mojo.
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- Amita: What do we think this shape means? Colby: Argentina.
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NOTES (3)
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- International Airdates: The Netherlands: April 21, 2008 on Veronica Germany: May 11, 2008 on SAT 1 Czech Republic: August 5, 2009 on TV Nova Slovakia: February 22, 2011 on JOJ Finland: February 25, 2011 on Sub
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- Music featured in this episode was "Infra Red" by Placebo.
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- This episode was rated TV-PG (L) in its first network broadcast.
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ALLUSIONS (1)
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- Anthony Braxton: Oh Captain, My Captain. Anthony is quoting a famous poem entitled "O Captain! My Captain" by Walt Whitman written as an homage to Abraham Lincon after he was assasinated. It begins: O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won... Robin Williams also quotes this line in the movie Dead Poets Society when he is teaching his first class.
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