Talk:Alpha/@comment-1674153-20190528004418/@comment-5782071-20190528031725

I wasn't countering your point with Jack and Pete's father, just reminding you that they existed.

And I know you like to say that, but you're the one who explains away advanced science with artifacts rather than let it be advanced science of its own merit, which the show has gradually changed from scientific to almost completely fantastical ("mystical juju", in Artie's own words), and despite my own pointing-out of canon precedence for said advanced science.

To me, calling Leena an "Alpha" makes it too scientific, too classifiable and less "Warehouse-13"-magical. Why not let magic (like Leena and Caretakers) and science (like Alphas) coexist, with similarities, but not be the same thing?

Also, as far as the Alphas wiki tells me, Alpha-class precognition relies on seeing or imagining potential outcomes, which implies being able to make educated guesses based on knowledge the Alpha already has. But as seen on multiple occasions, Pete's vibes alert him to things he has no idea of knowing about (the explosion in "Personal Effects", Artie's revival in "Time Will Tell", Leena's death (the most damning) in "The Ones You Love", something he could not have expected at all).