diff --git a/src/backends/glvisualize.jl b/src/backends/glvisualize.jl
index c42848ec..10c59756 100644
--- a/src/backends/glvisualize.jl
+++ b/src/backends/glvisualize.jl
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ function _create_plot(pkg::GLVisualizePackage; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
   # TODO: create the window/canvas/context that is the plot within the backend (call it `o`)
   # TODO: initialize the plot... title, xlabel, bgcolor, etc
+
+  # TODO: this should be moved to the display method?
   w,r=GLVisualize.glscreen()
   @async r()
-  Plot(GLScreenWrapper(w,r), pkg, 0, d, Dict[])
+  o = GLScreenWrapper(w,r)
+
+  Plot(o, pkg, 0, d, Dict[])
 end
 
 
@@ -23,8 +27,12 @@ function _add_series(::GLVisualizePackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
   # TODO: add one series to the underlying package
   push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
-  x,y,z=map(Float32,d[:x]), map(Float32,d[:y]), map(Float32,d[:surface].surf)
-  GLVisualize.view(GLVisualize.visualize(x*ones(y)', ones(x)*y', z, :surface))
+
+  # TODO: this should be moved to the display method?
+  x, y, z = map(Float32, d[:x]), map(Float32, d[:y]), map(Float32, d[:z].surf)
+  viz = GLVisualize.visualize(x*ones(y)', ones(x)*y', z, :surface)
+  GLVisualize.view(viz)
+
   plt
 end
 
@@ -51,13 +59,16 @@ end
 # accessors for x/y data
 
 function Base.getindex(plt::Plot{GLVisualizePackage}, i::Int)
-  series = plt.o.lines[i]
-  series.x, series.y
+  # TODO:
+  # series = plt.o.lines[i]
+  # series.x, series.y
+  nothing, nothing
 end
 
 function Base.setindex!(plt::Plot{GLVisualizePackage}, xy::Tuple, i::Integer)
-  series = plt.o.lines[i]
-  series.x, series.y = xy
+  # TODO:
+  # series = plt.o.lines[i]
+  # series.x, series.y = xy
   plt
 end
 
@@ -83,6 +94,10 @@ end
 
 function Base.display(::PlotsDisplay, plt::Plot{GLVisualizePackage})
   # TODO: display/show the plot
+
+  # NOTE: I think maybe this should be empty?  We can start with the assumption that creating
+  #       and adding to a plot will automatically open a window and draw to it, then the display
+  #       wouldn't actually need to do anything
 end
 
 function Base.display(::PlotsDisplay, plt::Subplot{GLVisualizePackage})