Episode 3: Gone (Part 1)
Oh first there was a Maia, then no Maia, then there was. Any chance to quote Donovan, right? We don't get to learn Lindsey's power, but Tyler and wonder twins are pretty darn good candidates for Professor Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Children. People always underestimate hydrokinesis. or maybe they just haven't thought about it. In the Marvel comics universe, the characters that have control over it pretty much end up like portable fire hydrants. But in George R. R. Martin's Wild Card series, the girl with hydrokinesis can do what these kids did and suck all the water out of a human being if she is so disposed, fortunately since she's a hero, she only does it when it'er her life or their's.
I hope they're building up to something with Isabelle. She seems to powerful, to perfect. If the government knew about her, they wouldn't be letting the 4400 Center have her. It makes me wonder who Matthew is really working for, because we know it's not Jordan Collier because Matthew is one of the few people that know he is still alive and he doesn't want him back in the picture.
Episode 4: Gone (Part 2)
I guess the future heard my musings about Isabelle. It seems the Baldwin men are destined to be assassins. if Tom doesn' accidentally commit suicide before he gets the chance. That was a pretty ballsy leap of faith he made.
What I don't understand is if Isabelle was created by the future folk, why can't they create her perfect nemesis? Htey've shown that they're not afraid to mess with the timeline, so why don't they go back and kill Lily before I have to watch her in this series? I mean before she has Isabelle. Or, they could just not take her to begin with - send themselves a memo from the future. Maybe ther is some kind of space-time paradox that won't allow that, though it seems they could pluck the kids from wherever and whenever. It will be interesting to see the reasoning behind why it has to be Tom Baldwin that kills Isabelle. I hope they reveal it this season, or that I can somehow convince the library who got these to get season 4.
Episode 5: Graduation Day
Well just like that they reveal a major plot mystery and snuff it out 20 seconds later. The makers of the 4400, by which I mean the producers, writers and directors, don't have a very good take on suspense. For them it is all about the personal struggle. Kyle struggling to remember becoming an assassin and dealing with the fallout. Tom struggling with his 'future' mission to become an assassin. They spend so much time on showing these guys making their serious faces and running their hands through their hair that they can't really develop the backstory at all. What a shame. There are all of these interesting power struggles happening now and in the future and we're stuck watching these two get all angsty. If they're going to work that angle, why not go all the way and think up reasons for them to take their shirts off and prance about? I mean, they might as well go for it.
Episode 6: The Home Front
Again we are shown the hero who is considered by all to be a great patriot, sell out his country in hopes of saving his loved one. I'm saddened to see the Alanna character go as she was one of my favorites. The issue is exacerbated by how quickly they did this. It was done all super quick to make it fit.
There is no a new conspiratorial element to the story.
The 4400 at IMDb
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