Monday, March 22, 2010

FlashForward


Finally got a chance to watch the first episode of the 2nd half of the FlashForward season. Whoa. A lot of violence and threatened violence, which I'm not really into, so it will be hard for me to stick with it (but I'll try). It is definitely intense.

The action continues to be edge-of-your-seat, anxiety-provoking, and the fear factor makes me a little queasy. I constantly have to remind myself to breathe.  

The shifting alliances of "Simon" are unsettling.  We have always seen him as one of the "good guys" and it is hard to accept him as otherwise; however, he now appears to know less than we thought he did.  His "uncle" is definitely creepy—but that situation was settled once and for all!  And finally, is "Lloyd" a good guy or bad guy?  He seems innocent of malevolence, maybe somewhat misdirected, but more a product of his scientific curiousity. We'll soon find out....

The FBI is portrayed in a new light—as doing a surprisingly excellent job of staying one step ahead—and not as bumbling idiots, as usual.

From what I am reading on the Net, ABC is still revising the number of episodes they will air this season, so, it is hard to say which way the series will end up.  Even the really good ones aren't given much development time these days.  I am still amazed that LOST was extended as long as it was, especially since it has a limited (but intensely loyal) following.

All in all, I look forward to next week, and I am interested in what others think of the show.  Feel free to leave comments.

Thanks.

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