Call me crazy but I really enjoyed that. Erica is a terrific character to build a series around and Father Jack will be a great foil for her. Reporter Chad Decker entered a morally grey area when faced with his first major career decision and I wonder how his character will react to the choice of going with a fluff interview over a substantive Q and A. Erica's FBI partner going reptile was a bit of a shock, though it did cleanly prove to her that the people she was dealing with weren't complete wing nuts. Speaking of shocking I loved that the Ryan was a sleeper V agent gone rouge and again, I didn't see it coming.
The only character I didn't love was Erica's son Tyler. I feel like the story of the son rebelling against the parent has been done to death (see "The 4400") and I never get the emotional payout I want from it.
The overall story of V seems serviceable enough and I am certainly more excited about it than what I've seen of FlashForward thus far. I love that sleeper V cells have been out causing havoc in the world for decades. It's nice to pretend all of our problems come from outside malicious forces beyond our control.
The religious angel in this series is an interesting aspect of the show as well. It was funny that when faced with irrefutable evidence that the Christian galactic view was a bit narrow the Catholic Church immediately endorsed the V's as part of God's plan.
Am I missing something or did the creators of V just tell the House and Senate that they better pass Health Care reform or reptilian aliens disguised as humans will trick the citizens of Earth into worshiping them (the reptiles not the Congress)?
Did I mention I love this cast? Please ABC don't drop the ball on this unique and engaging series!
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