V: Hearts and Minds

Lisa has become a member of the Fifth Column whether she knows it or not. Jack proved he is the Achilles heel of the organization while Hobbes demonstrated he is the guy who can get a big gun and use it. Chad made a choice that throws him further into Anna's talons and he does not even know it. Anna won the award for most effective fibber in the history of human/V relations. Ryan, Joshua, and Erica all appeared in this episode and Tyler was dumped.

I feel like I could spend some time picking this episode apart and complaining about details. Details like erasing a picture from the FBI database equalling the erasure of the object itself. I could complain about the fact that Father Jack was taken in for questioning since he did a "dry run" of the attack but the time table of events was so quick there was simply no time for a dry run. I could nit-pick that Father Jack should have known that Chad leaked his information right away and instead it took him an unbearable amount of time to make that connection. But I will not complain, much.

I will focus on the terrific Father Jack interrogation where I though he was going to spill all the beans but Erica saved the day and stiffened his spine. I shall cheer the fact that Lisa is feeling emotion to the point where bringing Tyler pain prompts her break up with him. I will note that I recoiled in shock when Anna unflinchingly sucker punched her daughter and prompted her guards to "break her legs", because it will endear Tyler to Lisa.

Sadly though I must state the obvious. With each of the last few episodes, V is drifting further away from Lost territory and approaching that of FlashForward. I want to like this show, I really do, but it is simply not gripping me in a meaningful way. I cheer for Erica partly because she is a cool character, but mostly because she looks like Juliet. I want Father Jack to succeed because he reminds me of an FBI agent from Seattle that I used to know. Hobbes and Ryan have no emotional connection for me at all and while I find them watchable, I am not riveted when the appear on screen. I would recommend V should kill somebody, but they did that already.