In the 2nd 2009 episode - that would be 1.9 - we're finally beginning to see a little simplification, a good thing, given the insanity and lack of real explanation of what Sam is doing back in 1973.
Annie says she is moving from doubting Sam to helping him. This is welcome, given that Sam clearly needs all the help he can get.
And we have a dude in 1973 calling Sam - who may know about, be responsible for, whatever about, Sam's situation - and directing an Internal Affairs investigator to turn over information about Sam. This is also all to the good - if not necessarily (yet) for Sam, certainly for us, the viewers.
It seemed before winter set in last year that all that Sam was going through was just some sort of bizarre coma in 2009.
Rumors are flying around now, though, that the show may be changing direction - for the better.
I'm hoping that's true, and that what we saw in Episode 9 is the new beginning...
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I have been catching up with your earlier posts, Paul—they are fabulous reading. Thank you also for the link on the latest one.
I think US Sam is time-travelling. He saw Annie’s red dress as he shifted back through time, but to do so he is in a state in the “present” (whenever that is) that could be close to a coma.
But as to encountering his parents, I have to wonder. The British one (during the final episode) gave an explanation in 1973 that Sam Tyler was not his real name, and that because of his concussion he adopted a fantasy as reality. (Of course, this is before the actual ending, which I won’t post here in case your other readers wish to see it.)
There is a resolution, according to the producers, and I believe they are only beginning to head toward it with episode 9.
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