By the time the dust has cleared, not only is Eli (heroically) dead, but so is Tyler's father Joe (also heroic) and Ryan (not so heroic, he's tied up in a chair, after Eli took him into custody). Ryan's death should have a been a bad blow for Anna, depriving her of her best double agent. But-
Kyle has now gone over to the V side. That's right, Kyle, the most vehement and violent of the anti-V fighters. Why? Because Anna can reunite him with his wife, whom he thought was lost for good. I'm not sure I believe that Kyle would go over to Anna, assuming that's what's actually happening. Given Kyle's implacable hated of the Visitors, I'm half-expecting Kyle to turn into a triple agent, and at some point strike back at Anna.
Meanwhile, speaking of hatred, the killing of Joe has ratched up Erica's fury at the Visitors. Eli has bequeathed her his violent 5th Column, and she's emotionally ready to take this up. Fortunately, the FBI, seeing her almost killed in the attack and crying over Joe, is convinced, at least for now, that she's just FBI not 5th Column, and Erica now has Jack as a soldier, since he was turned out of the priesthood.
But Erica also has Kyle, now working for Anna, so the future of her prospects are still very much in doubt...
See also: V is Back and Badler ... V 2.2: Do Beings from Planets Have Souls? ... V 2.3 Meets 24 ... V 2.4 at Vatican and Mossad ... 2.5: Chess Game with Two-Edged Pieces Continues
And reviews of Season 1: V Returns to TV ... V 1.2: The Effects and The Characters ... V 1.3: Multiple Twists and Lizard Visions ... V 1.4: Good Medicine for Television ... V's Back in 1.5 ... V 1.6: Floating Witches ... V 1.7: Ryan's Story ... V 1.8: Is Lisa Becoming 5th Column? ... V 1.9: Moral Complexity and NonStop Action ... V 1.11: Lisa's Loyalties ... V 1.12: Complex Chess and Red Cloud
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3 comments:
They really keep using the same "device" over and over again. Someone's child, or significant other to hold that person's allegiance to them. I find it fascinating that for a race (the "V's") that do not believe in emotions or the soul, they can easily manipulate human emotions. In fact they have that move down pat.
For my part, if the future of mankind depended on it, or if my faith in God was called into question, or my patriotism, or something like that, I always wonder how I would react... I mean, we've seen it on "24" and other shows like that. Would you brake under such pressure and "give in"? I likely to say from this comfortable perch, "NO", but in the real situation?
I found the scene with Kyle very sloppy. Most examples of "Prove she's still alive. Let me talk to her." are absurd; people are convinced by what could easily have been pre-recorded or synthesized. Paranoid, angry Kyle is going to be convinced so easily?
(To boot, there was a variant on this implausibility in the episode of No Ordinary Family just before V. Someone needs to Gibbs head-smack the story editors.)
Good point, MP.
And I agree with you completely about Kyle, Unreasonable.
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