Frequency 1.8 was entitled "Interference," and that's an apt title for this episode, and now for the series in general.The basic structure of the story - a father connected to his daughter in the future via a ham-radio that works through time, and both determined to stop the murder of the father's former wife and the daughter's mother - remains brilliant, as it was in slightly different form in the movie. But the series is taking too long to get there - to get to the nitty-gritty of the Nightingale Killer - and is too tied up in scenes and stories that don't really contribute to this pursuit. In other words, interference.
It was nice, for example, to see Raimy begin to reunite with her fiance from an alternate reality - the reality which existed before Raimy saved her father Frank in the past, via their ham-radio across time, which not only resulted in her mother's murder but her fiance having no knowledge of her and their relationship. When he tells her in last night's episode that he can't get her out of his mind, this is a nice touch, which speaks to a depth of feelings that transcend alternate realities. But, otherwise, their reunion is cluttered with all sorts of almost slapstick missteps.
And their reunion, as far as we know, has nothing to with the Nightingale. There was a big thread about that last night, featuring a woman barely in possession of her full senses, but that went nowhere, and was too reminiscent, and not done as well, as Jennifer Goines in 12 Monkeys.
I know - this story will be picked up against next week. But I'd like to see a faster, tighter pace, in a series which still has a lot of promise.
See also Frequency 1.1: Closely Spun Gem ... Frequency 1.2: All About the Changes ... Frequency 1.3: Chess Game Across Time ... Frequency 1.4: Glimpsing the Serial Killer ... Frequency 1.5: Two Sets of Memories ... Frequency 1.6: Another Time Traveler? ... Frequency 1.7: Snags
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