Jericho: “Sedition” live thoughts
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OK, here’s my immediate thoughts on tonight’s episode.
First, who else noticed that at the end of the “coming next week” promo, it called it the “SEASON FINALE”??? Are they trying to tell us the good news that way or are they just trying to keep us guessing?
OK, so, this is what I have to say about “Sedition”:
• Robert Moore, eh? Nice J&R ID, Hawkins. So what other major corporations do you have fake IDs for?
• Go Jimmy!!! Love how he apologized to the soldier he held a gun on. That is so Jimmy. Love this guy!
• So, a ransom note for gas and ammo? Nice touch.
• Beck’s pretty hardcore, keeping Jake awake for days in a bright, sunburn-worthy light. But Jake’s even more hardcore. Wow. Pretty intense, spitting on the letter he’s asked to sign. Jake ain’t no pretty boy.
• Don’t worry, Darcy. Robert will come back to you. He definitely will. He won’t leave you again.
• Heather’s awesome. She actually made Beck wonder about what he was doing. Too awesome.
• Grampa Green!!! Nice to see you again, gramps. I can’t imagine how formidable a team gramps, Johnston and Jake could have made together.
• Ah, the second American Revolution is upon us. And Bonnie Richmond’s murder was the Stamp Act.
• Harshest line of the series so far. Jake to Beck: “You’re just middle management.”
• When Gail went to Jake, I really wasn’t sure if Gail was really even there. It’s so awesome to see her again. I wish we’d had more of her. I worried at first when she told Jake to give up Stanley. Then she whispered in his ear. That’s the Gail Green we know and love.
• Was it me, or when Gail started spouting off all the directions where she went, was everyone else awestruck? No wonder Jake’s so awesome. His parents were awesome and awesomer. I miss Johnston.
• Bill and Jimmy are pretty great, too. “Hog farm” in unison. Love them.
• At first, I wondered if the rescue of Jake seemed too easy. But then I realized that Beck was distracted by trying to capture Hawkins.
• But do you really want to shoot at a car that has a nuke on board? I guess.
• I couldn’t believe that John Smith burned Hawkins. Blew me away. So to speak.
• Beck is really wondering if he’s done the right thing. That’s some pretty solid glass…
• John Smith is a complete psychopath. I guess, maybe, somewhere, deeeeeeeeep down, he’s coming from the right place. But he’s totally messed up and now he wants to attack Cheyenne with the final nuke?
• C’mon, even all the Jeather fans have got to admit that Emily’s pretty handy with a gun. She is pretty badass when she protects those she loves.
• Being a resident (and native) of the NYC metro area, the most chilling line of the series: “The man behind the September attacks is out there.”
• How awesome is it to see Jake & Hawkins shake hands like that?
REMEMBER: It said SEASON finale….
Here’s a little linkage, too:
1) Vote for Jericho here. And here’s a bonus: you don’t even need to recache to vote again. Just hit “Return to previous page” and you can vote again. The vote has no validity, but it sure made me feel better to vote a dozen times or so for Jericho.
2) CBS, MediaPost Publications reports, wants to combine TV and Internet ratings. Well, at least Patrick Keane, CBS Interactive’s VP and chief marketing officer, wants them combined. The ratings would be more accurate, he said, using Jericho as an example. The online audience for Jericho, he said, would boost the show almost a full ratings point.
Photo courtesy of CBS.
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on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 at 11:12 pm by Amy Vernon.
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Lots of the same thoughts, Amy!
1) Why is this ASA military shooting at a vehicle possibly hauling a nuke? I want my military folks to be a tad smarter than that.
2) Emily is very badass with a gun. No big deal made about it. She just jumps in with it, and nobody blinks. People can be too hard on ‘ole Blondie. I think ALL the women of Jericho are awesome—Emily, Heather, Gail, Darcy, Bonnie, Mimi, and Mary (tho’ I quibble a bit with that adultery thing).
3) I want to feed Jake, but boy—is he ALL THAT and a bag of chips? Middle management…..loved it!
4)Maybe there’s a heart in there somewhere underneath all that camo garb, but I was wanting to ‘go all Guantanomo’ on Major Beck tonight. I had been taken in by the hotness, but he’s gotta work overtime now to redeem himself with me.
5)First time in Season 1 or 2 when I’ve seen Hawkins rattled. A little shaky there at the end, but he starches it back up in the handshake with Jake. Those two can protect my planet any time!
Thanks, Amy!
Man Welcome2Cho, you took the words out out of my mouth! Shooting at a NUKE like that, WTF, LOL! Amy, great observations and thoughts as always, and yes, I noticed it said “season finale” and not “series finale”. I’m still afraid to get my hopes up yet though. They better not break my heart again! Looking forward to the recap tomorrow!
If CBS is toying with us and not really intending to give us a Season 3 then I’m all for sending Moonves some hogs. That would be very cruel to treat us that way. Is this how they tell us we’re renewed? It better be.
You caught most of the same things that hit me, but that “Hog farm” in unison had me ROFLMAO.
Season Finale—I just sat there saying, “I think we won,” for maybe five minutes. If it’s not true than CBS is being unnecessarily heartless.
Excellent recap, as usual. Thanks, Ranger Amy!
awwww man, missed the best one-liner ever.
Darcy to Hawkins…
“You stoled a shirt, that’s your big plan?”
Had me in tears.
I’m thinking Darcy is easily as bad-a$$ as Hawkins, just a little more subdued.
What about scene when Jake was talking to gramps and Jake finally said “REVOLUTION”
That was a decent scene.
Great blog. Do you know of any relevant forums or dicussion groups?
Like to watch Stargate Atlantis episodes and also Lost. I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
What a facinating article. I’m looking for a NLP expert to help with a project, who’s your mentor?