The 4400: Voices Carry
In “ Voices Carry,� Episode 2 of The 4400 Season 2, Gary Navarro (Sharif Atkins) begins to hear voices….the voices of other peoples’ unspoken thoughts….as one of two main strands in this episode. 
His reactions to what he hears bring him to the attention of Tom and Diane (Gretsch and McKenzie), and their boss Nina Jarvis (Samantha Ferris). He admits to Tom that he originally was pleased by hearing the thoughts of the pitcher, knowing what he what balls would be thrown…and going 5-for-5 in one game. Now that Gary knows that he can’t control the voices, he is less interested in the gift and wants it to go away. The gift can’t be turned on and off—and that is true of our faith beliefs as well. They don’t just go away but we often would rather live our lives without playing by all the rules.
Meanwhile, Richard (Ali) believes that Isabelle has caused the deaths of the three men in the woods and grows more concerned. Lily (Allen) uses an open cash drawer to relive an unhelpful hotel manager of the money in his register…and Richard fears that they will be caught. Lily thinks that it is fair to take from others because they need the money and life is treating them unfairly but Richard disagrees. Soon, the police come to the hotel and Richard prepare himself to be arrested in place of Lily. They are not the police’s intended prisoners though, but the guilt continues to grow in Richard. What about the situation tears down Lily’s sense of right and wrong, but doesn’t provide the same effects in Richard? No one can live their lives always running—but some of their problems are self-inflicted.
Nina forces Tom to use Gary as a spy inside of Jordan Collier’s ( Campbell) 4400 complex. Soon, the medicine that the NTAC doctors provided Gary is taken away by the complex managers (who tell him the drugs only block his natural gifts and he’s been unfairly conditioned to think he needs them) and the voices grow out of control. When Gary goes to Jordan for help, he is meeting with a criminal, bargaining for the hostile takeover of an island nation off of Africa. The NTAC agents rush the building when Gary is threatened, blowing the operation. Nina refuses to fulfill their end of the agreement: rather than freeing Gary, he is going to be used in further spy operations. Tom’s protests are blown off by Nina, who tells him that he has committed all of the seven deadly sins—just like everybody else. The government is presented as less than ethical—but to some degree, the decisions made around the 4400 resemble Nazism, a police state, or worse.
Richard tears Lily and Isabelle away from a friendly child and his toy. He tells Lily that they can’t trust Isabelle not to react with her powers if she wants to keep the other child’s toy. Lily says that Isabelle has only acted out of love for them—Richard still doubts the positive spin Lily puts on it and is afflicted by temporary chest pains. As viewers, we can’t really pin down Isabelle’s good or bad, but the impact on others is less than positive. I was left wondering what might have been Jesus’ effect on people who hurt his mom and dad or brothers growing up. Isabelle has created food, blown out windows, ‘caused’ heart attacks, murder, and open cash register drawers. It’s one thing to question what impact we might have if we had 4400-style gifts, but who wants their infant striking someone down when they need some warm milk?
His reactions to what he hears bring him to the attention of Tom and Diane (Gretsch and McKenzie), and their boss Nina Jarvis (Samantha Ferris). He admits to Tom that he originally was pleased by hearing the thoughts of the pitcher, knowing what he what balls would be thrown…and going 5-for-5 in one game. Now that Gary knows that he can’t control the voices, he is less interested in the gift and wants it to go away. The gift can’t be turned on and off—and that is true of our faith beliefs as well. They don’t just go away but we often would rather live our lives without playing by all the rules.Meanwhile, Richard (Ali) believes that Isabelle has caused the deaths of the three men in the woods and grows more concerned. Lily (Allen) uses an open cash drawer to relive an unhelpful hotel manager of the money in his register…and Richard fears that they will be caught. Lily thinks that it is fair to take from others because they need the money and life is treating them unfairly but Richard disagrees. Soon, the police come to the hotel and Richard prepare himself to be arrested in place of Lily. They are not the police’s intended prisoners though, but the guilt continues to grow in Richard. What about the situation tears down Lily’s sense of right and wrong, but doesn’t provide the same effects in Richard? No one can live their lives always running—but some of their problems are self-inflicted.Nina forces Tom to use Gary as a spy inside of Jordan Collier’s ( Campbell) 4400 complex. Soon, the medicine that the NTAC doctors provided Gary is taken away by the complex managers (who tell him the drugs only block his natural gifts and he’s been unfairly conditioned to think he needs them) and the voices grow out of control. When Gary goes to Jordan for help, he is meeting with a criminal, bargaining for the hostile takeover of an island nation off of Africa. The NTAC agents rush the building when Gary is threatened, blowing the operation. Nina refuses to fulfill their end of the agreement: rather than freeing Gary, he is going to be used in further spy operations. Tom’s protests are blown off by Nina, who tells him that he has committed all of the seven deadly sins—just like everybody else. The government is presented as less than ethical—but to some degree, the decisions made around the 4400 resemble Nazism, a police state, or worse.Richard tears Lily and Isabelle away from a friendly child and his toy. He tells Lily that they can’t trust Isabelle not to react with her powers if she wants to keep the other child’s toy. Lily says that Isabelle has only acted out of love for them—Richard still doubts the positive spin Lily puts on it and is afflicted by temporary chest pains. As viewers, we can’t really pin down Isabelle’s good or bad, but the impact on others is less than positive. I was left wondering what might have been Jesus’ effect on people who hurt his mom and dad or brothers growing up. Isabelle has created food, blown out windows, ‘caused’ heart attacks, murder, and open cash register drawers. It’s one thing to question what impact we might have if we had 4400-style gifts, but who wants their infant striking someone down when they need some warm milk?
REVIEWS
—The 4400: Life, Interrupted (on blog)
— The 4400: As Fate Would Have It (on blog)
—The 4400: Suffer the Children (on blog) ok
—The 4400: The Weight of the World (on blog)
—The 4400: Voices Carry (on blog)
—The 4400: Season 2, Wake Up Call (on blog)
—The 4400: Season One (on blog)
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