The 4400: Carrier
The 4400 tension is ratcheted up again in the seventh episode of Season 2, “Carrier�—which means a season finale can’t be too far away! Shawn has a new ‘advisor’ in Matthew Ross (Garret Dillahunt), who manipulates him into starting a ‘Foundation’ within the Center to heal people instead of taking some time away; Diana Skouris and Tom Baldwin search for a disease-carrying returnee, Jean DeLynn Baker (Sherilyn Fenn); April manipulates Maia’s gifts to make money; and Alana and Kyle Baldwin spend some quality time together. Oh yeah, and the police continue the hunt for Jordan Collier’s killer…
Shawn is sooo easily manipulated in this one, and Lily Moore (Laura Allen) shows some true (selfish) colors her as well. Ross is bad news, and plays the part of ‘believer’ to Shawn, as in ‘the greatest faith in ten years,’ while telling Lily, that he is like her in not believing in the ‘special powers’ of the 4400 returnees. The good result is that the Foundation should serve as a healing center for Shawn to positively impact one sick person a day.
Circling around Baker are Biblical overtones, in conjunction with her ‘pestilence.’ We first encounter this in her conversation with the truck driver who tells her that she shouldn’t go to the 4400 Center for salvation, but that it can only be found in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Possibly good advice, but this guy completely misses the fact that she’s blistering like crazy. She later expresses her beliefs, generally focusing around the book of Revelation, sharing that she has always been ‘toxic.’ Everything she touches literally dies in this episode—and she believes the 4400 future people have sent her on this mission. Baldwin gets points for positive vibes and compassion, as he tries to save her life, and point her to the options she has, the choices that she can make.
April uses Maia and the best part is that Maia figures it out! While April had previously exhibited signs of growing out of her old way of life under the watchful eye of Diana, she reverts back quickly. Starting off with small change, April’s lust for money quickly accelerates and Maia questions her intentions. The side note rule of this episode is kids will not be fooled!
Alana and Kyle make friends, against his skeptical response to the events of the previous episode. Her positive encouragement of who he could be (potentially), corresponds to the Kyle that she had created from Tom’s memories….and represents everything that he still might do. But there’s this nasty ‘murder’ that Kyle committed, and he recognizes his own handiwork on the news, even as he checks out medical schools.
Both Jean DeLynn Baker and Kyle Baldwin are struggling with fate, choices, and the future. Both have people tell them who they could be or who they are, and both make decisions accordingly. Problematically, but ratings appropriate, Kyle makes positive decisions at the same time as other actions intervene—as long as we go along with the 4400 or whatever being in control of his blackouts. Either way, our potential is once again a wonderful topic of discussion—who are you and who could you be?
Shawn is sooo easily manipulated in this one, and Lily Moore (Laura Allen) shows some true (selfish) colors her as well. Ross is bad news, and plays the part of ‘believer’ to Shawn, as in ‘the greatest faith in ten years,’ while telling Lily, that he is like her in not believing in the ‘special powers’ of the 4400 returnees. The good result is that the Foundation should serve as a healing center for Shawn to positively impact one sick person a day.
Circling around Baker are Biblical overtones, in conjunction with her ‘pestilence.’ We first encounter this in her conversation with the truck driver who tells her that she shouldn’t go to the 4400 Center for salvation, but that it can only be found in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Possibly good advice, but this guy completely misses the fact that she’s blistering like crazy. She later expresses her beliefs, generally focusing around the book of Revelation, sharing that she has always been ‘toxic.’ Everything she touches literally dies in this episode—and she believes the 4400 future people have sent her on this mission. Baldwin gets points for positive vibes and compassion, as he tries to save her life, and point her to the options she has, the choices that she can make.
April uses Maia and the best part is that Maia figures it out! While April had previously exhibited signs of growing out of her old way of life under the watchful eye of Diana, she reverts back quickly. Starting off with small change, April’s lust for money quickly accelerates and Maia questions her intentions. The side note rule of this episode is kids will not be fooled!
Alana and Kyle make friends, against his skeptical response to the events of the previous episode. Her positive encouragement of who he could be (potentially), corresponds to the Kyle that she had created from Tom’s memories….and represents everything that he still might do. But there’s this nasty ‘murder’ that Kyle committed, and he recognizes his own handiwork on the news, even as he checks out medical schools.
Both Jean DeLynn Baker and Kyle Baldwin are struggling with fate, choices, and the future. Both have people tell them who they could be or who they are, and both make decisions accordingly. Problematically, but ratings appropriate, Kyle makes positive decisions at the same time as other actions intervene—as long as we go along with the 4400 or whatever being in control of his blackouts. Either way, our potential is once again a wonderful topic of discussion—who are you and who could you be?
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