The 4400: Hidden
—Overview
—About this Series and Cast
As patient as I want to be, the second season of the 4400 is starting to get on my nerves. This episode merely felt like prolonging the agony, as I figure the season finale will have to share some info on where Collier went to and what the reason for having Kyle 'kill' him is. Anyway, my thoughts on tonight's episode...
The main story line follows Tom's passionate and frenzied search for Kyle, as the information surfaces about Kyle's involvement in Collier's death. Along the way, Tom gets repeated reminders of his own detachment in Kyle's life: his new 'wife' Alana, Kyle's cousin Danny, and Kyle's professor all seem to know Kyle better than Tom does. When Tom finally catches up to Kyle, the two share their feelings and Tom expresses remorse for his neglect. When the two struggle, Tom refuses to let Kyle go and their separation is resolved.
In very different ways, this scenario shares pictures of parenting to me. In one, Tom represents the busy parent, the overachieving worker bee, who neglects everything that it cares about, and must be jarred out of its semi-conscious state before healing can occur. Completely separate (really separate!), the struggle shows the love that Tom feels, and I believe, the love that God feels for us. He is in complete pursuit of us, blind to the pain, but it is not His apathy that have separated us, it is ours. Like Jacob wrestling, we must greet God just as passionately, and not let Him go.
In other 'moments' from this slim episode, Alana remembers that her 'calling' is to be with Tom during a crisis. Her stability helps him work through his initial panic, and in the end, her love helps Kyle stay alive. Who provides stability for you in these moments of absolute loss?
The 'main' other chain of action is the interaction of Shawn, Danny and Olivia. Danny asks Shawn for permission to take Olivia to a party, Shawn refuses, and Olivia ends up colliding again with her drug addiction. I'm not completely sold on Shawn's selfless efforts here because I think he's into Olivia, but his advice to avoid the party would have saved her some frustration. The dangers of relapsing into any temptation are illustrated here, as well as our human tendency to ignore good advice!
Finally, Maia is predicting away! I assumed she was telling Diane that there was danger simply to keep her making brownies (literally), but it seems that some danger lurks still with Kyle or with the man arrested in his place. One of the more interesting elements of the show is the fortune-telling abilities of Maia-- does her revelation to Diane allow NTAC to avoid death this time or is it still to come?
So, to wrap up, I say to USA's decision-makers, show me something! While I appreciate exceeding last summer's 5 episode stint, I want something meaty. Like so many serial shows before (I have the Pretender specifically in mind), stop dragging me along on a string, and give me something good!
—The 4400: Carrier (on blog)
—The 4400: Life, Interrupted (on blog)
—The 4400: As Fate Would Have It (on blog)
—The 4400: Suffer the Children (on blog)
—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)
—About this Series and Cast
As patient as I want to be, the second season of the 4400 is starting to get on my nerves. This episode merely felt like prolonging the agony, as I figure the season finale will have to share some info on where Collier went to and what the reason for having Kyle 'kill' him is. Anyway, my thoughts on tonight's episode...
The main story line follows Tom's passionate and frenzied search for Kyle, as the information surfaces about Kyle's involvement in Collier's death. Along the way, Tom gets repeated reminders of his own detachment in Kyle's life: his new 'wife' Alana, Kyle's cousin Danny, and Kyle's professor all seem to know Kyle better than Tom does. When Tom finally catches up to Kyle, the two share their feelings and Tom expresses remorse for his neglect. When the two struggle, Tom refuses to let Kyle go and their separation is resolved.
In very different ways, this scenario shares pictures of parenting to me. In one, Tom represents the busy parent, the overachieving worker bee, who neglects everything that it cares about, and must be jarred out of its semi-conscious state before healing can occur. Completely separate (really separate!), the struggle shows the love that Tom feels, and I believe, the love that God feels for us. He is in complete pursuit of us, blind to the pain, but it is not His apathy that have separated us, it is ours. Like Jacob wrestling, we must greet God just as passionately, and not let Him go.
In other 'moments' from this slim episode, Alana remembers that her 'calling' is to be with Tom during a crisis. Her stability helps him work through his initial panic, and in the end, her love helps Kyle stay alive. Who provides stability for you in these moments of absolute loss?
The 'main' other chain of action is the interaction of Shawn, Danny and Olivia. Danny asks Shawn for permission to take Olivia to a party, Shawn refuses, and Olivia ends up colliding again with her drug addiction. I'm not completely sold on Shawn's selfless efforts here because I think he's into Olivia, but his advice to avoid the party would have saved her some frustration. The dangers of relapsing into any temptation are illustrated here, as well as our human tendency to ignore good advice!
Finally, Maia is predicting away! I assumed she was telling Diane that there was danger simply to keep her making brownies (literally), but it seems that some danger lurks still with Kyle or with the man arrested in his place. One of the more interesting elements of the show is the fortune-telling abilities of Maia-- does her revelation to Diane allow NTAC to avoid death this time or is it still to come?
So, to wrap up, I say to USA's decision-makers, show me something! While I appreciate exceeding last summer's 5 episode stint, I want something meaty. Like so many serial shows before (I have the Pretender specifically in mind), stop dragging me along on a string, and give me something good!
—The 4400: Carrier (on blog)
—The 4400: Life, Interrupted (on blog)
—The 4400: As Fate Would Have It (on blog)
—The 4400: Suffer the Children (on blog)
—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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