The family reunion was nice, though. Maggie and Hal spotting each other across the marketplace was a nice touch for everyone’s favorite couple, and Ben’s sudden attraction to his brother’s girlfriend is both completely understandable and deliciously awkward. Tom and Anne show just the right amount of tenderness before the topic of Lexi comes up, and poor Matt must retreat to his more minor role as “youngest son” now that his story arc is presumably finished. Unfortunately, Tom was unable to properly reunite with his daughter, and that provides the bulk of the motivation for his actions in this episode. What didn’t make sense – and this is nothing new – was Dr. Kadarr’s pseudo-scientific method of helping Anne to access her memories. The appearance of the cocoon excited almost zero emotional reaction, at least none that lasted, and for Anne to start worrying about her dreams seems incongruent to the rising mob problem. The strategy pays off, of course, with Anne reaching a definite decision by episode’s end, and the underscoring of Lexi’s essential humanity makes me WANT to trust her. But the opening of her eyes was so anticlimactic! What, no fist punching through, no visible transformation, no pulsing heat explosion? Just eyes opening? Ho-hum. I appreciate the balancing act that Falling Skies is doing with its “Is she evil or is she good?” plotline, and it certainly keeps the audience engaged by having them pick sides. But to temper a great reunion story with such a static plot seems odd. I echo Dingaan Botha’s non-committal response. I’m almost more focused on the minor mysteries like why was Hal looking at the moon; where was Mira Sorvino’s character, Sarah; why did the Volm’s opinion matter so little; and is there more to the burns on Weaver’s hand? Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
