At the heart of Forever’s fifth episode, “The Pugilist Break,” is Henry’s insistence that seeing these mistakes isn’t the worst part about living forever. It’s not being able to change how people act that’s so crushing. I’m on Henry’s side, as it perfectly relates to my feelings about the show as it looks set up the story it wants to tell. The mistakes made in the early going of the season didn’t cut deep enough to bury Forever. Falling ratings, however, are another story. In terms of the direction of the storylines, the last three episodes stray down an ordinary path, failing to venture off into mythology that can save the show. After they teased the second immortal character in the first two episodes, I expected a little more to come of it. I don’t need all of the answers right now, but I need a taste of something. Abandoning the inkling of what made the show unique in favor of mundane cases of the week is a quick way to dwindle your fan base. Or hell, just abandon it altogether and make it a straight up procedural show. That seems to work pretty well for anything on CBS. If we’ve learned anything, it’s that Ioan Gruffudd is charming enough to carry a series, that’s for sure. For now, my hope is Miller can deliver on his vision sooner rather than later because while his main character has all of eternity, the clock is ticking on Forever. 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!
