Resurrection, which is shot very sharply by director Charles McDougall, jumps starts with an eight-year-old boy, Jacob, awaking in a rice paddy in China. The anomaly of the boy’s appearance, without identification, passport, or any record of his existence, gets immigration agent Marty Bellamy involved. Bellamy is portrayed by Omar Epps, last seen on TV on Fox’s House. Epps isn’t given much to do except seem perplexed, but he seems fine enough as the show’s lead, though he does spout off a few eye rolling attempts at one-liners. Maybe it’s Epps’ delivery, or the fact that the attempts at humor feel so disingenuous on a show that is clearly taking itself very seriously. What they find, through photo evidence and Jacob’ testimony, is that Barbara was drowning and Jacob attempted to save her, which was believed to have happened the other way around. Things get really interesting when Jacob reveals that another man was there, a man he identifies through a picture in his family’s home. That man, Henry reveals, was having an affair with Barbara, and Henry has the difficult task of revealing the information to Frank so many years after the fact. Another person struggling with questions is Pastor Tom, a childhood friend of Jacob, who begins questioning his faith and the miracle himself upon seeing his old buddy in the flesh. The major mystery of Jacob’s return is set up quite nicely, but he isn’t the only one who’s back. The rest of the episode we see a mysterious man in a red ball cap skulking around Arcadia. Initially we’re led to believe he has some connection to Jacob, but at the end of the episode we discover the man is actually the father of Maggie’s friend Elaine, another man who was believed to have been deceased. His arrival at the end of the episode is an emotional moment for Elaine and her brother Ray, and will surely provide a secondary plot for the show as it moves forward, but there’s no telling just how many “returned” characters we will meet this season. 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!
