Hawkins, just about fed up with his boring plot this week, is still attempting to play football with his son. Why does every one of Hawkins lines sound like a threat, even when talking to a small boy? "My father was an EXCELLENT ATHLETE. He won lots of AWARDS when he was in SCHOOL. Tell me where the BOMB is" and so forth. He apologizes for sucking at football and not having time to teach him. The kid is still pissed, but Hawkins acts as if he patched everyone up real nice. Mom shows up and the two boys pretend to be enjoying themselves. Hawkins then slaps his wife's ass. What is it with the Jericho men tonight?! Perhaps there was one really horny writer who kidnapped the thesaurus, and wouldn't give it back to the rest of the team until they agreed to throw in some ass-slappery.
Jonah apologizes to Emily for screwing up her life. He tells her not to blame Jake for her brother Chris's death. He admits to pushing Chris to do that job (we still don't know the details of this) and that he wasn't ready. The two share a hug, and Jonah points out that Jake still loves her. No shit, Sherlock. Jonah leaves. Finally.
Back on Main Street, there's a really creepy scene where Sean the Emo Kid approaches Bonnie in her truck to say "Don't you have a curfew or something?" She looks back confusedly and says no. They share a weird look, and then he gets into the car and they drive off. So Bonnie and Sean are an item? Or is he kidnapping her? Does he have a thing for riding around in deaf strangers' trucks? I'm hornswaggled.
At the wrap party in the bar, Eric and MaryBailey (by now it's impossible to use only her first name) dance and flirt. Emily tells Jake that Jonah's gone, and they proceed to order some paint thinner drink specials. Suddenly, the lovebirds' Sinead O'Connor drivel pops up on the jukebox, and Emily is really touched by Jake finally remembering the name of their song. They dance. I roll my eyes. Then I laugh, because the CBS ad for whodroppedthebomb.com flashes across the bottom of the screen and it just seems like a really awkward time for that. Emily says that they should be adults about this, which in Jericho language means that should start sucking face immediately.
Jake makes the weirdest faces.
But Eric interrupts this little slice of heaven by demanding that Jake come outside, right now. The sequence of Fall Finale Oh Shit Moments are about to begin! They all exit the bar to find a legion of the undead wandering through the streets. They're survivors who have been "walking for weeks" and have "been through hell" and "don't own toothbrushes". Emily looks into the crowd to find...a bearded and bedraggled Roger! Awkward love triangle here we come!
Mitchell is hiding out somewhere, smoking a cigarette and reveling in his greasiness. A flashlight temporarily blinds him and us, then pulls back to reveal Dale. He shoots Mitchell right in the chest. Gracie, smiling up from hell, approves.
And he died as he lived: with his mouth wide open.
On the Computer of Mystery and Intrigue, Hawkins receives the message "We need to discuss why you are lying to us." Creepy. Then a satellite image of the world appears and proceeds to zoom in further and further until there is a very clear image of Hawkins and his son failing at their football endeavors. It's amazing what Google Earth can do these days. "See you soon" flashes across the screen, and the episode ends.
Not bad. It contained all the necessary elements of the increasingly popular fall finale: exciting chases, smoldering love scenes, some cliffhanger endings, and ass-slappery galore. What did you think? Who does Hawkins keep talking to? What sort of stories will the nuclear zombies have to tell? And how are we going to get through the next two months without all this ridiculous tomfoolery?
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Comments (6)
I noticed that Asian Hurley Dude too ... he was standing right in the middle of the stage during the swearing-in; I was like, "Who the hell is that?"
1 of 6 | Posted by dumbanddumber
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Posted on December 2, 2006 4:44 PM
Bravo! Another classic recap. In light of the invasion of the zombies, I'm almost sorry I switched over to the Heroes marathon. Almost.
Good thing they held that Thanksgiving food drive, or they wouldn't be able to feed all the refugees. See - Mama was thinking ahead! To think you were mocking her efforts last week, Screampillar!
2 of 6 | Posted by iamcoyote
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Posted on December 2, 2006 7:18 PM
Nice recap.
They must have dropped some election scenes in favor of the ass-slapping scenes. Good choice.
I hope they get more focused on the results of the attack rather than developing some of the more boring local situations.
3 of 6 | Posted by soflat
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Posted on December 4, 2006 7:58 AM
AGAIN, this was so much better than the show.
I was upset at the election too and confused about the deaf girl and the high school boy - how old is she? Is she in high school? Because having to take care of herself when she was, like, 4, seems a bit rough??
4 of 6 | Posted by CrazyTrain
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Posted on December 4, 2006 11:49 AM
Is that Burt Reynolds in the screencap of Jericho's mutated citizenry??
5 of 6 | Posted by mandymax
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Posted on December 4, 2006 12:47 PM
Great recap. Many laugh out loud moments.
Mandymax, I thought he looked like Burt Reynolds, too.
This show is so campy, I watch for the stupid plots, funny facial expressions, and great recaps to follow.
Thanks.
6 of 6 | Posted by may1
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Posted on December 4, 2006 2:44 PM