First of all, I would like to thank everybody last week who took the time out of their busy day to stroke my ego and leave a comment on the last post for The 4400. I'm also delighted to find that so many people like boobies, even the people who live with them every day! I also realized I probably got a lot of comments because I didn't wait six or seven days to post the recap, so here's to more speedy posts in the future. As I've said before, the show is good, but I always thought that they didn't do enough to update us on some of the story lines. Well, the writers and the network must have read my mind, because they addressed one of those gaping plot holes today. We still don't know what happened to Jordan Collier, but at least we're not worry about what happened to Dr. Berkhoff.
When Dr. Berkhoff started experimenting on himself with promicin injections, he talked of a global arms race. The people from the future seemed to be able give their subjects specific abilities. Look how much damage the NOVA group did and multiply that by hundreds and thousands, and just imagine the kind of damage somebody with the secret of promicin could do. Somebody else must have realized this, because we open the episode with Dr. Berkhoff running from somebody in the woods.
The last time we say Berkhoff, he didn't exactly look great. Diana was helping him with the promicin injections, but even if he was going to get a 4400 ability, the side effects were devastating. Talk about the man without a face! Kevin Berkhoff would be the only person on the planet calling Seal for skin care advice. Luckily, another side effect of the promicin is that he doesn't like sunlight and would rather be indoors, which is great when you are trying to hide your hideous self from the public, but not so great when you have a bunch of people that want to kill you chasing after you.
Dr. Berkhoff barely had enough muscle function to inject himself with promicin, so it's not a surprise when the goons are able to chase him down. After being taken into some sort of interrogation room by some random guys in suits, somebody asks him if he has worked on any other subjects, which is kind of laughable, because where do you find the volunteers? I can see the commercial now:
First place in the Randy Johnson impersonation contest...
"Is your face smooth and soft? Are people always making fun of you because your skin doesn't have any lesions? Are you sick and tired of all the strange looks you get when you walk into a leper colony? Then come on down to Crazy Kevin's! We'll inject you with some promicin and your troubles will melt away! Just like your fingernails! As a bonus, several government agencies will follow you a no extra charge!"
When the suits realized that Kevin was telling the truth, they decided to shoot him and put him out of his misery. I don't know, I might have tried a facial peel first, but what do I know? Some people may have been shocked because how could Dr. Berkhoff die? He is the one who is supposed to create the 4400s. If he dies, then he won't create the 4400s, and the people from the future won't be able to send people back. These are the kinds of ripples in the space-time fabric that Doc Brown always warned Marty about.
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Comments (8)
Great recap as always J-Unit.
This episode certainly didn't fail to keep my attention like all the other episodes did. Maybe this is a sign that this show still has some life left in it.
1 of 8 | Posted by GoldCrayon
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Posted on August 5, 2006 5:10 PM
Nice recap. I think that Isabelle is incredibly annoying, more so than her mother. Even thought the plot line was stupid, Shawn should have picked the orgy road show. It reminded me, though ... whatever happened to that druggie/street urchin that he picked up last year? She was still hanging around at the end of the season wasn't she?
2 of 8 | Posted by dumbanddumber
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Posted on August 5, 2006 9:21 PM
I keep waiting for Isabelle to say "Don't make me angry. You won't like me when I'm angry".
3 of 8 | Posted by herkxena
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Posted on August 6, 2006 2:27 AM
Thanks for the recap, J-Unit. I didn't think much of the Shawn side story. While I realize it must be hard to have so much responsibility and so little fun, I didn't think constantly saving the life of some dumb ass musician would have had enough appeal for Shawn even with groupie sex. Then again, maybe I'm underestimating the appeal of groupie sex. Besides, if he had gone, how long would it take for Isabelle to find him and drag him back? After killing all the groupies, of course.
I've always like Richard and I hope he can do something about that daughter of his soon. I agree with dumbanddumber that Isabelle is annoying.
Am I the only one who finds Tess's willingness to use her ability for nefarious means bothersome? I mean from an ethical and moral standpoint. Knowing the insanity of the human race, Dr B probably could have gotten volunteers and using Diana against her will really sucks. However it was nice to see "River" again.
And I've said it before and I'll say it again: Tom use the syringe!!!
4 of 8 | Posted by zevonia
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Posted on August 6, 2006 11:18 AM
I still love boobies :-)
5 of 8 | Posted by Deena
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Posted on August 6, 2006 1:35 PM
Zevonia--
At least Tess has an excuse ... she's crazy!! Can't hold her too accountable for her actions (esp when she's being manipulated).
And I definitely think that you're underestimating the appeal of (multiple) groupie sex...
6 of 8 | Posted by dumbanddumber
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Posted on August 6, 2006 6:48 PM
Use the needle, Tom, use the needle.
Do we get an explanation for why Berkoff went back to non-gross-face?
7 of 8 | Posted by katybee
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Posted on August 7, 2006 8:46 AM
This show is really letting me down after such a great second season. i'm tired of them taking forver each episode to figure out that a 4400 is messing with them. and im TIRED of isabelle. shes just annoying. and shawn, never ever wear that tight outfit again.
8 of 8 | Posted by Leah3t
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Posted on August 7, 2006 9:38 AM