Summary : Unbalanced second part plagued by Captain Stupid and weak military
aspects but saved by Ben-alien and darkness
Score : 6/10
Shall we ? Why not ! The broken bridge-driven story would have
been captivating to follow if it had anything in common with cult
films like "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and "The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Sadly it was flawed by plenty of
mistakes and bad ideas. However it also had some redeeming elements
and even a few scenes that should appeal to hardcore sci-fiholics.
The very first annoying thing was the dumb way Captain Dan Weaver
acted around Tom. What a disappointing reaction to the warning he was
given ! Second after what happened to them and specially Ben I'm
amazed that the survivors aren't more careful. I mean even if Tom was
my twin brother I would have never trusted him when he came back. To
sum things up Noah Wyle's character isn't smart, it's just that many
others are plain idiots. However what happened to him at some point
was both shocking and exciting. It actually reminded me of Fringe's
horrific spirit. In the same vein was the creepy part featuring a
character walking in the woods at night and using a torchlight. Fox
Mulder and Dana Scully are eternal !
This time in the science department we hadn't history but biology.
And who better than Margaret to discuss reproduction ? Sarah Carter
has done a decent job so far even if her character could use a darker
attitude and muscles. Imagine how awesome it would be if they decided
to turn her into a Connor ! I'm not asking the actress to train as
hard as Linda Hamilton for her charismatic role in Terminator 2 :
Judgment Day but for the moment she's just a babe who can hold a gun.
It leads us to the lack of strategy and tactics on both sides. Sure
the French Resistance was armed but more significant was its
intelligence and ruse. In Falling Skies it's already hard to believe
that the aliens aren't bullet proof or protected by force shields but
the constant firing is dead boring and it gets worst when a kid holds
a gun like in Worlds Apart. That's why I wish the writers had more
imagination and that the military aspects were more accurate.
Fighting an invader isn't just about killing, it's also about
surviving even if it implies hiding. How is it possible to ignore
stealth when it has become such an important genre in video games for
instance ? I also just can't comprehend why the aliens are so slow to
catch up with them, like if they were unable to communicate, and why
they don't just blast them as they're almost waving their hands on
the road in bright daylight.
Why is the show ruined by such things when Ben's arc proved that
there're very talented individuals onboard ? So I can't wait to see
what they have planned for him because the more he mutates the better
for the show. Rambo : First Blood Part II ? Predator ? He's no John
Rambo or Dutch and the actor is no Sylvester Stallone or Arnold
Schwarzenegger but he's actually the only character I would like to
"play". In general everything that blurs the lines between
humans and aliens is entertaining. That's why I instantly embraced
Tom's mysterious return and I'm glad its development was that
surprising. And if it wasn't for John Pope, the bad guy played by
Colin Cunningham, both the resistance and show would already be dead
to me. Again it reveals how much Falling Skies sits on the fence
because we're supposed to hate him when after this episode he has
become my official guilty pleasure.
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