Roswell 2.7: "Wipeout!"
Written by Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harbarts
Directed by Michael Lange
In which the Skins launch an attack on the hybrids by making all the humans in town disappear, forcing Max to take command, prompting some small but critical betrayals…
Status Report
As noted in the previous review, the series was caught between a rock and a hard place in the second season. The uncertain nature of the renewal (13 episodes with an option for the “back nine”) forced the writers to bring the plot threads to a relative conclusion within a short period of time. That situation might have worked if the writers were inclined to work out the details of the plot progression ahead of time. Instead, the writers were making it up as they went along (as Ron Moore admits), and often, the final result was weakened. This episode covers a lot of ground, both in terms of plot and character development, but it’s also riddled with plot holes that could have easily been avoided.
Max and Isabel are enjoying a meal at home as the episode begins. Right from the start, there are some good and bad points. Max seems to be getting paranoid about the people around him, wondering who he can trust and what motivations they have. This makes sense, especially in light of Michael’s connection to Courtney. Max doesn’t know why Michael is helping Courtney, and so he wonders what else he doesn’t know.
Isabel’s distant attitude certainly doesn’t help, but her reasons (however false) don’t add up. She claims that they “destroyed a race of people”, and that is why she’s withdrawing from Max right now. Well, that doesn’t quite add up. For one thing, they all know that the Skins on Earth are not the entire race of Skins; there’s still the entire population back on Antar under the rule of Kivar. So Isabel’s lie doesn’t even make sense. Add to that the fact that she’s saying that with her parents close by, and it comes across as sloppy.
The opening scenes between Jim and Kyle Valenti is far better, finally addressing Kyle’s semi-conversion to Buddhism and his father’s reaction to it. Of course, Valenti can’t understand it, especially when it serves to deprive him of a nice meal. The changes have made it hard for Valenti to relate to his son, and in turn, Kyle feels the distinct air of disapproval and disappointment.
Meanwhile, Liz is back at the Crashdown now that Whitaker’s office is closed, which makes sense from a plot perspective. It also gives her and Maria an excuse for being out of town together, which is vital to the plot. The writers use the premise of the episode rather well in the beginning; Maria’s accident with the baby carriage is a shot to the gut, even if one’s brain is aware that the carriage is empty.
The reactions of the main characters are all appropriate, especially in terms of Isabel, and that sells the main concept of the Skins launching a last-ditch effort to destroy their enemies and retrieve the granilith (presumably to get back to Antar). Courtney’s observation about her husk also places an immediate crisis in her future, which serves to divide Michael’s priorities. It doesn’t take long for the hybrids, Courtney, Maria, and Liz to converge on the Crashdown, where it’s soon rather apparent that they are alone and under siege.
It doesn’t take long for Tess and Michael to start pointing fingers. Tess accuses Courtney of leading the Skins right to Roswell, while Michael defends Courtney. Isabel is too busy blaming herself and the hybrids to remember that the Skins were hunting them long before they fought back. Right on cue, the gang is forced to hide in the bathroom as Nicholas and Ida walk in, hunting their prey.
The dynamic between Nicholas and Ida is truly bizarre and highly inconsistent. Nicholas is the leader of the Earth-bound Skins, according to the previous episode, and yet he seems to let Ida chide him and question his decisions. It’s almost as if Nicholas and the rest of the Skins have become caught up in their own patterns, unable to remember what their original roles were supposed to be. For someone so powerful, Nicholas has some serious self-identity issues. (And where exactly did the Skins put that “moisture chamber”?)
Before anyone has a chance to breathe (beyond Max stewing over Liz), Courtney starts having “husk” issues. Oddly, even Liz and Maria contribute to giving Courtney some aid. Meanwhile, Max finally confronts Michael about his concern for Courtney. Max obviously disagrees with the idea of Michael sending time with one of the enemy. This is interesting, because Max doesn’t approach the situation in a way that would prompt Michael to explain his side of the story. There are a ton of suggestions in this episode regarding Max and his weaknesses as a leader, and this is one very good example.
Tess finally takes charge of the Courtney situation and forces her to start talking. For someone who doesn’t know what’s going on, Courtney is rather good at figuring out the answers. That’s because Courtney is still playing Exposition Girl; the purpose is to make sure the audience knows that the humans will eventually disappear like the rest.
It doesn’t take long for another problematic scene to rear its ugly head. Liz and Maria are assaulted by a Skin, who happens to be a guy with sunglasses and absolutely no personality. Jim and Kyle appear literally out of nowhere (they are just suddenly in the Crashdown without preamble). The Skin gets away, and yet the gang is in no hurry to leave the diner. So why aren’t they immediately assaulted by the Skins?
Courtney provides a bit more of that ol’ exposition by mentioning that the Skins can be killed by slamming them on a “button” hidden on the small of their back. This is a rather convenient development that allows the gang to take out the Skins in a rather familiar fashion (familiar, at least, to “Buffy” fans). Courtney also lets everyone know that Nicholas has the same powers as the hybrids, but he’s much stronger.
The issue of Nicholas’ powers is a serious weakness of the episode. For one thing, it’s never explained why Nicholas would have the same powers as the hybrids. The hybrids are supposed to have those powers because they have access to the full potential within the human genome. So why would the Skins have the same powers? Or rather, why would one Skin have the same powers, and most of the others apparently don’t (since they don’t use them to attack)?
One possible explanation is that the Skins and other races of the Antar Kingdom are in some way related to the human race. The fact that the Skins need to wear the “husks” would seem to argue against that possibility, but it would explain why the alien DNA of the hybrids was compatible with human DNA. Perhaps Nicholas is so powerful because he has mastered that which the hybrids have only begun to understand.
By the time Max takes command of the situation, the fractures within the gang are already apparent. Max doesn’t trust Kyle, and that is a major problem, since everyone should be working together to survive. More problematic is the fact that Isabel chooses to take her own path, ignoring Max’s decision that everyone should stick together. At least thematically, this fits within the context of Isabel following the path laid down by Vilandra; Isabel’s decision is rash and places everyone in danger.
Isabel isn’t the only one slipping into an apparently destined role. Michael is so concerned about Courtney, and perhaps the thought of being the king, that he gives Courtney information about the granilith. The fact that Courtney is dying makes this something of a hollow threat, but that’s not really the point. The point is that Michael, in his previous incarnation, could have also let dreams of grandeur undermine his effectiveness as second-in-command. Whether intentional or not, it seems that Max was betrayed by everyone around him, and largely because of disillusionment with his rule.
It would be interesting to know if Brody realizes that someone was in his office messing with his equipment. Brody has been absent of late, something that would be corrected in the subsequent two-part episode that finally delves into the topic of alien abduction. The writers quickly make another logical error in the story when Valenti comes in, apparently in pain, to tell his son how proud he is of him. That ties nicely into the beginning of the episode, but none of the other humans in the story feel the same pain as they disappear.
The Skin attack in the UFO Center is resolved rather easily, and Kyle’s sudden realization that the phallic vandalism of the UFO Center billboard must be related to the disappearance of the humans is a bit contrived. It does, however, give Kyle a chance to stand up for himself and show Max that he’s not the enemy. Max comes around, which is good to see; once again, there are shades of the flawed king in Max’s characterization in this episode.
The scene in the bus between Nicholas, Isabel, and Ida is somewhat hard to swallow. In the previous episode, Nicholas made it very clear that he has come to despise women, and he even finds Vilandra to be expendable over his own survival. Nicholas takes a complete U-turn in this episode, letting Isabel get under his skin, so to speak. This is also another scene where Nicholas and Ida can’t seem to remember who they are: mother/son or leader/follower.
It’s rather interesting to note that Vilandra seems to have been rather fickle with her men, which once again speaks to the strong undercurrent of “free will” vs. “destiny”. Isabel would constantly look outside of the gang for a love interest, now matter how dangerous that could be. Now it seems like that’s something Vilandra used to do, perhaps betraying Kivar as much as her brother.
The quick pacing of this part of the season is evident in Liz’s realization that she can’t keep the truth from Max for very long. As noted in the review for “The End of the World”, the future has already been altered by the delay in the relationship between Max and Liz. There’s no reason for Liz to keep up the lie. Kyle makes a very comforting observation: Max will always know, on some level, that Liz loves him.
Kyle and Maria arrive at the billboard, only to be attacked out of nowhere by an extra in sunglasses. If there was ever a moment where budgetary concessions were plainly evident, this is that scene. It’s one of the low points of the episode, if not the second season as a whole!
Nicholas’ conversation with Courtney is also disappointing in that it confirms one of the writing errors from the previous episode. Nicholas is clearly aware of the fact that Courtney is part of the underground, supporting Michael over Kivar. Why, then, would a new “husk” be created for her? Courtney also seems to remember something that she wasn’t at the UFO Center to hear: Max’s intention to flee to the school. These errors are somewhat alleviated by Courtney’s heroic suicide; then again, it was only necessary because Michael told her about the granilith in the first place, which seems to have been intended for the purposes of this scene.
The distrust engendered by Michael’s decision to help Courtney above all else and Isabel’s failed attempt to fix things on her own all lead to the apparent downfall of Max and the hybrids. Once again, this episode draws a parallel between the past on Antar and the present in Roswell. Nicholas seems to be rather pleased with himself, that’s for sure. The writers make it seem rather inevitable that the hybrids will be defeated, which makes the resolution that much harder to swallow.
Maria’s solution to the Skin device is incredibly hard to believe, since it wouldn’t have done anything other than probably get her shocked to death. At least there’s an attempt to make it seem logical; Tess’ sudden power is so ill-defined and contrived that it destroys the credibility of the entire episode. From the context of the latter part of the season, it makes a certain amount of sense, since Tess would want to eliminate the threat to her own plan with Kivar. But overall, it’s too easy, especially since it is never explained. Everyone just reappears, and somehow, none of the general population remembers what happened.
The final scene is actually a good ending. One would think that Max would have learned from his mistakes, but there’s the suggestion that Max continues to fall into the established patterns. Instead of taking Tess’ feelings into account, Max is more interested in whether or not Tess can tap into that power again. Perhaps it was that kind of callous thinking that pressed so many into turning on Max. There’s also the hint that Nicholas survived, probably thanks to his supposedly immense reservoir of power.
The writers were clearly forced to bring the Skins threat to something of a conclusion as soon as possible, leading into the major revelations of the two-part episode that follows. This was accomplished, but only at the expense of the logical progression of the story. The plot is rather flawed, especially when it comes to the final act.
At the same time, two very important elements are front and center. Max, Michael, and Isabel are forced to consider whether they are falling into established patterns, giving in to weaknesses they didn’t know they had. Max is something of a dictator, distrustful of those around him, something that was true in the first season but becomes more and more evident as the second season marches on. This flaw has always made Max interesting, since it suggests that Max wasn’t the beloved leader that he was supposed to have been.
Michael also allows his loyalty to be compromised, and perhaps most intriguingly, he seems unaware of it. He feels a connection to Courtney, and it’s hinted that he is interested in the thought of a large following back home, but he doesn’t seem to recognize that his relationship with Max is faltering as a result. Isabel, on the other hand, is all too aware of what she’s been hiding, and now that Max knows, it promises to be a major issue in the future.
The second important element is the development of the human characters. The scenes between Jim and Kyle are very strong, and Kyle’s character takes a subtle but compelling turn towards respect and even friendship with Max. Kyle seems conflicted about his role in Liz’s deception, and it seems to bother him that Max doesn’t trust him. Kyle wouldn’t have cared in the first season, so this is a welcome development.
It’s the character that saves this episode from the disappointing plot elements. Somewhat tellingly, the emphasis on character was the strength of the first season, so it only makes sense that it would be the strength of the second season. The network’s desire for something more plot-driven is evident in the past couple of episodes, and while the writers do what they can to make it all work, the final result doesn’t quite live up to the promise.
Memorable Quotes
KYLE: “It’s the circle, Dad…the circle of life.”
KYLE: “Any other areas where you’d like to point out my incompetency, Dad, or is the list complete at fishing and dating?”
MARIA: “OK, we’ve got ginkho, bee pollen, Echinacea, C, D, E, calcium, St. John’ wort, and Pamprin. What? I was dating Michael Guerin…”
NICHOLAS: “You always were a flighty little princess. Jewels before studies, that’s out Vilandra. We have you, you beautiful moron!”
COURTNEY: “I think I see a chest hair, Nicholas. Way to go.”
NICHOLAS: “By the way, love the hair, hope you win…”
Final Analysis
Overall, this episode is saved by the depth of characterization, since the plot elements aren’t quite pulled together as tightly as they should have been. There are logical errors throughout the story, and the final act feels like a cop-out, rather than a well-considered solution to the Skin takeover. This is one of those episodes where network interference is rather evident.
Writing: 1/2
Acting: 2/2
Direction: 1/2
Style: 2/4
Final Rating: 6/10
Directed by Michael Lange
In which the Skins launch an attack on the hybrids by making all the humans in town disappear, forcing Max to take command, prompting some small but critical betrayals…
Status Report
As noted in the previous review, the series was caught between a rock and a hard place in the second season. The uncertain nature of the renewal (13 episodes with an option for the “back nine”) forced the writers to bring the plot threads to a relative conclusion within a short period of time. That situation might have worked if the writers were inclined to work out the details of the plot progression ahead of time. Instead, the writers were making it up as they went along (as Ron Moore admits), and often, the final result was weakened. This episode covers a lot of ground, both in terms of plot and character development, but it’s also riddled with plot holes that could have easily been avoided.
Max and Isabel are enjoying a meal at home as the episode begins. Right from the start, there are some good and bad points. Max seems to be getting paranoid about the people around him, wondering who he can trust and what motivations they have. This makes sense, especially in light of Michael’s connection to Courtney. Max doesn’t know why Michael is helping Courtney, and so he wonders what else he doesn’t know.
Isabel’s distant attitude certainly doesn’t help, but her reasons (however false) don’t add up. She claims that they “destroyed a race of people”, and that is why she’s withdrawing from Max right now. Well, that doesn’t quite add up. For one thing, they all know that the Skins on Earth are not the entire race of Skins; there’s still the entire population back on Antar under the rule of Kivar. So Isabel’s lie doesn’t even make sense. Add to that the fact that she’s saying that with her parents close by, and it comes across as sloppy.
The opening scenes between Jim and Kyle Valenti is far better, finally addressing Kyle’s semi-conversion to Buddhism and his father’s reaction to it. Of course, Valenti can’t understand it, especially when it serves to deprive him of a nice meal. The changes have made it hard for Valenti to relate to his son, and in turn, Kyle feels the distinct air of disapproval and disappointment.
Meanwhile, Liz is back at the Crashdown now that Whitaker’s office is closed, which makes sense from a plot perspective. It also gives her and Maria an excuse for being out of town together, which is vital to the plot. The writers use the premise of the episode rather well in the beginning; Maria’s accident with the baby carriage is a shot to the gut, even if one’s brain is aware that the carriage is empty.
The reactions of the main characters are all appropriate, especially in terms of Isabel, and that sells the main concept of the Skins launching a last-ditch effort to destroy their enemies and retrieve the granilith (presumably to get back to Antar). Courtney’s observation about her husk also places an immediate crisis in her future, which serves to divide Michael’s priorities. It doesn’t take long for the hybrids, Courtney, Maria, and Liz to converge on the Crashdown, where it’s soon rather apparent that they are alone and under siege.
It doesn’t take long for Tess and Michael to start pointing fingers. Tess accuses Courtney of leading the Skins right to Roswell, while Michael defends Courtney. Isabel is too busy blaming herself and the hybrids to remember that the Skins were hunting them long before they fought back. Right on cue, the gang is forced to hide in the bathroom as Nicholas and Ida walk in, hunting their prey.
The dynamic between Nicholas and Ida is truly bizarre and highly inconsistent. Nicholas is the leader of the Earth-bound Skins, according to the previous episode, and yet he seems to let Ida chide him and question his decisions. It’s almost as if Nicholas and the rest of the Skins have become caught up in their own patterns, unable to remember what their original roles were supposed to be. For someone so powerful, Nicholas has some serious self-identity issues. (And where exactly did the Skins put that “moisture chamber”?)
Before anyone has a chance to breathe (beyond Max stewing over Liz), Courtney starts having “husk” issues. Oddly, even Liz and Maria contribute to giving Courtney some aid. Meanwhile, Max finally confronts Michael about his concern for Courtney. Max obviously disagrees with the idea of Michael sending time with one of the enemy. This is interesting, because Max doesn’t approach the situation in a way that would prompt Michael to explain his side of the story. There are a ton of suggestions in this episode regarding Max and his weaknesses as a leader, and this is one very good example.
Tess finally takes charge of the Courtney situation and forces her to start talking. For someone who doesn’t know what’s going on, Courtney is rather good at figuring out the answers. That’s because Courtney is still playing Exposition Girl; the purpose is to make sure the audience knows that the humans will eventually disappear like the rest.
It doesn’t take long for another problematic scene to rear its ugly head. Liz and Maria are assaulted by a Skin, who happens to be a guy with sunglasses and absolutely no personality. Jim and Kyle appear literally out of nowhere (they are just suddenly in the Crashdown without preamble). The Skin gets away, and yet the gang is in no hurry to leave the diner. So why aren’t they immediately assaulted by the Skins?
Courtney provides a bit more of that ol’ exposition by mentioning that the Skins can be killed by slamming them on a “button” hidden on the small of their back. This is a rather convenient development that allows the gang to take out the Skins in a rather familiar fashion (familiar, at least, to “Buffy” fans). Courtney also lets everyone know that Nicholas has the same powers as the hybrids, but he’s much stronger.
The issue of Nicholas’ powers is a serious weakness of the episode. For one thing, it’s never explained why Nicholas would have the same powers as the hybrids. The hybrids are supposed to have those powers because they have access to the full potential within the human genome. So why would the Skins have the same powers? Or rather, why would one Skin have the same powers, and most of the others apparently don’t (since they don’t use them to attack)?
One possible explanation is that the Skins and other races of the Antar Kingdom are in some way related to the human race. The fact that the Skins need to wear the “husks” would seem to argue against that possibility, but it would explain why the alien DNA of the hybrids was compatible with human DNA. Perhaps Nicholas is so powerful because he has mastered that which the hybrids have only begun to understand.
By the time Max takes command of the situation, the fractures within the gang are already apparent. Max doesn’t trust Kyle, and that is a major problem, since everyone should be working together to survive. More problematic is the fact that Isabel chooses to take her own path, ignoring Max’s decision that everyone should stick together. At least thematically, this fits within the context of Isabel following the path laid down by Vilandra; Isabel’s decision is rash and places everyone in danger.
Isabel isn’t the only one slipping into an apparently destined role. Michael is so concerned about Courtney, and perhaps the thought of being the king, that he gives Courtney information about the granilith. The fact that Courtney is dying makes this something of a hollow threat, but that’s not really the point. The point is that Michael, in his previous incarnation, could have also let dreams of grandeur undermine his effectiveness as second-in-command. Whether intentional or not, it seems that Max was betrayed by everyone around him, and largely because of disillusionment with his rule.
It would be interesting to know if Brody realizes that someone was in his office messing with his equipment. Brody has been absent of late, something that would be corrected in the subsequent two-part episode that finally delves into the topic of alien abduction. The writers quickly make another logical error in the story when Valenti comes in, apparently in pain, to tell his son how proud he is of him. That ties nicely into the beginning of the episode, but none of the other humans in the story feel the same pain as they disappear.
The Skin attack in the UFO Center is resolved rather easily, and Kyle’s sudden realization that the phallic vandalism of the UFO Center billboard must be related to the disappearance of the humans is a bit contrived. It does, however, give Kyle a chance to stand up for himself and show Max that he’s not the enemy. Max comes around, which is good to see; once again, there are shades of the flawed king in Max’s characterization in this episode.
The scene in the bus between Nicholas, Isabel, and Ida is somewhat hard to swallow. In the previous episode, Nicholas made it very clear that he has come to despise women, and he even finds Vilandra to be expendable over his own survival. Nicholas takes a complete U-turn in this episode, letting Isabel get under his skin, so to speak. This is also another scene where Nicholas and Ida can’t seem to remember who they are: mother/son or leader/follower.
It’s rather interesting to note that Vilandra seems to have been rather fickle with her men, which once again speaks to the strong undercurrent of “free will” vs. “destiny”. Isabel would constantly look outside of the gang for a love interest, now matter how dangerous that could be. Now it seems like that’s something Vilandra used to do, perhaps betraying Kivar as much as her brother.
The quick pacing of this part of the season is evident in Liz’s realization that she can’t keep the truth from Max for very long. As noted in the review for “The End of the World”, the future has already been altered by the delay in the relationship between Max and Liz. There’s no reason for Liz to keep up the lie. Kyle makes a very comforting observation: Max will always know, on some level, that Liz loves him.
Kyle and Maria arrive at the billboard, only to be attacked out of nowhere by an extra in sunglasses. If there was ever a moment where budgetary concessions were plainly evident, this is that scene. It’s one of the low points of the episode, if not the second season as a whole!
Nicholas’ conversation with Courtney is also disappointing in that it confirms one of the writing errors from the previous episode. Nicholas is clearly aware of the fact that Courtney is part of the underground, supporting Michael over Kivar. Why, then, would a new “husk” be created for her? Courtney also seems to remember something that she wasn’t at the UFO Center to hear: Max’s intention to flee to the school. These errors are somewhat alleviated by Courtney’s heroic suicide; then again, it was only necessary because Michael told her about the granilith in the first place, which seems to have been intended for the purposes of this scene.
The distrust engendered by Michael’s decision to help Courtney above all else and Isabel’s failed attempt to fix things on her own all lead to the apparent downfall of Max and the hybrids. Once again, this episode draws a parallel between the past on Antar and the present in Roswell. Nicholas seems to be rather pleased with himself, that’s for sure. The writers make it seem rather inevitable that the hybrids will be defeated, which makes the resolution that much harder to swallow.
Maria’s solution to the Skin device is incredibly hard to believe, since it wouldn’t have done anything other than probably get her shocked to death. At least there’s an attempt to make it seem logical; Tess’ sudden power is so ill-defined and contrived that it destroys the credibility of the entire episode. From the context of the latter part of the season, it makes a certain amount of sense, since Tess would want to eliminate the threat to her own plan with Kivar. But overall, it’s too easy, especially since it is never explained. Everyone just reappears, and somehow, none of the general population remembers what happened.
The final scene is actually a good ending. One would think that Max would have learned from his mistakes, but there’s the suggestion that Max continues to fall into the established patterns. Instead of taking Tess’ feelings into account, Max is more interested in whether or not Tess can tap into that power again. Perhaps it was that kind of callous thinking that pressed so many into turning on Max. There’s also the hint that Nicholas survived, probably thanks to his supposedly immense reservoir of power.
The writers were clearly forced to bring the Skins threat to something of a conclusion as soon as possible, leading into the major revelations of the two-part episode that follows. This was accomplished, but only at the expense of the logical progression of the story. The plot is rather flawed, especially when it comes to the final act.
At the same time, two very important elements are front and center. Max, Michael, and Isabel are forced to consider whether they are falling into established patterns, giving in to weaknesses they didn’t know they had. Max is something of a dictator, distrustful of those around him, something that was true in the first season but becomes more and more evident as the second season marches on. This flaw has always made Max interesting, since it suggests that Max wasn’t the beloved leader that he was supposed to have been.
Michael also allows his loyalty to be compromised, and perhaps most intriguingly, he seems unaware of it. He feels a connection to Courtney, and it’s hinted that he is interested in the thought of a large following back home, but he doesn’t seem to recognize that his relationship with Max is faltering as a result. Isabel, on the other hand, is all too aware of what she’s been hiding, and now that Max knows, it promises to be a major issue in the future.
The second important element is the development of the human characters. The scenes between Jim and Kyle are very strong, and Kyle’s character takes a subtle but compelling turn towards respect and even friendship with Max. Kyle seems conflicted about his role in Liz’s deception, and it seems to bother him that Max doesn’t trust him. Kyle wouldn’t have cared in the first season, so this is a welcome development.
It’s the character that saves this episode from the disappointing plot elements. Somewhat tellingly, the emphasis on character was the strength of the first season, so it only makes sense that it would be the strength of the second season. The network’s desire for something more plot-driven is evident in the past couple of episodes, and while the writers do what they can to make it all work, the final result doesn’t quite live up to the promise.
Memorable Quotes
KYLE: “It’s the circle, Dad…the circle of life.”
KYLE: “Any other areas where you’d like to point out my incompetency, Dad, or is the list complete at fishing and dating?”
MARIA: “OK, we’ve got ginkho, bee pollen, Echinacea, C, D, E, calcium, St. John’ wort, and Pamprin. What? I was dating Michael Guerin…”
NICHOLAS: “You always were a flighty little princess. Jewels before studies, that’s out Vilandra. We have you, you beautiful moron!”
COURTNEY: “I think I see a chest hair, Nicholas. Way to go.”
NICHOLAS: “By the way, love the hair, hope you win…”
Final Analysis
Overall, this episode is saved by the depth of characterization, since the plot elements aren’t quite pulled together as tightly as they should have been. There are logical errors throughout the story, and the final act feels like a cop-out, rather than a well-considered solution to the Skin takeover. This is one of those episodes where network interference is rather evident.
Writing: 1/2
Acting: 2/2
Direction: 1/2
Style: 2/4
Final Rating: 6/10
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