V – Episode 4 (Season 1): “It’s Only the Beginning”
I have to say, waiting a quarter of a year between episodes is a bad move because I’ve started losing any semblance of interest I have for this show. Before it reaches that point, let’s take a look at the episode we left off at.
It starts with a pretty good cliffhanger type in medias res opening, but anyone who’s familiar with any type of storytelling knows that the subject matter is prime for interpretation. In any case, there’s a lot of progress made in this episode. While I find the entire ‘blowing up a pharmaceutical lab’ by a total of about four people to be incredibly absurd, it serves as a good example of how a well-planned attack can procure a well-needed result. In any case, this episode isn’t all about the flash of an exploding alien research lab, a lot of reveals happen as well.
Tyler’s mom finding out he’s now on the alien mothership should lead to some decent drama, but I find myself less and less interested in the character, since Tyler represents the whole ‘thinking he’s a nonconformist when he’s just a douche’ archetype. The entire reveal about how Jack used to be a soldier didn’t really work for me (I mean, come on, what kind of priest can fight like that?), but the fact that he’s stabbed and left for dead by the end is a pretty damn good cliffhanger, I’ll say that. It definitely gives the impression that the entire idea of Resistance is a complete and utter waste and that they’re fighting what amounts to be a losing battle.
The most interesting reveals are about Ryan and Valerie’s baby – presumably a half V, half human baby; let’s just ignore the utter genetic impossibility of two completely different species somehow coincidentally having the exact same number of chromosomes and the exact same conditions for gestation, but the original series had a pretty decent plot twist involving that aspect, though it was more horrifying than worrying. I can’t really say how the final scene reminds me similarly of Mass Effect 2′s final scene, as well… hm. I probably just have Mass Effect on the mind. Anyway, I look forward to where the series will go but I’m losing interest rather quickly.