After last week’s episode of FlashForward I was pretty concerned about the show. This week, I was pleasantly surprised with this Halloween episode. I thought it was a return to form and offered many more treats than it did tricks. There was good mystery, some actual tension, and the flashes were used in a meaningful and interesting way. That’s pretty much all I’m looking for in this show, and it hasn’t been delivering lately. Hopefully, with sweeps kicking into gear next week, the show will continue with more quality episodes.
Even though Simon wasn’t in the episode a lot, I thought that his true introduction was a bright spot for the show. Clearly there is a lot of intrigue and mystery surrounding him, and hopefully he will be a catalyst for some more quality as the show moves forward. I have to wonder if the “experiment” that he and Lloyd were involved with actually caused the flashforward, or if they just believe that it did. It would be a wacky coincidence, and honestly, a bit of a cop out on the writer’s part if that were the case.
The only “trick” in this episode for me was the deterioration of Mark and Olivia’s relationship. I thought that the scene when they, along with Lloyd, connected all the dots was excellent. It was a great awkward and very strange moment. The fallout, however, fell more into the melodrama category for me. I just thought it was awfully sudden for the two of them to give up on the relationship (although I’m not sure if they went quite that far). Heck, all they had to do was make it through six months together to rebuild the trust.
In any case, I’m back to looking forward to more FlashForward.
Here are some other things that I noticed:
What did you think of this week’s episode. Are you back on board?
I liked the episode a lot, except for the last half of the Mark and Olivia kitchen scene. With all their talk about not letting the flashfuture happen to just give up?!?! It just didn’t make sense. Hopefully, they will sleep on it and move forward as a united front in the morning!
I also thought this episode was a huge improvement over last week. The only downside for me was, as you mentioned, Mark and Olivia seemingly deciding to give up. It just didn’t fit with the impression I’ve had of them and their relationship thus far.
Good catch on Charlie.
I was thinking the same thing about Charlie’s flashforward. She is in the house talking and playing with Dylan, and we also know that Olivia and Lloyd are in the same house at that time, right? How would Charlie know of some evil man/event during this timeframe and in this location without Olivia, Lloyd, and Dylan knowing about it?
I just watched the episode tonight, and I said the same thing to my husband about Charlie. I also wondered why Olivia and Mark didn’t talk to Charlie about Dylan, since they clearly seem to know each other and have a relationship, so maybe Charlie could provide some insight from her flashforward that the adults are lacking.
And, yes, talk about awkward scenes, when Lloyd registered where he was– “Are you her?”