Comments on: The 4400 – Season 4, Episode 2 – “Fear Itself”

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Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:29:27 +0000

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By: Media Maven

Media Maven — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:29:54 +0000

That’s a good call. However, I think her lack of a nuanced performance comes from the fact that they simply don’t have enough time in that 42 minute episode to focus on Diana’s emotional journey. It’s just not important enough to the real meat of the show.

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:18:51 +0000

Good point, Maves. Though I wasn’t necessarily expecting any April screen time, I did hope to see some emotions coming from Dianna about all of this. She just left her boyfriend and daughter halfway around the world and her sister is missing???–It’s hard to believe she is THAT level headed.

By: Media Maven

Media Maven — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:47:07 +0000

Isabeow! Thanks for your comments!!! I agree with everything you say (especially the lame-o Shawn haircut) except for one thing.

I bet you that we’ll see plenty of April Skouros starting in the next week or so. They have to save that stuff and allow it to develop across the season. It would be too much action to cram into this one episode to have Diana return AND to have her hunt down April, in addition to all the other stuff that needed to happen this week. Plus, Diana had to prove to Doyle that she was going to take her reinstated duties at NTAC seriously and wouldn’t just be taking advantage of NTAC resources (ree-ZOR-cis), to find April.

Hope to have more comments from you in the future!

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:59:09 +0000

I agree Maven, this episode was not so great. A couple of things that add to why this episode was weak: First, Dianna came back to NTAC to help find April–but after she gets her job back she doesn’t seem to be concerned about April at all, either she has short lived emotions, or she takes her job THAT seriously (I thought she really loved her sister!). Second: maybe if Tom, Dianna, the rest of NTAC, and pretty much every other character on the show (except Jordan Collier and Maia) would figure things out a little more quickly, I wouldn’t get so annoyed with everyone pretty much every episode. You would think that after 3 seasons of people on earth with insane abilities, at least NTAC would start asking the right questions, and begin to expect the unexpected. Third: Shawn’s absurd/distracting haircut. Did he turn emo after he woke up from his coma? I hope not.
I think you were generous with the C+. Let’s hope next week is better.