TV: V - 1.5 Welcome to the War

Although we don't know the agenda of the V outside of Lisa's sooper-secret destiny, apparently with Tyler, the lines have been drawn in the sand and we're officially at war. The last episode introduced the Fifth Column, although we still don't know who John May is. The show is still frustrating at this point because there are hints of Big Things to Come, but who knows what those things are outside of the massive fleet of V ships headed towards Earth. There's also this unwieldy attempt to personalize the impetus for the members of the Resistance that isn't working. Erica's attachment to Tyler channels Mike Donovan's attachment to his son, Sean. Unfortunately, Sean was a fresh faced kid who gets snatched by the nasty Visitors and stored along with the other food on a mothership. Tyler is a blind, too-naive-for-his-age and annoying punk kid who very willingly walks into the jaws of the lion. Considering he's the kid of an FBI agent, I am stunned by his complete lack of common sense.

What I did find interesting in this episode and the previous one are the predatory females and monstrous mothers all over my TV screen.

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