“V” Episode 2 “There is No Normal Anymore”

“I’m told in Japan this conveys both a respect for tradition and the allure of submission.”

“I’m not sure that’s the message you want to send.”

“You still don’t understand humanity.”

The moments that held the most power for me in this episode all had to do with Anna. And the one with the most intrigue of all was the above mentioned scene between Anna and her minion Marcus. (Which is, of course, the perfect name for a minion.) This conversation holds in it the seed of truly engaging questions. Conversation topic:  In what ways is humanity a slave to itself? And it’s self created false sense of identity? Talk amongst yourselves.

This scene was also beautifully played by both actors. I love that Anna is a little doll to herself and how much fun she has dressing herself up. I really enjoyed the power play that poor Scott Wolf aka Chad Decker attempted. And the sinister phone call from asterisk, asterisk, asterisk Anna at the end. Hey you know what I always find? That the best course of action is to play a game of cat and mouse with an all powerful leader of an invading alien species. Is it possible that this poor fool doesn’t realize that she is (possibly quite literally) gonna have him for lunch? Delicious.

Question: When, exactly, was the last time that you found a working payphone on a deserted street just when you needed 911 but couldn’t risk your cell phone being triangulated?  Also, is there any possibility, at all, that older priest (artfully set against the younger, hunkier priest) and Chad Decker’s spunky assistant are not actually V’s? Finally how is it that the V’s are attracted to us? I like Morris Chesnutt’s character and I find his devotion to his lady romantic but somewhat inexplicable. I mean I know they are all designed to attract and confuse us with their beauty, but they are in fact green lizard people underneath all that splendor. I find it hard to imagine that their species would genuinely find our species attractive any more than we would want to snuggle up to their scales.

I did like the relationship between Morris Chestnuts character Ryan and the mechanic Angelo. He embodied the theme of the episode “trust no one”. I enjoyed the actors performance and I feel like theirs could develop into an interesting storyline and relationship. The areas that pulled my out this week were the same as last. I feel less drawn to the Erica and Tyler Evans storyline. I think the reason for that is because it lacks freshness, I can see every move, turn and development coming five minutes before it does and so I feel as though I am being forced to sit through something I’ve already seen and dismissed. Whereas I can tell that Anna is going to do something so I feel a sense of anticipation, but I am not sure what so I feel a sense of the unknown. I am intrigued to see where Chad Decker’s relationship with Anna will take him, emotionally and in terms of his own character. The Ryan and Angelo the mechanic storyline has the same feeling, I am unsure where it is going and therefore remain interested. I feel that the Erica and Father Jack story needs dimension and grounding, and that the rebellion needs some grit. But I am glad to see that Alan Tudyk will return next week, as he will make a very worthy opponent for Erica.

If the show can focus on the  themes Anna brings to the table, the Anna/Chad relationship and bring some of that same freshness and depth to the rest of the storylines the whole series will be elevated to a level that we can deeply engage with and enjoy.

 - Roth

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