Episode Reviewed: Falling Skies: Shall We Gather By the River

You see Continuum writers, this is how you do episode titles.

In A Nutshell:
There is a bridge that the 2nd Mass needs to cross. Why? If they don't, Skitters have them cornered and they are collectively screwed. But, it's under the watch of Skitter Birds. So, Ben, who's is like a really messed up version of Captain America or something now, goes on a recon mission to see what can be done. At the same time, Tom begins to suspect that the Slenders did something to his mind, an idea that is confirmed by an event later in the episode that I can't discuss without spoilers.

The Good:
Plenty on the table here. They do a good job of addressing Tom's fears over what the Slenders might have done to him and what they might make him do, as well as confirming that Ben is in fact a rage-driven sociopath (I KNEW IT!). You've just got a lot of great drama period in this episode, but it all ties in to what's going on overall and none of the characters doing anything contrived for it to work, either. If anything, it shows who these guys are more and what they could do in the near future. The battle scene towards the end helped to top things off, and was just a fun to watch. And lastly, you've got a final scene/twist ending that truly makes the plot thicken.

The Bad:
My only beef was that it felt rushed. The thing is, that the show seems to feel that way a lot. I don't know what it is, but most of what happens per episode feels like it could go on longer. I'm saying the show should go The Walking Dead route, have whole episodes that are just a bunch of private conversations around a farm, but you know what I mean. Go figure. I still what they're doing, though, and I hope they stick with it.

Final Rating: 89%


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