Bionic Woman- Season 1 [Faceoff] 10/2007

[Truth Seeker]

Faceoff​

Star: Michelle Ryan (Jaime Sommers)

Jaime is sent on an assignment that requires her to rescue an American doctor who is working in Paraguay. While there, she discovers the truth about her life expectancy.​

 

[dravot]

Meh.

It's better in some areas and in other ways it's rilly stoopid.

I'm rapidly approaching the not caring mark.

 

[Abraxas]

The bad is far outweighing the good - and the shaky cam crap is, well, crap.
I can't see this lasting.
I think this was my last episode to watch.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

It’s getting better, in terms of story, character and action sequences, but it is still weak and leaves much to be desired. The “Big Brother Is Good For you” thing is cliché, it was clearly a wire gag when she was running and leaping to escape the terrorists and it was telegraphed from miles away that the guy and the flash drive were going to be hell and gone when she got back.

Sackhoff still is a standout.

I still wonder if Will is really dead.

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

I'm a little disappointed that Katee Sackhoff is basically recycling her Starbuck role. As an actress she's got a lot of energy and I'd like to see her do a little more than the "high-strung butt-kicking b****." Her opening scene (playing poker with the undercover agents) really drove it home for me. "Ok, you just want her to play Starbuck with less Viper flying and more kicking."

I liked last night's episode better than the others, but the show is firmly in the realm of mediocre. But a similar show, 24, had similar problems in the first season, and didn't really come into its own until the second. IMO, at least.

 

[Insight]

The writing is getting better, but the cliches are getting more and more painful. I keep hoping the show will turn the corner, but... it doesn't look good.

 

[Sir Brennen]

I dunno. I'm trying to like it. The whole theme of truth vs. lies vs. disclosure felt like a Grey's Anatomy episode. The wire jumping was a bit obvious, and she still didn't look like she was running fast enough to outrun all but one bullet from several automatic weapons firing in her direction. (And aren't shoulder wounds fatal in this show?)

Visible laser beams for motion detectors is always a bad sign. The poor, underutilized yet ubiquitous infrared, sonic and microwave motion detectors; just not flashy enough for TV shows.

I miss the bad-ass Miguel Ferrer we met in the first episode.

Still, the reveal that she only has a five year mission... err, life expectancy... adds some interest and personal stake for her.