The promos for this episode made it seem a lot more exciting than it was. The whole episode was indeed devoted to a message that Underlay needed to send to Mariel and Russell, but the manner in which that message was delivered was a lot less interesting than I had been expecting. The very end promises a more explosive confrontation in the future, however, and that sparks my interest.
The triangle between Russell, Mariel, and Larkin is getting rather interesting, and not just because the truth about the "aliens" is out on the table. The writers continue to use the "alien" situation as an effective commentary on extended family dynamics. Mariel is in the middle, and Russell is her connection to her old life (her human side). Underlay makes it very clear that the children are the prize, the pieces in play.
Underlay is actually very smart about it. He doesn't do anything overtly threatening to the children, and his excuse is about as airtight as it can get. But he delivers a clear message by showing Russell and Mariel how easily he can turn their world upside-down. His offer at the end of the episode is very interesting move. He give Russell what he wants, further reminding him of what he stands to lose. And Mariel gets to see what it's like to be without the children, thus pushing her to accept her new reality.
This is what makes Underlay a compelling character. He's something of a villain, especially since he's preparing his "alien" brothers and sisters for a revolution, but he's also got a point. The only way that things will go well is if both sides learn to live together and find common ground. Whether or not that's possible is the key point in the conflict. Sometimes it just doesn't work out, and that possibly remains with this family.
So Underlay all but ensured that Russell and Mariel would be placed in a compromised situation in terms of what they know and how they react. But it also seems as if Underlay has some problems of his own, beyond Jesse's curiosity and Kira's petulance. There's the threatening phone calls, which at this point, could mean anything. That means that there are still some complications left to introduce between now and, say, episodes 14-15, when the season usually begins ramping up to the resolution of a season arc.
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After a visit to Mariel, Russell finds that Tom has taken the children on a vacation without asking permission. Someone is hiding outside of Mariel’s house and is discovered by Russell. Larkin is suspicious of Russell’s intentions towards Mariel.
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Scott KlaceStevie
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GUEST STAR
Colin FickesDeputy Palmateer
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Ariel Gade
Rose Varon
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Evan Peters
Jesse Varon
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Tyler Labine
Dave Groves
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Alexis Dziena
Kira Underlay
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William Fichtner
Sheriff Tom Underlay
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Eddie Cibrian
Russell Varon
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TRIVIA (5)
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Goof: The position and amount of blood on Russell's face changes in between shots.
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Mariel hung up the phone before hitting the button for the speaker phone.
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We see in this episode that people and weapons are being sent an island. Uncharted Key, 122 miles southeast of Miami.
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This episode marks the one-month anniversary of the hurricane.
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Rose calls Tom, Daddy-Tom now.
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QUOTES (7)
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Kira: You're gonna do karaoke? Tom: You've never heard my version of "My Way"?
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Russell: (referring to Tom) He sure looks like a guy plotting to take over the world.
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Tom: (to Russell) Thanks for letting me steal the children.
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Mariel: (reading Tom's note) The children and I are going on a little adventure. It should be good for everyone.
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Russell: What's in here? Mariel: I think it's where Tom keeps his guns. Russell: You think? Mariel: I've never actually been in there.
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Russell: [Tom's] office has no windows? Mariel: Maybe he's a vampire too.
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Russell: (to Mariel) What ever has happened to you, you're still their mother.
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NOTES (1)
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International Airdates: The Netherlands: September 1, 2008 on Veronica
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ALLUSIONS (2)
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Jesse tells Tom that his choice for a movie would be The Shining, making an allusion to the particular context of the episode story. They are away from the citiy, completely isolated, with a father figure that apparently is acting rather strange. He is a little afraid that Tom could go beserk as the Jack Nicholson character in The Shining.
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The Island of Misfit Toys was referenced in relation to the aliens; they see themselves as unwanted or broken in normal people's opinion, much like the toys in the Rankin-Bass Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
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Something odd about the town of 'Invasion'
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Bring Back INVASION!
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Invasion is NOT returning!
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What would have happened in season 2 of Invasion
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What would have happened to Larkin?
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