Invasion

This show is getting better each week. Despite the show's slow pace in picking up tension, it doesn't matter since the characters are very interesting. I just love watching the show exploring the characters dealing with the realities that are slowly unfolding around them. Larkin discovers something about Russell's past. Russel roughs up a poucher. Russel is a good guy, but we're thinking if he was always been a good person, all will be explained in this episode. This episode makes me want to watch Invasion on a regular basis. The writers did a good job giving the casts depth of character.

is seem that the writers anbd directors have read some of the review and better shape the developing of the story line. The introduction of new actors will refresh the image and credibility of the show. The idear that the police officer is not in total controls of the situation is pivotal for the delivery of info to the tv followers

this episode will keep me coming back for more. i was about to give up on this series, but i saw this. I think it is cool to learn that Dave is more than just a guy hanging out in Russell's garage concocting 'conspiracy' theories. I think the scene where the woman approaches him in the coffee shop is the most revealing about Dave outside of what we've alread seen of him.



To learn Russell has a darker past than we thought and how important the glades are to him speaks to what might happen in upcoming episodes as he tries to protect his 'home'.



Finally Mariel and Tom - I didn't realize that Tom wasn't in complete control as we were led to believe. Mariel - well, it looks like she seeks that same answers that Dave, Russell, and Larkin are seeking in her own way.

I believe this episode was worth all the money it got for advertising, just to see Mariel and Dave hanging out and drinking beer togather. If they become friends, they shall be the strangest pair on television. The Sheriff is losing control of his wife and we learn about Russel's early life and how he came to love the Park, so much.

Why would Mariel want them to bring up her body even if they found it? That's something that I would block out from my mind; pretend I never saw my own body in the water. I mean, what was she going to do next when they brought her body to her? I hated how Larkin treated Russell, she had no idea of his story and yet she blindly judged him even though she should know what kind of man he is, he IS her husband after all. This was a really good episode though.

My review is excellant rating, a good change from all the reality junk. Scifi, Drama can take you away sometimes. The show is full of weekly drama, that keeps on the edge for the next episode, which is even more exciting.I look forward to next season,so watch and enjoy.! B.

I was disappointed in this episode. The teaser spots made it look like the good doctor’s (Dr. Underlay) body was uncovered and the unraveling would begin. This is an extremely slow build up show. On the one hand I over looked the cell phones working right after the hurricane and other things that didn’t quite mesh with the idea of a catastrophic hurricane, did you notice how spot clean everyone was immediately afterward? However, this one blew it for me. Dr. Mariel Underlay’s body ending up in the morgue was lame and pure formula. The really tiring thing about this is the continuing of Larkin’s brother Dave and his quest with the hand held recorder. It’s like part Felicity meets the X Files but not nearly as good on either count. His Einstein hair gets bigger as he gets closer to the “truth.” The best part about this episode was him asking the good doctor if she was a "pod person." Other than that the ad spots for the show were better than the show itself. I keep hoping it will gather some strong momentum and surprise me. I think there are some great actors in this series, especially Kari Matchett as Dr. Mariel Underlay, She communicates a quiet struggle quiet effectively. Her counter part, William Fichtner as Sheriff Tom Underlay is a little bit of a cardboard cut out. I hope this doesn’t turn out to be the Cocoon prequel.

A lot of people are searching for answers in this episode, and characters are given depth in terms of how they answer those questions. I found that each moment of truth became more and more compelling. Quite against my expectations, despite my relative lack of enthusiasm, I found myself enjoying this installment. Now that the characters are established and the lines are blurring, the complexity is beginning to emerge.



I really liked the focus on Dave. The fact is, Dave serves as something of a voice for the audience. He makes the same kind of assumptions based on “evidence” that he either works out for himself or discovers, and he seems to be more right than wrong. In essence, he’s doing exactly what Larkin seems to think she’s doing, but with far more success. At least, that was the case until this episode: now he’s stepped directly into the firing line.



He may think that the Pod People are buying his act, but why wouldn’t they be equally interested in how much he’s uncovered and who else knows? He’s letting his enthusiasm overcome his judgment, which seems in line with what has been revealed about him thus far. But if the goal of the “aliens” is not malevolent, if there is a deeper purpose to it all, perhaps they would find value in his perspective. He certainly seems to be helping Mariel.



Mariel, of course, is the other side of the equation. She seems to be a lot more conflicted than the other Pod People, and she wants to find answers outside of their little prayer circle. At first, her association with Dave seemed forced, but as the episode wore on, it actually began to make sense. They are the only people who really have no reason to expect anything from each other within the family dynamic.



Russell’s past, in relation to current events, will likely play a role in future plot progression. If Underlay begins to see Russell as a threat to whatever is happening, he could use Russell’s indiscretion against him. In fact, that probably would have happened, if Underlay didn’t think that throwing Mariel off the trail was more important. Underlay’s denial is going to get him into serious trouble, especially with his wife, because sense of purpose has clearly been a source of confidence. Without that assurance, how will he react?



The overall mystery deepens. Just what did the alligator eat? Was it one of the “aliens”, or was it a Pod Person? Was it something else entirely? Perhaps there is a by-product of the Pod process which results in the chemical breakdown. Or is the acidity related to the “alien” biology, ala the “Alien” films? Whatever the case, this discovery is sure to play a major role in the next few episodes.

This episode and the last have really marked a vast improvement in this show. Aside from a couple of plot points that just plain lacked believability, this episode was quite good.



Problem #1 - I'm really having trouble believing, at this point, that Larkin is still not showing her pregnancy at all. She must be Superwoman or something after all the things she has gone through recently. The specific problem I had this episode, however, was in seeing her help lift the alligator carcass into the truck. She is still recovering from the assault on her pregnant body. She is just barely off bedrest, and she's out in the swamp lifting dead alligators into a truck. Not just any dead gator either, a weeks-old, decaying gator that died from what they suspected to be poisoning or toxic dumping of some sort. As a father, I'm trying to think back to when my wife was pregnant with our child and I'm trying to consider whether either of us would have suggested or allowed that she put herself in such a position at any point during her pregnancy. The short answer? Hell no!



Problem #2 - Tom stealing the corpse to fool Mariel. This was just plain stupid. How convenient, first of all, that just as he needs to dredge the lake to prove that there is no corpse-Mariel in the water, a look-alike Jane Doe appears in the city morgue. And how the heck did he get the body out of the morgue without arousing suspicion? Won't the coroner miss it? Also, how will he give the corpse back? He can bring it in as a new Jane Doe, but won't the coroner recognize it as the same body he has already autopsied?



Anyway, those are the only sill/stupid errors that just jumped out at me in this week's episode. Compared to the non-stop idiocy of past episodes, I'm willing to forgive them these points.



Overall, the show is displaying major improvement. Dave is definitely becoming the most interesting character as he digs deeper and deeper into what is going on in the glades. Mariel and Dave collaborating? Cool.



Keep it up Invasion writers.