Crossroads

Season 1, Episode 9, Aired
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The residents of Jericho receive a visit from a group of questionable outsiders and they realize that they need to form a plan to keep the outsiders out. Emily has a dream about her wedding morning to Roger. She wakes up and realizes that he is probably dead.moreless
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  • This episode was ok. Can't say it was great.

    7.1
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    By chippu, Jul 15, 2008 Report Abuse
    Jericho has got a great storyline. But this episode is kinda dull. The olny thing big that happened was that the Raven Wood guys came back to kill or do something to the people of Jericho that they now know are alive. Jake and everyone else try to stop them with the help of Hawkins,towns people and Jonah. And in this part we know that when Emily and Jake was young they were going to marry.
    The other thing is that the future flashes that Emily get are just too much, i mean it's one thing to see them. But to hear them talk with there own mind. It's a bit too much for me. But the episode wasn't bad bad.moreless

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  • Ravenwood is coming to Jericho, and without the guidance of the mayor, Jake and Eric clash over what to do to resolve the problem. Emily has flashbacks throughout this episode about her wedding, which was planned for this day.moreless

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    By binary_spider, May 08, 2008 Report Abuse
    I label this episode as a dream sequence because half of it focuses on Emily and her marriage plans. If you've been watching, you know that Emily was engaged to be married in Jericho today, and since this day comes and goes without Roger, she has only her memories and dreams to comfort her. The flashback sequences are done well, phasing seamlessly from one setting to the other. If you like Emily, this episode is pivotal to your understanding of her, and she gets quite a bit of time on screen.

    The second half of this episode revolves around Ravenwood, the mercenary organization that followed Jake and Eric back to town. It's set up nicely around a bridge that seperates Jericho; Stanley's farm on one side, and the town on the other. It is a good setup, because the solution entails sacrifice, and in my view, that is where the show shines.

    This is a good episode, even though I am a little bored with Emily.moreless

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  • The town is besieged, can it survive?

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    By sosoCraig, Jan 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    Ravenwood come calling on Jericho. This group claims to be working for the government and they need Jericho's supplies. The overall concensous is to blow up the bridge but Mitchell's boss puts a stop to it.

    Eric seeks Jonah's help for the bridge but also ends his relationship with April, a real downer in this mini soap opera like story. I don't do soap operas well so I am evidently getting tired of some the story arcs that need closure. Eric makes one good decision and then one bad. That seems to be Eric! Emily was supposed to be married this day. Roger was intially thought to have survived but if so where is he? Emily may prove to be Heather's competition with Jake.moreless

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  • The town has to repel a possible attack from Ravenwood, a 'government-hired' group of thugs.

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    By expatriot, Oct 03, 2007 Report Abuse
    In this exciting episode several storylines are combined.

    One is that today's was supposed to be Emily's wedding day. She spends the night with her friends, drinking and having 'visions' of Roger, her husband to be. He poses some interesting question, the most important one of which deals with why she was never willing to leave Jericho. The implication is, which is later confirmed, is that it is because of Jake.
    I seriously hope the writer won't go down this road. I like Heather and Jake and even though I like Emily too, I see her more as a friend than as something more.

    Eric finally tells April he's leaving her, just before she can tell him that she's pregnant. Much to the dismay of his mother.

    The third storyline involves Ravenwood, the group of thugs, who claim to work for the government and want to ransack Jericho for supplies. In defiance of Eric, the deputy mayor, some of the citizens, including Gray and Jake want to blow up the bridge. It doesn't some to that, due to Eric getting help in the form of Jonah...
    Johnston does agree with Jake that they need a security force...moreless

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    By cavanagh15, Sep 03, 2007 Report Abuse
    I thought it was the best episode the show has made to date, with two very good plots to follow throughout the entire episode (three if you count the stuff at home between Eric and April drama)

    I thought the bridge scenes were really intense and I love the way this show encompasses music into the dramatic scenes that are going to be pivitol to the show. I loved the man on the other side of Jake, the leader of the other gang. It gave me chills when he said "When the government sends someone, itll be me". I thought the writing and acting in all of those scenes leading up to the showdown were perfect. And then Eric saving the day by bringing an unlikely ally.

    I thought the Eric/April situation was good because he said his feelings right before he broke it off. It should be interetsing when he learns the truth about her having a baby. Hopefully in the next episode.

    Then the dream scenes with Emily thinking about Roger were also really well done. I liked seeing how things would have played out, with some added scenes at the end of the dreams that show they were never real. The scene at the end with her in the church thinking about Jake was amazing. I didnt make the connection until the reveal, it was intense. Dont know why this is only a 9.0 episode, it was amazing.moreless

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    • Two Ravenwood Hummers are at Stanleys ranch getting gas, but the Hummers are diesel.

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    • Goof: When Heather gets up from the bar, leaving Emily, the bottle of the single malt scotch is about three quarter full. In the next scene, when Kenchy comes over and Emily grabs the bottle to pour them a drink, the bottle is only half full. Edit
    • Nitpick: Why not explode a portion of the eastern end of the bridge approach, effectively preventing the Ravenwood detachment from entering town? This would leave damage that could easily be repaired later without mechanized equipment. As Johnston Green wisely pointed out, the bridge might be needed as an evacuation route; not to mention the foodstuffs available from the farms on the other side of the bridge. Edit

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    • International Airdates: Denmark: November 28, 2007 on SBS Net Netherlands: June 16, 2008 on Veronica Edit
    • The bridge scenes were filmed just outside of Bakersfield, CA. Edit
    • Featured Music: Polyester Bride by Liz Phair For Granted by Idaho Edit

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    • Heather: We're not hiking today. Everyone is supposed to stay indoors. Something is going on outside of town and the roads are blocked. Emily: Let's go home. Heather: Home? They didn't say home, they said indoors. Edit
    • Heather: Em, Em, Em, turn it off! Turn it off! Emily: Sorry, um but there was a truck with these guys with guns. Heather: Yeah. Edit
    • Jake: I'm not here to fight. Johnston: What are you here for? Jake: We need a security force. A real one. Trained. Sanctioned by you. Edit

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    • Emily says "because if I want to be Ironic it would be Alanis". This alludes to Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic" from the Album Jagged Little Pill (1995). Edit

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