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The 4400 Season 3 Episode 13

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AIRED: 8/27/06

Tom and Diana continue their investigation on Jordan Collier's plan for mankind. Dennis Ryland returns to NTAC. Isabelle is seriously injured when she takes a classroom hostage.

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Fifty-Fifty

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By TrueTvWatcher, Feb 13, 2011

Fifty-Fifty was a perfect episode and season finale of The 4400's third season. I really enjoyed watching this episode because there was a lot of action, drama, character and plot development. Jordan Collier finds Kevin and Tess and keeps them close. Isabelle thinks she is unstopable until her father comes to Tom's rescue and injects her with the needle Tom carries. Diana takes Maia out of the 4400 school against her wishes and Collier sets in motion a world changing movement. I think this episode show cases how great this show really is, how complex, how original, while making it feel like it could be a real possibility. I look forward to the next season!!!!!!!moreless
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I guess we are finding out what is the masterplan!

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By RosAzzo, Sep 15, 2007

A really good episode which is really revealing. Jordon has come back a changed man and the fact that he came back from the dead he learned a lot of new things. He learned about the future when Alana helped him to figure out who he was.

Now it comes to the Promicin the drug which either can give you an ability or kill you. You have to risk to know if you are on of the lucky ones.

Maybe there will be a better future for Isabelle now that she has no powers. Dennis Ryland is one of the characters which I do not like at all.. he creates something and knows its effect and because it was stolen he did not give the side effect and he thinks that this something justified.

Jordon knows what Promicin is doing after what happened to Devon and now they are telling the effect and risk of taking the drug. It was pretty strange that Shawn could not heal her. Maybe it is part of the drug that effects his healing.

We see Kyle in the end going to take Promicin... who knows if he will get an ability or if he is going to actually take it. Shawn Farrell he shows that he is not trustworthy but in my opinion he did the right thing telling on Jordon. In the Prison we can see how hard that was for him and it left him very weak and unconcoius... Maia a very talented little girl..who sees the future (her 4400 ability). It was very interesting what she was about Diana and now I am hoping that she will take that step with Ben.

Let's not forget Tom and Alana. It was quiet interesting what she said to Alana.. so what is going to happen actually? And what happened there at the end? Did she dissapear?

Richard has changed since his wife Lily died. He did not have any control on Isabelle but he did the right thing at the end giving that injection to Isabelle.. but that means that he was ready to kill his daughter for the better of man kind.

Tess and Kevin look good together and finally that are seeing their dream come to reality. But here is a question that you will have after finished this season : How is the promicin going to change everyone? How many people are going to die? And what is this war the have talked about all through this season?moreless
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Ryland discovers he cannot control Isabelle.

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By expatriot, Aug 29, 2007

An exciting and at times moving episode with an unexpected ending.

Finally, father and daughter, Richard and Isabelle have to fight it out and with some help from Tom, Richard manages to overcome Isabelle. The result of the injection were surprising, most people assumed it would kill her, but 'all' it did was to cancel out her powers.

The shot of Kyle considering taking promicin was sad but also expected.

Alana disappearing was unexpected and Diana deciding to leave was very unexpected. Now we know because of Maia's prediction that she will return, but I wonder how that will happen and what it will take to get her to return...moreless
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How much would you want a special ability? Is it worth a 50% you get it or 50% you die?

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By Shauna29, Jun 02, 2007

I think this was a very good season finale. First, Isabelle tries to kill the 4400 and Tom finally has the guts to inject her with the needle the future gave her. Ironically this doesn't kill her! Who knew? It simply made her human. Unfortunately before she was humanized, she messed with Shaun's mind and left him in a coma. And all I can say is I hope Isabelle disappears to jail. I really didn't think she made an effective villain this season

Next Jordan Collier steals the promycin the government has accumulated and distributes it to anyone who wants it. The only catch is if it doesn't work you'll die. Thus the episode title 50/50. At the close of the episode we see both Tom's son and Diana's sister inject themselves. I think Tom's son will definitely develop an ability (it wouldn't make sense that they attempted to take him and then him not be able to develop an ability). Now as for Diana's sister, I really hope they don't bring her back as a character. But I do think the premise of a whole new bunch of characters with special abilities will make the coming season much more interesting.

Finally, Tom's wife (or girlfriend not sure in this reality) appeared to be taken by the future. Not sure what this means, and I hope it's explained in the next season.moreless
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Finally back on track.

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By farscapefanuk, Apr 15, 2007

This season final got seaosn three back on track. I think season 3 went off the point on a few episodes and they rushed through a lot of plots like the NOVA group. Anyway the final to season three was left very open. Diana's sister is taking the drug that could give her 4400 abilities. Now that this drug is on the market thosands will die but others will gain abilities. Diana is leaving but i'm sure she will be back. I love the 4400 when it is on track. Season 1 and 2 were great. I hope season 4 stays good. I look forward to watching it.moreless
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Conchita Campbell	Maia Skouris
Jacqueline McKenzie	Diana Skouris
Joel Gretsch	Tom Baldwin
Karina Lombard	Alana Mareva
Mahershala Ali	Richard Tyler
Megalyn Echikunwoke	Isabelle Tyler

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Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

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Jody Thompson	Devon Moore	Guest Star
Sean Marquette	Boyd Gelder	Guest Star
Tom McBeath	Will	Guest Star
Kavan Smith	Agent Garrity	Recurring Role
Richard Kahan	Marco Pacella	Recurring Role
Billy Campbell	Jordan Collier	Recurring Role

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- Trivia: The homeless man (Tom McBeath) appears to break the fourth wall.
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- (Isabelle is threatening one of Maia's friends.)
  Isabelle: Would you like to take her place?
  Maia: No. I just want to tell you something. What you're trying to do? It's not going to work.
  Isabelle: Oh, really? I guess we'll see about that.
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- Jordan Collier: (thinking) The end of one journey is always the beginning of another. Change is painful, and always comes with a cost. It hurts to bear those costs, but we can't allow that to sway us. Tomorrow is a mystery; the only thing we can do is face it with resolve. We move forward, always forward and into what's next. We make a choice, we act on that choice, and all that's left is to live in hope.
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- Richard: (to Jordan) I'm not a murderer and I'm not about to let you turn make me into one.
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- Ryland: What happened in there?
  Isabelle: It was all fake. No promicin. No Collier.
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- Isabelle: (to a faux Collier) Collier, the stuff you're standing in front of, it's mine. It came from me and I'm taking it back.
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- Isabelle: Baby, please, where's the promicin?
  Shawn: Baby, get your hands off of me. Now.
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- Jordan Collier: If we stop now they will paint us as murderers.
  Richard: If we keep going we are murderers.
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- (Devon dies from taking the promicin shot)
  Shawn: I couldn't save her.
  Tom: It's okay.
  Shawn: (crying) She's dead.
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- Maia's Teacher: Ms Skouris, can I help you.
  Diana: Yeah, I need my daughter.
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- Tom: (to Jarvis) Collier may look like a prophet now, but the businessman inside him isn't totally dead. The man still knows how to create a market for his product.
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- Homeless Guy: How bout you? Fifty-Fifty. You want the shot?
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- International Airdates
  
  United Kingdom: 1 November 2006 on Sky One
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- Samantha Farris (Nina), Mahershalalhashbaz Ali (Richard) and Karina Lombard (Alana) are no longer credited as series regulars after this episode.
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