The 4400

Ghost in the Machine

Season 4, Episode 11, Aired 8/26/07

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A computer virus attacks a large software company owned by a suspected member of The Marked. Maia visits Promise City and receives an unexpected birthday gift.''

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Megalyn Echikunwoke

Isabelle Tyler
Conchita Campbell

Maia Skouris
Billy Campbell

Jordan Collier

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Ghost in the Machine

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By TrueTvWatcher, Feb 21, 2011 Report Abuse

Ghost in the Machine was a superb episode of The 4400. I really enjoyed watching this episode because Diana finally suspects Tom is becoming some one else. It was very interesting to see this other personality. Isabelle is given another chance to have power and engage in her original purpose once again. There was a lot of character and plot development with awesome scenes. I thought the story of the old man on life support going after big corporations run by the Marked was good. The personality inside Tom is prepared to do just about any thing. I liked the ending. I look forward to watching the next episode!!!!!!!moreless

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Great play on Shirow's work and it's a shame Trask didn't leave little autonomous bits of code in the system of himself to continue causing strife every now and then

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By cremasteel1, Sep 01, 2007 Report Abuse

I found the first few episodes a real struggle to get into and actually started thinking that the show had done its dash. There did not seem to be any direction and it was kind of boring. For me (just me) the turn around came when the battle lines started getting drawn between the different groups and the Marked has certainly livened it up. It continues Isabella's reason for being created and now she's up and running with a dead switch as a control mechanism. There are a few annoying things for me
1. NTAC always get a kicking. They know who they are dealing with, the latest example is Tyler. They watched what he did on CCTV but they still rush up and point things at him - everytime they go in unprepared they are just so stupid.
2. The guys ability to see behind the conspiracies - no way!!!! The fact that 4400 people were abducterd by people from the future and returned changed, that Tom's girlfriend lives in alternate realities, Maia sees visions of the future - NTAC of all people should not be questioning a 4400's ability (and now P Positives)
3. Why is that NTAC indiscriminately and in some instances with a mightier than thou lecture arrest P positives and 4400's using their abilities but the minute Kyle or anyone else they are close to is the subject they break all the rules to let them get away with it.
4. When are they going to give Kyle a spine and an opinion or is the destruction of his blind faith metaphorical for some bigger pciture. If it is I hope it crumbles quickly because he's annoying me. Just my opinion - But I really like the series and can't wait till the next one.
this is a third one but it's more an observation - When is Kyle going to get a spine and a mind of his own???? He's irritatinglymoreless

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Diana and Meghan are now certain that Tom is one of the marked and Isabelle regains her abilities.

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By expatriot, Aug 31, 2007 Report Abuse

Exciting episode with two main plots and a few subplots.

Let's begin with one subplot. The Maia and her parents illusion. I do NOT like it one bit. To me, it feels like Maia is betraying Diana and everything she's done for Maia. I hope this storyline ends soon.

The first main plot revolves about Isabelle. Against her will, the 'posessed' Tom injects her with promicin after having purged the anti-promicin components from her body meaning she will regain her abilities. However, this time, they've added a kill switch so the marked can kill her is she disobeys them. It will be very interesting to see what future Isabelle decides on.

The second main plot revolves around Tom, who's not longer Tom but one of the marked. In this episode Diana and Meghan discover or confirm that he's no longer Tom and they will now have to find a way to get the original Tom back. I hope they succeed soon, cause this Tom is creepy...moreless

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Season 4 is building to a showdown between the "marked" and the messianic figure Jordan Collier.

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By SoylentYellow, Aug 29, 2007 Report Abuse

The personality from the future has gained full control over Tom Baldwin who is restoring Isabelles power. Though this time, a "kill switch" has been added to insure her cooperation. That and a veiled threat against her father, Richard.

Jordan is firm in his belief that all non promicin positives must die and gives Shawn one last chance to abandon Burkhoff's research and announce that everyone should take promicin. Shawn refuses and is told he is no longer welcome in Promise City. Jordan started out as a seemingly nice guy who wanted to save the world, now hes more like Hitler Stalin and Pol Pot all rolled into one; he's once scary guy. Killing 3 billion people with forced promicin injections would make Hitler and Stalin look like small time criminals.

Meanwhile one of Jordans groupies has developed a computer virus that threatens the world economy. The marked Tom Baldwin puts a stop to this by ramming a car into a utility pole that is keeping the 4400 who created the computer virus alive on live support machines. Diana discovers this but keep it quiet....

The Season 4 showdown between the "marked" and Jordan Collier is rapidly approaching. Perhaps the "marked" really are the good guys? Judging by the way Jordan is acting, wanting to be the biggest mass murderer in history, the chances of that are more than 50-50 that the "marked" may indeed be the "good guys"....moreless

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Ever woke up next to a guy and discovered he was crazy?

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By scifirantergirl, Aug 28, 2007 Report Abuse

Ever woke up next to a guy and discovered he was crazy? This is how you'd feel if you haven't been keeping up with The 4400. Tom Baldwin has been body snatched by a person from the future who wants all 4400 dead. Shawn gave Dr. Burkhoff facilities to discover a way to test yourself before taking the Promicin shot because of the 50/50 life or death thing. Dr. Burkhoff discovers that left- handed people have a better chance of surviving. (I totally wanted something more complex than that because I'm not left- handed.) Rational people think this is good news. Jordan Collier thinks that everyone should take the shot because he thinks that if you don't have a 4400 capability that you should should be obsolete. In this episode, a man suffering from a stroke is attacking a big financial company and is making the stock crash. This company is secretly giving financial backing Tom and his crew of futuristic body snatchers. The company had to be saved at all costs so Tom kills the 4400 responsible by making it look like an accident. This makes Diana suspicious and she and Megan now suspect that Tom has been compromised. Tom suspects that they have found him out. In the midst of all of this, Tom reactivated Isabelle's 4400 power. This episode had a lot of set up. I think the season finale is going to be one hell of a ride. The way they've been telling the story, I can't really tell what direction the story is going and that is something that keeps me tuning in.moreless

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Trivia
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- Featured Promicin Positives * Unidentified adult male who can mimic specific people's voices, whether male or female. * Warren Trask, an elderly male who took the promicin shot before suffering an aneurysm. A few months afterwards, he exhibited the ability to infect and corrupt the Ubient software systems of Drew Imroth, who had stolen his ideas to make himself rich and ruin Trask in the process. Edit
- Goof: ATM machines in the US do not dispense $100 dollar bills. In fact, they only dispense 10, 20 or 50 dollar bills. Edit
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- International Airdates Czech Republic: 12 June 2008 on Cinemax United Kingdom: 11 September 2007 on Sky One Edit
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- Meghan: This last few weeks I could tell there was something wrong. He was the same guy but different you know ? . I keep telling myself it's ok it's still Tom. Diana: Well I didn't wanna believe it either. He has been my partner , my friend for years. Meghan: Talk about sleeping with the enemy. Edit
- Isabelle: You know, Kyle used to talk about you all the time. He said you were a decent man, but then you're not Tom Baldwin, are you? Tom: (laughs) Tom Baldwin... Tom Baldwin was a confused and unhappy man. Edit
- Isabelle: The government doctors already told me that promicin will kill me. Tom: We can change that Isabelle, I guarantee you'll live. Edit
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