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The 4400: Gone (part one)
(S03E04) 'Gone' is an appropriate title for last night's episode. Gone is Lily, dead at the feet of her gorgeous and precocious (in sex, and in everything) daughter. Gone is Jordan Collier (even though he is tantalizingly alive according to last season's finale). Gone -- from the storyine line this season so far -- are Kyle and any number of tantalizing minor characters. Gone are Shawn's confidence, Matthew Ross' wisdom and principles, Diana's interestingness, Tom's keen relevance to the plot, all Diana's good dialogue.
And, at the end of the episode, gone is Maia, at least in the incarnation we know. Certainly, she'll be back, but not as Diana's daughter.Her absence creates a huge hole, most notably in Diana's deep connection to the 4400 through their close relationship.
And gone, for me this week, is the heart of the series. I'm left feeling disconnected and sad. The plotlines seem too dark, violent, and random. The relationships and wittiness that kept me on the edge of my seat are being systematically dismantled. Shawn gives up his power to Matthew too easily, Richard accepts Matthew's advice with nothing more than a half-hearted attempt at objection.
The only person fighting with all she's worth is Maia -- and in moments, her fight is obliterated. I'm left with a reason-less why?
One of the two really great scenes, when the children work together to defend Maia from the memory-wipers, is rendered worthless by the fact that it doesn't occur in physical reality, but in that hive-y alternate universe. The other really great scene, where Isabelle lifts up Matthew, choking him, with a simple wave of the hand -- well, that's truly brilliant. I almost like her for an instant.
Isabelle, though, isn't a strong enough character to be the only female character who I like, left. Some of this gone-ness had better reverse if I'm to be kept rapt for what was my last-season favorite show.
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