Medium: Do You Hear What I Hear - VIDEO

This episode drove me nuts. I work for a company that serves the Deaf community and this episode was so wrong. If a person were to spontaneously become profoundly deaf, they'd immediately be referred to all kinds of services, and there's no way the doctor would just tell the husband the information without writing it down or something similar for the person who is actually affected.

Plus, the mother's sign was ridiculously rudimentary. She spoke pidgin sign, instead of American Sign Language, and even that not really well. We're supposed to believe she's been raising a deaf daughter for 12 years and doesn't know proper sign? The kidnapper's sign was better than hers. Is it that difficult in Hollywood to find an actress who knows sign?

I still enjoy the show but one thing that is really bugging me is that it's all about her dreams now. Remember the early seasons when she'd SEE dead people? or see things in mirrors?

Now, it's formulaic. Dream, misunderstanding, not enough info, dream, more info, dream, all info, conclusion. :(

Yeah, I always enjoy Medium and am almost always suprised by the endings, but I thought this was way too obvious. Seriously, husbands business is doing badly, the wife has no idea, so he sets up an insurance scam; seems like I've seen this a million times in both tv and movies (I can think of one movie, starring an Oscar-winning actor whom I won't name so as not to spoil it for anyone). I mean, I knew it as soon as the insurance policy was mentioned. I also agree that after all this time, I'm suprised Allison gets so upset and doesn't seem to realize things happen to her in relation to her dreams and the purpose behind what she sees. Remember the time she woke up & thought she was someone else for several days? Is she just a slow learner? And I miss the old regulars, too, Devalos and Scanlon. They added to the show and it's a shame they aren't around. Although, it seems like they might bring Devalos back & I say good. Get him & Scanlon involved again & restore the show to what it was. It was better then, I think.

I didn't think much of this episode either, nor did I care for Arquette's direction. I thought Allison was pretty stupid to have a dream about a deaf girl, wake up deaf, and not connect the two. Such a devoted mother wouldn't go on a screaming jag with her kids in the house either, knowing how much it would scare them. The mystery, as many have said, was unusually obvious. The only thing I liked was Bridget learning rudimentary sign language. Awww.

And one of these days, I want Joe to get pissed at being awakened in the middle of the night by Allison jerking upright.

I don't like the Anjelica Houston character either. I too want the old gang back.

Hey I text a lot and I'm in college. :P

I didn't suspect the husband, I thought he was gonna get killed and then prove Allison and Cynthia right to the wife.

Maybe I'm experiencing a little Medium malaise, but I really am not enjoying these new episodes. Certainly not as much as I did last season. I really think the series jumped the shark when they had Allison outed by the media, and the introduction of Angelica Huston -- a phenomenal actress -- has been less than interesting. I miss the old gang. I know all series have to change and grow, but I think it was just too soon for this one.

I agree with Kerry. I knew right away the father had something to do with the kidnapping. But I too enjoyed watching it play out. Not sure why Cynthia was the lead person with a gun when they catch the father. Doesn't she work with a private agency? Police were present, you would think they would take the lead.

As soon as the father said anything about insurance I knew he was responsible for the kidnapping. Usually I can't see where Medium is going with its mysteries (it's much better than a lot of other detective kind of shows in that respect), but this week was a no-brainer for me. Still enjoyed watching how it played out, though.