(S01E20) On the night when ABC announced that it would be one and done for 'FlashForward' after all, it's a little disappointing that the "dead show walking" brought out one of their most boring and lackluster episodes yet. April 29, 2010 was the day everyone flashed forward to in the pilot. Today is April 28, 2010.

Turns out, the eve of the biggest day in the history of the modern era was a bit of a bore. The episode was all preamble and set-up for events to come on April 29, but that made for a rather dull episode. Simon Campos had the most interesting night, and that's mainly because he got to score with Annabeth Gish, just before she turned him in.

I'm not sure what the point of sex was, unless she was just really stressed after a long day at work. Maybe she thought Simon would be more pliable to her handsome polite boss, until he stops being polite. His name is Lucas Hellinger and he's really good at not saying anything. That annoying, cocky, willing-to-die silence that probably had Mark wanting to just bash his brains in right there. But, I'm getting ahead of myself.

Apparently getting rid of Dyson Frost was a bad move for the organization behind all of this, as he was their go-to guy for science stuff. Now they're kind of stuck with a reluctant Simon, who unfortunately knows they need him. That means threatening his family and sister might not be as effective, because they now need his active cooperation for whatever their next move is. Time to sweeten the deal ... scantily clad lady perhaps?

While Simon was chatting it up with Lucas, Lita (Gish) was sent out for ice in her panties and a very short nightie. Does that happen in real life, or is that one of those television fantasies? Kind of like the one where Lucas wouldn't recognize the difference between Mark and Gabriel. Is Gabriel just a hood and those glasses? Well, that might just be the case. Who really pays that close of attention to their underlings, particularly when they're rather annoying savants like Gabriel.

Mark did look completely different in Gabriel's get-up. It was an impressively clever ruse to take down Lucas, though it was almost too easy, wasn't it? I know it came down to Janis betraying her pet store secret organization contact, but they've been so on top of everything, it's a surprise they allowed themselves to get compromised almost beyond hope. Luckily, Lucas was quick enough to quick wipe the computers.

Other than the take-down of Lucas, who so far has been mostly bland and boring, it was the Gabriel show. What a fun role for James Callis; such a departure from Baltar on 'Battlestar Galactica.' His tinkering around in Mark's office trying to "fix" the "Mosaic" board so it looks more like his drawing was pretty cool, as it showed a bit of the scenes we were given prior of one of his flashforwards.

I was glad to see Janis stop being a triple agent, but she certainly shouldn't just be going off on her own. The creepy organization is going to know she turned on them, and they've proven before what they're willing to do. According to Gabriel, Demetri is still supposed to die because the cosmic forces of the universe intended for it to happen, just like they intended for Olivia and Lloyd to be together.

I can officially say, now that the series is reportedly over, I'm pretty disappointed with 'FlashForward' for their failure to balance their large cast. Sure, the investigation into the blackouts was pretty important, but in the beginning of the season, we were just as invested in Bryce and his quest for Keiko, as well as Nicole and her strange drowning vision. Remember when she was connected to the Benfords. Remember when the Benford household was important.

Even more surprising was the completely backburnering of Aaron Stark's quest to find his daughter Tracy. After the confrontation with Jericho head honcho at his house, I was really expecting to spend some quality time with Aaron as he launched this one-man war on Jericho (who I'm going to guess is the "organization" because we really don't have the time for it to be more complicated.

I think the series was intending to be a mosaic of different types of people who all experienced this life-altering event. We would then follow their slightly connected lives, exploring their different reactions and sharing in their journey toward inevitability.

Instead, we got an espionage "cop" show about the FBI tracking down this shadowy ogranization behind the blackout. Everything else got pushed so far into the background, they fell out of episodes completely. I think the focus on the FBI has created some compelling drama, but it's a disappointment that the more ambitious vision proved too much for the creators.

At least we have two more episodes to see if they came up with a satisfying conclusion to our 22-hour time investment into their story.

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