This episode didn't seem up to the caliber that Ghost Whisperer has achieved in the past. That said, the mystery of the strangely dressed people wasn't resolved and the twist that a little girl suffering from cancer is the person who set off the chain letter in the first place was interesting. I am wondering if this development is going to be the mystery that takes us throughout the season.
Medium - "Who's That Girl"
Medium started with a montage of serial killers. The idea here is that all serial killers started out as someone's daughter or son, something goes wrong, and murder ensues. The montage ends with Joe returning home, calling for his family, and finding Ariel covered in blood in the kitchen. This was a perfect beginning to the rest of the show.
Devalos' maid's daughter, Elena, has been murdered. She is a good girl who has never been in trouble before. Except, Devalos doesn't know the whole truth of Elena's life and she wasn't really the good girl he thought she was. To add to the twist and turns, Ariel has been taken over by Elena and is off to seek revenge on the married man who killed her. Allison spends the episode trying to convince Joe that Ariel is someone else. I thought the argument between Joe and Allison over Ariel was especially realistic. Parents fight like this all the time over their children, even if the argument itself isn't one two real parents will ever have.
At first, I thought this twist of Ariel being taken over was a little pat. Then, we learn that the man who killed Elena is the father of one of Ariel's classmates. I did think that Sofia Vassilieva really had the chance in this episode to shine. She went from scared little girl to worldly woman and back again. Even her voice seemed to change when Elena was in charge. If she doesn't win an Emmy for this episode, I'll be very surprised.
I thought this was a pretty good episode. Allison is still trying to regain the full use of her right hand and she's still dealing with the after-effects of her stroke. We learn that during the four months we didn't see on camera Ariel really stepped up to the plate and helped her family. Nice to see a teenager being something besides a snot-nosed brat on TV.
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Article comments
1 - R.P.M.
I cannot comment on these shows as I have not seen them, sadly with over 300 channels and pretty much everything DTV offers, if it's not HD and not HBO or ESPN or HDNET (I get sucked into their stuff) or occasionally that 'Mantracker' show, I miss it. I am a fan of both actresses so it is odd, but I guess I am odd.
Anyhow I wanted to give you a 'kudos' (not the ice cream thingy), but like a HELL YEAH when I saw you were author of the day. I notice a lot of the comments you do make and I do read your stuff (less than I wished), but I can't think of a more deserving writer for this...they should make it a month long deal ;p.
Cheers!
- R.P.M.
2 - Julie
R.P.M.,
Thank you very much for your kind words. Given the week I had last week, I really needed them, but truth be told, Lisa McKay deserves the kudos for this week's article. I turned in something a shorter and not nearly as good (if I may say so myself) as this finished product. She's a tough editor and had me do it right. I'm glad I listened to her.
3 - Lisa McKay
Nice work, Julie. I'm really a marshmallow, but don't let it get around, okay?