Last week ("If They Build It"), Allison (Salli Richardson-Whitfield) and the rest of the town witnessed the arrival of a spaceship in the middle of an open field after it had been sending out signals for weeks. The problem was trying to figure out whether they were from a friend or a foe.
This week, Henry (Joe Morton) tells Jack (Colin Ferguson) that he, Henry, is responsible for building the thing... twenty years ago, to be precise. A person tumbles out, and there's a doozy of a shocker — it's Kim Anderson! This would be the woman Henry lost a while back. One problem, she definitely died in her last appearance, a little complication which Zane (Niall Matter) is able to confirm after a records check.
I cannot be entirely sure whether this is the same actress who created the role. For some strange reason, an Internet search yields nothing on the topic. However, I will say this: the writers this week deserve to be commended. A character returns, but the storyline is true to her original death. The premise has Kim 2.0 as a computer who has memories of the original project Henry and Kim worked on. She's not a ghost. Or time traveler, for that matter.
Joe Morton shines as he attempts to figure out if his long lost love is right there in front of him. The scientist knows better, but the man struggles with all too human emotions. He's not the only one.
The show stealer this week? Fargo (Neil Grayston). He is only one of many who had an item which was used to make the spaceship landing pad last week. This week, a converter is swapped by accident, so Fargo snatched it back! It wouldn't have been a problem except the guy who lost the converter dies. Oops. Grayston's panic as Fargo realizes that he could be in big trouble is highly amusing. So is the slap Jo (Erica Cerra) gives him to make him focus. The guilty look he displays at the climactic Global Dynamics scene is even better.
Only in a science fiction television series would there be a bathing of cast members in a green light. Why that happens is a little tricky to explain. It has to do with a computer virus which attacks anyone in direct contact. Disaster puts Zane in grave danger — you'll have to watch to see what happens.
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