The question is, why are Sean and Michael acting like they do in the framing story? My only complaint is that this should have been a two hour premiere. So much of the first hour had to take us back a week, or a year and a half, to set up the characters, that the framing story with all of the big stuff was not given time to be fleshed out. I presume we'll find out how Michael and Sean got to be on that airplane next week.
The series is also clearly going to go into impossible territory. The plane disappearing into some energy-infused hole in the middle of the air seemed more appropriate for Fringe than The Event, which tells me that this isn't a cookie cutter series, and I might be interested in watching it. I assume Sophia will soon get the chance to explain to Martinez (and the viewer) what's happening.
The other thing going for The Event is the supporting cast, which boasts such small screen heavyweights as Zeljko Ivanek (Heroes, Damages, True Blood, Big Love, 24, Oz) and Bill Smitrovich (The Practice, Life Goes On, Without a Trace). While neither did much more than stand around in this week's episode, I'm sure they will get to more than flex their acting muscles as the season unfolds.
Only time will tell is this is the next Lost or a fizzling dud. But the signs in the premiere look promising. The Event airs Mondays nights at 9pm on NBC.
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1 - D. Gelineau
I had no idea what was going on. It jumped all over the place ... and back and forth in time. Made no sense. No answers by the end of the show. Hated it. Wasted my time.
Reminded me of flash forward, like they were making it up as they went along. And we never did get answers to that show. I'll never watch another show that doesn't answer questions by the end of each show.
2 - Nick
I just hope they don't drag out the mysteries too much. The back and forth nonlinear storytelling was a bit overdone too. But I'll keep tuning in for now.
3 - Jerome Wetzel
D. Gelineau - I understand your hesitance, but Lost was one of the best shows of the decade, and they didn't even answer all the questions by their series finale. I am not saying that The Event is the next Lost, but it would be cool if it was. I sorely miss that show.
Nick - The nonlinear storytelling bothered me for the first half of the episode, but by the end, I was cool with it. As I said though, it felt like part one of a two hour premiere, so I'm anxious to see if next week better completes the beginning of their story.