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I don't know if I'd take it. 50% is tough odds! Good finale - I was pretty happy that Tom shot Isabelle. Yes, I'm evil..but so was she!

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I wouldn't take the shot - I already have enough mad skillz. *grin*

Loved the shooting, loved the disarmed Isabelle. Hated the future taking Alana....and what about poor old Kyle? Is he stranded somewhere, since Jordan sent him off on a US tour of 4400 Centers that now appear to be shutting down?

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the finale was one of the best i seen in a long time, sorry 50-50 not good odds, i hope they can bring lily back, she was one of the better charactors! Isabella got on my nerves as the season progressed. Cant wait til next season, I also cant believe that she tried to kill Sean!!!!!!

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Is it just me or do you feel that the weakest charaters are the leads - Tom and Diana? Maybe it's the transition from S01's "4400 of the week" approach to a broader series arc, story telling plan from the writers. The 4400 has been very schizophrenic on who the focus of the show is on and who are main, supporting and guest charcters. I guess it's due to the availability of the actors -- Lilly, Collier, Kyle -- all have had real world conflcits or decisions that ultimately effected their continued presence in the show.

I enjoyed the ep, but felt that all the important and dramatic events happened of screen or were not shown - So are Kyle and April going to be back on the series as more frequent regulars? What happened to the Nova group that at one time seemd so important? Elana was a late addition last season, then was gone or diminshed from this season and now is abducted back to the future? Was she that importatn to be taken back? Maybe her conneciton to Tom? What about the "evil" future group that did someting to Kyle and perhpas was also guiding Matthew? What about Maia's role - the other kids and the woman who gave Tom the serum to "kill" Isabelle. There seem to be more questions than answers and a lot of threads that got dropped or were forgotten and left as loose ends.

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I personally hated Lilly. She really brought nothing to show, other than enriching Richard's charachter.

Jen, I hate when seasons end on cliffhangers too. But USA declared the renewal of the show for a 4th season this past week. Plus since USA's doing so well now, I don't think there's been much worry over the show's future all season.

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Maybe Alana was taken because Tom didn't kill Isabelle as he was instructed too. I bet she'll become a destructive force again.

I'm really just curious as to when (in the show's timeline) the 4th season will begin. I originally assumed 6 months later so Diana would return (with the audience) to see what has happened. But then, they would also have to show what happens to the side characters (April, Kyle) in the days following the finale -- someone important has to die from the promycen to make the process seem suspensful.

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This was season finale that left a lot of questions for the future and opened a lot of doors. Thank Jeebus USA renewed it for a fourth season because it looks to be a doozy! I was actually a little disappointed in the disarming of Isabelle. What will be her purpose now? There is still that future Shawn saw in which he has to kill Richard and says Isabelle showed him the light. Maybe she's still wield power, just not The 4400 kind. Besides couldn's she take the Promycin shot, as well? Granted, she would be just like everyone else, but maybe it would regenerate her, but then if the future wants Promycin in the hands of the world that would be a strange thing to happen. I have to say I'm a little sick of Jordan's Messiah complex already. Is it really a good thing to unleash 4400-enabled people on the world, while at the same time causing the death of half those who take it? Does the world need 4400-enabled murderers, rapists, and terrorists? This makes me wonder if it's the good guys who brought Jordan back because unleashing Promycin sound like a recipe for chaos. Maybe that's why Alana was whisked back? Oh, well, we'll have to wait a year. Too bad USA won't committ to a longer run each season like they did with Psych.

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I just have to point out my comment from Jul 24th 2006:

Then they will decide how to kill Isabelle. Richard's ability will probably be some part of the murder... whether it is actually moving the syringe with his mind or something else.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/24/the-4400-blink/#comments

Jen, where's my shoutout like the one Sarah gave me in this thread?
http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/10/the-4400-graduation-day/

;o)

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Two great mythology-driven episodes ending a rather bland and soapish Season 3...

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Regarding Alana: She was sent by the future to be someone that Tom could lean on during tough times-is it possible that the people guiding the mission brought her back,job done?

Agreed on the finale opening some new doors....can June '07 come fast enough to see how they get out of THIS tough spot?

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I don't think Alana would be sent back- job done, do you think the hard times are over for Tom? I think Kyle is living on borrowed time, and it may be the promycin that does him in.

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I thought USA's seasons were in January and June?

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I remember it being said that when Kyle and Sean were together and Sean got taken to the future, that it was Kyle who was the original target and Sean pushed him out of the way. If this is so, I doubt that Kyle will die from taking promicin shots since "the future" wanted to make him one of the 4400. I do think Diana's sister will die since she's been a very minor character.

I thought the finale was really good, save for one exception. If I was Diana, or any parent of a child in that classroom where Isabelle was going to torture/kill children, I would've shot her through the head the instant she lost her abilities...or at least been the one to put a bullet in her shoulder. The writers should've had her, and not Tom, do that.

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I don't see why they would keep Alana in the future forever, since that is not where she is originally from. She did have a husband killed by a drunk driver in the past. I think they took her for a reason and we may see her again.

Overall a good ending. I suppose the survival rate of some of the semi regulars who took the shots will depend on who signs a contract next season.

One thing that bothered me is how did Richard know to use the shot on Elizabeth? For all he knew, nothing could kill her, so why not try his TK to throw her off of him. During the struggle I was expecting Tom to look Richard in the eyes and then look at the shot to signal to him to use it, but that never happened. The only ones who knew about what the shot would do were Tom Alana, Elizabeth and the recently departed Matthew.

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Jimmy Quote: "Is it really a good thing to unleash 4400-enabled people on the world, while at the same time causing the death of half those who take it? Does the world need 4400-enabled murderers, rapists, and terrorists? This makes me wonder if it's the good guys who brought Jordan back because unleashing Promycin sound like a recipe for chaos." End Jimmy Quote

I must agree with this statement. Jordan has said something to the effect of how good it would be to make the Promycin available to the needy, poor the homeless. To give them hope, or something to that effect. Now I'm fully aware that people cannot always control their circumstances, but, is this the group of people you would prefer to have recieve these shots. On the other hand, Jordon is taking advantage of his perceiption of their hopelessness to experiment on them. What's the what?

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Season Finale was fantastic. I don't think Isabelle is dead. She made it out of surgery. You see that shot just took her powers away. I think Tom only shot her once but Maia's mom is the one who shot her a bunch of times. Maybe Alana was taken because Tom didn't give Isabelle the injection. Here is what I'm wondering, remember when Sean and Isabelle were about to get married and that one guy gave Sean a cigar and he smoked it? He saw all of this coming the war. He kills Richard and says something along the lines that Isabelle showed me what I was suppose to do. Something like that. Anyway I'm looking forward to next season.

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Wow I wonder what will become of the "the good doctor" (Jeffery Combs). Sadly I missed the finally I hope to catch a rerun at some point. it's really deceptive to call this season three when in fact season one was little more than a three part made for TV movie. Every body forgets that Kevin Sorbo did no less than four made for TV movies as Hercules and those don't count as the first eight episodes.

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As the season progressed, I began to wonder if Isabelle is actually the good one. I especially wondered after Jordan Collier came back. He was so weird. Cult of personality kind of thing going on.

I am however glad they brought Kyle back for a few episodes. Sean and he were my favorite characters.

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Okay I have many opinions about the season finale so I will share some with you first of all.

WHAT THE HECK: Alright Diane is not acting herself. Who here would run off to spain with their sisters ex boyfriend? And does anybody but me think that Diane and TOM? would be a cuter couple. If so please respond to me at my website Lil_Mickey_bear@yahoo.ca

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