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Posted Jul 30th 2007 1:43AM by Jen Creer
Filed under: OpEd, The 4400, Episode Reviews

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S04E07) If you ask me, this season is what Season Three should have been. In Season Two, Maia had visions about a war, about something coming, and then Season Three was a fundamental disappointment. However, it seems that Season Four is going to deliver. Juicy Tidbit: The title of this episode comes from
William Blake's poem "Jerusalem." See what you can do with your English degree?
" And did the Countenance Divine/Shine forth upon our clouded hills?/And was Jerusalem builded here/Among these dark Satanic mills?" Very nice tie-in to the episode. Poetic even.
Continue reading The 4400: Till We Have Built Jerusalem
Posted Jul 9th 2007 1:16AM by Jen Creer
Filed under: OpEd, The 4400, Episode Reviews
(S04E04) I'm sorry I wasn't here to review last week's episode, but I was in a minivan driving to Indiana when the episode aired, and I didn't get to see it until today. But that episode and tonight's confirmed something for me: This season started out well and has continued so far. Even though two of my favorite characters weren't on this episode, I still thought this episode was strong.
Tonight's episode was a great blend of the comic and the serious. I was a little disappointed that they resolved the April storyline so quickly, though I am hopeful that maybe Natasha Gregson Wagner may become a more regular feature of the show. With her ability, they could practically build an entire show around her. They could call it
The Closer. Oh, wait...
Continue reading The 4400: The Truth and Nothing but the Truth