Episode 2 of The Event may have delighted many people but the episode, titled "To Keep Us Safe," did not entertain me at all. "To Keep Us Safe" is a much better effort than the pilot. I wonder why NBC didn't devote two hours to the premiere because nothing happened in the pilot. At least the show revealed some things about what's going on; however, nonsense still comes out of Laura Innes' character's mouth like 'I can't tell you anything, Mr. President" and then she follows THAT up with a threat to the president AND the people of the country. She threatens the President because he wants the truth. WHAT?!? There's no context for her threat but she sure delivers the words with a menacing look and an ominous tone in her voice.
The plane that disappeared into an electromagnetic field last week did not go to an alternate dimension. The plane landed in Yuma, Arizona. The first fifteen minutes of the show were begging for bloggers and critics to draw the LOST comparisons. A plane crashes in an unknown and mysterious place while a military official talks about a major electromagnetic event. I don't mean to get into Jacob's Foot mode and write 2,000 words about LOST but that plot is directly lifted from LOST. Some critics have theorized the show is poking fun at shows like LOST. I doubt the electromagnetic/plane thing was a parody of LOST because the characters were deadly serious about the disappearance and the information. It's one thing for the network to push the show as the next LOST because their job is to draw an audience. The writers didn't need to place such a blatant image of LOST in the first act of the second episode. Allright. LOST tangent is now over.
Scott Patterson yelled that Sean shouldn't trust ANYONE and that he alone can rescue his daughters. Sean takes off and eventually passes out in the desert. He awakes in the hospital and soon finds himself in custody of the FBI because the kidnappers framed Sean for the murder of the guy with the brunette girl who tried to rape Leila seconds before mysterious white guy stabbed in the gut. This show is a mess. I digress. Sean pleads with the FBI people to find the plane but they think he is crazy and psychotic. Essentially, nothing happens in the Sean story of the episode. Whoever kidnapped Leila and her sister are part of a powerful organization that not even the government knows about them. The organization probably doesn't consist of the aliens we discovered lived amongst the characters though.
Meanwhile, Danko from HEROES tells the president that he would like to rid the country of the aliens. The plot is basically the second half of the third season of HEROES. The president isn't as eager to commit genocide though. He wants answers. He doesn't get them so he, in turn, threatens Laura Innes. Also, the top guy working the case is actually ONE of the aliens. In fact, he is the brother of the love of Laura Innes' life and his brother is responsible for the plane; however, the alien working with the government wants to protect the civilians, I think.
The whole alien plot is a bunch of nonsense though, and I'd rather not take the time to coherently summarize their early plan because I don't care about it. The number one issue with the show thus far is the lack of investment I have in the characters and the entire story. Why should I care about the aliens, their plan or the government and their reasons for covering up the crash? Why should I care about Sean and his girlfriend? The characters have no personality or definable traits. They exist only as plot devices. This kind of plot-driven-lets-sacrifice-the-characters show is not for me.
I'm cutting The Event from the weekly review rotation and I'm done with the show overall.
Good Day, The Event.
SCREENPLAY OF THE DAY
The Sopranos--"College"--Written By Jim Manos, Jr http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/Sopranos/The_Sopranos_1x05_-_College.pdf
If you've never seen The Sopranos, this script could very well make you a fan of the show.
THE YOUTUBE CLIP OF THE WEEK
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