V - We Can't Win, S01E08

Alright, now this episode of V I liked a lot! There was action, there was death, there was suspense, and there was stuff you might find in a science fiction program. If V keeps making episodes like this, the ratings might go back up and the show might have an actual shot at getting renewed.

We finally got to see Anna (Morena Baccarin) playing in the political sphere of Earth, and, while she made a very good showing, someone asked the question "If they are only visitors, why do they need political clout?" A very good and interesting point. Finally we are seeing that the governments are not completely oblivious, although perhaps they have let things go to far anyway.

We also got to see Blue Energy, which is apparently a sustainable source of clean energy, but one over which the V have complete power. They can give it to us, and when it suits them best, they can take it away.

But the highlight of the episode was when Joshua (Mark Hildreth) got Lisa (Laura Vandervoort) to take the empathy test and she failed. She is beginning to feel things for Tyler, things that a good V should not be feeling, but she is not 5th column yet. So Joshua had a choice to make, risk everything by asking her to join him or lose her potential support by allowing her to die. Both had risks and losses, but both had rewards as well. But Joshua was even smarter than that. He found a third option; he did not tell Anna, but, instead of hoping Lisa was ready now, he told her he saved her so that she would later owe him a favour. Lisa has time to let her feelings develop, time to become the enemy of her mother, and I can't wait to see the outcome.

Has V been meeting your expectations of late, too?