Episode Description:
Johnny slips into a coma after what should
have been a simple procedure, prompting Sarah to take unexpected
actions to save him. - TV Guide
Episode Review:
Dr. Cole: "Lions and flowers and the
sheriff."
Sarah: "Oh, my."
Johnny and Sarah back together again, after twelve years apart. That
was sort of major.
This season is starting to feel like a re-set button. For six
seasons, nearly everything revolved around two major plot points:
Johnny losing Sarah while he was in the coma, and Johnny's vision of
Armageddon via Greg Stillson. Now Stillson is no longer Armageddon
guy, Walt's dead, and Sarah is back with Johnny? Maybe this whole
season is just one of Johnny's visions.
Okay, so six season (probably) isn't a vision, but most of this
episode was. I had to go back and rewatch stuff to figure out when
the extended vision started, which was when Sarah kissed Johnny, and
the vision woke him up. (Sort of a gender-reversed Sleeping Beauty
moment.) I thought it was different and interesting, having a
Sarah-centric episode for a change. She got to be fiesty
crime-solving superwoman, both in and out of Johnny's vision.
There were two call-backs to the pilot episode, too: Johnny's second
(and fortunately, drug-induced) coma, and Johnny and Sarah in a car,
kissing. Like I said. Re-set button.
Bits and pieces:
-- Did we even think for a moment that Johnny's brand new coma was
caused naturally?
-- Did Johnny also say "Freezing in Reno?"
-- In this week's hair report, Sarah's longer do looks really good
on her.
Good episode. It certainly kept me awake. Three out of four stars
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Behind The Scenes:
- "Numb" is the midpoint of Season 6 and
was therefore designed to spin us into a back half that delves
deeper into what Walt was investigating when he died, what those
"feelings" JJ sometimes gets are, and why Johnny stopped getting
visions of Armageddon. - Writer Dana Greenblatt Writer's Blog
(07/29)
Episode Notes:
Episode Rating: 2.402 million viewers.
Cast & Crew:
Written by:
Dana Greenblatt
Directed by:
Michael Rohl
Guest Starring:
Cara Buono (Sheriff Anna
Turner), Tom Barnett (Doctor
Cole) & Angela Galuppo (Nurse
Carrie)
