Episode Description:
Faith and truth clash during a murder case
involving a young woman. - TV Guide
Episode Review:
Johnny: "I somehow still feel guilty
about it all."
Sarah: "That's probably because of all the Catholics
you've been hanging around."
A christening and an exorcism. They don't usually go together.
They again did a good job exploring a possibly theological solution
for Johnny's visions. (And fortunately, they didn't presume to give
us an answer.) Men of the church always seem to think the visions
are from, well, God. Purdy always did, and Father Brendan certainly
did as well. I think Johnny's brain is just different, but what do I
know.
The whole Kelly-Brian-Father Tony love triangle and Tony's terrible,
undeserved sense of guilt was meant to echo the situation with
Sarah, Walt and Johnny. Except that it sort of didn't. I could
understand why Johnny felt guilty about what happened to Walt, but
this wasn't a David and Bathsheba situation. Johnny saved Walt's
life countless times and most certainly did not cause his death.
Maybe Johnny felt guilty because a part of him probably always
wished that Walt would just disappear.
Why on earth did they kill off Walt and put Sarah and her baby in
Johnny's house if they're never going to be a couple again? Are they
saving the big Johnny/Sarah reunion for the series finale? Were the
past few weeks just intended to bring it back on our radar?
Walt owned a cabin in the woods and didn't tell Sarah. That was his
big secret? I doubt that it was a surprise he planned to spring on
her, so what options are left? Walt didn't cheat on Sarah, and since
they were finally having the baby he wanted, I doubt he was planning
to leave her. Criminal activity would be way out of character. So
I've got nothing.
Bits and pieces:
-- I hadn't realized that Johnny and Sarah were Catholic. Where have
I been? Maybe Johnny's mother being so involved with Reverend
Purdy's church threw me off. Or maybe it just hasn't been mentioned
before. Or... maybe only Sarah is Catholic. Moving right along.
-- Father Brendan made the common mistake of thinking he could keep
something from Johnny.
-- The acid in the holy water was an interesting touch. Painful and
creepy, too.
-- Sheriff Turner was actually pretty nice this time. All positive.
I'm not sure how to rate this one. I didn't like it as much as last
week and the end ticked me off. Two stars?
Bille Doux reviews episodes of 'The
Dead Zone' for her website.
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Behind The Scenes:
Cast & Crew:
Written by:
Katie Wech
Directed by:
James Head
Guest Starring:
Cara Buono
(Sheriff Anna Turner),
Colin Fox (Father Brendan),
Trevor Hayes
(Brian Judd) & Nick
Baillie (Father Tony)
