As this episode opens Sheriff Jack Carter, Deputy Jo Lupo and Henry Deacon head into the restaurant where there confront a man. Jack puts a hand on the man's shoulder and suddenly the man has gone and Henry has been shot... nobody present has a clue what happened. We then jump back twenty four hours. Two old friends are visiting Henry, Jason and Kim Anderson, Jason comes across as somewhat arrogant but from what people say he is a genius; always able to make the final leap to solve any problem. After a number of events Jack starts to suspect that Jason is using some sort of device to his advantage... if only he can remember things. In a secondary, lighter, side story Jack's daughter Zoe is preparing for the school play; a futuristic retelling of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
This episode got off to a fine start; we are shown enough of what happened to get us interested without being shown enough to make it clear how it happened... and that is what it is all about. It isn't long before it becomes obvious that Jason is doing something to wipe people's memories of short time periods but still the story remains intriguing as each time Jack gets close to figuring it out he is sent back to square one... in fact worse than that as his actions bring his competence under suspicion. All of these events lead up to a pleasing conclusion. Zoe's plot strand provides some fun moments and proves to be thematically linked to the main story. Overall I'd say this was another impressive episode; I look forward to watching more.
This episode got off to a fine start; we are shown enough of what happened to get us interested without being shown enough to make it clear how it happened... and that is what it is all about. It isn't long before it becomes obvious that Jason is doing something to wipe people's memories of short time periods but still the story remains intriguing as each time Jack gets close to figuring it out he is sent back to square one... in fact worse than that as his actions bring his competence under suspicion. All of these events lead up to a pleasing conclusion. Zoe's plot strand provides some fun moments and proves to be thematically linked to the main story. Overall I'd say this was another impressive episode; I look forward to watching more.