Season 2, Episode 1
"The Impressionist"
This episode....man, just...okay. This episode is about a man, capable of imitating anyone's mannerisms, who gets called in by a secret organization. They do so becauseeeeee they kinda found an alien who wouldn't communucate with anyone who didn't imitate his body language. Oookay.....a little bit on the banana sandwich side. He communicates, and the alien trusts him and he gets the info the scientists want. Skip foward, he finishes his act. Walking in he parking lot, the alien ship comes down. Now the perfect way this episode could've ended was if the alien found him useful for some kind of research, and his entire fleet came to kidnap him. That's a good twist, that would turn this otherwise boring episode on its head. Buuut....no. The ship lands, he greets the alien happily, and...that's it?
Good: The alien was pretty creepy. I will admit that. Its unnatural body movements and grotesque sounds were unsettling, and I like the idea of bringing in a non-expert to try and talk to it. It raises the stakes.
Bad: Everything else. If you can get past the silly premise, there's no real substance. Nobody recieves any kind of "scary" punishment. Aside from the somewhat creepy alien this episode is really really boring.
Meh. A poor way to start off Season 2.
Grade: 4.5/10
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