Thursday, February 08, 2007
The Unit - Johnny B Good
Finally a decent show to watch after suffering through 24 and Heroes. I knew this was going to be a good episode when my wife turned to me and said, this is some sort of guy show right?
Ha! Of course it is - all the elements us manly men like - violence, blowing stuff up, shooting people, tactical formations, hot cars, hot babes and did I mention hot babes?
Sorry for the tangent - What made this episode good was the relevancy to today's issues. The team needed to sneak in to Iran and plant sensors to see whether or not any nuclear weapons development was happening on the down low. Things quickly became a Charlie Foxtrot (CF) and Mack has a very tough decision to make: either execute their translator, or leave her behind to be tortured by the Iranians.
On the home front - two storyline threads - Tiffy is working with a peace activist lawyer and Molly feels guilty for what happened to Jeremy. Jeremy's girlfriend, Crystal, who by the way is from the Firefly and Serenity fame (River Tam- one girl you do not want to mess with, just ask the Reavers) plays MIA when her fiance is back home in the hospital.
All in all, a strong show for me, I cared about all of the characters, the storyline was clean and relevant, and things look to heat up on the home front.
