Shots Across The Bow

Ed revisited

This is why I didn't like the whole, 'Ed leaving Carol' plotline. The last couple of episodes have really just ignored the whole thing. Yes, we got the shot of Ed and Carol burying the hatchet, and now they behave as if nothing happened. Yes, the other characters discuss it peripherally, but it no longer rings true. There are no scars on either Ed or Carol. Life goes on in Stuckeyville, at least until the next sweeps when we will see another manufactured crisis, as Ed gets closer to his new love interest.

It's just too artificial.

On the other hand, Alias is remaining faithful to it's concept and plot lines. If you haven't been watching this show, you've really been missing out. It's a spy thriller, but the best parts have more to do with personal relationships than with espionage. I won't try to bring you up to speed; there are several websites that will do that, but so far the show has remained consistent with it's storylines, while still throwing in the occasional surprise. The best example was the season premiere, where Sydney's mother turned herself in to the CIA. This was a great echo of the pilot, whre Sydney turned herself in, becoming a double agent for the CIA. The one forshadowed the other, giving us a framework to support the surprise. Of course, we don't know whether Irina is on the level, or advancing her own agenda, but we don't completely disbelieve that it could have happened. It was a shock, but within the bounds established by the series.

Of course, I am still watching Ed, because the Ed-Carol storyline was only one part of the show. The new lawyer they introduced this week will provide a good foil for Ed; it was nice to see Molly get a little more meat to her role; we got to spend sometime with Phil, on another bizarre entrepenurial journey; the only thing missing was Shirley. I am sad to see them recycling the "new love interest for Ed' angle again. Let's leave his love life alone for awhile....