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MEDIUM |
Allison Dubois - Patricia Arquette Joe Dubois - Jake Weber Manuel Devalos - Miguel Sandoval Lee Scanlon - David Cubitt 
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Deja Vu All Over AgainFollowing her delayed brain surgery, Allison has been in a coma for months. Joe is told that the insurance company won't pay for her care any more and the machines are switched off. This is only a dream, however, and Allison has come out of the coma with one side of her body paralysed and no dreams to speak of. MEDIUM returns for another season and quickly re-establishes the pattern that it has run to up till now. Allison's illness is initially dramatic and very well played by Paricia Arquette. By the end of the episode, though, everything is coming back so that normal programming can be resumed. All the regular cast are present and correct and just as good in their roles as they always have been, but the mystery of the woman who is being stalked by a man who she wouldn't look at twice, but who believes that she worships him isn't anything that we haven't seen before. Exactly why the District Attorney doesn't charge her with driving whilst impaired (half her body isn't working after all) remains the true mystery. Written by Craig Sweeny and Robert DohertyDirected by Aaron Lipstadt Top Who's That Girl?Ariel starts to act strangely and Allison is worried that the spirit of a stripper might be causing the problems. No review is currently available for this episode. If you want to add one, please click here to e-mail it to us. Written by Corey Reed and Travis DonnellyDirected by Larry Teng Top Pain KillerAllison goes back into hospital as a visitor for a woman she became friendly with who is suffering from cancer. When the woman dies shortly thereafter, Allison suspects that someone on the hospital staff is responsible and soon dreams that the doctor that saved her life is the guilty party. Murdering doctors and euthanasia is a topical subject at the best of times and this story touches on those subjects, but really is just about Allison struggling with a confident and clever killer who seems able to dodge her every attempt to expose him. It's a fairly standard thriller plot and the show has been down this road before, but it is as watchable as ever and Martha Plimpton's cameo appearance as the cancer sufferer is excellent. Written by Diane Ademu-JohnDirected by Tate Donovan Top The Medium Is The MessageAllison is seeing strange symbols all over the place and is certain that they have something to do with the latest serial killer menacing Phoenix. The doctors, however, believe it may have to do with her recent brain operation. No review is currently available for this episode. If you want to add one, please click here to e-mail it to us. Written by Michael Narducci and Craig SweenyDirected by Larry Teng Top Baby FeverAllison dreams of a crying baby and then becomes involved in a case involving a kidnapped baby. She becomes so involved that when she locates the baby she isn't keen on giving it back and even goes so far as to then kidnap it herself. The opening scene in which everyone in Allison's life devolves into a baby is striking and her asking Joe if he wanted another baby is very funny, but the rest of the story is typical MEDIUM, which means it is watchable, but not out of the ordinary and the final revelation about the risk to the baby is something of a let down. Written by Jordan RosenbergDirected by Vincent Misiano Top Bite MeAllison takes part in the story of the movie NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD in her dreams in order to solve the murder of an undertaker. No review is currently available for this episode. If you want to add one, please click here to e-mail it to us. Written by Craig Sweeny and Robert DohertyDirected by Aaron Lipstadt Top New TerrainWhen Allison's beloved Volvo is totalled in a car accident, she is forced to hire a new vehicle, an all-terrain one that has a habit of picking up other people's conversations on the radio. This gives her a unique insight into a bank robbery involving a man with a bomb strapped to his chest. Whilst the bomber plot is well told, but nothing new in plot terms, the role the car plays in it is muddled. At one point it appears to transmit a conversation that contradicts Allison's dream of who was responsible, but that is later cleared up. It's a straighforward enough plot and the resolution raises no eyebrows. Written by Steve LichtmanDirected by Arlene Sanford Top Once In A LifetimeAriel is dating a boy whom Allison believes is involved in a murder and Bridgette is posting embarrassing videos of a man onto the internet, causing all kinds of concern. No review is currently available for this episode. If you want to add one, please click here to e-mail it to us. Written by Heather MitchellDirected by David Arquette Top The Future's So BrightAllison becomes hyper sensitive to light and is forced to resort to wearing sunglasses. The pair that Detective Scanlon gives to her, though, were part of a murder investigation and through them she can see how many days each person has to live on their forehead. Detective Scanlon's has just dropped to two. This is another one of those little devices that shakes up the MEDIUM formula and freshens it from the usual 'clues in dreams' routine. The actual crime plot is pretty straightforward and nothing of any great interest, but the introduction of the numbers the subsequent revelation that Lee's life is in imminent danger makes it all the more watchable. Written by Michael NarducciDirected by Peter Werner Top You Give Me FeverA very dangerous virus has escaped from a high tech lab and may be in the hand of terrorists. Whilst the emergency services in the know search for clues, Allison tries to help a man who drove his car into a freeway bridge after stuffing it full of petrol. When the men in environment suits come to call it is obvious that Allison might be infected and might have put her whole family at risk. It is obvious from the outset what the crime story is here and where the man in the car fits into that, but it plays out in entertaining fashion. Once again, Allison fails to 'win' this one, but fate steps in with its own solution. The situations that the DuBois family keep finding themselves in are getting steadily less believable and this is the most outlandish yet. Written byJordan RosenbergDirected by Aaron Lipstadt Top An Everlasting LoveAllison helps track down a serial killer, but he is killed trying to evade arrest. When the man shows up protesting his innocence to Allison, she starts to believe that he was not the killer, or at least not the only one. This episode seems to have been stitched together from a number of other ones that have already been shown. There are killings carried out by two people, there's the female killer who is confident that Allison can do nothing, there's the ghost trying to mislead her and there's the soundproofed cellar. All of that leads to a serious sense of deja vu even though it is all competently enough handled. Written by Travis Connelly and Corey ReedDirected by Peter Werner Top Dear DadDA Devalos' daughter committed suicide and on the anniversary of her death, a recently released convict sets about taunting him. Allison dreams that Devalos is hiding something about his daughter's death and the truth might end his career forever. Because this episode concentrates on the always excellent Miguel Sandoval it rises above the level of some of the more recent ones because he is able to infuse it with his trademark quality and dependability. The plot twists itself through some unbelievable coincidences, but gets away with it. Written by Geoff GeibDirected by Aaron Lipstadt Top PsychAllison dreams of a disturbed girl in a mental hospital who was responsible for the death of her parents. She starts to believe that the girl was no more responsible than Allison herself, but how can she prove the innocence of a girl who admits it all? The mental hospital setting freshens up an all too familiar story that is told with all of the show's considerable skills. Even the support story of one daughter's first crush is well told even though it's far from new. Written by Diane Ademu-John and Craig SweenyDirected by Vincent Misiano Top Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up?Allison starts to see the same man all over the place. Then people she knows start to look like him, even Joe. Who is this man and what is his connection to rogue emails and a woman who killed her elderly billionaire husband? Having everyone look like the same man is one of the gimmicks that the show throws up from time to time that jolt it out of its pattern and freshen things up considerably. The reason why it is happening is very nicely plotted although the gold digger subplot and the coincidence of Allison entering the bank at the exact moment that her account is being emptied undermine things. Written by Robert Doherty and Craig SweenyDirected by Larry Reibman Top How To Beat A Bad GuyDetective Scanlon's brother is out of prison at the same time that someone who looks a lot like him posts a video of the raping of a 15 year old girl. At the same time, Allison deals with being mugged by looking into a self-defence class. The Allison the arse-kicker opening is the high point of this episode and it settles back into the normal template thereafter. The show has taken Lee Scanlon to some very dark places and this is possibly the darkest, but the ending really doesn't quite work. There is some good stuff from David Cubitt and Patricia Arquette along the way. Written by Michael NarducciDirected by Larry Teng Top Allison Rolen Got MarriedIt's a couple of days before Allison's wedding to Joe DuBois and she starts to get dreams about a man attacking and killing a teenager. It soon becomes clear that the teenager is the baby currently growing inside her and that the only way to save the child is to not get married. The mixing up of the past, the present and the alternative present is all very cleverly done here, once again messing with the formula and livening things up a little. Patricia Arquette and Jake Weber manage to make their characters seem much younger without the aid of too much makeup and it is interesting to see how the debates that they have always had about Allison's powers differ, but are the same, when they first started. Written by Heather MitchellDirected by David Paymer Top There Will Be Blood...Type AAllison and her girls get dreams about the same girl wanting to kill herself. This is at the same time that Allison is dealing with a murderer who kills whole families and then poses the dead bodies. Joe, meanwhile, is at loggerheads with his brilliant, but apparently unstable, boss. This is fairly standard MEDIUM stuff with a mystery to solve and some domestic dramas in the background that don't add up to much. What is different is that this is the first part of a longer story, but hopefully one that improves in the following parts because this goes nowhere with any great speed. Written by Jordan RosenbergDirected by Arlene Sanford Top There Will Be Blood...Type BAllison invites Jennifer, the girl who has been seeing the killer's crimes in her dreams into her own home over the wishes of her family. The dreams point to a reason why the girl is dreaming the actions of this killer and that might be enough to finally capture him. The blood link between the killer and Jennifer is nicely thought out and the depiction of her road crash is another startling image for the show, but the real departure here is that the story centres on the girl and the effect that all this is having on her and the killer is never revealed or even considered very important. Joe's work problems just get ever more ridiculous and unbelievable. Written by Steve LichtmanDirected by Peter Werner Top SalA neighbour is killed in the area and Allison's youngest daughter sees the killer. Following instructions from the newly-installed alarm system, that daughter starts to clean up the killer's mess and Allison needs to know why. The plot device of using the talking alarm system to manipulate Allison's daughter is fun, but also rather ridiculous. It makes it much harder to believe this latest episode at all. The final resolution, though, makes some sense out of it all. Ariel's run in with a college interviewer and her dead husband is just a distraction. Written by Craig SweenyDirected by Craig Sweeny Top Time Keeps SlippingAriel is having blackouts. At first she is missing a couple of hours and then days and then years. She is suddenly married and has a daughter and she knows nothing about it. The only link that she keeps coming back to is the murder of a teacher at her school, a teacher she was babysitting for at the time. This episode puts Sofia Vassilieva front and centre as Ariel. Her role has been upgraded throughout this season as she has become a more and more accomplished actress and this episode might almost be considered a test run for a spin-off show should this be the last season. The switch in focus aside, the plotting is nothing new and though delivered with the usual polished performances all around fails to overly excite. Written by Heather MitchellDirected by Miguel Sandoval Top Dead MeatAn animal rights activist goes missing whilst working undercover at a pig farm. Both the industrialists and the activists are blaming each other and Allison finds that the answer might lie in a little pig. Literally. When the film BABE was released, the sale of bacon and pork products fell around the world. The sight of a fat man biting into a bacon roll to the accompanying sounds of pained squealing here could easily cause the same effect were it to be seen widely enough. The pig is cute, the mystery not overly mysterious and the acting as accomplished as ever. Written by Michael NarducciDirected by Arlene Sanford Top It's A Wonderful DeathAllison's brain tumour returns, but this time it kills her. She continues her work through her connection with her daughter Ariel, a connection that keeps Ariel a virtual prisoner in her own life and has consequences for everyone. The inspiration for this season finale is obvious from the episode title and it is ever bit as dark as the celebrated James Stewart film IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE gets in its worst moments. Forget the mystery, this is all about the consequences of being dead and living beyond the grave. It's a nice twist and takes the show to somewhere new, something that has been getting a bit rarer these days. As in the film, though, the last moments are happy ones and you can't help but get the impression that this was written as an ending to the show rather than just the season. Written by Glenn Gordon Caron and Craig Sweeny and Robert DohertyDirected by Aaron Lipstadt Top |
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