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1.8 Netherworld Johnny: "It's me. Johnny, damn it. Johnny coma, coma Johnny, with the visions? Come on. Serial killer, mom-alive-in-Saigon Johnny?" This episode was fascinating. We knew that something was very wrong throughout, but what could possibly explain it? It started right off with Johnny in a different reality. Alarm clock, which meant Johnny had a job. No cane, no visions. Wedding ring, Sarah in the kitchen. Johnny junior knew who his father was, and Johnny and Sarah also had a daughter. Walt was Johnny's good buddy, and Johnny was the county commissioner, essentially Walt's boss. Bruce didn't know Johnny. The doctor had no record of Johnny's accident and coma. Johnny's mother was alive and married to Purdy, a big clue that Johnny's accident had something to do with her death. Everything seemed perfect. But nurse Elaine's daughter did die in the fire in the pilot episode. Burn victims began appearing all over the place. We saw "Fire Sale" on the building across from City Hall. The fire engines went by during the meeting in city hall. Sirens wailed as Johnny made love to Sarah. So, okay, the visions of the explosion at the mall were so overwhelming that his mind couldn't accept them, and he passed out. The rationale for Johnny's alternate life fantasy was a little flimsy, but it didn't matter because the episode itself was just excellent. Bits and pieces: -- This episode was filmed fifth, but aired eighth. I think it would have worked better as fifth. -- The balloons at the party were red, orange, and yellow, flame-colored, before there were flames. And there's a painting of a burning barn. -- If Johnny's vision was a vision instead of a fantasy, it gave us a glimpse into what Johnny's and Sarah's marriage would have been like. Sarah seemed happier and a lot more relaxed with Johnny than with Walt. -- Johnny and Sarah's daughter was never called by name. Theoretically, she couldn't be the baby we saw in "What It Seems," since she's too close to little Johnny in age. -- Fun irony in Sarah coaching Walt on how to pick up girls. -- Sarah: "This is one of those Gail Sheehy things, isn't it?" (I actually don't get the reference; I've never read Gail Sheehy.) Excellent. Four out of four stars, Billie |
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