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2.5 Precipitate

Dr. Gibson: "I think you're about to have the most interesting month of your life."

Not every Dead Zone story has to be full of fate and horror and love triangle stuff; this one was played pretty much for laughs, all the way through. Yes, it was improbable, some of the funny was forced, and the resolution was too pat, but I laughed out loud several times and I enjoyed watching the way all of the blood donors and their stories came together.

Michael Hall did his usual excellent job playing all six of the blood donors: Oyster Eater, Lonely Guy, Bookstore Writer, Bike Messenger, Pregnant Woman, and Homeless Vet. He even did well with all of them interacting with each other via CGI, too, especially courting himself on the bench. My absolute favorite scene was Johnny telling Lonely Guy and Pregnant Woman how perfect they were for each other, and that their kid would have an allergy to strawberries.

The story was clever and well-written, it was far from boring, and the end, with the flowers and the coins and the bike, was satisfying. Bruce got some good screen time, too, after having very little to do for the past few weeks; I like Bruce.

Bits:

-- Johnny, with a pentagram on his forehead, on the cover of the faux National Enquirer, very funny. Here are some of the headlines on the "New World Weekly":

"Psychic Smith: Savior or False Prophet?"
"Toothless Vampire Raids Blood Bank"
"10 Ways to Make People Love You!"
"World Exclusive: J-Lo"
"Nostradamus Jr. Predicts Earth on Collision Course"
and my favorite, "Giant Wasps the Size of Cows Take Over Local Sugar Refinery"

-- The famous writer Bookstore Guy mentioned twice was Stephen King, who of course wrote The Dead Zone. Duh.

-- I really loved the scene with Johnny, Bob, Shari, the biker, and the Aikido.

-- It'll be interesting to see if Mort the vet shows up to sleep in the east wing.

-- Johnny, waking up in the hospital: "Tell me it's not 2009."

-- Johnny: "Oysters and oatmeal...not happening."

-- Loved the deadpan female cop. "Cubicles... pregnant... whimsical giraffes... thanks for bringing this to our attention. We'll be sure to look into it."

-- Kid: "I see dead people." Johnny: "Cool."

-- Johnny: "What's that, a Zen expression?" Bruce: "Jewish Zen. Kosher karma. Didn't I tell you I signed up for a comparative religion class?"

Four out of four stars,

Billie





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