Hats off to Team Whedon. Once again (shades of Buffy!) we have an episode where the entire arc of the series becomes secondary to the humanistic issues of the characters.
And - it works. Boy does it work! In the 1940s, one of the common "danger" stories in movies was about getting lost in a culvert and finally getting rescued. This was then picked up by the TV writers in the 1950s. If this reviewer had a dime for every time Lassie rescued someone from a drainage ditch -- well, you get the picture.
In the new millennium, drainage ditches are no longer as menacing as they once were. Enter Team Whedon, who not only bring us a monolith that seemingly disintegrates people, but also bring us this wonderful episode where "true love" prevails and an improbable hero crosses time and space to retrieve something he misplaced.
Bravo.
And - it works. Boy does it work! In the 1940s, one of the common "danger" stories in movies was about getting lost in a culvert and finally getting rescued. This was then picked up by the TV writers in the 1950s. If this reviewer had a dime for every time Lassie rescued someone from a drainage ditch -- well, you get the picture.
In the new millennium, drainage ditches are no longer as menacing as they once were. Enter Team Whedon, who not only bring us a monolith that seemingly disintegrates people, but also bring us this wonderful episode where "true love" prevails and an improbable hero crosses time and space to retrieve something he misplaced.
Bravo.