V – The Pilot

The rebooted V landed this week. Having never seen the the original series I’m not able to make any comparisons. Impressions?

The image of Christ nose diving off a balcony in an attempt to crush a cripple followed by the mass where Father Jack Landry asks his congregation to question how safe it is to unquestionably trust the Vs, even though the Catholic church is currently forbidding the use of condoms in Africa because it doesn’t stop the spread of AIDS even though the WHO have said “consistent and correct” condom use reduces the risk of HIV infection by 90% [Source], seems to indicate some anti-religious undertones. Will we more as the series progresses? Only time will tell.

Now to the cast. Tyler Evans, son of Lost’s Elizabeth Mitchell, is already a predictably annoying brainwashed youth. Elizabeth Mitchell herself seems to have shrugged off the punchability that she’d garnered during her time on Lost. The lovely Morena Baccarin, with her smiling malevolence, is spot on casting for the part of Anna. I look forward to seeing a bit more of the other characters as the series progresses.

It would be nice had Erica’s partner had not so obviously been the leak and a V.

Any chance of there being ’sleeper’ Vs, a la the great Battlestar Galactica? I can only hope Tyler Evans, the son, is an alien in disguise.

E! Online gave the pilot 11/10 saying “on a scale of 1 to 10, we give it an 11. V is the best pilot we’ve seen in, well, forever.” Insane. The pilot was more functional than entertaining. Hopefully well see the series deliver on the pilot’s potential.

Next time, There Is No Normal Anymore.