In my many rambling reviews on IMDb I have tried to make the point that the change in technology has changed the very fabric of the content that we used to take for granted. Digital tech has made it possible to produce full length features on a shoestring, especially those horrific "found footage" scripts that actually fool the viewer into thinking that badly filmed material is part of the story. Meanwhile TV, once a joke in the industry, is getting sharper and sharper. And, as I said in another review of POI, JJ Abrams does not lend his name to just any old production, every aspect has to be top flight before his name goes on. The result is TV that in many cases is better than the cinematic equivalent, and this episode is a case in point. Of course, it only works if you know the characters. But the story starts hot and just builds and builds and builds. Julian Sand, one of the most reliable British heavies of his era, is brilliant. Fantastic episode. And oh yeah I like "Carter's" new hairdo.
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