Episode 108
Isolation (03-14-07)
I loved this episode. This was some of
the good old Crossing Jordan. It’s funny how we get
mixed bags. I know I really didn’t like Night of the
Living Dead, but it seemed so many people did. That’s
the beauty of individuality. We can all have and share
different opinions.
1- I don’t think this episode was like
Perfect Storm (it’s been mentioned…the
similarities and difference are obvious and I’m not
going to go into it. You know my opinion on the
matter.)
2- Watching ‘in the moment’ I was
completely caught up in the story. Re-watching, I could
see some of the predictability, but you know it really
didn’t matter to me in this episode. Epidemic episodes
are usually big impact episodes first viewing, then some
of the intensity is lessened with each viewing
thereafter. I think this might be one of those
episodes, but I have a feeling I’ll still like this
episode many years down the road. Just like I still
love Perfect Storm and Upon the Wasted
Building.
3- I didn’t put the connection together
that ‘The Bird Man’ was the carrier of the disease and
also guilty of murder. I knew he was the murderer, but
it’d never dawned on me—him being a coyote that he was
the carrier. Because I never linked the two events
together the episode wasn’t predictable to me. Then
again, predictable isn’t always bad. Last weeks episode
I had the whole story line worked out 20 minutes into
the episode, but it still worked for me. I liked last
weeks. (May I add a side note: My mom can’t stop talking
about last week’s episode. She loved it. Every time CJ
comes up in the conversation she brings up Hubris. So
obviously something worked—predictable or not.)
Woody—who’d have guess Woody would be so
adorable and sweet with children. My heart melted when
he held the little girl in his lap and comforted her.
Minor subplot—I was so happy to see the
writers work in a minor subplot for this episode. It
wasn’t just about a virus outbreak, but a crime as
well. It gave Woody a reason for getting as involved in
the case. And, truth be told, it acted as a bit of
‘normalcy’ for me against the anxiety from main
storyline.
I wonder how many times Lily is going to
leave—and return? If I’m right in my counting I believe
this is time number three? I can’t see Lily leaving the
morgue for good. Then again, who knows where her story
line is heading. I have to say I absolutely love the
name Madeline—such a sweet name for a baby and it seems
to suit Lily’s personality. Something that’s simple…not
over the wall crazy (for a name that is) but still has
character.
Where oh where are things going from
here? For Bug and Lily that is. Bug is sitting on the
fence—he isn’t on one side or the other—despite his
claim that he’s breaking away from Lily. His heart
tells him one thing. His mind tells him another thing,
and in the end I think his heart will win out. Just how
he dealt with Lily shows me he wants to be there for
her. And how heartbreakingly sweet was the kiss on
Lily’s cheek. Poor Bug. I really hope they have a
happy ending (despite my fondness for the Seely-Lily
match up).
Nice to see Ivers get what he had coming
to him. And of course I love Jordan—she’s the only one
who dares to argue with him and tell him exactly what
she thinks. Good for her.
I’ll give Garret a pass on not picking up
on Jordan’s obvious distress:
1- We’ll
say he was exhausted and had other things on his mind.
Understandable in the situation.
2- If
the writers had had Garret guess that something was
wrong the episode would have had to continue on and we
were out of time…so the circumstances dictated that
Garret act oblivious to Jordan’s silent cry for help.
3- If
Garret had guessed the ending wouldn’t have been nearly
as powerful.
About endings…If I could change one thing
about the episode it would be the ending. I’d have
removed Garret from the scene and the conversation
between him and Jordan. It would have been so effective
to have just seen a shot of the head scan and Jordan
sitting there with the look of disbelief, tired, and
pain illuminating her features. That would have been a
powerful ending.
However, that said, I understand the
ending the writers went with. If I hadn’t had an
explanation about the head scan I wouldn’t have had a
clue what was wrong with Jordan. I would have known
something was wrong, I just wouldn’t have been clued in
as to what. I could have waited a week to hear what
specifically was wrong with her, though I don’t know if
other fans would. So I get why we got the ending we
did.
Yeah this episode worked for me. 5 out
of 5 dead bodies.
