Resurrection on ABC

[AntiArbitrator]

It would have been nice to meet the author, but I am sure he would not tell us what is causing people to be resurrected.

[KyleEl]

No, that would be too much to expect.

Somewhere I got the idea that last week's episode was the finale. I found the scenes at the end confusing because they seemed to suggest there was going to be another episode.

[AntiArbitrator]

I am under the same impression. I will check tomorrow to see if I can get any information on when it will return.

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[AntiArbitrator]

May 4th is the season finale.

1.08 Torn Apart


New (May 4, 2014)


The return of the dead reaches critical mass, sending the town into chaos.

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Based on the following, I think we will need to pay close attention. It certainly is making me curious. I erased the episodes after I watched them, so it will not be convenient for me to re-watch them.

“Think you know the ABC show "Resurrection"? You may want to think again.


Series star Omar Epps says Sunday's season finale may leave some viewers scratching their heads and hitting the rewind button.
 "I can't give away much, but we've got a hell of a cliffhanger that I think is going to make the audience go back and watch the whole season again," he said. "It's going to make them go back and question everything about the whole first season even after seeing it."

[KyleEl]

I don't think I saw anything that would make me feel that way.

But the way they were treating the others who came back wasn't very nice. They're still being seen as aliens who are a threat, not the real people who came back.

Seeing both the body and the person who came back was kind of weird.

[AntiArbitrator]

The Sheriff was thrilled to see his wife until she said she was not coming back to him. Then he became vindictive. The church member who was so set against the returned being accepted at the church ran and hugged her family member. Both she and the Sheriff seem hypocritical to me.

The military personnel were being very nice and helpful until the Sheriff alerted them to what was really happening.

When the black family was sitting at the table and talking to Jacob's parents, they said one of their children (Robert) did not return and they had been looking in the woods for him. They said he had a birthmark in the shape of a crescent on his back. In the final scene when Bellamy is holding Jacob in his arms, we see the crescent shaped birthmark on Bellamy's back.

Does that mean that Bellamy is their son? If he is, why doesn't he know that Arcadia is his home town? Does that mean he was rescued by someone and taken away, but fate has returned him to the town?

[KyleEl]

May 5, 2014 16:07:50 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

The Sheriff was thrilled to see his wife until she said she was not coming back to him. Then he became vindictive. The church member who was so set against the returned being accepted at the church ran and hugged her family member. Both she and the Sheriff seem hypocritical to me.

The military personnel were being very nice and helpful until the Sheriff alerted them to what was really happening.

When the black family was sitting at the table and talking to Jacob's parents, they said one of their children (Robert) did not return and they had been looking in the woods for him. They said he had a birthmark in the shape of a crescent on his back. In the final scene when Bellamy is holding Jacob in his arms, we see the crescent shaped birthmark on Bellamy's back.

Does that mean that Bellamy is their son? If he is, why doesn't he know that Arcadia is his home town? Does that mean he was rescued by someone and taken away, but fate has returned him to the town?

Oh, the birthmark. I had no idea what that meant when I saw it. I remember hearing them say he had a birthmark.

I'm no Carrie Wells.

[KyleEl]

Renewed!

[AntiArbitrator]

Thanks Kyle. *happy dance*

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[KyleEl]

I saw Henry over the weekend in a Star Trek movie. Not being a fan of the Star Trek TV series or movies, I'm just now seeing some of them. Two of them aired the same weekend where I live, in fact. Henry was the president in charge of everything. I don't know how many planets this included but he was definitely Kirk's superior.

[KyleEl]

I'm lost.

The doctor is pretty and she looks good in tight jeans.

[KyleEl]

I'm Methodist so I'm used to thinking that if the pastor resigns he loses his house. But the pastor is still living there. And I don't approve of his behavior.

It's interesting so far.

[KyleEl]

I forgot about this the last time I posted here.

Though I don't even remember what happened this week.

[AntiArbitrator]

There are a lot of mysteries but at least one of them was solved tonight.

Bellamy died and returned at his present age. Are they ignoring the mystery from last season that indicated Bellamy was the child of the black family that returned? I do think Bellamy's reaction to viewing his body was very interesting and emotional. He insisted on seeing his body but it was difficult for him to handle it.

The pastor's wife is trying to save their marriage, do the right thing, and handle the baby mama issues in a spiritual manner. I do not think the pastor should have let the returned sleep in their home, and I applaud him for not committing adultery.

Jacob is acting disgruntled because his grandmother is corrupting his mind and manipulating him. I wondered why he did not become sick like the other returned. I think his grandmother did something to the others but does not plan to harm her family members, except for her daughter-in-law. Her talk of demons was enlightening.

I think the original death of 12 workers was an accident, but they returned in the 1930's and the factory owners thought they were demons. I do not see how that explains the mystery of why people return in that town though.

That was a very awkward family dinner but some people had an opportunity to vent anger they had been holding for over 30 years.

[AntiArbitrator]

Notable quotable: 

Bellamy's phone contact name for his handler is "Government Bitch"

The sign at the store in this week's episode said "Pop-tards". (They do not think much of Pop-tarts).

[KyleEl]

Jacob's mother was a lawyer in a movie I saw yesterday "The House of Sand and Fog".

The dinner was interesting. They are focusing less on the weird stuff and trying to act like they are living normal lives.

[AntiArbitrator]

2.05 Will

Margaret tries to prevent Barbara from fixing her relationship with Fred and Maggie.

[AntiArbitrator]

This was a fascinating episode. Agent Bellamy is struggling with deciding which secrets to keep and which ones to reveal. It is still a mystery to me how the people are becoming ill. We do know why they disappear and do not return. The grandmother's personality is harsh and that makes me feel that her intentions are selfish rather than doing a good service. She is selective by not killing Jacob whom she loves, but she made Bellamy sick after he questioned her.

I think Bellamy's handler and her superiors want the returned to disappear forever.

Jacob seems to be siding with his grandmother, poor kid.

[KyleEl]

I knew once they said the returned were getting sick that it could happen to Bellamy. He had no business driving.

That new church is doing about as well as one new church I've seen. But then we don't know how they'll keep the lights on (the real church). I was pleased they sing the traditional hymns, or at least one was.

I liked seeing Maggie in a towel. I don't envy her having to deal with all that sickness that only she can treat.

The girls' night out was fun.

[AntiArbitrator]

2.06 Afflictions

Bellamy seeks help from a surprising source; another disappearance results in a search for answers.

[KyleEl]

That was an interesting episode.

I hated seeing Maggie so upset. And she still had an important job to do.

Jacob's grandmother has such pretty hair and such a nice figure.

I hope they can find a way to fix up that factory. It looks good, in the sense that so many historic building slike that have been restored and found new uses. I wonder where it is. I would hate to see them find a way to use its demolition as part of the show.

I took enough math in college that I could probably have figured out what all those equations were about.

[AntiArbitrator]

I agree this was an interesting episode.

The Langston matriarch is continuing with her plan to help the returned to disappear. She denied that Elaine saw her with Maggie’s mom, but some people, including the Sheriff, know she is lying.

Bellamy was revived in the government facility and given a drug that diminishes the symptoms of the virus that is infecting the returned. While there, he learned that he was born in Arcadia to the Thompson family and died when he was 6 months old. His sister is still at the facility and he promised her he would come back and take her to Arcadia with him.

Angela Forrester is Bellamy’s handler; now I no longer need to think of her as “Government B*&#*”. She is not some super-secret agent; she is a statistician and her hobby is tracking airplane crashes. Bellamy cleverly left a cell phone at the facility so he could track the location. Also, he left the facility with vials of the drug which he gave to Maggie.

Elaine’s brother, Ray, has created a group determined to protect themselves from the returned. That will not end well.


Bellamy's long survival is an indication that the returned can live long normal lives if there is no interference. I wonder if that information will be significant.

[AntiArbitrator]

 “Miracles”  - Rachel refuses treatment, fearing it will harm her unborn child; True Living grows in numbers; Elaine’s brother contracts the virus; Brian Addison shows interest in Margaret.

[KyleEl]

This show does put more emphasis on religion than most, and in this case there seems to be proof that prayer works.

It's scary that now normal people could get the virus. This is reminding me of the Ebola epidemic, which didn't exist when they filmed all this.

I'm confused as to how Bellamy has "his own supply". He showed Maggie what he had and said she could use it. It's a good thing Maggie stopped them from giving Rachel the drug.

The idea of tearing down the factory was mentioned, but I'm glad Henry said no to that. And it's supposedly a real factory, so we're hoping they do keep it. A million dollar seems kind of cheap but it doesn't have to be fancy.

These meetings seem like the KKK. At first everyone was white, but there are some black people there.

[AntiArbitrator]

Pastor Tom's wife has strong faith and her prayers for the safety of the baby seems to have been answered. One problem on the horizon is that she believes the baby belongs to Tom and her. I am waiting to see if the baby will be a normal baby because of its accelerated development. Tom is more concerned for Rachel than he is the baby. I think his wife is handling his reaction better than most wives would.

When the agency gave Bellamy a supply and told him to take it every 12 hours, they declined to give him medicine for the town because they did not have enough. Actually, I think he gave the doctor part of the supply that was for his use.

The Sheriff said he will shut the town down and I think if he does not do it, the agency will do it for him.

[KyleEl]

Bellamy apparently did give Maggie part of his supply, but I've forgotten how much he had to begin with or how much he gave her.

Tom's wife is handling the situation quite well.

[AntiArbitrator]

2.8 Forsaken As anti-Returned rhetoric increases, Pastor Tom's church becomes a refuge.

[AntiArbitrator]

I liked the episode and it revealed some issues I wanted to see resolved. I did not like the ending or what happened to Pastor Tom. He did not deserve that.

The red marks on the doors made people feel it was unsafe to have the returned in their homes. I understand their concern and they did not know what to do with the people. Pastor Tom agreed to let them take refuge in the church. Bellamy's handler was not returning his calls so they could not send the returned to the government facility.

In addition, they are running out of the medicine for the returned. I saw that Maggie gave Ray the medicine even though they don't know what effect it will have on non-returned people.

"True Living of Arcadia" set up a website to spread their rhetoric and they had a confrontation with the Sheriff and Bellamy in the diner. Bellamy became angry and revealed that he is a returned. Well, that announcement shocked everyone, including the Sheriff.

I realized the Pastor's wife, Janine, expected to keep Rachel's baby, but I did not realize she viewed the baby as her own. When Tom read her "baby journal", he became concerned for Rachel. Janine convinced Rachel Tom wanted them to go to her sister's house where they would be safe from the True Living. I think the real reason Janine took her there was to keep the doctors from harming the fetus as she feared when they removed embryotic fluid.

The deputy whose brother had a habit of punching him threw tear gas into the church and people were forced to run outside. It was awful when Tom ran outside and was coughing from the tear gas, the Deputy accidentally hit him with the truck. That part was tragic.

[KyleEl]

I agree about Tom. I didn't want anything to happen to him. What will happen to his church now?

I read a lot of the journal since I taped the episode and could stop it. Janine is acting kind of weird about the baby.

I want to see that factory preserved and the current situation concerns me.

[AntiArbitrator]

2.09 Aftermath (12-7-14)
The town mourns the loss of a beloved resident; stem cells from Rachael's baby help cure the virus.