'The 4400' Gets Back on Track

One of the best things about returning from a week-long vacation is back-to-back recorded episodes of my fave shows. First up was last week's episode of The 4400, followed by this week's outing. All I can say is, thank goodness Diana is back!!! And as an added bonus, her hottie boyfriend just rolled into town with Maia in toe. I was so afraid that they were going to drop this story line this season, so I'm excited to see these two still going strong. They sorta have a Brenda/Fritz vibe ala The Closer, so fingers crossed that that continues. Like the couple on TV's other best summer series, Diana and Ben had a few rocky moments that worked themselves out by the end of the episode (for now anyway). She wasn't exactly thrilled that he surprised her - not because she didn't want him there, but rather, she feared that his presence was the nail in her not-going-back-to-Spain coffin. We all know she's going to be sucked right back into her work at NTAC (pretty sure she already has), and that means decision time down the road. Then she gets a case that really strikes a cord with her, a woman who ended up all alone before she died, and she realizes that the choices she has made have led her to the important people in her life and she wouldn't want it any other way. Cue wonderful, hottie boyfriend Ben, "Dream a Little Dream of Me" on the radio and a cute personal moment between one of my fave TV couples.


The episode wasn't all about Ben and Diana (as much as I would have enjoyed that) because it was focused on a fantastic case-of-the-week and excellent surprises. We learned last week that Isabelle is allergic to promicin (how awesome was that development??), so she was being moved from her prison cell to a less prison-like facility, but things got very interesting at the end of this week's outing when her Department of Corrections van crashed while Kyle looked on. Plus, that girl who has been following him around is his ability and she guides him to ultimately help Jordan Collier become the Messiah he was sent back to become. Apparently, it's all been prophesized in a cult bible that's centuries old. But, should Kyle be aiding this long-gone cult's prophecy or is this all leading down the wrong road? And then there was the excellent case this week. A murdered woman who had taken promicin and developed the ability to allow her conscience to leave her body undetected was sending messages to Diana via electronic broadcasts in order to solve her own murder. The entire story had a very X-Files vibe to it, which meant I LOVED it. In fact, I'm loving this season so far, rough start be damned.

If you missed last night's episode, you can watch it for free at the show's official site.
EDIT: The4400.com has 2-minute replays ONLY. Sorry for the confusion (the ads misled me).