I did not mind this show. The old mayor is better than the new one. Old mayor(Green) thinks long term, not reactionary like the new one. I like the bluff about the bridge. Revenwood knew what the losses where and left. Hawkens proves to be useful again. The show bogs down with some of the relationship part, but my wife likes it. We see Urich slowly becoming a leader. Will the town survive the winter? Will there be disorder? Seven out of ten. Not a bad show. Jericho is slowly getting better. A big budget compared to those wimpy sit-coms. I hope they keep adding to the cast. A few new faces will help the show. Will Ravenwood ever get it?
4 Reviews
2 Dozen V 5,000 Hmmm
kris-523-97623318 September 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Up until now I have enjoyed this series, OK I can suspend the belief of fallout passing by, seeing less than 100 of the so called 5,000 inhabitants of the town and at least the never ending supply of booze. However the idea of a couple of dozen mercenaries being a problem to a town of 5,000 is simple absurd. Why when they said they were on government business no one asked to see any kind of authorisation. Also, knowing how dangerous this handful of bandits are why didn't they just kill them all when they had them surrounded? I don't mind suspending belief to a certain extent but this was a step too far.
just one third of this episode is worth watching
dromasca19 August 2007
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Come on, directors, producers and other folks on charge with this series. Please, get me back the hope that 'Jericho' will live to the standards of the beginning.
Not that I have much hope after seeing this episode.
In all truth, if you swap channels after the first 15-20 minutes you lose nothing. All the interesting stuff with the mercenaries gang trying to enter the city makes it all for the promising stuff. The rest is just poor quality soap opera again, with Eric finding the worst moment to tell April that he loves another woman, and remaining as punishment the only guy in town not to know that she is pregnant with his child. And yes, the sheriff is back - until the next stroke, probably.
Not that I have much hope after seeing this episode.
In all truth, if you swap channels after the first 15-20 minutes you lose nothing. All the interesting stuff with the mercenaries gang trying to enter the city makes it all for the promising stuff. The rest is just poor quality soap opera again, with Eric finding the worst moment to tell April that he loves another woman, and remaining as punishment the only guy in town not to know that she is pregnant with his child. And yes, the sheriff is back - until the next stroke, probably.
Selective use of stereotypes
nemesis-8828 September 2020
Interesting how this show uses stereotypes selectively. We have a VERY sick mayor whose VERY worried wife didn't mind him running for re-election with his weak heart and whatnot. We have good son/bad son duo. We have love triangle(s). We even have a pampered city slick living on a farm. We have bad, BAD military contractors, bad, BAD, even worse actually, FEMA. But what about "militarization of the police"? In real life, the "Jericho" police department would probably roll out a few M2 machine guns and a couple of tanks AT LEAST. Didn't fit into this narrative, eh?
The mayor, who lay sick as a dog, suddenly reappears and angrily demands: "Who do you think is in charge here?". He then proclaims he is "the only one elected". Personally I think elected and capable is not the same thing but what do I know.
BS-du-jour: Some girl has visions of her POSSIBLE wedding. Why?
BS-du-jour 2: Protagonist's grandfather "had on him on D-day" a book called US Ranger Handbook, and "it got him from Omaha beach to Germany". HE HAD TIME TO READ BOOKS!? Boy did he have it easy! My grandfather who stormed Berlin in May 1945 said he was lucky if he had time to BREATHE between their own attacks and enemy barrages.
The mayor, who lay sick as a dog, suddenly reappears and angrily demands: "Who do you think is in charge here?". He then proclaims he is "the only one elected". Personally I think elected and capable is not the same thing but what do I know.
BS-du-jour: Some girl has visions of her POSSIBLE wedding. Why?
BS-du-jour 2: Protagonist's grandfather "had on him on D-day" a book called US Ranger Handbook, and "it got him from Omaha beach to Germany". HE HAD TIME TO READ BOOKS!? Boy did he have it easy! My grandfather who stormed Berlin in May 1945 said he was lucky if he had time to BREATHE between their own attacks and enemy barrages.
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