The 4400 - Season One

I started getting into The 4400 because I heard it was a Lost type show, and with Lost over I needed something to fill the void for a while. Season one is a mere five episodes long (an odd number, because I thought the shortest a season of any show could be was six episodes), but I picked up the entire series on DVD so you'll be seeing the following seasons on here soon enough.

The 1.5 hour pilot reeled me in fairly quickly because of the cool concept: 4400 people disappeared over the course of about 50 years, then were returned in a mysterious ball of light in present day, none of them having aged but all of them given special gifts or abilities. When my dad saw the DVD cover he guessed that there would be a religious theme due to a belief he'd heard that only 4400 people would get into heaven, but if that is the case then the show has not yet gone in that direction. As of this season, the show basically has two parts: the FBI running an investigation on what happened to the 4400 while they were gone (and what's happening to them now), and the 4400 themselves as they try to adjust to their new lives and abilities upon returning. I have to admit the whole FBI angle is getting tiring after watching Fringe, Flash Forward, and V this season, but I can tolerate it because I, too, am interested in the mysteries behind the 4400. And, mysteries aside, I find the characters likable and sympathetic (as a refreshing change of pace I even like Shawn, the high school student who can give and take life, and I don't really have a track record for liking high school student characters). As the season closed they hinted at a sense of destiny, which I like because that's the kind of thing that makes a rewatch more enjoyable, as you can see everything coming together. Also it was kind of cool that the first four episodes all ended with Kyle, who was sent into a coma when Shawn interrupted his near abduction, because in episode 5 he gave us some important exposition that sets us up for the next season. I love stuff with weird mysteries. This is going to be cool.