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Toms visit with the family who has sheltered from the war was great, sure.

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But it was all so contrived!

Well… except for Toms sideburns, may they rest in peace.

Sure, lets give that to the new guy.

Tell me, how am I supposed to care about this with only four episodes left?

Thats got some real sci-fi bite to it!

Tell me !

I could almost forgive Maggie for slowing things down with her request to have her spikes removed.

What bothered me wasnt Maggies motivation; I totally get that.

It was way in which Anne was called in to assist with the stubborn third spike.

Annes solution to Cochises inability to extract the final squealer?

Throw a blanket on her and pull harder!

They deserve better, and so does the Falling Skies audience.

Call me thick-headed, but Im done with the who and why.

Lets get on with the how and when.

Rating:

2 out of 5