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Pretender Episode Review

In which we're three for three on orphaned children. Are we detecting a trend here for Jarod?

What Happened

Jarod takes a job flying experimental jets in order to investigate the death of a pilot.

The Good

• You know, I really wouldn't be putting Jarod in charge of a fighter jet. Something about the "Yahooooo..."
• Miss Parker vs. Broots. Round one.
• Intro to Mr. Raines. The first person we've seen Miss Parker be afraid of. I was curious about the limo pulling up in front of Jarod's dive.
• Jarod's new job as an orchestra conductor. Subtle.

The Bad

• So, we're three for three on orphaned children. Are we detecting a trend here for Jarod?

The Cliche

• "Second best pilot I've ever seen." "Who's the first?"  Wait for it. "You're looking at him." Of course we are.
• Planes = plane crashes = dead pilot. My guess is the big boss killed him to cover up the failure of his new toy. (Note: I was right.)
• Paranoid conspiracy freak care-taker. Boring.
• Freaky care-taker shows off his hallucinogenic gas. You know that's coming in handy sometime.
• "Ignorance is not an excuse for murder." Go ahead, feed Jarod's issues by making him take on the blame for everything the Centre did.

What Did I Think?

Not enormously exciting, but good enough, considering it's only the third episode.