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FINALLY some details about what happened, but it also leads to more questions and a fascinating look at the world post nuclear bombs.
Rob Hawkins brings his former lover, Sarah, to his home. She arrived in last week’s episode as part of a march from a refugee camp nearby. Sarah was also the mystery woman in Jericho’s online community late last year. We find out Sarah and Rob are the only two people left to meet in Jericho, which was the rally point for those with inside knowledge into the attacks. They work together to figure out who is watching Hawkins. But we discover Sarah isn’t all that she seems and she will betray Rob for her boss. Or maybe she’s the Big Dog. (That would be a cool twist.)
Obviously, Rob and Sarah knew what was going to happen and were likely part of one of the factions ready to take over the U.S. But we still don’t know for certain. And Rob’s wife hates Sarah on sight and tells her husband to kill her if she’s a threat to the family (probably foreshadowing of Mama Hawkins moving in for the kill later on when Rob proves unable to do so).
Meanwhile, Jake, his father, Johnstone, Dale and Heather head to Black Jack Fairgrounds, which has become a trading post where thieves are immediately hanged. The setting was reminiscent of Stephen King’s The Stand. They go there to get parts to construct windmills. (The brilliant Heather knows how to repair them, just as she knew how to create ice to reduce Johnstone’s fever in a previous episode. Amazing what knowledge these small townies have, isn’t it?) Heather - the cute brunette who was fast stealing Jake’s heart before she vanished without explanation - hooks up with three guys from her small town and they help find the part. Of course, things don’t go well and Dale steals the part. They have to leave - fast - and Heather’s friends help them.
Heather leaves with them to help construct the windmills - something about her hometown having workers and being able to negotiate for the additional parts they need. In a few days, she will return to Jericho. She parts from Jake as friends, but Jake finally realizes he cares for her. And with his former flame, Emily, caring for her fiance, who just got back to Jericho from a refugee camp, the pickings in Jericho are slim.
The worst part of this episode was the horribly mishandled reappearance of Heather before the writers decided to bring in Emily the Blonde and exit Heather. Heather’s disappearance from recent episodes is explained quite lamely. After a heated kiss with Jake (Skeet Ulrich) in a previous episode, Jake doesn’t contact Heather. That’s part of the reason she leaves for her hometown. Ridiculous.
A few subplots progressed slowly and aren’t worth mentioning.
Overall, this was a great second episode in the second half of the season - despite the Cheese Factor in certain parts. It’s just too bad this didn’t happen a long, long time ago. Jericho had too slow of a start and the show could have progressed much further with episodes infused with interesting twists and turns - like this one.
