Menu
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Podcast
      • Slice of SciFi 1030: GenZeroes“GenZeroes”: Aleks Paunovic & Neil Stevenson Moore
      • Slice of SciFi 1029: That Dirty Black BagDouglas Booth talks “That Dirty Black Bag” Season 1
      • Slice of SciFi 1028: The Reef: Stalked“The Reef: Stalked”: Shark Therapy in Action
      • Slice of SciFi 1027: Ayelet Zurer, Moonhaven“Moonhaven”: Ayelet Zurer talks utopian leaders and secret goals
    • View all
  • Movie Reviews
      • Bullet Train (2022)“Bullet Train”: A wild and blood-spattered ride
      • Review: Vengeance (2022)“Vengeance”: A highly enjoyable and engaging comedy-mystery
      • Review: Nope (2022)“Nope”: An outstanding mix of horror, Western and science fiction
      • Review: "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song" (2022)“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song”: The Story of a Modern Classic
    • View all
  • TV Reviews
      • "Project Blue Book"“Project Blue Book” explores the threads of UFO reports
      • Manifest Season 1: 5 Episodes In5 Episodes In: “Manifest”
      • 5 Episodes In: Reverie5 Episodes In: “Reverie”
      • 5 Episodes In: Marvel's Cloak and Dagger5 Episodes In: “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger”
    • View all
  • DVD Reviews
      • DVD Review: Dual (2022)DVD Review: “Dual” (2022)
      • Discussion: The Spine Of Night (2021)Indie Talk: Another Look at “The Spine of Night”
      • Review: Creepshow S2 Blu-rayBlu-ray Review: “Creepshow Season 2”
      • Batman: The Long Halloween (2021)“Batman: The Long Halloween”: an effective if over-long story
    • View all
  • Columns
  • News
      • TV News
      • Film News
      • DVD News
      • Interviews
      • Events
      • Geeky, Funny & Weird
      • Online Entertainment News
      • Music News
      • On Stage
      • Space News

Slice of SciFi

This is How We Geek Out: Interviews, Reviews & More

  • Writers, After Dark
  • The Babylon Podcast
  • Slice of SciFi TV
  • Horror Happenings
  • SciFi Shop Talk
  • Contact Us
“Eureka: Lost” — A Slice of SciFi Review

“Eureka: Lost” — A Slice of SciFi Review

April 19, 2012 By Heather Mackenzie Leave a Comment

Image: NBC-Universal
When SyFy (back then Sci Fi channel) started this quirky series five years ago called Eureka, I tuned in thinking it was odd enough for me to watch.  And I really don’t think I had anything else to watch at that time…well, other than Smallville.  I was introduced to Jack Carter: U.S. Marshall who ended up taking over a Sheriff of this odd little town that looked like a piece of small town Americana.  The look on his face when Global Dynamics is first introduced to him is what hooked me onto this show.  Sheriff Jack Carter was the everyman and we were watching this crazy little town of geniuses through his eyes.

For four seasons I have been tuned in real time to this show, fully and happily invested in the characters of this show and it’s bittersweet that I watch this last season.  It’s like watching a friend leave knowing it’s time, but not really wanting them to leave.
For this final season, I figure it would be fitting to review the episodes, in the hopes that maybe someone will stumble upon them and go back and watch the entire season and come to love it as much as I have.

WARNING:  Here be Spoilers!  I will try not to get too spoiler-tastic but there might be a couple of things that I have to let slip.  Sorry in advance.

Episode 1: Lost

When we last left our hero’s, S.A.R.A.H may or may not have exploded, a wedding had been called off, Jo left to take a walkabout to find herself, and a mysterious force sped up the countdown for the Astreus and sent it off long before it was supposed to, taking Alison, who’d just told Carter she would move in with him, thereby ensuring that us shippers would finally get a happy ending.  Alas, this is Eureka and they like messing with us.

The show opens with the Astreus bring landed on where we think is Titan.  It is in this first ten minutes that I renewed my love for Fargo.    Stepping out of the ship they find that they are not on Titan and in fact did not travel to another planet, but, it seems, through time.  (cue Doctor Who music here)

Without giving away too much, we discover there been a whole lot of changes in the four years the Astreus has been gone, Deputy Andy is NOT the sweet jolly A.I. we knew from last season and the future they’ve landed in is a sort of mesh between Big Brother from 1984 and the early years of The Terminator.  Only Big Brother isn’t quite human.  Relationships have changed, people you’ve trusted before have suddenly turned and there were way too many “What the Hell?”  moments through the entire episode.  It seems in this episode the phrase “absolute power corrupts absolutely” is very relevant for the A.I units.

For this episode, Henry Deacon and Jack Carter’s storyline tore at my heartstrings the most.  This has always been the great friendship throughout all the seasons and what these men went through in the four years the Astreus has been gone and what they had to finally give up was so sad….  Or was it?

As in season four, when Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia successfully hit the reboot button and changed the way people viewed Eureka, this season promises changes and surprises. And so far they have delivered.  Just as this episode gets the viewer comfortable in the “new universe” that they think is going to be this final season, the last five minutes pulled the rug out from under our feet and left us thinking, “What the hell just happened”?

This seems to be a hint of what the writer’s have in store for us in for this final season.  For me this season, Eureka has become “Appointment TV”.

I know I didn’t give a decent synopsis of the show, but honestly this episode is one big spoiler fest and I didn’t want to ruin the “big” surprises for anyone who hadn’t seen it yet.

But in Episode Two titled “The Real Thing”, I promise a better synopsis without so many spoilers.

See you next week!

Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on Email

Filed Under: TV Reviews Tagged With: Eureka

About Heather Mackenzie

Related Posts

“Eureka: Jack of All Trades” — A Slice of SciFi Review
Producer Says “Eureka” Canceled for Budget Reasons
Slice of SciFi Interview with Eureka’s Erica Cerra

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Audio Productions
Awards News
Book News
Book Reviews
Columns
Comics News
DVD News
DVD Reviews
Entertainment Business News
Events
Fan Films
Fan Productions
Film News
Film Reviews
Gaming News
Geeky, Funny & Weird
Human Interest
Interviews
Music News
On Stage
Online Entertainment News
Science News
Slice of SciFi
Slice Video News
Space News
Specials
Technology News
TV News
TV Reviews

Subscribe to Podcast

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsiHeartRadioStitcherPodchaserTuneInRSS

Listen to Slice of SciFi

iTunes
iHeart Radio
Player.FM
RSS
 
  • Movie & TV Reviews

Recent Comments

  • linda on Slice of SciFi Interview with Rachel Luttrell: “many thanks sorry for delay!”
  • CassandraT on Aquaman vs Namor: “I don’t see their strength as being that different. They are probably about equal in that regard with Arthur maybe…”
  • Summer Brooks on “Astrid & Lilly Save the World” Season 1 Breakdown: “I’m waiting on renewal news on this one, too. So much fun, and for next season I would love to…”
  • Neil A Ottenstein on “Astrid & Lilly Save the World” Season 1 Breakdown: “Finally got a chance to watch the last two episode tonight and then listened to this. Great to hear the…”
  • Chris Howley on “The Northman” brings a Viking legend to life: “Your review makes me want to see this movie, which I had previously decided to skip over. Of course, I’ll…”
Tweets by Slice of SciFi
death to humans 160x600
Save 10-50% on in-stock toys at TFAW.com.

Slice of SciFi
1121 Annapolis Rd PMB 238
Odenton MD 21113
602-635-6976

Artwork:
Slice of SciFi spiral logo designed by Tim Callender

Theme Music:
Slice of SciFi music and themes
courtesy of Sci-Fried

Sister Sites:
Writers, After Dark
Horror Happenings
SciFi Shop Talk
Slice of SciFi TV

Copyright © 2005–2022 · Magazine Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in