As reported by Gary in the comments, an impressive 2.4 million British viewers tuned in to watch the premiere episode of Bionic Woman last week - a record for the channel (ITV2). The controller of ITV2 commented:

 ”Bionic Woman is a fantastic show and we are very excited that an audience of over two million viewers, our best ever audience, tuned in for Tuesday night’s show.”

I haven’t got the viewing figures for last nights “Paradise Lost” episode, but in the States the viewing figures slumped from this episode onwards - will it be the same for the UK?

If you watched last nights episode, you can see my original episode review here and my “Bionic Investigations” here

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Jae Lee and Sarah Corvus may have ‘made-up’ in last weeks episode, but according to Katee Sackhoff, Jae shouldn’t be getting too comfortable:

“I just try to think of a person that’s completely misunderstood,” Sackhoff says, “that has her own set of goals. Everything she does, there’s an ulterior motive. So as long as I keep that in mind, there’s always something going on in her eyes that is completely separate from what is going on in the scene.”

I think that Sarah had an agenda in sleeping with Jae. Not that she doesn’t still have feelings for him, but I think she has a bigger goal in her sights than a night at the Yellow Rose hotel.

Katee goes on to tell us more about the inner workings of Sarah Corvus:

“I see her as a woman who has seen a lot of tragedy in her life. She’s had a lot of things taken away from her. She was a soldier, so she’s seen a lot of death. She’s seen a lot of things that have changed her and made her hard. “So everything that she does is a means to protect herself, whether it be physically or emotionally.”

She also reveals how she dislocated her leg whilst going toe to toe with Michelle Ryan (Jaime Sommers) in that rooftop battle, seen in the pilot episode:

When I straightened my leg,” she says, “I popped it back. It was, like, three months of rehabilitation, so the first couple episodes of ‘Battlestar’ were kind of a nightmare.”

Perhaps we’ll find out more about Sarah’s true motives in tonight’s episode?

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It’s that time of week again, but before we get stuck into a brand new episode, let’s look back at what YOU made of last weeks “Paradise Lost”:

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44% of you thought it was a “great episode”, which is surprising as it took quite battering in comparison to the Pilot.22% said “good episode”, whilst 17% of you thought it was the “best episode ever”, which at this stage means that they thought it was better than the Pilot episode. A further 17% of you also thought it was a “meh” episode and was basically unimpressed.

I think that a lot of people are still prepared to give the show a chance, but tonight’s episode needs to be an improvement. Don’t forget to let your opinion be known by participating in the episode rating for “Sisterhood”, which will be up shortly.

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Below are the Bionic Investigations for episode 1.02: “Paradise Lost”. 

A collection of images showing the dossier Will Anthros has on Jaime. This dated back TWO years before she met him.

Here we can see Jaime wearing a ‘bird’ patterned top. It is believed that this episode was originally going to be called “Birds“, before a last minute decision changed it to “Paradise Lost”. That would have been a not so subtle reference.

The first book referenced in BW - “What Color Is Your Parachute” is the worlds top selling job search and career book. Read more here -Buy the book from Amazon here. Jaime was obviously feeling low after hearing her friends good news and perhaps felt that she had underachieved in her life. With her new ‘abilities’, she was perhaps fearful of once again failing to meet her potential.

A close up on Jaime’s Bionic Eye in action.

The note Sarah left for Jae Lee.

Inside shot of Jaime’s Bionic Ear.

Jaime’s optical interface comes online - the right eye make’s her right-side field of vision much clearer. She is able to tell the ’soldier’ is lying to her by his pupils dilating. Cool.

‘A’ - Sarah explains to Jae that she believes that she was ‘Hacked’ and made to kill 14 Burket Scientists. ‘B’ - Sarah at the time of the Burket massacre, moments before she tells Jae “I’m not in control”. Evidently someone (a rival agency? The Sykes Group?) hacked into her Bionic implants and controlled her actions. She even shouts “Noo!” as she is ‘forced’(?) to attack Jae.

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For our 1.01: “Second Chances” (Pilot) episode Investigations, please click here.

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Paradise Lost was a come down from last weeks pilot. This was a badly written episode and I’m left asking myself how they managed to drop the ball after a terrific start last week? I get that they need to settle into a rhythm and have the story develop, but the episode just seemed disjointed.

So Will Anthros is dead - OK, major shock, didn’t see that coming! Maybe that will teach you to not run off to play with Sarah Corvus after your boyfriend has just been shot, Jaime..I mean there is such a thing as 911! I must stress that I don’t actually think Will is dead, but i’ll come to that another time.

Jaime grieves by breathing in Will’s scent (yuk!), before stumbling upon a secret spy-file that he had been keeping on her, dating back 2 years before they ‘met’. Hmm, these Burket people sure like to test the water before they actually introduce themselves properly, don’t they Antonio. Anyway, I can understand Jaime’s confusion and anger over making this discovery, but I’m not sure why they nearly made her lose her dignity in a public toilet? Sorry, but much like the sex montage with Will last week, this seemed out of place and unnecessary.

Another thing that sucked was the insensitivity of Jaime’s ‘friends’. Erm, she’s just lost her boyfriend and they’re so caught up in their own selfish issues. This may be true to life but I just didn’t like that scene..at least bring Crystal Lowe in so I have something good to look at if I’m going to have to watch stuff like that!

Now for my biggest complaint..and this one is even worse than the annoying “I just think it’s cool that girls can do that” girl from last week - enter ‘Vivian’, the girl with the heart made of stone. So she has just found out that her grandparents have been killed in a terrorist attack..whilst she slept..and she doesn’t even shed a tear…What!? To make things worse she goes on to utter “They were good to me”, Yes Vivian..too good, by the looks of things. So that was bad acting..but more so it was terrible writing, I mean seriously.

But thankfully it wasn’t all bad, somehow Isaiah Washington managed to save the episode with a polished performance as Antonio Pope. I like his character, not as much as I like Sarah Corvus or Papa Anthros, but he’s interesting, layered and seems to be well acted, thus far. This episode really needed more Corvus, however, and what we saw of her was some more good character building, as my suspicions of her being ‘forced’ to kill those BG scientists gained credence. Afterall, she’s half computer and computers can be hacked.

Speaking of hacking, another bright spark in this episode was Becca. I like her snarky attitude and her interaction with her elder sister is actually believable. The montage scene at the end was good and once again we have evidence that they made the right decision in replacing Mae Whitman with Lucy Hale.

Jae Lee really likes the sound of his own voice, and whilst I loved his “The machine is nothing without the woman”soundbite, he really needs to let Jaime get a word in edge-ways! This is afterall, HER show, lol.

The episode had some other good lines, but you could tell that even the likes of Molly Price (again excellent) and Miguel Ferrer struggled with the script at times.

All in all it was an ‘OK’ episode, overall, the writing was fairly bad in places and the direction they took was disjointed, and at times, baffling. There were far too many eye-rolling moments and moments of dialogue which just seemed ‘off’. We need more layering of characters, more emotion, better character interaction and better production values (seriously make the visuals more glossy). They need to look at LOST and see why that is such a success. For example, every scene should be important and should act as a set-piece to the larger plot. The creators need to start making the characters people who we can emotionally invest in, not ones we actually detest, when that is not the overriding intention - i.e. Vivian. 

My disappointment is amplified due to the potential this show has - the themes are so powerful and interesting, but the worry is that we’ll waste too much tome seeing Jaime having drunken sex in public toilets before we get the explore these themes. I’m sure next weeks episode will be better, we mustn’t forget that the show is still finding it’s feet and most shows take a while before they fall into a rhythm. With the likes of Katee Sackhoff, Miguel Ferrer, Isaiah Washington, Molly Price and Mark Sheppard on board, I still have every faith that this show will live up to the hype. Just make sure next weeks episode is ‘better’ and ’stronger’, Mr Eick.

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Best Quotes:

Jaime “I’m faster than you are”

Ruth ”Only at running”

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Jae (to Jaime) “The machine is nothing without the woman”

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Worst Quote:

Vivian (finding out her grandparents have been murdered) “They were good to me” (notice the absence of any tears or concern whatsoever)

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Best Performer: Isaiah Washington (Antonio Pope)

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Some Select Shots:

“RIP Steve..er..I mean, Will”

“Thank You for saving this episode, Isaiah!”

“Listen..not everyone can jump rooftops like Corvus and I!”

“YUM!”

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EPISODE RATING: 6/10 - The best is definitely yet to come.

*I should add, that the character of Vivian does interest me in regards to ‘how’ she managed to survive, whislt the rest of ‘Paradise’ died..however apart from that, she was awful.

What did YOU think about this episode?

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After brushing the cynics off her Bionic shoulder last week, what can we expect from Jaime and pals in this weeks episode?

One thing we do know is that Jaime will encounter Antonio Pope (Isaiah Washington), now this is set to be a really intriguing pairing, as Jaime looks to come to terms with the world she’s been thrown in to and try to balance being a sister and someone’s ‘property’.

Every show needs the odd guest star or two who propel the series on to the next level - Michael Emerson did that for ‘LOST’ (and he ended becoming a regular and possibly the best actor currently on TV!) and Christopher Eccleston did it for ‘Heroes’. Could Isaiah do it for Bionic? Early days I know but things look exciting.

So what about what we, the fans, want to see tonight?

I think it’s clear that the fans are already invested in Sarah Corvus and Anthony Anthros, so more of them tonight please. Corvus has presented herself as this machine embracing ego-maniac, but in truth there’s alot more to her than that. Anthony Anthros has escaped jail with the man who wants his son dead - what’s the deal with that!?? Papa Anthros is already an intriguing character and you get the feeling that with each scene he’ll become more and more layered. Excellent!

So what of the Burket Group? Who’s side are you on? At the moment I get the feeling that the viewers are generally undecided. Sure, they’re an unethical bunch, but in a way it’s not impossible to understand their viewpoint. Jaime was a “curveball”, and they’ve responded in the only way they realistically could. Least that’s what they like to think.

Let’s not forget Becca in all this - she’s a very astute girl, it wont be long before she knows that Jaime is hiding something. How long will it be before Becca is hacking into some government database and ends up sending her sisters Bionic’s haywire? Shocking thought, but it would be fun to see!

And so, grab your popcorn, a cold beverage and enjoy tonight’s episode! Don’t forget, you can vote in the various polls and leave your opinions in the comments section or in the chatbox. If you’re looking for a cool forum to discuss the show with fellow fans, check out Bionic Woman Central!

Oh..almost forgot - from what we last saw, Will’s life hangs in the balance..blah.

Episode trailer:

Preview Clip:

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As I pointed out the other day, NBC made a mistake with the description for episode 2. They have now updated their listing and the following is the official description for tonight’s episode:

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PARADISE LOST
10-03-2007 9:00PM

Show Cast: Lucy Hale, Molly Price, Will Yun Lee, Thomas Kretchman, Mark Sheppard, Katee Sackhoff, Chris Bowers, Miguel Ferrer, Christina Jastrzembska, Michelle Ryan

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