What I'm Watching: Jericho (Series Finale?)

Jericho: Season 2, Episode 7 "Patriots and Tyrants" (B+)

This isn't a perfect episode, but some of the concepts introduced in this episode make me long for a third season more than anything. Beck's soldiers all pledge allegiance to him and prepare to rise up against Jennings & Rall, Timothy Omundson returns if only for a moment as Constantino, we get to see a tiny bit of the Constitutional Convention, and Xander Berkeley, one of my favorite TV actors, shows up as John Smith. But what really got me excited - and I mean excited - was when Jake and Hawkins barreled through that gate and were met by cries about the sovereign independent republic of Texas. That idea of the warring nations, something only touched upon before, could truly launch this show into a whole new direction, if it is given the chance. The show still knows how to thrill - like when those two Texan escorts shot down the Cheyenne planes. "How does it feel making history?" If this show ends now, which CBS has deemed it will, at least it ended on a good note. But I do hope that some cable network, maybe Sci-fi, opts to pick this show up and continue it for the devoted fans who loved this episode.

Any "Jericho" watchers out there? What did you think of the finale? Should the show get a third season? Post your thoughts!