What I’m Watching: Human Target

Human Target: Season 1, Episode 6 “Lockdown” (B+)

Kevin Weisman (“Alias”), Autumn Reeser (“The O.C.”) and Mitch Pileggi (“The X-Files”) all in one episode? Awesome. It’s also an exciting reunion for a fan of short-lived shows between two actors from the second episode of “Eyes,” Pileggi and series regular Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon. All four were perfectly cast for their roles, most especially Weisman, who was fantastically reminiscent of his Marshall Flinkman character from J.J. Abrams’ classic series. Reeser toned it down a bit from her obnoxious high-strung Taylor Townsend to play the great geek who was just as technologically capable as Flinkman’s Martin. Pileggi was at the most energetic I’ve ever seen him, after spending seasons sedated as assistant director Skinner on the right side of the law and then slumming around as a white supremacist on “Sons of Anarchy” the past two seasons. It turns out he’s able to do it pretty well. All of the antics inside Centronics were amusing, the best of which was definitely Martin having brought a fish with them while they were trying to speedily and subtly escape. Martin also had a terrific line: “great moments in peer pressure – don’t think too much.” The eventual face-to-face meeting between Martin and Reeser’s Layla was plenty awkward but also quite fun. The rescue operation on the outside was equally entertaining. The debate over whether the correct term was an Aunt Linda or an Uncle Dan was hilarious, and it’s great to have Winston actually on board for once and interacting consistently with Winston, who delivered an excellent early line: “Do me a favor and don’t get dead.”