Human Target: Season 1, Episode 8 "Baptiste" (B+)
As always, the first and most exciting thing to say about this show is to express a full-fledged praise of its spectacular guest stars. Not only is the killer from Chance's past perfectly cast, but we also get two great guest actresses who have appeared on this show in the past back for another round. Though I've become accustomed to it by now, I would never have expected a purely action-based show to make such good casting decisions. Lennie James, who played an iconic role as the mysterious Robert Hawkins on "Jericho" a few years back, is fantastic as an emotionless skeleton from Chance's history as a hired gun, and he really does a good job of getting under Chance's skin. It's wonderful to have both Emmanuelle Vaugier and Autumn Reeser back as FBI Agent Barnes and techie Layla, respectively. It's easy for the whole crew to irk Agent Barnes merely by their presence, though it's a nice surprise that she actually was swayed by Chance's charms and was considering accepting his invitation to have dinner. Layla, on the other hand, fits in nicely with Winston and particularly Guerrero, and the dynamic between Layla and Guerrero is absolutely priceless. I hope she sticks around and doesn't take this idea of freelancing too seriously since I'd love to have her around a while longer (even if this show doesn't make it to season two). Story-wise, this was another whirlwind thrill ride full of plenty of action and excitement, and an absolutely satisfying hour.
Monday, March 22, 2010
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