Touch: Season 1, Episode 7 “Noosphere Rising” (B)
With Clea’s family life forgotten, this episode managed to take the focus away from anyone’s family in particular, despite the appearance of Martin’s sister-in-law, and instead turn to an investigation into Arthur’s death and what he left behind for Martin to find. Martin definitely isn’t a strong poker player, calling out his hands and trying to be too conversational, and Logan’s signaling was extraordinarily obvious. Still, Martin managed to win on his dead man’s hand, and I liked the invocation of the Wild Bill Hickok story to explain its name and recurrence. It seems that he’s unlocked the keys to a mysterious and plentiful wealth of information with that key, and it’s unclear just what he’ll be able to piece together from it. The trip to the Australian outback was completely unnecessary, as the farm should have been left to its eventual owner in the first place rather than to a horse, and watching a mathematician try to mount a horse is hardly exciting. Natalie, on the other hand, was a great figure for the show to spotlight, gleefully working to unite two star-crossed lovers, only to find a romantic Italian man for herself in the process. It might have been hokey, but it was effective as a storyline. It’s good to see Catherine Dent from “The Shield” getting parts, and it sure seems like Jake’s aunt Abigail isn’t going anywhere, as she’s set on getting custody of Jake and isn’t against using her influence or money to take him away from Martin.
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