Hello V Series fans;

Before starting, we want to send ‘our’ congratulations to David Richmond-Peck for his Leo Award ‘win’ for the short Film “Instant”. We are really pleased for you, and Kelly-Ruth Mercier who also won a Leo Award for Best Screenwriter.

Congratulations to you both from me, Munchkin and everyone at WormholeRiders News Agency! (Click David’s photograph below to visit him on Twitter).

Wow, what a season! Every episode has been amazing, with the promised reveals each week, the fast paced action, the interaction between all the characters. The amazing cast and crew have worked wonders with my favourite show. I can not ‘wait’ for season two! UK Viewers, this episode airs Tuesday June 22, 2010. If you have seen this episode, please do not read read this review. Thank you.

Now I’m back again with my review of the finale episode of Season one, “Red Sky“.

But first:

Previously on V series: Twenty-nine Space ships appear over every major city in the world, London, Los Angeles, Rio and New York to name but a few, (New York being where this incarnation of V is based in).

A holographic transmission of a beautiful Human-looking woman (Morena Baccarin) appears under the ship. She claims to be the leader of her ‘people’ and that they are here to help Mankind in exchange for water and other minerals. “We are of Peace always”…

Special Agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) soon discovers there is more sinister things going on, when she, on the trail of a Sleeper Cell, gate crashes a ‘meeting’ headed by Georgie (David Richmond-Peck). Georgie tells everyone that ‘they’ are really Lizards with cloned Human skin, here hell bent on the destruction of mankind. Though he does not seem to know their ultimate plans.

Ryan (Morris Chestnut -A Visitor who is a Fifth Columnist- Good visitors) gets his human fiancé pregnant. So she is now carrying a human-hybrid baby, the gestation of this pregnancy is moving very fast. And lets just say Anna is not happy when she finds out. She calls it a mongrel! Ouch! Anna sends a soldier out to find them, but he fails!

The Dastardly Marcus (Christopher Shyer) frames Kyle Hobbes (Charles Mesure) for the destruction of the Lyndhurst company warehouse.  Lisa (Laura Vandervoort) and Tyler (Logan Huffman) sneak off in a Visitor shuttle, and consummate their relationship… She fails the emotion test that Anna had every Visitor take, and Joshua (Mark Hildreth) covers it up.
Georgie sacrifices himself to save Ryan. 🙁

Lisa breaks up with Tyler as she find out that Anna has plans for Tyler that she is not happy about…

She tells Anna she failed, so Anna decides that there is only one way to get Tyler back… A man likes nothing more then a damsel in distress… She brutally smacks her and orders her legs broken (By none other then Herbert Somerfeld)

Anna played on this ‘attack’ on her daughter by Fifth Columnists. She had Kyle Hobbs and none other then Paul McGillion (Carson Becket from Stargate Atlantis) framed for the attack.

And now on with RED SKY:

This episode was directed by: Robert Duncan McNeill Who was Lieutenant Paris in Star Trek Voyager, and was also in The He Man live action movie Masters of the Universe as Kevin.
We start Red Sky, in a wooded area, one of Anna’s soldiers is devouring a Dear.

‘Hungry Soldier’

The effects here are, as always outstanding! Those fangs are quite terrifying. And as he hears something near by, (What I presume is Val’s heart beat) the teeth retract with some pretty nifty sound effects. We see a close up of his “V” eyes. Wow, got to give it to the Visual effect staff on V, wonderful work. Nothing but respect from me and the WormholeRiders team!

‘Soldier showing his “V” Eyes’

Doctor Leah Pearlman is with Val, she is in labour (As we knew from Fruition when Ryan received the text message that Val’s waters had broken). Leah is reassuring Val that everything is going to be fine, when in bursts Anna’s minion. He knocks Leah for six and grabs Val, and dashes out… Leah is rendered unconscious. On a personal note: I really hope that we get to see a lot more of Lexa Doig in season two of V, I really like her character and the Fifth Column REALLY need a Doctor right!

‘Val and Doctor Leah‘

Evans Residence: During breakfast, Tyler announces that Anna had invited them for dinner, (No, not FOR dinner, as Anna’s food… 🙂 To eat with her, and Lisa). Tyler is shocked when Erica agrees. But I see a look in Erica’s eyes that says that she has a plan forming in her mind…

‘Erica hugs Tyler, but she has a plan!’

Once Tyler leaves she immediately calls Jack to round everyone up, “I have a plan” She says. 🙂 Erica arrives at St Josephine’s Church only to find that Ryan is missing. Jack and The Hobbenator do not know where he is. Erica tells them that Tyler intends to join the live aboard program, and though she can not stop him, she can stop Anna. She states that Ryan had told them that Anna’s ‘eggs’ are about to hatch, and if they can not stop that from happening it is all over. Nine Hundred and ninety-nine V soldiers spell certain doom for this small band of resistance fighters.

So Erica proposes that she goes up in the pretence of ’Dinner’ with Anna and Lisa, and with Joshua’s help. Destroys the eggs. They contact Joshua, he does not seem optimistic. He says that there only two ways into the incubation chamber, one is in Anna’s private quarters, the other is guarded. Joshua can not even gain access any longer. Erica tells Joshua that she can.

Anna invited her and Tyler to dinner at seven that evening. Jack tells her it is too dangerous, but Hobbes talks over him and tells Joshua that he needs to create a diversion so Anna is called out of her quarters so Erica can blow up the eggs. Joshua says that they will need an explosive to destroy the eggs, Joshua had to go, he said “Contact me when everything is set up. We need to know you’ll be here if we’re gonna risk everything on our end” Joshua seemed distant and worried during the conversation.

‘Fade: Joshua, Erica and Hobbes’

Samuel rushes to Joshua, he has news that Marcus has sent guards through the ship, they are searching everyone, and Joshua needs to get rid of the Comms devise. They both know if it is found on Joshua they will be in all kinds of trouble. (Samuel is played by the very talented Lucas Wolf)

‘Samuel and Joshua need to hide the Comms devise’

Erica and the others got to Ryan’s apartment, Erica asks why he did not answer their calls. It is because he needed his line to be free, his baby is on the way.
Erica: “What????” Ryan has been waiting for Doctor Pearlman to contact him but he as heard nothing.

‘The Resistance with a deflated Ryan’

Jack tells Ryan the plan to scramble Anna’s Soldier eggs. Ryan jumps up, he wants to go with her. Erica wont let him in case Val and the Baby need him, and Hobbes tells him that Joshua is creating a diversion, so that Erica can destroy the eggs.  Erica needs Ryan to give her as much information about the Mothership as possible.

Ryan makes the valid point that Erica could not complete the plan with Anna’s ‘watchdog’ Marcus on the ship. The ‘Hobbenator’ then says he has a plan to get Marcus off the ship, with him being top of their most wanted list, he can cause a ruckus and get his attention!

‘The Hobbenator’

Marcus approaches Anna in her ‘hatchery’ to inform her that their Armada had arrived ahead of schedule, they are apparently within striking range of Earth.

‘Anna with Marcus in the incubator chamber’

Anna orders him to “Keep them cloaked” and out of sight until the next phase of their plans…. Very sinister, like that evil smile that plays across Anna’s lips whenever she is scheming. Marcus also confirms that Erica will be joining her for dinner, as she has planned.

“With Agent Evans as my ally, and my new born Army, the Humans wont know what hit them” Anna smirks.

‘Overconfident Anna’

Meanwhile back at resistance head quarters (Also known as: The basement of the Church) The Hobbenator (Kyle Hobbes) tells Jack and Erica that the Comms devise is not working. Jack flips out, ‘You’re not going…’ Well Erica put him straight, yes she is. They cannot let this opportunity to destroy Anna’s eggs slip them by.

Hobbes jokes that they could always try sky writing. I really love his dry British sense of humor.
Jack suggests that he go to Chad Decker, The Hobbenator is not impressed “Anna’s lap dog? I prefer my sky writing idea” I am with Hobbes here totally. Decker can not be trusted, which is a bit of a disappointment really. I wanted him to be the resistance’s big spy, so that the ‘reporter character’ would be different from the original. Christine Walsh from the original was fantastic, but she turned to the good side too late and got killed off, I do not want that for Chad Decker. I really do not want him killed off! He should join the resistance, and get info from Anna and slip her tidbits of not-quite-the-truth information.

Erica is also not at all impressed with the idea of going to Decker. As she points out, Chad is the one that tipped Anna off about the shuttle, and went on air to beg people to keep the Visitors here. This is not a good idea.

Jack says that he by no means trusts Decker, so he suggests that they write a message that Decker or Anna would not understand, so even if he goes to Anna it will mean nothing to her.

‘Jack writes a meaningless note, Joshua will understand it,
but if Chad gives it to Anna she will be confuZZled’

Leah Pearlman (Lexia Doig) contacts Ryan and tells him that ‘they’ have Val. He heads to the Peace Ambassador center. He is not a happy bunny at all. He makes a scene. “Anna has my baby, tell her Ryan Nichols is here” He is fought down by several Security Visitors.

‘Ryan makes a scene at the Peace Ambassador Head Quarters’

Anna on the Mothership with Marcus, order that Ryan is brought up to the ship. Marcus questions her.
“He’s dangerous, why don’t we destroy him like any other traitor?”
“He was able to resist my Bliss he fell in love with a Human and turned Fifth Column. You don’t understand what we have in him… insight into our enemy, the very thing that fuels humans: Love. That’s exactly why we have to study him. Up close. If we can turn him back to us, we can turn anyone” Anna explains

‘Anna explains a few things to Marcus’

Chad Decker comes to Jack right away, stating that his call sounded urgent. Jack tells him that he has a note from one of his parishioners, which needed to be delivered to the Mothership. He tells Chad that if he agrees to help, he is to leave it in the medical bay.

‘Chad Decker takes the bait’

Chad asks if there are Visitors in the Fifth Column; yes Chad! Now it is my personal opinion that during Chad’s ‘surgery’ there was some degree of Memory Modification. Unless of course I saw things wrong and Decker is completely shallow and will do anything to better his career.

Chad goes all high and mighty, ‘the Fifth Column shot down a shuttle full of innocent human beings. All I have seen is the Fifth Column hurt people’. Jack tries to tell him that Anna set them up. The Fifth Column did not do that; she is trying to make them out as terrorists.

Up on the Mothership, Joshua approaches Lisa, and tells her it is time to pay back the favor she owes him.

‘Lisa and Joshua’

He explains that at seven that evening they are going to create a diversion so that Anna’s eggs can be destroyed before they hatch.  She looks a little bit shocked to say the least. Joshua explains that these Soldiers have been bred to kill humans.

“Here Take this”
‘Joshua hands Lisa A Blue Energy Grenade’

Lisa is hesitant. “Joshua; you’re asking me to betray my Mother? Kill my own kind? I’m sorry but I cant” She states. Joshua tells her that Anna has a plan for Tyler, and the other Humans. “It’s time for you decide who’s side you are really on” He tells her.

‘Joshua and Lisa’

‘Ryan arrives on the Mothership via Shuttle’

Ryan is brought before Anna, demanding to see Val. Anna tells his she is there and safe, but the pregnancy is risky. He should have brought Val to her before.
Ryan is having none of it, accuses Anna of only wanting to run test on her, “Like a lab Rat” He spits.

How do you think Anna’s replies? “You can fight us, or help us fight to save her life”

We find Val on the Mothership, in a medical bay.

Ryan is permitted to visit her, he is taken by two security V’s. He rushes to her, and tries to calm her. She is obviously distraught right now. She was taken by force by a Visitor Soldier, and she is about to give birth to a Human-Lizard Hybrid. I think I would be every-so slightly stressed in her position.

She wants to get off the Mothership, but Ryan tells her they do not really have a choice; the pregnancy is apparently too dangerous. According to Anna anyway.

Val emotionally apologizes for leaving and confesses her Love. Ryan tells her that everything will be ok, and not to worry.

But Ryan is made to leave as Val screams out in agony, the baby is coming. Val tells him its ok, he can go. She wants them to save the baby. It seemed to me at that point she was sure she was not going to survive this.

Erica is with Hobbes and Jack, getting ready to go up for Dinner with Anna and Lisa.
“If you ask me we need to send you up to that UFO more often” Hobbes teases her in regard to her attire.

He shows them the explosive that he is working on to ‘scramble’ Anna’s eggs. Now. I was wondering… do I need to worry that my humor is the same as Hobbes?

Hobbes:
“This is a next-gen Gel explosive…
Even Alien technology won’t pick this bubby up!”

Jack asks Hobbes what he is doing with the ‘hand bag’, so Hobbes shows him, he  hides the explosive in the lining.
“And it’s a Clutch not a hand bag”  Hobbes says with a smile.

Hobbes puts the initiation chip into the back of Erica’s Mobile (Cell) phone. “Just a simple case of set the timer them Boom!” He tells her.
He also tells the others that Marcus will be off the ship by 19.00 hours,  Jack asks how he will manage to get Anna’s second in command off the ship.
“I’ll just grab a Gecko by the Peace Ambassador centre, have him send a message to set up a meeting with Marcus and then I’ll ambush their ambush!” He explains. I have to say I did giggle just a little when Hobbes referred to a Visitor as a Gecko. 🙂

‘The New York Mothership’

Chad Decker takes the letter Jack gave him directly to Anna, as they expected.
Anna asks where he got the letter, he said from the same person that gave the information about the shuttle.

Chad tells her that he was to leave the note in the medical lab, and want to know if that means there are infact Visitors working for the Fifth Column.
No of course not… Anna replies “…My people are loyal and of peace…” And then tries to tell Chad that the Fifth Column have infiltrated the Live aboard program.
She then tells him to deliver the note as instructed. He says that he does not want to see anyone else getting hurt. She grips his hand and says. “Don’t worry Chad, as soon we stop the Fifth Column nobody else will”

‘Anna uses her Womanly charms on Decker’

Hobbes arrives in an under-cover car park to meet with Marcus. Again, I really, really want to know when Marcus learnt to drive! 🙂
Marcus hands The Hobbenator a case, which I would imagine is full of money. And says: “We have a lot to talk about”

Marcus: “Put the gun down Mr Hobbes”

Hobbes hands over half of Parker’s research to Marcus. Hobbes is not a silly individual so kept half of the research in a ‘safe place’.  Hobbes states that if he want the other half, Marcus has to answer his questions starting with: Why did they set him up?

Marcus: “Because I’d like to hire you”

Hobbes asks, in his own unique way. How Marcus thinks that he would ever work for him?  Marcus then gives him some photographs and explains that The Hobbenator has in fact been working fort him for many years! (Is it just me or does the bloke in the picture below with Hobbes look a lot like Dale Maddox?)

‘The Hobbenator has been working for Marcus for years…’

Meanwhile Erica and Tyler are about to head up to the New York Mothership for Dinner with the Queen Lizard and her daughter Lisa.

Upon arrival Erica is told that she has to hand over her weapon and her personal items, as they are not aloud within Anna’s private quarters. She reluctantly hands her gun over, but wants to obviously take her purse. But she has to agree to only take her Mobile phone.  (Dang! There goes that plan!)

‘Erica Fake smiles: “Hello Anna” (Erica Private thoughts: I’m so gonna scramble your eggs, and you have no idea… With or with-out my purse)’

Anna sends Erica, Tyler and Lisa into her Quarters, as she has something ‘sinister’ to deal with, I say sinister, because of that Smirk that was playing across her lips.

Decker enters the Medical bay, he approaches Joshua, and tries to hand him the note from Jack. He indicates that the note is from friends on the ground. Joshua assures him he has no friends on the ground. And refuses the note.  Lele and me think he looks a wee bit worried, perhaps fearing his hide, because as we all know Anna skins traitors.

‘Joshua *swoon* Cute smile!’

Back in the car park, Hobbes with Marcus; Hobbes asked ‘why?’ Marcus informs The Hobbenator: “You are a man who has a history of selling his loyalty to the highest bidder we want to continue to attain your services” To do ‘what’ exactly I hear you cry… “To infiltrate the terrorist group known as the Fifth Column”

‘Hobbes and Marcus’

Hobbes is initially shocked I believe, and inside must be thinking, well, I am already involved with the Fifth Column thanks. But instead says: “What if I say no?” Marcus insists that he wont. Well Hobbes smiles, and states the Facts: He has Parkers research so holds the trump card here. And if things are not played his way he will disappear and the Visitors will not find him.

Marcus says in a matter of fact tone: “Well we might not be able to find you. But we’ve found her” Marcus hands him a photograph.

Now, this is either, a lover, a child or a… Dog. (Laughs we’re inclined to think that it is his Dog! Of course I am only joking)

‘Marcus: Now, lets talk about the Fifth Column shall we?’

Visitor security had been dispatched to the Medical Lab, as Samuel is just finishing the message. One of the Security agents orders that everyone that the message was sent to are to be found, and rounded up. Anna would deal with Joshua personally.  Decker has set them up, as he is outside as the security team approach.

‘Samuel gives Decker evils as he is taken to detainment’

Decker enters the Medical lab and confronts the detained Joshua, stating that the note was indeed for him. Joshua is very angry that Decker set them up, and tells him that thanks to him they will all be captured and skinned alive.

Joshua tells Decker that the Fifth Column is trying to save humanity. Decker does not believe him and indicates that Anna would never skin anyone.

Joshua enlightens Decker that Anna did not cure him from an Aneurysm, but actually gave him one. Then instructs Decker to go to the place where they take the live aboard humans.  That will answer all of his questions. I must admit I did not expect to hear that Anna had given Chad an aneurysm, and I am still inclined to think she messed with his thinking, maybe only slightly.

‘Now up on the Mothership, Val is giving birth to the Hybrid child of her and Ryan’

The baby is born naturally, and is heard crying, but it sounds strange, with a slight reverberation.  And judging by Val’s reaction upon seeing said child, I would imagine that it look more like Daddy.

Anna enters, she is shown the youngster, and she is told that both Mother and child are well. She says: “I’m pleased the baby survived, the Mother. However did not!” Ohh Anna you are so evil!

Anna proceeds to go to Val, and inject her with some kind of quick acting drug that causes death.  Val’s last gasping breath sighs “Ryan”.  Awee! Poor Ryan!

Quote from Munchkin: Anna is a very mean Lizard indeed.

‘Anna kills Val’

Anna now with Erica, Tyler and Lisa; She is discussing the trials of being single Mothers. She compliments Erica on her abilities to be a mother and head of the task force at the FBI.

And while we are on the subject of The Anti-fifth Column Task force (This is our nick name for the newly set up Joint Task-force, formally know as: Visitor Threat Assessment Joint Task-force) Me and my best friend Lele had joked back in episode two that we thought it might be funny if Erica was put in charge of such a task force, and now it is true. I simply love it!

Anna is trying to put Erica’s mind at ease about Tyler’s safety whilst joining the live aboard program. Anna of course does not know that Erica ‘knows’ what she really is and will never believe a words Anna spouts.  Erica asks her if she believes it can be safe with the fifth column threat.

Anna replies: “Between the two of us I’m sure we’ll make certain it’s safe”

Erica at that point receives her covenant call from (I assume) Jack, she tells Anna it is work, and asks to be excused.

Once out of the room Erica looks for her purse. Lisa approaches her, and tells her that she knows why she is here. And when she points her in the general direction, Erica looks slightly shocked, but I also see relief in her eyes, that now she knows Tyler is safe. Knowing that Lisa is fifth Column would bring hope to Erica and the cause in my opinion.

Lisa gives Erica the Blue Energy grenade that Joshua gave her earlier, instructs her how to use it, and that she needs to place it in the centre of the pool to freeze all the eggs she then should get out as fast as she can. Ah well so much for scrambled Lizard eggs 🙂

Erica said that there was supposed to been a diversion. She wondered what happened.
Lisa confesses she does not know. As Erica is about to leave to ‘freeze the eggs’ Lisa stops her, tells her to go back, she would be gone too long and that alone would cause Anna to suspect Erica being involved, which obviously would not be a good thing. Lisa insists that she will figure something out.
Erica says: “Good Luck” Before heading back to Anna.

Lisa finds Joshua in his medical bay, detained. She asks him what happened, Joshua tells her that Chad Decker set them up.

Lisa confesses to Joshua that he was right, and after their conversation she had to decide what side she was on, and her giving Erica the blue energy grenade proves that she is now Fifth Column.

Joshua instructs her how to deactivate the force field; the code is ‘John May Lives’.  Joshua is to wait fifteen minuets before he causes the diversion so that Lisa will not be suspected.

Lisa tenderly caresses Joshua’s chin and says: “You are very Brave Joshua” He replies “Thank you my Queen” This is a very touching scene, it tugged on all the emotions, beautifully played by Laura Vandervoort and Mark Hildreth.  Joshua is a wonderful character and Lisa, could make the Visitors a wonderful people if/when she comes into power.

Lisa: “You are very Brave Joshua”

Munchkin’s drawing of Lisa and Joshua’s tender moment.

Now it is my ‘personal’ hope that what we did not see is Joshua; at the very least break Samuel out of his cell, and sent him on his way to Earth, so that he can join forces with Erica and the other Human resistance members, they really need another Doctor for one thing, and I think that Lucas Wolf’s Character Samuel has great potential to be so much more in the show. I know that there are many others that share my thoughts and would love to see more of Samuel in season two!

We now find Chad entering the ‘corridor with the red lights…’ where the live aboard Humans are taken. We hear distant ‘female’ screams of terror. The woman is seen in a terrible contraption, with hundreds of needles being inserted all over her body. No wonder she is screaming! (I would much rather get a Tattoo thank you very much!) I think this will be the turning point for Chad. This is not what he expected. He will now understand that Joshua was right.

Now I have had many People ask me how Chad was able to go around undetected, how did Anna not find out? Why was there no CCTV? Well my simple explanation is that Anna is far too over confident, and thinks she does not need the security, and It is also my opinion that there is no CCTV in that particular room (As with the Incubation Chamber also) as Anna would not want this kind of footage to some how be leaked by the Fifth Column to the Humans. That would be disastrous, do you not think? (For Anna). Unless she says that it is the V version of acupuncture, but somehow I think it would not wash! 😛

Decker finds out the truth about the Live Aboards.

The dinner is interrupted by V security telling Anna that they need to move her somewhere secure as there is a Fifth Column attack.  I noted that the Security agent called her ‘High Commander’ in front of Erica, and also that it seems that not just anyone can address her as ‘Anna’.

Anna’s first instruction is: “Tell Marcus to return to the ship immediately”

Erica offers to help, but insists that she would need her gun. Anna: “It’s ok, she’s an ally” Ohh Anna how wrong can you be! 😛 Anna it taken to (What I am sure is her) conference room, and it is securely locked down, even the windows are covered in, with what looks like armour plates. And I must say she looked a wee bit stressed.

Erica, with her reinstated gun, finds the incubation chamber, she enters cautiously, and looks sickened. The sound effects of the Eggs squirming make it perfectly clear why she was disgusted.  The sight of the Nine hundred and ninety-nine eggs is obviously a bit of a shock to the system.  She slowly walks to the centre of the pool as instructed by Lisa, she activates the grenade and just as it seems that one of the eggs are about to hatch Erica throws the grenade amongst the eggs, and runs out of there as fast as she can. Now I must say, I give SO much Credit to Erica/Elizabeth for running full pelt in heals. If I were to attempt such a thing I would break my neck in the effort! 😛

Erica: “Here’s to your children’s future Anna”
Munchkin: (Re Erica) “What a brave hero”

We now find that the Fifth Column attack is Joshua, she is firing a Lazer weapon (Yes I finally got my V series wish) killing many Security Visitors as he goes.

Erica approaches from a distance, seeing the turmoil and trying to avoid the Lazer fire. She tells Joshua that the mission is complete the eggs have been neutralized, and asks how she is going to get him out of there.

Joshua said there is no way, he is dead any way, and She needs to be the one to kill him. (This would give her more leverage with Anna of course, but this is not something that Erica would want to do, and that is clear from the look on her face).

A devastated Erica kills Joshua.

Anna commends Erica for shooting the ‘terrorist’ telling her that she saved many lives. Then to Erica’s shock Anna tries to pin this on the Humans. Anna asked if Erica saw the shooter, Erica says she only saw that he was wearing a Visitor uniform, in response Anna said: “He wasn’t a V, he was Human. My security team reported that a Human infiltrated the ship and stole a V uniform, they are still gathering details” Erica of course offers her assistance.

Anna spots Chad and excuses herself to talk with him. He looks uncomfortable when Anna spotted him. She thanks him for delivering the message. And tells him she is in the hope that it will help to expose more fifth column.

Chad, now a bit more clued up, continues what she expects of him, he gives her what she wants. “We’d hate to see them drive you away”

Anna: “They won’t. And thank you for your loyalty; you’ve trusted us with your career and your health. With-out us you’d lose everything” Now, if that is not a threat I do not know what is. Chad leaves with a nod. Of course and once Anna tells the world that a human infiltrated the ship and killed her people, Chad will know that is far from the truth.

Erica thanks Anna for an eventful evening. (Insert very big grin here).
Anna says: “I hope we can do it again sometime” Erica replies: “Oh you can count on it!”
Erica and Tyler then leave via shuttle.

Anna looks on: appearing very sinister.

Ryan is with his dead fiancé.  You can see he is mortified. Anna approaches, he accuses her of killing Val, and for just a moment Anna has a look of (almost) fear, he flies for her throat.

Anna very easily halts the attack; she tells him that he was right she would have had use for Val, so why would she have killed her? (Ohh… scheming, lying Anna). She lies telling Ryan that they did everything possible to keep Val alive, but the pregnancy was too dangerous. “If you’d come to me earlier we could have used our technology to save her life, This is what I was trying to protect you from, Human emotion. I’m so sorry you lost her but now, now you have me” She says. (Does that not send a shudder down your spine? She is so manipulative; again Morena does such an amazing job being Anna).

Anna: “And now you have me”

Erica is now at the Church when Hobbes comes and sits beside her. They congratulate each other on getting back alive. Erica confesses that she was not sure that he could get Marcus away. Of course Hobbes does not tell her the truth.

Jack starts his speech to his parishioners. “There’s a story in the Bible about a Man that loses his way, only to find it again. I’m here to tell you today that I am that man. I was lost, but now, now I am found. I lost the courage to tell you the truth that you need to chose who you are going to follow, the V’s or God; because you can’t serve two masters…”

I would like to say that I love the mood set by the Music in these last sequences, it almost had a Twilight feel which is a great thing, I love the music in the Twilight films!

Jack: “…I know some of you are confused, but we must stand for what we believe. We must reaffirm our devotion to God and renounce the V’s as false profits. Even a single Judas in out mists can defeat us…”

Father Travis is NOT pleased, and People get up and leave.

Jack: “…There is war upon us. A war for our soles,…”

Anna seizes the opportunity to pounce on Ryan during his venerable state; he is morning the loss of the love of his life. Anna takes Ryan’s face in her hands and gives him a concentrated dose of Bliss

“You are never alone. You will never ‘be’ alone. No pain, no heart ache, no human emotion. Just Peace, my peace”

Back to Jack’s speech…
“…With Love, hope and Faith we can overcome anything. Who among you will join me?”
Only a few remain Erica and Hobbes stand, the others that have remained behind do the same, the resistance looks to be growing.

Jack: “Let ‘V’ no longer stand for ‘Visitor’ let ‘V’ stand for Victory”

Travis approaches Jack and tells him that he had instructed Jack not to preech that message in his church.
Jack: “I’ll speak my heart; if you don’t let me do it here I’ll do it somewhere else”

Jack leaves with the others but spies Chad Decker on the way out. They share a significant nod. Again at I stress that I am sure that Father Travis is a Visitor.

After Anna is done inflicting Ryan with concentrated Bliss, she brings the Baby into him. Again the Child is heard cooing with a slight reverberation to its voice. As he looks on, the child’s tail appears from within the folds of the blanket and wraps around Ryan’s thumb. Awe.
But I must say, seeing Anna cradling the baby just seemed…sinister.  No doubt she will have some evil plans plotting in her head concerning that Child.

“Welcome home” Anna says to Ryan

‘Anna discovers her Eggs have been destroyed’

Marcus approaches Anna in the incubation chamber, and talks in a comforting tone, tells her that he just found out, and that they believe that it was Joshua.
Anna points out that everything was locked down, Joshua cannot have acted alone, and Marcus is to find out who else is responsible at whatever cost.

Anna: “Are they all dead?”

Marcus tells her that only twelve solders survived, but even then, their ‘core temperatures’ were affected., and they are not sure how many will survive.
With this Anna screams, like her heart had been ripped out.

Anna is losing it, she is crying, sobbing. Marcus does not know where to look, even Lisa looks uncomfortable. I even felt sorry for her, just for a few moments.
“What’s happening to me?” Anna Gasps

Marcus divulges that he believes that she is experiencing her ‘first’ Human emotion. Anna looks devastated and screams “Noooooooooooooooooo!”

‘Lisa Smirks at her Mother’s emotional response’

The next thing we see is Anna marching into (again I think it is) her conference room. Marcus following her, she says that this is terrible, but they ‘must not act rashly’. She mutters that ‘we’ as in Humans and Fifth alike I imagine, must pay for this.  Then ‘shockingly’ Marcus grabs her arm to stop her using the Visitor Holo-consol. I say shockingly, as Marcus has never touched Anna, been close but not touched. This has to be big.

‘Marcus grabs Anna’

“This is too soon, if we initiate the sequence now…” Anna pulls away and activates this sequence.

“Do you know what you have done?” Marcus asks harshly (Again this is not the sort of behaviour we have come to know of Marcus).
“Vengeance” She replies still crying.

We now are in space, close to Earth, we see the Armada of Motherships, Anna’s newly arrived fleet, and they open up as they emit a red mist into the atmosphere.

I was going to save my theory for the very end, but I think here is a great place. Now, I have had discussions with Fans of the show, but have not discussed what my thoughts are. Most think that this ‘Red Sky’ is Anna emitting R6 into the atmosphere so that all humans will be tagged. But I do not believe that to be the case. If it was just R6 Marcus would not have flipped out at her like he did for one thing. So what do I think it is I hear you all cry? I believe that Anna’s terrible plan is: “Terraforming”.

Any Science Fiction fan is familiar with the term Terraforming; it basically means that I think that Anna wises to ‘change’ earth to be more suited to the Visitors. It is clear that they do not intend to leave, and they plan to eradicate Humans, so why not make it to their liking?

A now composed Anna is looking out at the New York Skyline, as the sky turns Red.

We cut to all the main character’s shocked reactions upon seeing the sky turn red. Obviously wondering what’s going on.

‘Even Lisa looks shocked at her Mother’s rash decision’

We see that this is affecting the whole world. And some beautiful sequences follow of Motherships in Los Angles, Hong Hong and Florence are seen. Again I love the music, it really sets the mood!

Marcus is with a team of Medics, and they are healing someone, they slowly pan up to show…Joshua! He gasps as he is brought back to life. I was SO glad to see that ‘that’ was not the end of Joshua.

Marcus: “Welcome Back”

Crack pot theory now: Did anyone else notice how kindly Marcus said ‘Welcome back’ it was not “Welcome back I’m going to torture you until I get the truth” It was a really kindly “Welcome back” With a nice smile. Or maybe it is just me, who hopes that Marcus is a secret Fifth Columnist. But let’s think back through the series now, the significant looks that Marcus and Joshua shared when Anna did things they did not agree with, like the empathy tests for example. If you now go back and watch you will see what I mean!

We end the final episode of season one with a sweeping shot from Anna within the Mothership, to the Mothership set against the new ‘Red Sky’

That is the end of my Red Sky review; but I do have a few other things to share.

I have had several V fans (Who refer to themselves as Veeks: V-Geeks. How cute? And I am ‘The V girl’) Contact me via Twitter and they all share the view that one thing that is wanted by the Fandom is ‘merchandising’, for example: T-shirts, hats, stationery. I know that my daughter would Love to have a V pencil Tin! And so many people would love to dress up as a Peace Ambassador this Halloween. I know my Daughter does.

And also: you can find Lucas Wolf (Samuel) on Twitter: Click image of Lucas Below to Visit him on Twitter.

He also has a Face Book Page. Click the image of Lucas below to visit his Face Book page.

And if you want to know more about Lucas please take a look at his IMDB page, again please click the image of Lucas below to Visit his IMDB page.

Munchkin’s thoughts on V:

She said re Anna: “I would tell Anna to get off her Mothership, and leave everyone alone, and leave and NEVER COME BACK! ‘Cause she is mean!” She also told me that she thinks Marcus will be a good lizard.

Munchkin: Best bit about series one: “Lisa turning Good, she is my bestest Lady on V”.
Saddest bit about series one: “Georgie dying, I want him undead, he is my bestest Man in V”.

Munchkin said Jack is mad about Georgie too. Awwe!

So until next time:

Kelly