Jericho 9:02

9:02
First aired: 10/25/2006Writer: Nancy Won Director: J. Miller Tobin Guest star: Jazz Raycole (Allison), April D. Parker (Darcy Hawkins), Candace Bailey (Skylar Stevens), Beth Grant (Gracie Leigh), Clare Carey (Mary Bailey), Richard Speight, Jr. (Bill), Bob Stephenson (Jimmy), Alicia Coppola (Mimi Clark), Darby Stanchfield (April Green) , Musashi Alexander (Townsperson #2), Reid Godshaw (Kid), Cari Zoch (Townsperson #1), Shiloh Fernandez (Sean Henthorn), Clayne Crawford (Mitchell Cafferty), Sterling D. Ardrey (Samuel Hawkins)

That was an EMP!

I gasped. Within the first few minutes one of the nukes that were streaming overhead exploded in a bright corona and an EMP hit Jericho. OMFG! That was, that was amazing.

Then we have two weeks later with kids playing baseball with cell phones…

People are starting to get nasty; people are starting to realize that things are gone to hell. People are starting to get nasty; there is no technology, no help, and some sort of pestilence hitting the crops. We also have some survivalists causing trouble.

The survivalists (Mitch Cafferdy) steal the Green’s horses, and in the process she gets trampled. Stanley goes to Gracie’s store to get the pesticides to save his corn crop from the bugs, but she wants half his crop. Mimi tells her that the farm belongs to the US treasury, and that Gracie is lucky they don’t take what they want. Gracie tells them to try it. Stanley leaves in frustration. Eric goes to Mary and asks her about the whereabouts of Mitch, and she tells him they are out at the airfield. They talk about their relationship, and what happened two weeks ago. He thinks about her every minute, but he is married and has responsibilities. Jake goes to the airfield and finds the horse tracks.

Stanley goes to the Greens to ask if they have any pesticide. The mayor tells him they have to get some men together and find a way to ration it… Stanley gets mad, telling them that its his corn, and why is he being singled out for attention. Why does everyone have a claim on his corn? Meanwhile back at the ranch... well the airfield. Jake is tending the horses when Dale comes around the corner, Jake asks why he’s there, but gets knocked out before he can get an answer. When he wakes up Mitch has Jake tied and a shotgun on him. Jake tells him that if anyone goes near his family again he will kill him. He starts a fight, Dale helps keep any help. Eric and the sheriffs show up in the nick of time and Mitch runs off on a horse.

Robert tells Jake what is going on, and they start to interrogate. Jake interrogates Dale about why he was with Mitch, Skylar shows up and bails him out but before he leaves he tells Jake where he thinks Mitch is.

Gracie finds the pesticide missing, and of course accuses Stanley of stealing it.

Allison goes looking for her father in the basement, but finds a map with pins all over it, she has an idea what all that stuff is in his secret room, she finds his guns, and his laptop. Robert finds her, and they have a heart to heart about what’s going on. He admits to her that he knows what cities are gone, by the satellite and the shortwave. He tells her that his laptop is ruggardized (sp?)... Built to withstand an EMP, he was given it by the government. She accuses him of being some kind of spy. He tells her she needs to learn how to shoot. They keep it from her mother.

Bill doesn’t find any pesticides in Stanley’s barn, and have harsh words. Mimi tries to calm him down, and Stanley goes to burn the infested parts of the field. Mimi admits that she had the pesticides stolen by some crooked kids; she tells him she had no choice, its every man for himself…

Dale admits that he was helping Gracie and that he had Mitch hiding the stuff from the train in the barn, and that was how he was keeping Gracie stocked. When they get there the barn is empty. Mitch is captured, and Jake starts beating him trying to find out where the food is. We cut to the jailhouse and the debate on what to do with Mitch and Shaun… they haven’t got enough cells, and they can’t let them go. Gail suggests rehabilitation.

Stanley goes to Gracie with the pesticide, and tells her it was a misunderstanding.

As the episode closes just as he is about to burn his crop Gail shows up with all the people she can muster to help Stanly harvest his corn. Gracie shows up with the pesticide and apologizes for losing her head.

Jake and Robert have a talk in the stalks, Jake thanking Robert for his help.

April tries to reconcile and be romantic with Eric, but Eric doesn’t want any part of it. She’s telling him that things have changed, she doesn’t want a divorce. Eric is hostile at first, but wants to talk on the walk home. Then we have Robert photo shopping himself into a family photo to seem like he was always in his families life. The last of the episode has Jake going to Mitch’s cell, and Mitch telling him that “he” is coming for him, and he’s coming for Jake, and he can’t run this time..

Cool quotes:

Is help on its way or not? I don’t think so…

We had no choice; it’s every man for himself.

You’re not that guy anymore!

Ok, summing up. Pretty wicked episode. Things fell apart really fast. Makes sense, and cooler heads eventually prevailed. The ICBMS were pretty awesome, and the halo caused by the explosion almost an afterthought, like it probably would be in real life. Not something dramatic, people were all distracted by the lights going out to notice the really horrific site. Wonder whats up with that survivalist cult thingy? Jake was apparently a member, and a badass at one point. Hmmm…