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If Colony had a Talking Dead-style "In Memorium" section of the show, this episode would have had a long one. A major character, a minor one, the minor one's sons, and then red-hat collateral damage. Let's not forget moon-base plague-man!

The terrorist cell Will has been after all season, also known as the Country Quayle Jamboree featuring Katie, is swept into the pages of history with a little help from their leader turning rat (and a little more help from Will's good aim). Things play out in a way that will let Katie skate back into her normal, non-insurrectionist life and all she has to do is take the opportunity Will has created. Can she? Will she? Her unexplained draw to Broussard is likely a time-bomb within her and when he calls, she will come a' runnin'. Maybe in the meantime, she and Will can re-forge their own bond, focus on getting Charlie back, and at least make it hard decision for her when Broussard comes knocking.

Overall, great episode, full of surprises; top 3 of the season.

In other news, we are taking part of this week's Blab From the Bloc! Sign up and be there as we get to help interview Peter Jacobson (Proxy Alan Snyder himself)!

Footnote: If you notice a reference to "hot-talk" or "talking hot", you should take this to mean that the person is speaking in an undeservedly braggadocios manner.

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Busy week with a LOT of setup for what's to come. Broussard is a wanted man, or many men as it turns out. Things get off to an explosive start this episode, Jennifer becomes the team's "Velma" for some reason, and time is about up for Katie with her Resistance comrades. The pieces -should- be all in place in Will's mind, but that doggone blind spot may keep him from facing the truth about the way Katie's been spending her free time. Go check out our Facebook page for more info Caroline has found on details related to the show.

Did you wonder how Katie picked the codename Emilia Gould? Have a listen and find out.

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Busy week with a LOT of setup for what's to come. Broussard is a wanted man, or many men as it turns out. Things get off to an explosive start this episode, Jennifer becomes the team's "Velma" for some reason, and time is about up for Katie with her Resistance comrades. The pieces -should- be all in place in Will's mind, but that doggone blind spot may keep him from facing the truth about the way Katie's been spending her free time. Go check out our Facebook page for more info Caroline has found on details related to the show.

Did you wonder how Katie picked the codename Emilia Gould? Have a listen and find out.

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And now something different. Don't worry, we're still going to review this past week's episode.

This mini-cast is a recorded conversation between one of your Daley Review hosts, Paul Daley, and one of our listeners, Paul Rabenowitz (@paulrabenowitz on Twitter). Paul has been listening and conversing back and forth with us since our Leftovers reviews and has come along for the ride into the LA Bloc as we review Colony. The initial scope of the conversation was meant to include a discussion of Flatland, a book about expanding your perspective beyond what you may be capable of and how it relates to Colony. Paul R. had caught subtle references to "Flatlanders" during the show and the themes of this 100 year old novel made an immediate connection. He mentioned it to me (Paul D.) and we decided to exploit the marvelous technology of our modern age and have a trans-Atlantic conversation about it. The result was what follows, a conversation that sounds like old friends, able to draw references from books, TV, and movies to make their points and increase their mutual enjoyment of the show.

If anyone listens to this and has an idea they'd like to try and team-up to mini-cast about, let us know through the contact form or Twitter!

And now something different. Don't worry, we're still going to review this past week's episode.

This mini-cast is a recorded conversation between one of your Daley Review hosts, Paul Daley, and one of our listeners, Paul Rabenowitz (@paulrabenowitz on Twitter). Paul has been listening and conversing back and forth with us since our Leftovers reviews and has come along for the ride into the LA Bloc as we review Colony. The initial scope of the conversation was meant to include a discussion of Flatland, a book about expanding your perspective beyond what you may be capable of and how it relates to Colony. Paul R. had caught subtle references to "Flatlanders" during the show and the themes of this 100 year old novel made an immediate connection. He mentioned it to me (Paul D.) and we decided to exploit the marvelous technology of our modern age and have a trans-Atlantic conversation about it. The result was what follows, a conversation that sounds like old friends, able to draw references from books, TV, and movies to make their points and increase their mutual enjoyment of the show.

If anyone listens to this and has an idea they'd like to try and team-up to mini-cast about, let us know through the contact form or Twitter!

Tons of action and Action Jackson was nowhere to be seen! This one was all about Will and Proxy Snyder trying to survive an ambush, Broussard trying to perform that ambush, and Katie trying to fit into the middle of the ambush without Will ever finding out about it. Given her natural talent for disguise and espionage, it's hard to believe Will could ever find her out. And by that I mean it's just a matter of time because she -doesn't- actually have any natural talent in those areas and I have serious doubts about the integrity of the resistance's training program.

I sure love great action scenes, but even more I love when light is shone upon up until now unknown nuggets of info about the Colony universe. You wouldn't expect an action oriented episode to have such meaty exposition, but it does and it really works. The pace of the show didn't drag as a result of the three or four gut-spilling sessions our characters had. Congrats, Colony Creators!

This week, my sister joins us on the podcast, and be on the lookout for a mid-week mini-cast with listener Paul Rabenowitz as he and I discuss Colony, some of our favorite TV in general and the book Flatland as it relate to Colony.

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Tons of action and Action Jackson was nowhere to be seen! This one was all about Will and Proxy Snyder trying to survive an ambush, Broussard trying to perform that ambush, and Katie trying to fit into the middle of the ambush without Will ever finding out about it. Given her natural talent for disguise and espionage, it's hard to believe Will could ever find her out. And by that I mean it's just a matter of time because she -doesn't- actually have any natural talent in those areas and I have serious doubts about the integrity of the resistance's training program.

I sure love great action scenes, but even more I love when light is shone upon up until now unknown nuggets of info about the Colony universe. You wouldn't expect an action oriented episode to have such meaty exposition, but it does and it really works. The pace of the show didn't drag as a result of the three or four gut-spilling sessions our characters had. Congrats, Colony Creators!

This week, my sister joins us on the podcast, and be on the lookout for a mid-week mini-cast with listener Paul Rabenowitz as he and I discuss Colony, some of our favorite TV in general and the book Flatland as it relate to Colony.

Direct iTunes link.

Will's team is shaken up after the murder of their former boss and everybody's going to have to get used to the new guy being in charge. If I was Jennifer, I'd be all like, "Anything he can do, I can do better," but I doubt it would work on Proxy Snyder. At least not right now. Phyllis' death has him very nervous and all of the sudden it doesn't matter that he doesn't have the right Geronimo in custody. In cases where a public example needs to be made, any Geronimo will do. Other Geronimos may surface (they do), but they don't quite look the part quite like poor, under-represented Luis (I guess certain rights, like legal representation, have been suspended during the occupation).

This was a fine episode, and one that helped add texture to the levels of human bureaucracy above the proxy level, but overall it was meant to serve up next week's episode (which looks action-packed). We end on a cliffhanger and a preview promising a gunfight, so stick around and we'll catch up next week!

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More on Nostromo.

More on bulletproof defendant's boxes.

More on the statue in Echo Park.

Other times the "words are stronger than guns" idea has been used in history.

Will's team is shaken up after the murder of their former boss and everybody's going to have to get used to the new guy being in charge. If I was Jennifer, I'd be all like, "Anything he can do, I can do better," but I doubt it would work on Proxy Snyder. At least not right now. Phyllis' death has him very nervous and all of the sudden it doesn't matter that he doesn't have the right Geronimo in custody. In cases where a public example needs to be made, any Geronimo will do. Other Geronimos may surface (they do), but they don't quite look the part quite like poor, under-represented Luis (I guess certain rights, like legal representation, have been suspended during the occupation).

This was a fine episode, and one that helped add texture to the levels of human bureaucracy above the proxy level, but overall it was meant to serve up next week's episode (which looks action-packed). We end on a cliffhanger and a preview promising a gunfight, so stick around and we'll catch up next week!

Direct iTunes link.

More on Nostromo.

More on bulletproof defendant's boxes.

More on the statue in Echo Park.

Other times the "words are stronger than guns" idea has been used in history.

The best episode of the season so far. That's what I said on Twitter after it aired, and I stand by that assessment. A leader arrested, a major reveal and a major character death. Normally, a house-fire would qualify as a show's major action-piece, but not so for Colony. That's just a set up for something better to actually happen.

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Let's review:

Will - Continues to be too good at his job, but suffers from a woman-shaped blind spot.

Katie - Is a bad liar and ok with arson in small, manageable quantities.

Bram - is grounded.

Beau - Did a -little- police work this week.

Phyliss - Don't get too attached...

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