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Well, there you have it folks, the last Bionic Woman for quite some time. Tonight's episode was the last produced before the writers' strike ...
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Bionic Woman has so far suffered identity crisis after identity crisis, going through tonal shifts the way Lindsey Lohan goes through her mom's liquor cabinet. It's hard-core sci-fi! It's a wink-wink genre! It's a family drama! It's a feminist take on the modern woman! It's really freakin' terrible! It's kinda sorta OK! And after all these twists and turns, the show seems to have landed on its feet: as a retread of Alias.
Well, it didn't take Bionic Woman long to bust out the British accent, did it? Only took five episodes for them to finally let Michelle Ryan talk in her native accent.
Well, here's the silver lining of tonight's episode: at least no one shouted, "You can't handle the truth!"
I think I've been a bit too hard on Bionic Woman. It's not that this week's episode made me think, "By Jove, I've been looking at this show completely incorrectly! This is genius on par with 'Hamlet', 'Metamorphosis', and the later film work of Corbin Bernsen!" But I do think I brought a Battlestar Galactica mentality to this show, which wasn't quite fair. Had a Battlestar producer, had some Battlestar actors, and even had the Battlestar modern remake in its favor.
OK, I want to clear up a little misconception a few of you who read recaps online might have: we reviewers by and large don't WANT the shows we cover to be bad. I know it might seem like that at times, but here's the thing: while it's harder to write a positive review than a snarky review, it's a lot less fun to pan a show that to praise it. I want to state all of that up front.
Well, folks, she's here. Bionic Woman! We have the technology. We can rebuild her. And we can also celebrate her re-introduction into the prime-time lineup with a little help from one Alanis Morissette. Alanis, take it away!
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