{"id":796,"date":"2000-07-19T19:42:47","date_gmt":"2000-07-19T17:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/?p=796"},"modified":"2008-07-14T19:43:32","modified_gmt":"2008-07-14T17:43:32","slug":"x-pose-roswell-season-1-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/2000\/07\/x-pose-roswell-season-1-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"X-Pose – Roswell Season 1 Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

X-Pose
\n#46<\/p>\n

Roswell Season One<\/p>\n

12. Into the Woods
\nWritten by Thania St John
\nDirected By Nick Marck
\nWB
\nFebruary 2, 2000<\/p>\n

Once a year, Roswell High arranges a camping trip for pupils to bond with their fathers. There gets a point when the kids feel like they\u2019ve outgrown that kind of thing, but when, only days before, there\u2019s a UFO sighting in Frasier Woods, everyone is soon signed up.
\nRevelations about the alien visitation, however, take a backseat to family matters. The outing provides a much-needed opportunity to learn more about the town\u2019s sheriff. Kyle feels neglected in the same way as Valenti did when his Dad spent all his time chasing aliens. This results in some interesting discoveries about Valenti\u2019s father, and starts to soften the edges of Roswell\u2019s token villain. An excellent decision; before, we felt sure he couldn\u2019t be trusted, now we\u2019re left in more uncertain territory.
\nMeanwhile, Mr. Parker is feeling shut out by his daughter. On one level, Liz\u2019s secrets reflect the estrangement typical between parents and children as they grow up; and on another gives Liz an insight into Max\u2019s situation as dealt with in the previous week\u2019s episode. Confronting Max, Liz tells him that he \u201cmade her a part of all of this.\u201d Mercifully, this marks the beginning of the lovers\u2019 reconciliation-since the plot line with Maria encouraging Liz to \u2018get over him\u2019 is quite embarrassing. And the time would have been better spent setting up a greater sense of menace lurking in the woods.
\n3 Stars
\n~Clement K. Strobe<\/p>\n

13. The Convention
\nWritten by Emily Whitesell
\nDirected By Tucker Gates
\nWB
\nFebruary 9, 2000<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s sighting has attracted all sorts of people to Roswell\u2019s 10th alien convention. Most notably, Star Trek\u2019s Jonathon Frakes-sending himself up marvelously for comic relief-and Everett Hubble, professional alien hunter.
\nOn first appraisal, this seems quite clumsy-Hubble just stepping into the role that Valenti seems to be vacating; that of getting too close to the truth and posing a threat to Max. This, however, is dealt with rather well. Valenti, while keen to discover what happened to his father, has no intention of ending up like Hubble, who has been tracking the fourth alien for 40 years.
\nHubble is on a quest for revenge and in a similar way, the others are slave to their emotions too: Valenti experiences guilt; Michael, despite himself, has to make a good impression on Maria\u2019s Mom; and there\u2019s no way Frakes\u2019s vanity will let him settle for a smaller hotel room than Stewart or Shatner. A refreshing change from the weekly bout of barely suppressed passion.
\nThe episode\u2019s climax is played out very successfully. Max is at last put in direct moral peril. Visibly shaken, he shames Valenti into re-evaluating his position, adding momentum to the sheriff\u2019s new role in the on-going narrative. A narrative given yet more intrigue by hard evidence that the alien they\u2019re all trailing may not be benevolent.
\n4 Stars
\n~Clement K Strobe~<\/p>\n

14. Blind Date
\nWritten By Thania St. John
\nDirected By Keith Samples
\nWB
\nFebruary 16, 2000<\/p>\n

Maria is the worst best friend you could ask for. For three reason. One: she thinks she\u2019s Alanis Morissette. Two: tonight Alanis is going to be Phil Collins. And three: she\u2019ll enter you in a blind date competition with the local radio station. That\u2019s right: Liz is up for grabs. And the search is soon on to find her a \u201cdark-haired mystery man from an exotic place.\u201d
\nKyle, feeling Max\u2019s pain, decides to bury the hatchet, and together, they set about winning her back. They get drunk; it seems like a good plan. Now, when I get drunk I speak a lot of rubbish, say things I don\u2019t mean and frequently lose control of my facilities. Alternatively, Max becomes eloquent, admits how his really feels and starts using his other-worldly powers to both comic and romantic effect. About time. The only problem being that the new Max is much better than the one we get every other week. Fans campaigning to save Roswell were, I think, sending him the wrong kind of sauce.
\nSomeone should at least tell Alex. Busy writing songs with \u2018love\u2019 in the title, he\u2019s getting nowhere fast with Isabel-seen this week humoring Michael and making some low-budget crop circles. The series is in danger of overdoing the will-they-won\u2019t-they storylines. Perhaps it\u2019s Alex that should have had the blind date. But Doug probably wouldn\u2019t have been his type.<\/p>\n

3 Stars<\/p>\n

~Clement K Strobe~<\/p>\n

15. Independence Day
\nWritten By Toni Graphia
\nDirected By Paul Shapiro
\nWB
\nFebruary 23, 2000<\/p>\n

Roswell hasn\u2019t really tried to deal with \u2018issues\u2019 before. OK, so \u2018being alien\u2019 can be seen as a metaphor for being an adolescent, and Michael\u2019s search for his real father is similar in many respects to that of adopted children in general. Nevertheless, the series\u2019 attempt to tackle child abuse is ill conceived.
\nFirstly, it\u2019s easy to forget Michael is 16-and grown men fighting seems less shocking. Secondly, it would appear by the evidence of this series that children from single parent families are more likely to have problems. Possibly true, but an over-simplification nonetheless. The saving grace of this plot-line is Maria who, according to this rationale, isn\u2019t Little Miss Perfect like Liz. Of late she\u2019s been rather objectionable, but we\u2019re shown that when it comes to the crunch she can be responsible and affectionate.
\nMichael needs looking after; an idiot could see that he isn\u2019t fit to look after himself. Not only does he think running away will solve all his problems, but he claims he\u2019s doing so to find his real father. Hasn\u2019t it been established that the fourth alien is lurking around in Roswell?
\nRevelations in The Convention are supported by hard evidence in this episode. The shape-shifting alien they\u2019re looking for is a killer. But will he turn out to be truly malevolent, or was he just protecting Michael?
\n~3 Stars<\/p>\n

– Clement K Strobe <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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