Eureka: Try, Try Again

It's Allison's first day as the new head of Global Dynamics, and it's a doozy. Fargo, intent on being irreplaceable as the assistant to whoever sits in the head office, happens to find an object in his jacket pocket that turns out to be a personal force field. Not only that, but it's one of the devices that was discarded for being too dangerous - which in Eureka - is a frightening thing to contemplate.

Allison immediately is faced with the prospect of having to plunge Fargo into a miles-deep hole and then explode a nuclear device just to stop the force field from consuming the town. The only person who can stop it and find an answer in time is Carter - who is tracking down the original creator of the device, as well as the man who put the device in Fargo's pocket in the first place. The mystery is a fun one to unravel, but even more fun is watching the recently deposed Stark work with Jack as they search for answers. Colin Ferguson and Ed Quinn have a great chemistry that involves both mutual respect and hateful disdain. It doesn't help that they're both in love with Allison.

Speaking of Allison, Salli Richardson does a great job making me believe that she is up to the job of heading GD. She fits the role well and even when a General is breathing down her neck to nuke Fargo, she holds her ground. The convincing part is that Allison was ready to do whatever was necessary; she just wasn't going to take that route unless she absolutely ran out of options.

Henry continues to search for what happened to Kim. He, of course, still remembers the five years he spent living an alternate timeline. It seems that Henry is growing suspicious of Beverly - whom I now know is working for the Consortium - though I don't know to what ends. Joe Morton is terrific as Henry - both the amiable genius that he presents to others and the darker, somewhat vengeful and grieving man that he really he is. It's also interesting to note that not only has Henry been through Kim's death twice now, but he's been through the obsessive search for a way to stop it before as well. This is not old ground for him. And it'll be interesting to see how Henry exploits the knowledge of others that he gained in the five years that he lived and they did not.

The series has only begun to touch on the ideas of who the Consortium are, what the artifact is, as well as the seemingly rich history of Eureka. In one scene Nathan says, "That was before my time" - opening up a lot of possibilities of what happened when others were in charge of Global Dynamics. The show is fun to watch, and it is just getting better. If you're not watching, start - and if you are watching, tell your friends to give it a shot. It's worth it.