I watched the rest of Kidnapped this weekend. (Yeah, yeah. I already heard the weather was nice.) Around about episode five or six, it gets really, really good, and then stays that good, up until about the end. There are a few timekillers that are a little frustrating -- one entire episode devoted to a hostage negotiation you already know is pointless, from watching similar ones on 24 -- in light of the limited amount of time you know you have with a show that was cancelled before the back nine was even ordered. Overall, though, a great watch: suspenseful, confusing and occasionally funny. The last few episodes are Veronica Mars-level good -- it's the same combination of disbelief over the number of loose threads and grudging confidence that a respectable number will be tied up.
Good cast, too. I never got the appeal of Delroy Lindo before, but he's awesome in this. And what about Dana Delany? She's really great, and very beautiful. I'm trying to figure out why she doesn't appear to have aged at all, and I don't get it. She can still move her eyebrows and she's not muppety at all. She must have some amazing surgeon or else the people at Olay should study her. For real. -- Peter
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