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After the devastating viral outbreak in the previous season, Frank Black is left reeling from the loss of his wife, Catherine, and the collapse of his life with the Millennium Group. He relocates to Virginia with his daughter, Jordan, and begins working with the FBI. Frank investigates a mysterious plane crash that killed all passengers except for one young woman, leading him to uncover connections to the Millennium Group and a conspiracy involving biological weapons.
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"The Innocents" centers on Frank Black as he investigates a harrowing case involving a series of child abductions and murders. The episode begins with the discovery of a young boy's body, leading Frank to uncover a disturbing pattern where several children have gone missing, and their bodies have been found in similar, ritualistic circumstances.
As Frank delves into the investigation, he learns that the abductions are not random but part of a larger, more sinister scheme. The case takes on a personal and emotional dimension as Frank discovers that the children have been targeted due to their vulnerability and innocence. The investigation reveals that the perpetrator is a deeply disturbed individual with a dark obsession with innocence and purity.
Frank's search for the killer leads him to a series of unsettling revelations about the abductor's motivations and the psychological trauma inflicted on the victims. The episode explores themes of innocence, guilt, and the impact of trauma on both the victims and their families.
As the investigation unfolds, Frank confronts the challenges of understanding the mind of the abductor and the complex web of deception and manipulation involved in the crimes. The climax of the episode reveals the true nature of the abductor’s motives and the tragic consequences of their actions.
"The Innocents" is notable for its emotional depth and its exploration of themes related to child abduction, innocence, and the darker aspects of human nature. The episode combines elements of psychological thriller and drama, creating a powerful and poignant narrative that highlights the impact of the crimes on everyone involved.
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We are going to destroy the Night King and his army. And we'll do it together.
— Daenerys Targaryen
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The end of the series before the end of the millennium
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Pike on 2019-05-27
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After two very different seasons, and a second-season ending that could easily have been definitive, Fox, against all odds, decided to renew Millennium for a third season. Gone are Glen Morgan and James Wong, Chris Carter returns as producer and decides to return to the series' roots, i.e. less focused on mythology and more on weekly murder stories. However, there's a big problem. It's not possible to erase what happened in the previous season. The Millennium Group altercations, Catherine's death - what's left?
A NEW PARTNER
The writers decided to add a new character to the series, a female agent. She will be FBI agent Emma Hollis, played by Klea Scott. In terms of casting, we can applaud the producers' desire not to choose a luscious blonde. No, Klea is a young black woman who doesn't fit into the codes of the genre, and we can only appreciate the decision.
Unfortunately, I think that casting Klea Scott was a profound mistake. She'll never be able to break through with her character, who's mired in a wobbly position that almost becomes the show's trademark. There's no choice on MillenniuM. The Millennium group is poorly defined, we play with consultants, and roles and situations are easily interchangeable, resulting in a feeling of flatness. As Martine Aubry would say, when there's a blur, there's a wolf... (Sorry for the probably misplaced political quote).
By pairing a female FBI agent with the profiler hero, the producers are trying to get closer to the X-Files. Can we blame them? Yes and no. On the one hand, we can understand the desire to reuse the strings that work. It's important to remember that a series has, in financial terms, only one goal: to generate advertising revenue.
But on the other hand, MillenniuM loses its substance and basic interest by trying too hard to resemble the X-Files. And it's easy to imagine viewers losing patience and stopping following a series that has no backbone.
1999
In all, I count only three excellent episodes. Out of twenty-two, the tally is more than meagre and will not allow the series to continue, having lost its way along the way. Which is ironic, because this is 1999. MillenniuM was a detective series whose main theme was the fear of the end of the millennium. Ironically, the series did not see the new millennium and was cancelled in 1999, at the end of its third and final season.
Until the early 2000s, most series filmed around 24 episodes per season. Clearly far too many, with the cast and crew often on the verge of burnout.
Ironically, then, MillenniuM, a three-season series, has more episodes than Breaking Bad, a five-season series, which has only 62 episodes.
From this point of view, the fact that MillenniuM stopped after the third season is nothing to deplore.
2x01
Five months have passed since the end of the second season, and we find Frank Black consulting for the FBI. Catherine is no more, and we can easily imagine that Frank's only reason for continuing in this world is quite simply his world: Jordan, his daughter and only child.
After a first season that created its trademark dark, unadorned murder story, the second season, helmed by brothers Glen Morgan and Jim Wong, established a mythology and an ethereal atmosphere. Here, we're trying to turn back the clock, but it's too late. There's no going back, the elements no longer allow it.
At the same time, Catherine's absence is not used in any way. This formidable springboard could have taken us even further into the depths, with Frank Black unable to take his own life because he's still Jordan's father. Unfortunately, the first episode takes a big leap forward and starts with a new, dull investigation. We only experience the story through what the characters tell us, a fine beginner's mistake.
As for Britanny Tiplady, the little actress playing Jordan, she's growing up before our very eyes - or cameras - and as she loses her innocence, her performance becomes more thoughtful and, unfortunately, less spontaneous.
Season 3 thus opens with an episode that returns to the codes of the usual series. Suddenly, the flavor of MillenniuM seems to have disappeared. Agent Hollis tries to fill a kind of void. But everything has changed and nothing is possible anymore. The yellow house, Catherine and Bletch are gone.
To be continued...
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