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Journeyman: “Game Three”

Quaking Journeyman Mondays on NBC “Game Three” Written by Tom Syzentgorzy Directed by Alex Graves Reviewed by Sarah Stegall Journeyman‘s third episode came out stronger than usual, with a cozy scene between time traveller Dan Vasser and his wife, Katie. We got to see some domestic tranquility between these two troubled spouses, and it was a welcome relief from Katie’s constant (and frankly boring) angst over her husband’s travelling. Unfortunately, the producers just can’t seem to resist casting her, once again, in the role of unsupportive spouse in the last half of the episode, and in the final scene have…

Journeyman: “Friendly Skies”

Touched by a Time Traveller Journeyman “Friendly Skies” NBC, Mondays, 8/7 e/c Written by Kevin Falls Directed by Alex Graves Journeyman’s sophomore episode improves some on last week’s pilot, but is still stumbling dangerously close to soap-opera territory. In “Friendly Skies”, Dan Vasser (Kevin McKidd) gets yanked backwards into several times, to deliver a baby girl, connect with her mother, connect daughter to father, and finally bring father, grown daughter, and a stranger together. Is he there to deliver the baby? Or is he there to support the mother in some task? No, wait, he’s there to let the baby’s father…