V’s Final Episode of 2009

After just four episodes, ABC’s V is done for 2009. Don’t worry, it will be back in 2010. But with the three episodes that have already aired, and one more on Tuesday, will that be enough for viewers to come back in the spring?

It all depends on tomorrow’s cliffhanger.

Elizabeth Mitchell and Logan Huffman looking up at the Visitors' ships.

Lets be honest, the first three episodes were mediocre at best. As I said in an earlier blog, Are Vs The New Cylons?, the one thing going for the series are the unique characters. For me, it’s not the normal characters that I’m finding intriguing — it’s the secondary ones.

Are Vs The New Cylons?

With the premiere of V last Tuesday, we witnessed the arrival of ABC’s latest alien reptiles. The series promises many things — including a “relationship” with a female FBI agent and a priest. However, if there is one thing that’s for certain, it’s this:

Anyone can be a V.

Sounds familiar? If your a fan of the sci-fi genre, it should. Battlestar Galactica based their whole run on the idea that anyone can be a cylon. Season 3′s finale rocked us by revealing four out of the last five. Even though we kept speculating on the identity of the fifth throughout its final season, and were eventually let down, we felt somewhat fulfilled.

So, will V try to build off of the same reservation that BSG did? Yes. Will it work for them? Probably not.