"Bionic Woman:" Don't Stop Watching

Televisionista says that overnight ratings for "Bionic Woman" are terribly, terribly low. I'm hoping the DVR-adjusted ratings improve, because there are a lot of things I need to know about what's going on (GMMR has a recap if you missed anything Wednesday) and only an extended run is going to be able to reveal them.

I've got questions about background plot issues, like "If Sarah Corvus wanted help from the bionic-weapons people, why did she kill Will, the man who could most help her?" And want to know about character issues like "Why hasn't Jaime spent more time looking over and understanding the file that Will has on her?"

Wednesday's episode added "What's Isaiah Washington's real agenda?" and "Is Sarah going to hook up with that missing CIA resource who's also a computer nerd, a doctor, and a cutie?"

And most importantly, I need to know why, if Jaime Sommers and the bionic-weapons creators don't want her sister to know about her job, they keep giving her such crappy alibis! Wednesday, she flew off to Paraguay, but did not say "I have to attend a consulting engagement in Paraguay" or "I've been invited to the South American Bartending Championships in Paraguay." She said, "I'm going to Napa with my friend," and then failed to tell that friend not to show up. Hello, at least pretend to be visiting an out-of-town friend. Seriously.

OK, so maybe some of those questions won't be answered because there are a couple of annoying holes in the plot. But mostly, I think those questions are things we'll find out in the next few weeks, and I'm curious. And I think that if you watch it, you'll want to know too.

Comments

[Keith]

Too late! I've completely given up on this show. It is either trying (and failing) to mix dark and edgy with camp or it is simply incredibly poorly written. I really, really wanted this show to be good, but it is absolutely ridiculous.

[Roco]

Sarah killed Will because she held him partly responsible for what happened to her. She was also on a 'mission' from the stitches guy (who later broke Papa Anthros out of jail) to murder Will. I guess she is a conflicted soul - she needs help, but wants it on her terms.