Tuesday, 21 October 2014

57: On The Line (3.23)

1980; 48 minutes
Director of Photography John McPherson 
Written by Jill Sherman, Karen Harris
Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer, Jill Sherman, Karen Harris
Directed by L Q Jones

After being found/rescued in the woods by a crew fighting a raging forest fire, David is forced to return the favour by sticking around to cook meals, transfer water, etc.  The problem is that the fires are being started deliberately and while some suspicion falls on David, being the new face and all, he himself saw the female firefighter inexplicably in the vicinity of one of the new blazes.  David finds himself embroiled in a mystery that the people surrounding him are increasingly suspicious that he is the cause of.

For a story so embedded in the potential drama of uncontrollable fires there is something strangely dull about On The Line, which is a shame because this one closes a season that contains a lot of really good episodes.  Even McGee's appearance and near-discovery of David helping out fails to elicit much of a response.

Number of Fists: **

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