"Deep Throat"
Airdate: January 16, 2000

In accordance with one of Nostradamus' quatrains, a radio astronomer is killed after he discovers proof of a wormhole that connects this galaxy with another. The only hitch is that while he had been in contact with Crazy Eddie (Rob LaBelle), he only sent copies of the evidence to Senator Sterling Preston (Ryan Michael) who now denies ever seeing them.

"Deep Throat" is a completely paint-by-numbers episode that doesn't try to throw even an illogical twist in at the end. As each character was introduced -- senator, senate aid, reporter, conspiracy theorist co-worker, dominatrix -- I was able to predict their eventual outing as either alien or informer. It seems I'm better at sniffing out Gua than even Cade Foster or Crazy Eddie. And I didn't even need any packets of salt to do it either.

I suppose the point of this episode was the revelation practically written down for the friendly, neighborhood dominatrix-slash-patriot, that the Gua are as weak if not weaker than we humans. Like the Gua Senator, they seek domination, but take pleasure in submission. I'm not exactly sure what that portends for the upcoming fight though. Okay, so we get our jollies kicking ass and the Gua like to have their asses kicked, but that doesn't mean they won't fight tooth and nail to win as their planet is dying and they need a new one. And after all, the tests that Cade has been shutting down haven't exactly been harmless.

I suppose eventually Cade and Eddie had to try and convince a member of the mainstream media -- one Samantha Ray (Stephanie Von Pfetten) -- of the presence of the Gua on Earth, but the outcome, like the rest of the episode, was entirely predictable. Her editor threw out the alien conspiracy story and focused on the sex scandal aspect. The fact that Samantha was allowed to keep her job after submitting what probably looked like an article written by a paranoid crack addict makes me wonder if perhaps her editor isn't Gua as well. However, this suspicion isn't discussed or even considered by any of the good guys. Which is odd. Or sloppy. In the case of this show it is more likely the latter.

And yes, I'm still waiting for the military themed episode. I wonder if we'll get to see Cade all sweaty and doing pushups. A girl can only wait and hope.

-- Linda M. Najera

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