Positively Positive Review – Human Target: Christopher Chance
by Mokibobolink on Apr.15, 2010, under Action, Drama, Television
I was out of town for over a month and missed a lot of this show recently. So I watched the last six episodes in a mini marathon over the past two days, culminating in last night’s season finale.
All I have to say is wow.
Okay so that’s not all I have to say. If it was this would be one heck of a short review. So actually I have a lot more to say.
First off can we talk about the guest stars they have on this show? Every episode has me scrambling to IMDb to figure out why I recognize the baddie or damsel in distress. Then I find out it’s because nearly all of them have done guest spots on some of my other favorite shows like NCIS, Supernatural, Burn Notice, Angel and more. This episode was no different, starring none other than the likes of Armand Assante (who I loved as “The Frog” in NCIS), Lee Majors (c’mon, who doesn’t know the “Six Million Dollar Man”?), Amy Acker (wonderful in Angel) and Timothy Omundson (from Psych).
After the amazing guest stars, my next favorite part of the episode was the fact that it finally gave us some more background into who Christopher Chance is, who the mysterious “Katherine” was and why he does what he does. I loved finding out how he met and began working with his little team and wasn’t surprised at all to find out that Winston used to be a cop, though I was a bit surprised to find out that Guerrero used to work for “Daddy” as well.
But as much as we learned about Chance, the less we actually know about him. Turns out he’s spent the last six years building a life, and yet not a lot of it really is. His home used to belong to the man whose name he also took. Because, much like “Dread Pirate Roberts”, Chance’s name is one that is passed down from bodyguard to bodyguard. Even Chance’s dog is not his, originally belonging to the woman he loved.
The end of the episode left us with a cliffhanger as Winston is taken away by Chris’ former boss and now he must go back to the man he once considered a father to get his friend back. I will be waiting on pins and needles until then, happy that the show went away from its “everything wrapped in a neat little package by the end credits” format for its season finale.
Overall an episode that answered a lot of questions and asked a lot of questions, leaving this viewer wanting more.
More Human Target…
Human Target, season 1, episode 4 “Sanctuary”
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April 18th, 2010 on 11:04 am
I thought it was a great ep too – answering lots of questions but still leaving things open. And, you’re right it’s definitely fun playing the where have I seen that guest star before game… ;o]