Parker must go back to halt the release of a deadly virus into the general population.
The first episode of Seven Days/b> proper is even more impressive than the first, as the show does Outbreak. Events happen thick and fast, and before the audience knows it, 98% of the world's population has been wiped out by a deadly Ebola-like illness. Frank must backstep immediately to stop the disaster from occurring.
There's a frenetic pace throughout the entire episode, as Parker rushes around the find the person who released the virus and stop him, in a sort of Twelve Monkeys-type way. Along the way, there are some great surprises, such as rank's arrival in the middle of a war from several centuries ago that momentarily wrong-foots him, and the superb moment towards the episode's end when, just as you think it's all over, Parker starts to display the signs of the virus. This second plot twist leads to an explosive climax as Frank tries to stop the virus spreading all over again.
The only aspects that spoil this episode are some lazy sections of plotting. After establishing that it takes several Backstep members to send Frank on his way, in this story, Frank seems able to send himself when the entire team die. Secondly, despite the number of people he comes into contact with, Frank somehow doesn't manage to pass on the virus to any of them. And lastly, there's the dubious ending where there's just enough cure to save Frank's life, that has just managed to be created in time. Handy.
However, these are minor niggles, and the production values, Jonathan La Paglia's charm and the break-neck action more than make up for these. More please!
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