A Russian doll connects unusual experiments during World War II to the Millennium Group.
From The Omen to Jekyll and Hyde in this rather slow-moving tale dealing with the Millennium Group's actions during wartime, and Peter Watts starting to show signs of an inner conflict. Treading a similar path to that of The X-Files's Travelers, a secret piece of war research turns out to be altering humans in new and odd ways. The main problem with this is the fact that nothing about these experiments is revealed to the viewer. There's a certain amount of insinuation, but not enough to make up a plot.
On top of this, much of the episode's promise is squandered. Watts' appearance in front of one of the Group's leaders doesn't really go anywhere, and Frank and Hollis don't seem to get much out of their investigation. The only thing that is intriguing is the discovery that someone seems to be in touch with the Millennium Group wanting to join.
It's not that the writing is poor or anything, simply that there's very little material here to drag out an episode, which is what happens. Who was the woman in the hospital and what connection does she have to Watts or the Group? What was in the doll? What actually happened to the people who 'changed'? What the hell's going on? If you want answers to these questions, sadly you're in the wrong place. I've nothing against ambiguous endings, but this one needs more explanation.
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