Parker backsteps to catch a woman before she has the chance to pull off a bombing that will kill several innocent people.
This episode is a bit on the dull side, as unfortunately seems to occur when a more mundane rather than world-threatening problem presents itself to Project Backstep. This is an attempt at a spy caper, with Frank trying to piece together what is going on and who is involved when the bomb he is expecting goes off early and he intercepts a woman leaving the scene. So far, so good, but nothing much happens from then on. Great explosion, then the episode degenerates into running around after a bunch of faceless men with guns. Then the icing on the cake is the attempt at a twist at the end of the story which is pointless and throws up even more questions as to who was responsible for the various events that occur.
But the major problem here is that Parker allegedly refuses to turn in the main suspect in the bombing because he quite fancies her. Unfortunately, there is no sign of chemistry between the two characters at all, so the relationship never comes across as anything more than businesslike.
There's still a certain element of the action that Seven Days excels at, but it's just not enough here. Not by a long way. Oh, and when is Donovan going to backstep? Nearly every episode now it's mentioned that he's ready for his first trip through time, and every episode he is usurped once again by Frank because 'the mission's too important to risk a new chrononaut' or some other excuse. Poor Don Franklin has had little to nothing to do so far in the series, and he deserves better.
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