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MarchMarch 29, 2000Rerun and ready to move any day now.March 22, 2000This show takes a break as it gears up for its move to Sunday nights at 8 pm/7 CST.March 15, 2000Rerun.March 8, 2000Rerun.March 1, 2000Never have I seen such chemistry and heat on the little screen. Forget Basic Instinct, this 8 Flush episode of Roswell got me going. Liz is taking a shower in the girl's locker room at school when Max walks in. He takes her in his arms when all of a sudden Liz wakes up from a daydream she has been having at the Crashdown. She wakes up when Max enters the diner. He follows her into the kitchen and says that he wanted to make sure that he and Liz were still friends. She says that, of course, they are still friends. He then asks if they are just friends. The two begin to kiss. As they kiss, they see images inside each other's head. Max can see Liz's memories as a child, and Liz can see Max's journey to Earth. She even sees a star that she then sees again in astronomy class. Apparently, the star she saw is from The Whirlwind Galaxy and is a red giant. A red giant is a star that is in its last phases of life...but they cannot always be picked up by telescopes. Anyway, Max and Liz continue to make out for both fun and education. They eventually get caught making out in the eraser room. Their mothers are called to the school. Neither one gets in much trouble but Liz's mom is troubled by Liz's behavior. Anyway, Max and Liz make out and make out. They even almost have sex when Maria walks in on them. In one of her visions, Liz saw something being buried by a tower. One night Liz and Max go to find whatever was buried. They find the tower and then dig up a rock that has the alien signal which was originally seen on the cave dwelling at the Indian reservation. The two fall asleep in each other's arms and do not wake up until the next morning. Apparently, they no longer receive weird images when they kiss each other, but they still want to be together. Liz asks Max if they will still be together. Max says that he can still see Liz's destiny. She asks what this destiny is and he responds, "I only know the part I'm looking for." The two walk into the Crashdown and find their parents waiting for them. Who knows what kind of trouble they'll get into.What else happened this week. Michael and Maria start making out in hopes that they will see images of each other's past. Maria and Michael both say they do, but then Maria says she was faking the visions of random stars. Michael says that he was also faking...that he was basing her visions upon those of every girl he has ever known. She is hurt, but then tells Michael that she just wants to be close to him. He says that the visions he saw of Maria's past were real and begins to describe very specific instances of her past. Anyone else make out? Alex offers himself to Isabel. She rejects Alex's offer to discover each other's past. But she comes by his house one morning. The two kiss, and Isabel says that she saw nothing and then leaves Alex. Alex says that he is still open to further experimentation. Isabel turns away from Alex but smiles as she leaves him. Why was this episode so great? Because when Liz and Max made out, there was magic on the screen. One time Max touched Liz and caused her skin glowed. He even gave her a glowing hickey, and when they were apart, her skin got a rash. Liz's mom says that Liz's body temperature seems extra warm. Will there be medical repercussions to Max and Liz's relationship? Who knows what will happen if an alien and human have sex. These issues are definitely being raised by the show right now. A great show that I love.
QUOTE OF THE EPISODE: You have one of the top three seduction lines: It's [sex] going to help me find my home planet. --Michael on Max's opportunity to have sex with Liz
FebruaryFebruary 23, 2000Rerun.February 16, 2000A good but not great six flush episode of Roswell. Part of the reason I may not have found this episode great is that I had horrible reception and could barely see a facial expression. And I'm not quite sure what happened at the end of the episode although I do know that whatever it was is very important. Michael shows up at school one morning with a black eye. First, Max asks Michael what happened. Michael reluctantly shares that Hank, Michael's adopted dad, punched him. Max uses his powers to heal Michael's eye. Keep in mind that Michael cannot control his powers and therefore did not heal his own eye. What will Michael do? He will stay with Isabel and Max for a few days. After one dinner and a game of monopoly with the Evans family, Michael realizes he cannot stay with this group. Isabel, however, talks with Michael and says that he has to ask someone for help.In the meantime, Amy and Jim (read: Maria's mom and Sheriff Valenti) go out on a date. Their date is quite successful. Maria and Liz actually walk in on these two doing you-know-what. Maria yells at her mom for doing this, but Amy says she can do what she wants especially because there are only about five single men in Roswell. Later that night, Michael appears outside of Maria's window. She takes him inside and realizes that he is down on his luck. She tells him that he does not have to say anything, and that he should just go to sleep. The next morning, Amy walks in and sees Michael and Maria in bed together. Maria tries to explain that nothing happened between them, but Amy does not want to hear this. Later that day, Michael tries to figure out what he wants to do. He goes to the Evans's dad, Philip, and asks for some help. Philip will help Michael get emancipated. Michael goes to court and is freed from any parental restraints, but Michael is now responsible for his own health, financial status, and education. His first move is to leave town. Before he goes, Max comes to talk to Michael. Max says that Michael should stay. Michael says that he has to find his family, especially Nasedo (Nasedo is the name of the alien on earth). Max says that Isabel, Michael, and Max are a family. Michael says that Max cannot understand Michael's grief, because the Evans household is so nice. Max says that his problems are bigger, because Max cannot blame a bad father for his problems. Michael does not care and will leave. Max gives Michael a gift. Michael does not open the gift. He eventually hitches a ride. The guy who is giving Michael a ride says that Roswell is a lame town where nothing happens. Michael opens up the gift from Max. He sees two rocks. They are the rocks that the gang received from River Dog. He plays with the balls on his way out of Roswell. But then he asks for help again and comes back to Roswell, because he realizes that the rocks represent the help that he needs from Max and Isabel like when he was a little boy and needed to be saved in the desert. Hank shows up at Valenti's office after disappearing for a little (actually, Hank's disappearance led to Michael getting arrested at which point Maria had her mom go to Valenti and get Michael released) and says that he does not want Michael anymore. Valenti says that is not a problem. But Valenti does ask why Hank's neighbors heard gunshots at his house and "shrill, animal screeches.". Hank says he likes guns. At the end of the episode, we see Hank driving down the road when all of a sudden, he opens up his trunk and buries a body. Hank then reenters the car and changes his face. This face changing is proof that this man is not Hank, but is Nasedo. Nasedo killed Hank!! Nasedo is watching out for Michael and cast. One last note: Max tells Liz that he knows they have to talk, but is not yet ready to talk, because he has to deal with Michael's problems. IN TWO WEEKS (MARCH 1):Secrets about the aliens' origins are revealed to Liz every time she kisses Max. February 9, 2000A fantasy episode of Roswell that merited 7 flushes out of 10. My memory of the first half of the episode is a bit vague (because I watched this video in two halves), but I'll do my best. Maria enters Liz and herself into a radio contest. Liz wins the contest which guarantees the winner a prize date and 2 tickets to a special concert. Liz has to describe her ideal man. She tells the radio station that she wants a dark-haired, man who is mysterious and comes from an exotic place. Obviously, we think about Max when we hear this description, but the radio station picks some guy name Doug Shellow who is a freshman, archaeology student at a local college. Doug and Liz are to go on their date this Valentine's Day and see the special concert. What's so special about the concert? Well, there are going to be two bands. One is a local band and the other is a surprise, mystery band that promises to be great. Who will the local band be? Alex wants his band to get that lucky slot, but his band has no lead singer. Enter Maria who changes the style of Alex's band and helps the band go from boring grunge to cool pop music. Alex's band will now play at the concert, but Maria claims that the band is hers.It's Valentine's night and Doug and Liz go about their plans to a fancy dinner, but the radio station that sponsored the contest is following these two kids so they escape. Before they escape, Max and Kyle see Liz on her date and become instantly insanely jealous. Kyle is drowning his misery in alcohol. He offers some alcohol to Max, who has never had alcohol before. Max takes the smallest sip and becomes completely drunk. (I wonder if this was one of those episodes that the federal government thought would be an anti-drug message?) Max and Kyle now go out rampaging the town because they miss Liz. They end up at her house, and Max paints a heart with his and Liz's initials. Max and Kyle then enter Liz's bedroom and start going through her stuff when Liz and Doug enter the room. Max goes out to talk with Liz, and he tells her how much he loves and cares for her. In the meantime, Kyle and Doug fight. The radio station soon shows up at Liz's house at which point Max and Liz run away. The two end up in the middle of nowhere and are talking. Max says how much he loves her and wants to be with her forever and ever. He says to Liz, "You're my dream girl." She has been waiting to hear these words from him (as has everyone who watches the show), but realizes that Max is drunk and his word cannot be trusted even though he says he wants to run away with her forever. Liz reminds Max, "This can never be normal." To which Max responds, "What's so great about normal?" I'm so happy at this point, and Max creates this romantic setting in a park using his alien powers when the two decide they have to leave. How do they leave? They find the radio station and get a ride from it. We now go to the concert. It's time for Maria, Alex, and band to go on-stage. Maria learns that there is a record producer in the audience, and she becomes very nervous. The band comes on stage, and Maria gets totals stage fright. Alex begins to reassure her when we learn that the surprise band will not be showing up; they are having legal problems. At this point, the radio station comes on stage along with Max & Liz and Kyle & Doug. Liz is told that she needs to choose a man. Each guy gets to say something to her. Doug says that he just thought Liz wanted to be on a normal date. Kyle says he is just happy to be nominated. Max turns to Liz and kisses her. We see all of the happy moments between these two flash through Max's and Liz's minds. The two part after a very long kiss, and Max says, "I'm sorry." He runs off the stage, and Liz follows him. Max is suddenly sober, and Liz asks him what happened? He says he does not know. She asks if he meant what he said earlier tonight, and he says he does not remember earlier tonight. At this point, Maria gets on stage and starts singing away. I do not think her voice was that great, but everyone in the audience seemed to dig her. One other storyline this week. Michael decides to get in contact with their alien friend. He says that the alien tried to get in contact with them via that star that fell in the ground when they all went camping and now he will return the contact. Michael goes to the library and finds out how to send a similar signal so that the sky can see his signal. (Don't ask about this...it was quite confusing.) He realizes he has to send a signal by the public library. Late at night, Michael and Isabel go to the library and send a fire signal, but nobody comes. Isabel says that it might be for the best, because the alien on earth might be a killer. The two leave, but at the very end of the episode, a man whose face we do not see comes by the spot where Michael and Isabel were. He puts his hand to the ground and the burning pattern that Michael had started reappears. The man then puts a photograph of Max, Michael, and Maria into the fire. Of note, the three aliens are their current age in the picture so the alien must know who they are.
COOLEST ALIEN POWER OF THE EPISODE: While in Liz's bedroom, Max takes a picture of Liz, Maria, and Alex and transposes his face over the faces of Alex and Maria.
February 2, 2000I really did not think this was anything even close to great. Roswell's greatness comes from the mixture of normal teen angst that happens to be inside of aliens. This episode did not even come close to meeting that standard, but a lot did happen. It's time for the tenth annual alien convention at the museum Max works at. Who shows up for the convention? a guy named Everett Hubble, commonly known as Hub. Hub is a true alien hunter, and he knows more about aliens than anyone else according to Milton (the guy who owns the alien museum shop). Hub has been tracking down an alien murderer since 1972. In 1972, Valenti's father killed a man that Hub claimed was a murderer, but Valenti discovers that the man was not the murdering alien and that Hub killed the man. This means that Valenti's dad has been in an asylum for many years unnecessarily. Anyway, two other people show up at the convention. Jennifer and Larry. These two were at the Crashdown the day Liz got shot. Larry goes to the convention and tells everyone that Max healed Liz, but no one believes him. No one except for Hub. Hub confirms Larry's story with Valenti. Hub then takes Max to an abandoned restaurant where his wife was killed in 1972 and tells Max that Max is this murdering alien. Hub says that the alien can change shape and form. Hub is about to kill Max for killing his wife when Michael shows up followed by Valenti. Valenti shoots Hub to save Max. Max then yells at Valenti and says that the reason Hub came after him was b/c Valenti had told Hub about the day at the Crashdown. Valenti realizes that he is an obsessive and sick alien hunter so he tells Max and Michael to leave the scene of the crime so that they are not involved in the investigation of Hub's death. As for Larry and Jennifer, they decide to stay in Roswell.Also this week, Alex continues to pursue Isabel, but Isabel tells Alex that he is way too obsessive. Also, Michael overhears Maria's mom (Amy) complain that she needs a man to dress up in an alien costume. This man in an alien costume will make half of Amy's money this year. Michael does the job. Maria finds this so attractive that she tries to kiss him, but before she can, Michael reminds himself that he cannot get involved with Maria. He reminds himself by thinking of mud. That's all for this week. GUEST STAR OF THE EPISODE: Jonathan Frakes of Star Trek: the Next Generation guest starred as himself, a celebrity star at the Alien Convention.
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