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Last Update: 6/05/02 - Added
the links to "Tess & Little
Zan - Bye-Bye Roswell Really"
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| 6/05/02 | In addition -
Tess' & little Zan's adventures after Episodes 3-17/18 continue in the DTLS Works: "Tess & Little Zan - Bye-Bye Roswell Really"
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Bye-Bye Roswell Really:
http://gloryisagod.com/byebyeroswellreally.html The 'Other Tesses/Avas':
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| 4/11- 5/14/02 | Roswell
was cancelled 4/11/02
After episode 3-18, it ceased to exist.
We loved'ya when you were
allowed
Emilie's Continuing Pages start
at:
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The adventures of the Roswell/Sunnydale/
L.A. Supergirls have no cancellation button! For more Tess/Emilie/Isabel/Ava see the
Isabel and Tess First appeared in "Three
Days in Roswell" as the newest supergirls. They
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| 5/14/02
Emilie returned
Final New Episode |
Roswell 3-18 "Graduation"
Synopsis: TVtome/TV Guide spoilers: Emilie ? As their high school graduation approaches, the gang must come to terms with their expectations for the future, while joining together to thwart the FBI when they discover that several members of the group are under surveillance. Their immediate real destinies:
PURPOSE: Destinies? Tess faked her unseen
death.
Re: Roswell Series Finale (The Iconolastic Summary) Opening montage includes Tess frying her
[We never see Tess after she leaves
the fence,
Yeah implausible, but the writers were all
Or maybe they were just having fun. They certainly didn't
Everyone's in danger from the secret group & the military,
[Apprently Tess detonated her ship last episode] Meanwhile the baby Zan is quickly disposed of. To be shipped off to secret adoptive parents. This improbably frees Max from any responsibilities for
[Think mindwarp by Tess to separate
Zan from Max
The group and the military salvages the Isabel doing her
[Think mindwarp - the picture they
flashed earlier
[Again, they are certain she did
not die in the explosion.
[The tape is awfully conveniently
found intact on the
So they decide to sent a death squad to massacre the
[Make's sense. Oh, yeah. Let's hose down the kids in
There's a weak side plot of Liz flashing on a future that
Graduation night arrives. The in-town speaker is also
the
Oops, the assorted gunmen are detected in the hall by Max, who goes to the podium, kicks off the speaker by doing an alien writing thing that only he can see. (continued next column)
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OTHER: 3-18 Overall Rating
- B+
Plot- B Action-B Acting-B Guests- B Past Episodes consistancy - B Other(Absent Tess still mindwarping)-A Other(Implausible plan to kill all at graduation)- D Other(Military believes Tess is Isabel - mindwarp?) - A Other(They still hunt the alien killer, knowing she's alive)- A Other(Isabel gives back her rings) - A Other(Isabel & Kyle are set up as a future couple)- A Other(Nice wedding of Liz & Max)- B Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
DTLS SAYS: "Emilie returns as
Tess in Episodes
(continued from prior column) Then Max launches into a dissembling speech about
Not a single shot is fired. Isabel and the rest escape from the audience. Isabel leaves her wedding rings behind in the hands of a stunned Jesse. Michael rides his motorcycle iinto the hall to rescue
Max
They are all together somehow (was this at the Granilith site?). They argue about running from Roswell as individuals or as a group. Jesse comes rolling up in an old (VW?) van for them to
use.
She says no. Conveniently setting her up to form the third
[Jesse doesn't go to Boston. He
takes a job with the Miami
They leave in the van and are stopped by new Deputy Jim Valenti, reacting to Kyle's earlier turning down his offer of a police job. Kyle & Jim bond. Then the 6 head west to Arizona (?). There's a small church wedding for Liz and Max, then the
van
[To Sunnydale, where Tess and Little
Zan are going also?]
Suffice it to say, anything is possible because the
She probably even cut herself to
appear pathetic in the
She had no need to ask Max to heal her.
She also can fry everyone, destroy
15-20
Just why did the vote turn out in
her favor, anyway?
In retrospect, not a totally unrewarding finale. Tess lives and she's with Zan.
-Gloriana, etc...
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| 5/7/02
Emilie returns
Clare in UK on StarFury+SciFi Tour May 3-13 |
Roswell 3-17 "Four Aliens
and A Baby"
Synopsis: Emilie !!! 'Tess (Emilie de Ravin) escapes from a spacecraft the military is examining and leaves a bloody train behind her.' Max's quest to find his son ends with the return of Tess and the baby, and the gang find themselves in danger again while trying to protect the child. Meanwhile, Jesse encourages Isabel to reveal her true origins to her parents, and the elder Evanses provide a way to ensure their grandchild's safety. Tess admits to killing 15-20 in her escape from the craft/
Everyone wants to kill her. But they vote and several
out vote those who do. Later Tess gets Liz to take her to base.
No one sees Tess die. Is it mindwarp or a plan to take the heat off the alien/ baby hunt until Tess can come up with a Plan-B? PURPOSE: More Tess- finally. TESS HARDING IN REALITY: 5/3/02 Dubious Motives" - 'Tess Uber Alles' Alternative Ending In our fevered dreams, triggered
by the last
Tess standing on the hill overlooking
Closing her eyes & holding her
hands out, she
Roswell is vaporized below in the
valley.
Smiling, Tess opens the door to
a car, retrieves her
"No more loose ends," Tess
says softly, as she puts the
Then a view of her singing
to music as the car drives
Fade out and an image of a castle fades in. Text underneath reads, "Somewhere in Switzerland, 2005 A.D." Long shot zooms in through an open set of windows to show Tess in an expensive outfit sitting at a desk as her son frolics beside her, looking up adoringly. She's talking on a phone to
someone.
Tess replies casually, "Tell
Washington they have 3
With that she terminates the
call, picks up her son
"Wanna see what mommy has
for you when you grow up?" Tess says she carries him over to a large globe
on
He reaches out and touches
the globe as Tess slowly
Her gaze is drawn to a large
star chart on an easel
"Hmm," she says. "Well, maybe a little later." Her smile broadens in anticipation. Fade out. |
OTHER: 3-17 Overall Rating
- A+++++
Plot- A Action-A Acting- A Guests-A++++ Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Tess becomes part of the plotline)- A Other(Tess Returns with more powers)- A++++ Other(Her human baby is apparently Angel's Connor) - A Other(Max won't heal her, but she's healed Max before)- A Other(Tess says she killed maybe 15-20, doesn't matter) - A Other(Inexorable march of absent Tess' footsteps closing in on Max . Here they are) - A Other(Was there any other real plot)- Who cares? - A Other()- Other()- Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
DTLS SAYS: "Tess Sacrifices
Herself?- Not Likely"
All she wanted to do was get little Zan
So everyone, including Maria and Liz,
Just what were her advertised dubious/sinister motives/
But Emilie looked good and hearing her say she
This is no suicide girl. She apparently used superspeed in some way, a new
Yet she couldn't defend herself even against Liz? She couldn't heal her bleeding leg? She is the only
All of which leads us to a theory that may transcend
Call it Episode 3-19. EPISODE 3-19:
Follow little Zan to wherever he winds up,
Let some time pass, maybe pose as the
But they're looking for other aliens.
At the appropriate time, you take Zan,
Then, oops, - "Tess Uber Alles" That's the real Tess.
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| 4/30/02
Emilie returns
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Roswell 3-16 "Crash"
Synopsis: Emilie !!! An unseen Tess and her baby return in a crashed spacecraft, with the military trying to get into it. Previes show her useing new powers and someone killing all the people around the spacecraft. The rest of the plot is of no consequence. Max & Micheel pose as 1950's like aliens to get info from the asassin who tried to kill the captive Air Force pilot's daughter. They manage to substitute him for
the real pilot & rescue him.
PURPOSE: Tess- finally! if only in the previews. Comment: The April-May episodes are supposed to ratchet up the SF content. This was the similar code phrase in Seasons 1 & 2 for Emilie de Ravin to take front stage as Tess in the last few episodes. We can only hope she does and wades in at full power. Previously:
The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall includes:
TESS HARDING: Finally! Unseen except in previews. OTHER: Welcome to view, Emilie. Been a long time. |
OTHER: 3-16 Overall Rating
- B
Plot-C Action-A Acting- B Guests- B Past Episodes consistancy - Other(Unseen Tess becomes part of the plotline)- A Other(Unlikely collision causes Tess to crash)- A Other(Inane mindnumbing Isabel & Jesse talks with her parents) - A Other(Military shoots wrong man )- A Other() - Other()- Other()- Other()- Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
DTLS SAYS: "Emilie returns as
Tess in Episodes
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| 4/23/02
(per 3/12/01 UPN ad after Buffy) "Emilie returns as Tess in Episodes
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Roswell 3-15 "Who
Died and Made You King?" Synopsis:
TVtome/TV Guide spoilers: When the gang attempts to return to their normal lives, they soon find that their lives have gotten a lot more complicated. Jesse and Isabel argue & separate briefly. Meanwhile, Jesse attempts to come
to terms with his newfound knowledge but there are complications when
Michael takes over as leader and screws up. Max fights him and takes the leadership back. Comment: Jesse acts like the Darren in the "Bewitched'
Previously:
PURPOSE: Who knows? The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall includes:
TESS HARDING: Next Episode! OTHER: Jesse sleepwalks emotionally thru
the episode,
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OTHER: 3-15
Overall Rating - A
Plot- B Action-A Acting- A Guests- A Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Absent Tess becomes part of the plotline)- N/A Other(Jesse protests too much)- B Other(Michael goes power mad) - A Other(Isabel uses mucho powers)- A Other(Liz's 3-way lie to get back from boarding school) - A Other(Inexorable march of absent Tess' footsteps closing in on Max) - Next week Other(Jesse tells psych. Isabel's part of the mob)- A Other(Jesse actually goes to a psyhchiarist)- D Other(The old Buffy Mayor is in this episode )- A Other(Isabel's plausible lie to Jesse & her parents about Max getting Tess pregnant')- N/A Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
DTLS SAYS: "Emilie returns as
Tess in Episodes
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| (Hiatus during March/April) | (Hiatus during March/April) | (Hiatus during March/April) |
| 02/26/02
"Emilie returns as Tess
in Episodes
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Roswell 3-14 "Chant Down
Babylon" Synopsis:
Michael, Jesse and Valenti call on a discredited doctor to help the wounded Isabel, who manages to heal herself out of her coma after tabletop surgery. Very touching scenes as first Kyle, then Michael, try
to
Also, Clayton Wheeler undergoes an amazing transformation and soon finds himself drawn to Liz; and Jesse quizzes Michael about Isabel's alien roots. Max/Clatton kills his wife and tries to kill Liz. Liz kills him as Max comes out begging her to. Then she
does a DTLS Works bestowal kiss on him to resurrect
Comment: The April-May episodes are supposed to ratchet up the SF content. This was the code phrase in Seasons 1 & 2 for Emilie de Ravin to take front stage as Tess in the last 6 episodes. We can only hope she does and wades into the sleepy town at full power. And so it was! Previously:
PURPOSE: Turn the heat up on Max as absent Tess' footsteps get closer. The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall includes:
TESS HARDING: Will Max be charged with the possible murder of Tess? OTHER: Here comes Tess in the last few episodes. |
OTHER:3-14 Overall Rating
- A+
Plot- A+ Action- A Acting- A+ Guests- A Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Absent Tess becomes part of the plotline)- N/A Other(Liz does a DTLS Works bestowal resurrection kiss on Max/Clayton!)- A+ Other(Where have we see two in one body? oh, yeah Glory) - A Other(Isabel essentially does the final healing herself)- A Other(Isabel begging for Max to heal her after being shot) -A Other(Inexorable march of absent Tess' footsteps closing in on Max) - One more episode (& 6 weeks away) A Other(Kyle & Michael trying to heal Isabel)- A Other(Valenti & Jesse taking charge to save Isabel )- A Other(Jesse trying to believe Isabel isn't human)- A Other(Isabel's plausible lie to Jesse & her parents about Max getting Tess pregnant')- Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
DTLS SAYS: "Emilie
returns as Tess in Episodes
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| 02/14/02
Preempted on 2/12 and shifted to Thurs @ 9:00 CST in some markets. |
Roswell 3-13 "Panacea"
Synopsis:
Max does a Buffy? -3-13 Speculation (at the end) Preempted in our local market and not shown until 2/14/02. The head of MetaChem, where Michael works, is a mysterious old man whose younger wife has been searching for an alien healer fo him and has been secretly investigating Michael, believing he might be the one.. While investigating the company with Michael and Max, Valenti gets shot by the Metachem men. In order to save Valenti after Max heals him, Max is forced to use his powers on the old man, becoming older as the old man is un-aged. As Valenti watches, an aged Max crumples to the floor amidid flames and special effects, then collapses to a human-shaped pile of ashes. Liz wakes up beside Maria and saiys "Max is dead." As all this going on, Isabel and Michael search desperately for Max in the MetaChem building, unaware that Jesse has followed Isabel and is now entering the building himself. Earlier, Liz has entered boarding school in Vermont , and winds up telling her roomate about pregnant Tess and Max. She's told, "once a cheater, always a cheater." Maria is in New York to record her demo but finds that her dream isn't all that she imagined it to be, walks out and goes to visit Liz in Vermont. Comment: The April-May episodes are supposed to ratchet up the SF content. This was the code phrase in Seasons 1 & 2 for Emilie de Ravin to take front stage as Tess in the last 6 episodes. We can only hope she does and wades in at full power. Previously:
PURPOSE: Apparently kill Max and open up their alien identities to others, including the already suspicious Jesse and Max/Isabel's lawyer fathers' investigation of Tess' mysterious disappearance now 8 months ago. The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall includes:
TESS HARDING: Will Max be charged with the possible murder of Tess? OTHER: |
3-13 Overall Rating
- A+
Plot- A+ Action- A Acting- A Guests- A Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Absent Tess becomes part of the plotline)- A Other(Nice mystery twists and turns)- A Other(Morgan Fairchild as a ruthless Mrs. Wheeler) -A Other(Surfacing Liz' old dress & the Christmas healings)- A Other(Jesse follows Isabel to MetaChem) - A Other(Inexorable march of absent Tess' footsteps closing in on Max) - Likely, since Jesse followed Isabel Other(Jim Valenti gets to be in uniform again)- A Other(Valenti becomes like a CSI expert)- A Other(Kyle & Isabel get only a few lines)- B Other(Isabel's plausible lie to Jesse & her parents about Max getting Tess pregnant')- Unresolved Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
DTLS SAYS: "Where's Willow when you need a resurrection.
SPECULATION: So the only question is 'how does he survive?: 1. Max Switches minds/bodies with Wheeler? One curiosity we noted immediatey was that Max's ears, always prominent, but not elongated, becale large and elongated like old man Clayton Wheeler's as he aged and collapsed to the floor. 2/26/02 episode spoilers on our site could make this the most likely. 2. Tess is back and helped save Max? Less of a possibility. Though the special effects, especially he fire and ashes remind one of Tess' mindfire to destroy possibly hundreds of Skins in/around the high school last season. Still, to complete the Tess disapperance search subplot and to resolve the pregnancy and son issue. Tess really must reappear sometime in the next 7 episodes (3-14 to 3-20). Noting Isabel's condition in this 2/26/02 spoiler, it's
good to remember that, besides Max, only Tess has
ever healed. She healed a cut on Michael's face in a second or two
in the Crashdown. Of course she carved the turkey with a wave of
her hand also. Pretty talented little alien.
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| 2/05/02 | Roswell 3-12 "Ch-Ch-Changes"
Synopsis:
Liz starts to undergo some strange changes to her body - green discharging glowing hands & melting/setting fire to objects, which get worse when she's near Max. She confides in a sympathetic Kyle
and gets checked out by a doctor. Kyle assumes he wil get this way
a year later.
Max and Michael dig up the hole,,where they buried all the alien stuff and Tess' belongings, to get the healing stones. Max only hurts Liz while failing to heal her. She realizes he's the cause, not the cure. She gets angry and reminds him that he was the one who was unfaithful with Tess. Liz then tells her father that she
wants to go to the
Maria gets offered a recording contract
in New York, but she isn't sure she likes the rerecording done to
her
Comment: We have her first (autographed) album "Majandra" (The Sicks) and she definately has her own unique style and arrangements. She and Jim Valenti seemed to be singing a duet from Rocky Horror, or something, earlier when the recording rep is present.. PURPOSE: Rev up the Max-Liz tension again about
his
OTHER: A diverting little episode showcasing an
TESS HARDING: Will Max be charged with the possible murder of Tess? Comment: The April-May episodes are supposed to
ratchet
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3-12 Overall Rating
- A
Plot- A Action- A Acting-A Guests-A Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Absent Tess becomes part of the plotline)- A+ Other(Liz has a strong story line)- A Other(Liz angrily reminds Max he betrayed her with Tess) - A Other(Kyle gets to be Liz' confidante)- A Other(Maria does a lusty singing job again) -A Other(Inexorable march of absent Tess' footsteps closing in on Max) - progressed slightly Other(What happened to the Tess investigation?)- ?? Other(Isabel's plausible lie to Jesse & her parents about Max getting Tess pregnant')- waiting Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
Previously:
The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall includes:
DTLS SAYS: " Liz is usually Max's compliant little yes-girl, even as he does all sorts of things to betray her and take her for granted. She finally gets up enough courage and anger to tell him off and leave Roswell." Ed - No pertinent links this time. Too busy on "Clare & Glory -Our Story", & "Blood Road , Part 2". Also adding another Emile galery soon, including an enhancement we made of the of her infamous 'hands on' topless Club Med photo. Sort of like the similar Katherine Heigl one in her gallery. though without the resolution. It's still PG-13, by a few strategically placed
fingers. The gallery will be linked from the current Emilie page:
Oh, What the heck. Here's's a link to the enhanced
image alone right now:
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| 1/29/02 | Roswell 3-11 "I Married An
Alien" Synopsis:
Betwitched and Alienated: A journalist friend of Jesse's (Eric) comes to Roswell and begins snooping around for a story. Isabel is in the middle of a series of 'Bewitched' fantasies throughout the episode. In this 60's style fantasy where Jesse knows all are alien , the special effects are low tech wires, contrasting dramatically with their own real powers of today. After accidentally witnessing
Michael use his powers and hearing some suspicious stories from Jesse about
In the process he steals Michael's emancipation folder and tracks down a social worker with more stories about Michael's powers as a child. Jesse saves the day by serving Eric
with an injunction
PURPOSE: Have a little fun with retro concepts.
Give Isabel another episode showcasing her versatility. Give Michael and
Max a chance to be pretty nerdy 60's aliens.
Previously:
The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall includes:
TESS HARDING: Will Max be charged with the possible murder of Tess? Comment: The April-May episodes are supposed to
ratchet up the SF content. This was like the
code phrase
OTHER: An amusing and clever episode thay could
have
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3-11 Overall Rating
- A
Plot- A Action- A Acting- A Guests- A Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Absent Tess becomes part of the plotline)- N/A Other(Isabel does a great job again )- A Other(Max & Michael are perfect nerdy 60's aliens) - A Other(Isabel's 4-way fantasy/real call with herself)- A Other(How close Eric was to the storyboard ) - A Other(Inexorable march of absent Tess' footsteps closing in on Max) - Indirectly progressed Other(60's changes in the backgrounds of every scene)- A Other(Contrasting 60's el cheapo efffects with real alien powers)- A Other(Loved that 'spaceship' that Max was cleaning the glass on)- A Other(Isabel's plausible lie to Jesse & her parents about Max getting Tess pregnant')- N/A Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
DTLS SAYS: "Though light-hearted on the surface,
this episode
[Ed- Although it's not yet transcribed and uploaded, the later portions of the newest DTLS Work "Our Story" reveals that the lonely and sad Sunnydale Tess (not the Roswell one who left with her sister Isabel for Sunnydale and L.A. in "Three Days in Sunnydale" and "Blood Road") gets 'promoted' (bestowed) to god. It's 2010 A.D. Glory's world faster time rate, which is about 2003-2004 in Roswell time. The bestower is the now 8 year old god-girl Gloriana, also called Little Glory. She has some help. http://www.gloryisagod.com/ourstory.html A Tess blast from the past:
The Works:
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| 1/01/02 | Roswell 3-10 "A Tale of Two
Parties" Synopsis:
In an attempt to find Roswell's legendary New Year's Enigma party, Max and Maria join forces after Liz bonds with her Father for the 10:30 PM Crashdown New Year's seniors' party.. Meanwhile, Isabel helps Kyle find the perfect date for New Year's. It turns out to be Isabel, alone after Jesse is stranded in the Houston airport. The teaser about Isabel kissing Kyle turns out to be Kyle's fantasy as he discovers his true feelings for Isabel. All he gets in the end is to kiss the top of her head at midnight, because she's fallen alseep on the sofa after they watch a trite DVD. Maria trades frat butt pats for Enigma location info, causing an infuriated Michael to start drinking, with disasterous alien consequences. But it leads to a positive point in their broken relationship. PURPOSE: Tease the viewers into believing the normal pairing of the couples has been swapped. Then showing what reallly happened. Quite clever and entertaining. OTHER: Excellent episode when everything else is reruns Previously:
The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall includes:
TESS HARDING: Will Max be charged with the possible
murder of Tess?
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3-10 Overall Rating
- A+
Plot- A+ Action-A Acting-A+ Guests- A Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Marvelous contra-pairing works)- A+ Other(Great teasers that were misleading) - A+ Other(Isabel and Kyle pairing was the most intriguing)- A Other(Max does a biblical miracle variation on the beer keg) - A Other(Isabel's vivacious acting was entrancing)- A Other(Maria's cleverness, and calling Liz 'petunia')- A Other(Michael and Liz learn selflessness)- A Other(Liz and Max are allowed to be together after Jim Valenti discusses Max with her father, Jeff) -A Other(Absent Tess becomes part of the plotline)-N/A Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
DTLS SAYS: "Very likeable and inventive episode. Well handled. One actually wanted Isabel and the frustrated Kyle to to do something more, but it was all tease. Isabel and Kyle made a charmingly open couple as Isabel tried to fix him up and he began to realize she was really who he wanted - the forbidden fruit." "Changing the blue Viper to yellow to help Kyle cruise
for girls
Ed- She's referring to in "Three Days in Sunnydale,
http://gloryisagod.com/threedaysinsunnydale.html Lonnie watched this from her stolen
car. She'd been near their car, sometimes in front, often behind. She'd
changed the plates and the color every time she stopped for gas or food.
She'd let them do the hard part and see if she could score some Dawn blood along the way |
| 12/18/01 | Roswell 3-9 "Samuel Rising"
Synopsis:
Max is fascinated by an intriguing autistic child & he wonders if his & Tess' own child is attempting to reach out to him. Eventually he decides no. Meanwhile, Michael plays Santa to Maria and Liz's elves at Isabel's charity event. Isabel and Jesse share their first holiday together as husband and wife. Rambunctious elf Snowflake (Maria) and Santa are caught by the kids and Isabel. Isabel is doing her usual Christmas bossy thing. She fires Santa & Snowflake for 'conduct unbecoming'. Later, after a triple dream walk with the boy and his parents, Isabel mellows out with Jesse and stops trying to overpower him with her Christmas activities. PURPOSE: Usual fine sentimental Christmas interlude episode using talents of everyone, especially Isabel and Max. Max will soon be hearing absent Tess' footsteps get closer. Conspiracy status:
The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall status:
TESS HARDING: Will Max be charged with the possible murder of Tess? OTHER: Absorbing, as usual, Roswell Christmas episode. |
3-9 Overall Rating
- A+
Plot-A+ Action-A Acting- A+ Guests- A+ Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Absent Tess becomes part of the plotline)- A Other(Tess' opening sequence about being pregnant)- A Other(Michael as Santa, Maria as Snowflake: caught) - A Other(Maria & Liz as elves)-A Other(Kids scream for Santa & say elves suck) - A Other(Inexorable march of absent Tess' footsteps closing in on Max) - N/A this episode Other(Kyle mentions Tess as Jim stuffs the turkey with everything in the kitchen)- A Other(Kyle's concern abput Jim dating 21 year old)- A Other(Kyle conifdes in Isabel this time)- A Other(Isabel's plausible lie to Jesse & her parents about Max getting Tess pregnant')- N/A this episode Other(Long suffering Liz is told that, no matter what, she's family, by Max)- A Season 3 Episode List (TVtome.com) DTLS SAYS: "Nice Tess' saying she's pregnant opening
sequence. At some point Tess will return or the plotline is wasted with
no climatic episodes. Tess is being played as the almost unseen current
behind the episodes flow, via her past actions, her child and her potential
return with an unknown agenda."
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| 11/27/01 | Roswell 3-8 "Behind the Music"
Synopsis:
When an old band camp love (Billy) visits Maria ,her passion for music resurfaces, leading her to break up with Michael. Maria sings several times and her new CD "Majandra" is credited at the end of the episode. (Several reruns are next, starting with episode 1. A new episode is listed for 12/18/01). Meanwhile, as Max's father is still trying to put together all the pieces of his Tess' disappearance investigation, Isabel joins Max in a desperate quest to stop him. Kyle calls Max to tell him the jeep has been found and
is being retrieved. All watch as it's being pulled up to the
Isabel tells Jesse and her parents the semi-plausible cover story that Max got Tess pregnant before she left (to go back east). A PI photographs Max & Michael burying Tess' belonging, and Max's father is not fooled. He adds Isabel to the storyboard as a co-conspirator. PURPOSE: Give M&M some excellent screen time, give Maria a chance to play & sing, then break them up. Turn the heat up on Max as absent Tess' footsteps get closer. The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall includes:
TESS HARDING: Will Max be charged with the possible murder of Tess? This episode Includes two brief flashbacks of naked Tess with Max in the observatory and then much later in the Granilith chamber. OTHER: Another intriguing episode. |
3-8 Overall Rating
- A+
Plot- A+ Action-A Acting-A Guests-A Past Episodes consistancy - A+ Other(Absent Tess becomes part of the plotline)- A+ Other(Maria sings & plays)- A+ Other(Majandra gets music credits for her CD) -A+ Other(Tess seen in flashbacks)- A+ Other(Michael's jealousy- powers blowing things up) - A Other(Inexorable march of absent Tess' footsteps closing in on Max) - A Other(Isabel's plans to have sex in every room in the house)-A Other(Liz and Maria's well-done heart-to-heart under the covers, fully-dressed)- A Other(Maria manhandling Kyle by his collar)- A Other(Isabel's plausible lie to Jesse & her parents about Max getting Tess pregnant')- A+ Season 3 Episode List (TVtome.com) DTLS SAYS: "Nice slow buildup of the pressure on Max and the other aliens by the initially secondary plotline of Tess' disappearance investigation." "Seems to be paving the way for Ava to be sought out to play Tess and stifle the investigation. Followed by some dramatic episodes where Tess returns with their son. She would probably have much increased powers, along the lines of the other Tess." Ed.- She's referring to the Roswell Tess, not the Sunnydale Tess merged with Curupira after the portal in "Dawn the Last Slater, Part 1 of 3". The Roswell Tess' pre-bestowal powers are noted in "Three Days in Roswell, Part 1 of 4". http://gloryisagod.com/capturestessmindfire.html
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| 11/20/01 | Roswell 3-7 "Interruptus"
Synopsis:
After their wedding, Isabel and Jesse are stalked on their honeymoon by her alien lover Kivar, who plots to take her back to their home planet. Learning of the plan via Kyle, Max and Michael arrive,
Jesse is befuddled, but sort of helps fight Kivar/Kevin.
Isabel plays along until she tosses Kivar into the portal and says she'll
kill him if he returns. She finally consumates the marriage and Jesse has
no idea that it's the Alien version. Now all of the 4 Aliens have
have done so. Liz and, apparently, Kyle may still be non-participants.
Meanwhile, Liz and Maria discover via Kyle that Philip and Jeff have begun a secret investigation of Max and the disappearance of Tess. The storyboard on Phillip Evans office wall includes:
PURPOSE: Suspense and Alien intrigue on Isabel's honeymoon. Liz discovers the storyboard in Phillip's office about Max and Tess and herself. TESS HARDING: Will Max be charged with the possible murder of Tess? OTHER: Nice complicated episode. |
3-7 Overall Rating
- A+
Plot-A Action-A Acting-A Guests- A Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Absent Tess becomes part of the plotline)- A+ Other(Isabel's fantasy about telling Jesse everything)- A+ Other(The conspiracy storyboard in the office) - A+ Other(Kyle is the source of both plotline action starts)- A Other(Jim Valenti lies about Tess going back east) - A Other(Isabel fuses the bathroom lock to lock Jesse in) -A Other(Portal alternative to a ship introduced)- A+ Other(Isabel's delayed consumation complications)-A Other(Liz playing PI )-A Other(Isabel's eyes change when she's Vilandra')-A Season 3 Episode List (TVtome.com) DTLS SAYS: "The apparent reality, as opposed to the scripted version seen tonight, is that Lonnie is the real Vilandra." Ed: She's referring to Lonnie in "Three Days in Sunnydale,
Part
That was how the wily Lonnie contrived to meet up with
Ben and later with Holly, the other god in town. All involved
While Isabel and Tess continued with their 'suicide
plan' Lonnie was being entertained by Ben at the villa. She knew
She smiled a dazzling smile. "Ben, give her the keys to one of the new leased cars, some spending money, some Dawn blood and get rid of the stolen car she's parked so conspicuously out front." "Let's talk magic and Glory, Vilandra." Neither one trusted the other. My kind of god, Lonnie smiled back.
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| 11/13/01 | Roswell 3-6 "To Have and
To Hold " Synopsis:
Life gets complicated for Isabel in the days before her wedding. Her parents won't come. Her control of details falls apart as she is visited by Kivar in her dreams. Liz and maria decide to take over the details. Kyle does his 'Isabel confidante' thing again. Max agrees to be Jesse's best man. (Isabel never looked lovelier than these scenes in the park). Max and Michael begin investigating Jesse, even getting a pin-prick sample of his blood and questioning all his friends at the batchelor party. After Kyle gets Michael to hustle Jesse's friend at pool, there's a bar fight. Max breaks Jesse's nose, infuriating Isabel Amanda Evans when she learns of it. The wedding finally starts, with her parents and her mother's wedding dress. Max gives a reception speech on their foundling status and on trusting Isabel. When Kyle comes to to dance with her later, he discovers a distraught Isabel who's encounterd Kivar in the flesh. She looks around, but he's gone. Liz tells her father she's going to dance with Max. He watches without argument. PURPOSE: Proceed with Isabel's wedding and introduce upcoming issues. OTHER: A very complicated and enjoyable episode. DTLS SAYS:"The previews of next week's episodeshow
" Haven't we heard of an Isabel identity crisis before?" [Ed- She's referring to the 'other Isabel' that came out of the chamber under the Granilith base days after Isabel & Tess left for Sunnydale, with Lonnie in pursuit. All 4 girls are now possessors of copies of the superpowers stolen by Isabel in the Crashdown bestowal incident earlier. continued next column-------> |
3-6 Overall Rating
- A+
Plot- A Action-A Acting-A Guests-A Past Episodes consistancy - A Other(Isabel's erotic dreams)-A Other(Isabel never lovelier) - A Other(Liz and Maria taking over) - A Other(Max's trust speech)- A Other(Michael & Max investigation) - A Other(Liz showing backbone and care) - A Other(Kyle being Isabel's confidante)- A Other(Max learning more about Jesse)- A Other(Bringing in the Alien lover-Kivar)-A Other(Isabel's concern that, 'once a betrayer, always a betrayer')- A Season
3 Episode List (TVtome.com)
Ed- continued from previous column:
Outside she quickly desired to leave and opened
Somewhat fearfully she looked at her hands and felt
Who was she? Many names flitted through her confused mind. Lonnie, Vilandra, Isabel, Tess, Curupira, Glory, Clare. Her body told her she matched none of the smaller girls images she had, nor was she pregnant. So she must be Isabel or Lonnie or Vilandra. Or perhaps all.
She shook her head and thrust them aside for future study. "I'm Isabel..." she said aloud. Gathering all her meager residual magic strength, she gestured magically. Liz and Maria were helping sweep out the Crashdown of glass and other stuff in preparation for the rebuilding and redecoration of the wrecked interior of the cafe. Liz jumped as Isabel materialized in front of her.
"Hi, Liz," she said casually. "I'm hungry."
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| 11/06/01 | Roswell 3-5 "Control "
Synopsis:
Last week's L.A. episode contines. Max forces Kal Langley, a shapeshifter protector, to fly the saucer. It crashes in the hangar and Max has failed. Meanwhile, back in Roswell, Isabel struggles against everyone to schedule the wedding. In the end, she finally gets Michael's congratulations. Defiantly, she moves the marriage from April to 2 weeks from now.. PURPOSE: Terminate for now the plot to find
OTHER: Please give us some Lonnie, Ava or Tess action and conflict. Soon. |
3-5 Overall Rating
- A
Plot-A Action-A Acting-A Guests-A Past Episodes consistancy- A Other(Isabel's soap opera gets interesting)-A Other(Maria and Liz are funny together) -A Other(Great Maria lines and quips) - A Other(Max orders the shapeshifter to do his bidding)-A Other(Liz tease kisses Maria) -A Other(Liz accepts Max back for the umpteenth time) - B Other(Michael and a pissed Isabel zap street lights)- A Other(Come on, don't call Tess the 'enemy')- C Season 3 Episode List (TVtome.com) DTLS SAYS: "Tess, oh, Tess, please come and help."
Ed- True:
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| 10/30/01
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Roswell 3-4 "Secrets and
Lies" Synopsis:
Max goes to L.A. in the search of a shape-shifter who might be able to get him on the ship to search for Tess & his son. As Max is hurt by the shape-shifter in a film vault, we see this is "to Be Continued". Supporting team of of Kyle and Liz working together on a Valenti familiy issue with origins in a 1950's death turns out to lead Max to the L.A. shapeshifter at the Paramount lots. Meanwhile the soap opera plot of Isabel losing most of
her wits, in her indecisive dizzying plans to announce her marriage two
weeks hence, make one think 'mindwarp'. Where's Lonnie when we need her?
PURPOSE: Move the main plot out of Roswell and
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3-4 Overall Rating
- B
Plot- A Action-A Acting-A Guests-A Past Episodes consistancy-A Other(Isabel's soap opera plot indecisiveness)- B Other(Kyle & Liz working together) -A Other(Isabel's wedding is 2 weeks after engagement) - B Other(The non-crossover with 'Enterprise') - D Other(Linking 1950's murder to 2001 shapeshifter) - A Other(Vlaenti family issues and alien impact) - A Other(Good Kyle lines and screen time)-A Other(Likelihood of Liz being able to get all that info)-C Season 3 Episode List (TVtome.com) OTHER: The much vaunted crossover with 'Enterprise'
DTLS SAYS: "When is Tess going to make an appearance, even indirectly?". "Is Isabel actually mindwarped?" Is Jesse who she thinks he is?""Why is she getting married so quickly?" |
| 10/23/01
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Roswell 3-3 "Significant
Others" Synopsis:
Isabel's fictious Alex ghost follows her around as she struggles in her relationship with Jesse. She eventually accepts his marriage proposal and Alex fades away. Isabel dreamwalks Jesse early on. Max and Michael veto her earlier request to tell Jesse she's an alien. But she does tell him she's older than she looks. Max and Liz discuss running away together. Liz learns of her father's past and bonds with him. After a rocky start, Maria and Michael finally sort out his priorities and come to an understanding. Kyle does well in his second stint at being Isabel's confidante.
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3-3 Overall Rating
- B
Plot-B Action-N/A Acting-A Guests-N/A Past Episodes consistancy- B Other(Katherine Heigl's acting )- A Other(Michael's second episode as one of the guys) -A Other(Liz & Isabel's' continued unexplained sexual aggressiveness - Tess mindwarp after effects??) - C Other(Max broods more than Angel ) - B Other(Liz finally sees her father in a different light) - B Other(The magic of season 1 & 2 is missing) - B Season 3 Episode List (TVtome.com) PURPOSE: Nightime soap opera, as Soap Opera Weekly
called it in the scan linked in an earlier post. All relationships. We
see it every day on our taped General Hospital episodes. Still,
Isabel does a great job in this one.
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| 10/16/01
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Roswell 3-2 "Michael, The
Guys and The Great Snapple Caper" Synopsis:
Michael's second job as a nightshift security guard leads to all the shift getting fired. He sets up a plan to catch the security chief stealing research samples. It eventually works out and he finds he has buddies outside the school circle. Maria has little to do except cheer. Liz and Max keep sneaking around and eventually are caught by her father, who threatens to send Liz to a Vermont boarding school. Isabel and Jesse keep sneaking around and eventually are caught by Kyle while he's innocently shopping in the grocery store. Later Kyle and Isabel agree to keep her secret. Kyle has father & money problems, but Jim Valenti's country band turns out to be good, to Kyle's amazement. PURPOSE: Give Michael an adult plot. Increase the
Max & Liz tension until they probably have to run away together. Give
Kyle an adult plot with his father and also as a confidant for alien Isabel
to replace Alex .
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3-2 Overall Rating
- A
Plot-A Action-A Acting-A Guests-A Past Episodes consistancy- B Other(Michael gets and adult plot)- A Other(Maria has little to do) - B Other(Liz & Isabel's' continued unexplained sexual aggressiveness - Tess mindwarp after effects??) - B Other(Kyle's the responsible one ) - A Other(Kyle's also the one with no girl) - C Season 3 Episode List (TVtome.com) JARRING NOTES: Liz & Isabel's' continued unexplained sexual aggressiveness - Tess mindwarp after effects?? DTLS LEAKAGE: None in particular, although we have to admit that, like with Buffy, we can no longer watch Roswell without seeing the DTLS transcriptions from "Three Days in Roswell" lurking in the dimensional background. We're more interested now in what happens to Kyle, since at least there he finally gets the supergirl, Dawn the Last Slayer from Sunnydale. Also, there, Isabel and the rescued Tess run off to Sunnydale and further DTLS adventures as new-found sisters, with Lonnie in hot pursuit. Max and Michael are unknowingly brothers and there is no king or pregnant Tess. (There is also themysterious 'other Isabel' from the chamber under the Granilith, where Tess was in stasis). Makes for strange watching. |
| 10/9/01
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Roswell 3-1 "Busted"
Synopsis:
Liz and Max stage a robbery of Sams Quick Stop in Salina County, Utah. Max finds the old ship that they crashed in back in 1947. It's been repaired under the store, in a secret federal facility. They're caught. A series of flashbacks explains how they got there via an improbable series of events. Max is released after everyone in their families arrives and there's a hearing. Liz is charged with armed robbery. Max and his father use a dangerous powder in the now empty store basement to cut a deal with FBI Agent Burns to release Liz, who's forbidden to see Max. Max leaves home. PURPOSE: Written by Jason Katims, this episode
effectively transitions from and builds on last season, as opposed to the
abandonment of last season by the Buffy writers in their first new
season episodes. Great job.
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3-1 Overall Rating
- A
Plot-A Action- A Acting-A Guests- A Past Episodes consistancy- A Other(Flashbacks)- A Other(Sudden Isabel & Liz sexual aggressiveness)- B Other(Non-Roswell scenes)- A Other(Jesse from nowhere & bad acting)- D Other(Mentions of Tess and son)- A Other(MIchael/Maria underused)- B Other(Use of over exposed, pale color for all the Utah scenes)- C DTLS SAYS:DTLS Review Comments Link Season 3 Episode List (TVtome.com) DTLS LEAKAGE: Jesse's 'old soul' scene with Isabel is pretty much like the initial Kyle-Dawn scene of "Three Days in Roswell, Part 1 of 4, on-line since September. Dawn slowly drew her hand back, "We're your salvation, in a sense," she said, "Let's go inside and talk." Kyle had never seen someone like her. She exuded confidence and a strange sense of casual power that shouldn't be present for someone so apparently young. Old soul, he thought. |
| 9/22/01 | The Parable of the Magic Scrolls | The Parable |
| 9/15/01 | 9/11/01 - If only there were here in our world those who reach out, grab evil by the scruff of the neck and eliminate it on the spot. | Good v/s Evil (Site Log entries) |
| 9/10/01 | Episode 3-1 10/9/01
"Busted" |
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| 9/5/01 | Season1 & 2 detailed episode summaries
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| 8/25/01 | Waiting for 10/9/01 first UPN Season 3 episode ?
While waiting, look at the Curupira-Tess comparison and then read the first 2 narratives by 'Dawn the Last Slayer' to see what really happened in the other 'Buffy-is-Real' dimension - which is also the 'Roswell-is-Real' dimension. The first narrative has no Roswell content and is essentially an unexpected hate-love story. But in the second and most of the subsequent ones, Curupira/Tess appears either quickly or is crucial throughout. She dispenses some to-the-point demon justice, early on. The separate Tess & Isabel first appear in some manner in the next 4 narratives still being transcribed from her handwritten copies to HTML. "Buffy & Glory - Beyond the Portal"
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