Jeremiah and Kurdy encounter a group of people distraught because their children are being abducted one by one. The kids think there are vampires about and Jeremiah is their saviour. As if that wasn't bad enough, the Rover is stolen at gunpoint.
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Luke Perry [Jeremiah] Malcolm-Jamal Warner [Kurdy] Created by J. Michael Straczynski Executive Producer Luke Perry Produced by George Horie Based on the Comic Book by Hermann Huppen Executive Producers J. Michael Straczynski Sam Egan |
Vincent Gale Tobias Mehler Pablo Santos Shawn Macdonald Written by Sam Egan Directed by James Jead |
Someone's abducting children - the children think they're "blood vultures" (vampires). The kids think Jeremiah has come to save them, as he bears a resemblance to a figure on a pinball machine. It turns out that the kidnapper is a man named Magyar, who believes that drinking children's blood can somehow ward off the Big Death.
Kurdy seems to be developing an interest in history.
Jeremiah: "I suppose you think that's me?" Kurdy: "Well, it says 'sucker', doesn't it?"
From the children's chant:
When God was alive, he protected us
He totally watched our ass
But his throne is now tipped over
And his blood is on the grass
His stuff has all been ripped off
His house is all ransacked
His enemies got tipped off
His posse all got whacked
Kurdy speech about heroes, neatly summing up the theme of the series: "Did you hear me say there was no hope? Did any of you hear me say that? Man, there's more hope than you know. But it's not coming from some guys wearing haloes and wings, flapping around in white robes. No. It's coming from ordinary people. From guys like me and Jeremiah, who are willing to put it all on the line… there's heroes all over the damn place."
The theme of religion that began in episodes 3 and 4 is picked up here; it seems children born after the Big Death are developing their own mythology in which God has been evicted from heaven and the devil has taken his place. By contrast, the adults seem more secular, even atheistic; compare what the kids say with Michael's belief that God is dead and Kurdy's description of heaven: "It's a ghost town up there."
Kurdy's sudden interest in Roman history comes in rather handy.
It's an interesting premise, and there are some excellent scenes, but it all seems a bit too "business as usual" after recent events, and it suffers from the lack of a substantial sub-plot. Love Medicine Adrian though.