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A sheriff enters a dangerous and mysterious mission when you take a young child you find near a mysterious accident site. This woman tries to identify the child and the events that preceded his presence, but does not realize what happened. The child seems to have no memory of what happened, as the woman begins the investigation. The investigation leads to a completely mysterious plot in which the child's identity is at the heart of that real plot.
I don't exactly care what the "solution" or "twist" is in Emergence... Instead, I somewhat care about the main characters, which I don't think I've felt for an ABC sci-fi series since Lost. We'll see how long that lasts.
The pilot episode effectively sets up the mystery, while piling on new twists, building to suspenseful set pieces and more revelations about Piper's otherness. Even so, I can see why NBC, which developed the series, passed on it.
Tolman's performance is the best reason to keep watching - I hope her character can solve it soon. Network TV watchers are a lot more impatient than they used to be.
Time will tell if Emergence can forge its own path in terms of story, but in terms of characters, it's already something special and I think audiences should give it a chance.
ABC's Emergence looks like it could be a winning proposition. And even if the suspense and premise begin to sag, there's always Allison Tolman to keep hope alive.