DJariya

Synopsis:

DEADLY DRUGS OF THE FUTURE HAVE INTENSE EFFECTS ON DETECTIVES IN AN ALL-NEW "ALMOST HUMAN" MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, ON FOX

An old cop friend of Detective Kennex's (Karl Urban) goes undercover, posing as a "cook" of a highly addictive street drug called "The Bends." But his cover is blown. As the scope of the intense drug investigation unfolds, a determined Kennex and Dorian (Michael Ealy) call on Rudy Lom (Mackenzie Crook) for assistance in the adrenaline-fueled all-new "The Bends" episode of ALMOST HUMAN airing Monday, Dec. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HU-107) (TV-14 L, V)

Cast: Karl Urban as John Kennex
Michael Ealy as Dorian
Minka Kelly as Detective Valerie Stahl
Mackenzie Crook as Rudy Lom
Michael Irby as Detective Richard Paul
Lili Taylor as Captain Sandra Maldonado.

Guest Cast: Benito Martinez as Captain Alexio Barros
Steve Bradley as Cooper
Robert Parent as Cruz
Rob Hayter as Tempesco
Josh Blacker as The Bishop aka Maxwell
Mark Acheson as The Cook aka Nolan Santana
Walter Uegama as Nuri
Jane McGregor as Kelly Copper
Patrick Gallagher as Tony Han
Tony Everett as Tech
Anthony Konechny as MX-43 #1
Darren E. Scott as MX-43 #2
Garfield Wilson as MX-43 #3.

Goldberg74

Not as good as story as last week, but we do he to see a little more of the supporting players and are introduced to another model of synthetic (of which we'll probably see more of... that's a good Hollywood job to have... reusable actor).

Setzer

Another solid episode. It's becoming my new favorite show to watch on TV!

lisadoris

I liked seeing Benito Martinez on TV again...to bad we won't be seeing him again on this show. The snail was a wee bit gross for my tastes though.

Baron Of Hell

The weakest episode so far but it was still good. Liked seeing criminals using their own androids.

mikehunt

liked it, went by pretty fast

Eric F

Was it the MX model's head that called Rudy a prick? Didn't I say they were all douchebags?

wmansir

I thought this episode was pretty weak. The plot was extremely cliched and I find the tech guy genuinely creepy.

Eric F

Actually thought it was pretty good. Damn, these cops are pretty brutal. Dorian snaps a guys neck and Kennex executes an unarmed man straight-out. There must be cameras everywhere by 2048, especially so for cops, so they must be monitored by someone...

Raul3

I also liked the episode, thin as it was. Good jokes too.

DJariya

Loved Kennex eating the live snail.

The banter between Dorian and Kennex was probably the strongest part of this episode. It was a pretty by the numbers procedural plot, although I was pretty surprised that Martinez's character was the actual baddie.

I said it in the Pilot thread, but I am liking the fact that Kennex and Maldonado actually get along. The whole deal in most cop procedurals with the rogue cop who hates his boss or vice versa is pretty old, so it's cool to see them actually have some respect for each other.

I see the ratings aren't that great (Better than Fringe's though). It's tough for a new show to be the anchor for the evening. Plus, it's competing directly with Monday Night Football for East Coast viewers. I think Almost Human would have been better served with Sleepy Hollow as a lead-in.

~~ PAL ~~

I find it funny that Ass-invader just keep shooting his mouth off until Kennex bust a cap into his head...

anomynous

I see they were going for a Jesse Pinkman look for the drug dealer-cop

writer106

I agree this episode was weak. It was the first episode that I didn't like.

Unclejosh

I really wish that Lili Taylor hadnt been cast in this. So miscast.

lisadoris

I don't know, I like Lili Taylor in the role so far - not that the character has been given that much to do so far.

Original Desmond

still a cool new show

has a great look to it

SmithsGuy

I liked the episode but thought the droid vs. droid fight could have been staged differently ... perhaps they go for known droid weak spots - eyes, ears, off-switches etc.