Jericho Season 1

I've said here before why I like Jericho, even though half way through the season I didn't think I should. I've just finished watching Season 1, so now what to I think?

I like it.

For all the reasons previously stated. The last few episodes, telling the tale of the war with New Bern, were the most disappointing for me in Science Fictional terms, but I can't deny that they were entertaining, and by then I really cared about the characters. It was less SF because it had basically devolved into a Western, with frontier towns and lawlessness overtaking the importance of living in a post-nuclear country.

I was also worried that the Hawkins plot would evolve into a sub-standard 24, all thriller with no heart and no SF, and it remains to be seen how that will play out in Season 2. But Hawkins did add an urgent plot amidst the struggling for survival and normality stories.

If Jericho had ended after Season 1 I would have been satisfied, the final episode ending in a blaze of guns and a black screen was very Butch and Sundance, but actually quite satisfying. After all the struggle against nature it comes down to man fighting man for survival.

I'm looking forward to Season 2.