In “Re-Entry”, Johnny must save the lives of a group of astronauts who are about to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. We first learn of the problematic shuttle at a speech Vice President Stillson is making. He’s pushing for a program which allows civilians to be able to travel into space. It’s not until the speech is over that Stillson finds out there is a problem with the shuttle. Stillson confronts Johnny at his house. There, Stillson asks for Johnny’s help. They have no way to contact the crew because the communication antennae is broken.
Throughout the episode, Johnny is able to pull together pieces of what’s wrong. One vision shows the shuttle crashing into Earth and a group of guys in biohazard suits looking over the wreckage. It turns out there’s a nuclear experiment on-board. Just wonderful. There is also a leak in the shuttle. Without oxygen, the crew will be dead fairly soon.
Some time passes before Johnny is able to come up with a solution. A satellite is moved to fly over Denver so that one of the crew members can see it. Morse code is used on the lights and the government is able to re-establish communication and walk them through the repairs needed for a safe re-entry.
In this episode, we see that not only did Sarah and J.J. move in with Johnny, but the town folk are beginning to gossip over her pregnancy and how she’s spending more time with Johnny. Well, by the end of the episode, we see Sarah giving birth to her new son.
I’m not sure what it was with the episode, but I enjoyed it a bit more than other episodes of the series. Perhaps it was the space theme or maybe it was the humor between Sarah and Johnny in the kitchen in one scene. Either way, it was enjoyable. I would have preferred to see Sarah remain pregnant for another episode or two, as it seems awfully soon after Walt’s death for her to give birth.
The Dead Zone – Re-Entry
Original Air Date: July 01, 2007
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