TV-Reviewed

Diana and Meghan are becoming more and more suspicious of Tom, who has been taken over by a person of the future. In “Tiny Machines,” they spoke more about their difficulty in keeping their suspicions to themselves. They’re very concerned that Tom may notice them behaving differently.

Curious about getting the “thing” out of Tom, Diana and Meghan travel to Canada and meet with Curtis Peck, the 4400 who first alerted people about the marked. Although he was hesitant about telling them anything about the marked, Curtis did give them a some information in regards to how they are created. His “tiny machines” reference in regards to what is placed into the spinal fluid gave Marco the impression that the “tiny machines” Peck referred to are nannites. They don’t really exist in today’s world, but obviously do in the future.

It took some time before Marco was able to research nannites and learned from an old friend that if such a thing did exist, the only way to kill the nannite infection would be to subject the infected person to high amounts of radiation. Unfortunately for Tom, the radiation is so high he would likely die.

Isabelle’s task of bringing Jordan Collier to Tom was a success. Tom has plans to turn him into a member of the marked and Collier would therefor turn on the 4400s, using his ability to take away everyone else’s abilities.

I was rather surprised by the inclusion of the Kevin Burkoff/Tess subplot. They have been featured in a few episodes this year, but their relationship hasn’t been mentioned much at all. I was pleased to see them discuss their problems. I’d like to see these two in more episodes in the future.

Tom really pushed his luck this week by giving Maia a shot of the inhibitor. It has made her sick and obviously unable to have any of her visions. There was a major confrontation with Diana, Meghan, and Tom at a hotel and a large store. The show ended with a good cliffhanger.

While the episode was full of action, I couldn’t help but think about the season finale. “Tiny Machines” served well as a set-up episode. I’m very excited to see the next episode. I’d like to see what ability Danny develops thanks to his shot of promicin.

The 4400 - Tiny Machines
Original Air Date: September 09, 2007

Rating: 7.3