When it comes to procedurals, there are only a handful I’m really into and most of them have been on the air for a fear years and have established themselves. Eleventh Hour is still in its first season and I don’t see it dropping from CBS anytime soon.
I don’t pay any attention whatsoever to ratings, but there’s a certain quality to this show that I’m sure resonates with others. This isn’t just your ordinary procedural with boring people being affected by someone/something. I find the characters to be exceptionally well done compared to most other shows. I find myself caring for them which isn’t typically the case for most one-hour dramas.
Rufus Sewell as Jacob Hood
This week, Hood and Young went after the fountain of youth when it seemed to kill a man in a highly unusual way. The man was using stem cells to prolong his health and enhance his appearance. In the process, the stem cells grew a second heart, over-oxygenating his body, killing him. That was one hell of a tease. Two hearts?! You’ve got me hooked.
The “heart” for this episode came from a brother and sister who were about sixteen years old, give or take a year. The brother had cancer, but used his stem cells to get rid of it. And now his sister has the cancer, but when the doctors went to look for her stem cells, they were gone. They were stolen.
I can’t say that I was particularly surprised by which person was responsible, but that’s to be expected sometimes. I loved the MacGyver mention, by the way. Mac was in a similar situation, locked in a freezer. My biggest fault with that set is that it didn’t look cold enough to be taken seriously.
Still, the “heart” of this show is what I’m most attracted to. I enjoyed the characters this week. It’s hard not to root for the brother and sister and there was even a family reunion that was touching. This is one of the few new procedurals I enjoy and I know I’m not alone.
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