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"Thicker Than Water (Under the Dome)"

"Thicker Than Water" is the eighth episode of the first season of the CBS drama Under the Dome. The episode is expected to air on August 12, 2013.

Plot

Junior stands up to his father Big Jim, and finds out a secret regarding his mother's death. Meanwhile, Julia learns more about the "mini-dome."

Production

Executive producer Neal Baer said with TV Guide regarding Big Jim and the events of the previous episode that "Boomer and Ollie were preventing the town from getting access to water, so was Big Jim being evil or was he doing this to save the town? That's always the wonderful part about Big Jim — that it's not like he gets off on killing people, but the only people he's killed have threatened Chester's Mill. Ollie was going to keep everyone from getting water and we'll get into that next week in a big way."[2]

Reception

Ratings

The episode is to air August 12, 2013.

Critical reception

Ted Kindig of Buddy TV gave the episode a negative review, but also commented on Dean Norris's success, saying "We're all remembering what Norris can do with a good script an an assured authorial vision. We're engaging with stories that don't rely on mumbo-jumbo mystery phrases to build suspense. And while I'm not entirely proud to open this recap with a hacky, predictable bait-and-switch, Under the Dome isn't the least bit ashamed to end on one."[5] Andrea Reiher of Zap2it said despite the ending with Angie gazing at Jim and Norrie being "creepy," she then said "It's also interesting to watch Big Jim and Junior be so separated, since in the book they are definitely partners in crime. Is the show on its way there?"[6]

References

  1. ^ "Listings - UNDER THE DOME on CBS". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  2. ^ "Going Under the Dome: Neal Baer Answers Burning Questions About the Mini-Dome - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  3. ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/thicker-than-water,101392/
  4. ^ http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/08/13/under-the-dome-thicker-than-water-review
  5. ^ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/under-the-dome/under-the-dome-recap-the-monar-50898.aspx
  6. ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/08/under-the-dome-the-monarch-will-be-crowned.html
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