Julianne Nicholson is superb, in a episode of many great moments. Powerful, sad, humourous, thoughtful… this was an example of the show at it’s very best. The idea of Masters speaking to an imaginary Virginia was a novel twist and it was well used, rapidly becoming more than a gimmick. As with the pilot, when Masters gets fired up about his work, it reminds of the best and most inspiring moments of shows like Babylon 5 when characters like Sinclair spoke about pushing over the final frontier of human knowledge. MoS is that kind of show. And the human drama is also excellent (witness Nicholson’s key scene). There’s also a good love story or two in in the mix. Easily one of the very best shows on TV right now. 10/10
