Main cast: Nadine Garner (Mallory), Justine Clarke (Pip), Berynn Schwerdt (Tom), and Bryan Brown (The Host)
Director: Kate Dennis
Yes, the airing date is correct. The Crossing finally hit the small screen some two years after the previous episode, due to “hiatus”. Well, back in those days, the scheduling of TV shows was at the whims of TV stations; it’s not like now when Netflix and Amazon will buy anything just to fill up the slots in their streaming service. Still, how could anyone disrespect the hot Bryan Brown like that?
To be honest, though, so far this series hasn’t been shaping up to be must-see TV. Sure, nothing has been awful so far, but nothing stands out much either, and this episode isn’t bucking that unfortunate trend.
Mallory is driving a bus one fine day. She is feeling chipper because she’s finally scored with a hot boy that has caught her eye, and not even nearly ramming her bus into another vehicle can distract her from, er, being distracted while she is driving. Then, oops, she hits a woman. Well, that lady looks beyond saving, plus, it’s an accident at a crossing where accidents tend to occur, so it’s not her fault. Bye!
She may flee the scene, but soon the accident becomes the talk of the town as someone, after all, is killed. Worse, blood stains materialize on her and her vehicle, often at inopportune moments, and her paranoia mounts as it seems like people may be on to her. Ooh, what is going to happen to Mallory?
In the end, though, there is nothing particularly scary or memorable about this episode. Nadine Garner gives it her all, but she doesn’t have much to do as Mallory is written to be a one-note morality tale about what happens when you cover up your crimes. Indeed, the whole episode comes off like an after-school special about telling the truth and coming clean when you commit a crime.
This only leads me to wonder once again: whom exactly is this show aimed at? Some episodes feel like they were meant for kids, while others have adult themes. This series seems confused. Heck, I’m confused.
