Tread Perilously is a podcast in which hosts Erik Amaya and author Justin Robinson watch the “worst” episodes of popular TV shows, attempting to determine if they would continue to watch the series based on the most off-key moments.
This Week: V: The Series‘ “War of Illusions”
Tread Perilously rounds out ’80s flashback month with the lowest rated episode of V: The Series — “War of Illusions.”
Just as Diana nears completion on her battlesphere — a device certain to end the Resistance — Mike Donovan gets word of an impending Visitor invasion and must find a former CalTech professor to crack the code of the alien technology. The professor, meanwhile, has a son who is much better at hacking into the Visitors’ network. Will they team up with Donovan? Will Diana’s new boy toy round up all the Resistance fighters in Highland Park? And will Dr. Julie Parrish make any sort of appearance at all?
Erik immediately declares Diana — and actor Jane Badler — a murder brunette. The Ashmore Alert fires a false alarm. Justin missed the battlesphere prop and is amused to discover a Spencer’s Gift classic is used to represent the tech. The pair praise guest actor Conrad Janis, a mainstay of ’80s TV even if you don’t know his name. They also discuss their history with V. The shaky metaphor of the series leads to some mixed messages. More Highlander remake discussion occurs. A wild Robert Englund appears! Justin envisions actor Judson Scott as the evil Automan and Kevin Mitnick seemingly enters the chat.
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