“The Event” 1.15 ‘Strain’
Air Date: April 25, 2011
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Summary: When a high-ranking official takes ill in the White House, Sterling and Peel team up to find the people responsible. Meanwhile, Sophia finds herself faced with dissension from within when Michael chooses his daughter over his leader, and Sean and Vicky try to stop Sophia from shipping her weapon from Russia to the U.S.

• Will Sophia find out about what Michael did?
• Why does Michael take his daughter’s side? Will he do it again, if he has to?
• Is the ‘weapon’ human?
• Will they stop the Vice President?
• Does Vicky like Sean, romantically? Why can’t he see it?

“The Event” 1.14 ‘You Bury Other Things Too’
Air Date: April 4, 2011
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Summary: After the attack on the sleepers, Martinez asks Senator Lewis to help him find any more of them within the White House. Meanwhile, Sterling tests Agent Simon’s loyalties, Vicky and Sean track down Dempsey but get a rude surprise, and Sophia announces her new intentions.

• Who is Dempsey? Is he good or bad?
• Why is Sophia so different in her morality now?
• Would you terminate one population to save another?
• Do you think Sean will find Vicky in time?
• Why did Martinez ask Senator Lewis for help? Is his plan ‘good’?
• Do you think Martinez’s wife is a sleeper?

“The Event” 1.14 ‘Face Off’
Air Date: March 28, 2011
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Summary: Martinez and Sterling are forced to negotiate with Sophia she gives a graphic demonstration of her group’s technology. Meanwhile, Sean and Vicky travel to France to seek out Dempsey.

• Why did Sophia use violence as a means to get out?
• Do you think Earth would welcome aliens as refugees? Why or why not?
• Does Vicky tag along with Sean by choice? Is this choice a crush or a desire to serve his mission?
• Did Thomas see he was not a true leader?
• Why did Thomas sacrifice himself?
• Will Sophia continue to use violence?

“The Event” 1.13 ‘A Message Back’
Air Date: March 21, 2011
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Summary: Thomas receives a response from his people and summons Sophia and the sleepers to inform them of the news. Meanwhile, Sean forces Vicky to help him, Martinez deals with Vice President Jarvis’ betrayal, and Dempsey continues his plans to acquire aliens for his own experimental purposes.

• Does it seem like Michael is the "new" #2?
• Do you think the aliens will take over the planet? Couldn’t they have asked to share it?
• Will everyone follow Thomas now?
• Do you think Leila will blow the whistle?
• Should Shawn have been more hardcore with the witnesses?

“The Event” 1.13 ‘Turnabout’
Air Date: March 14, 2011
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Summary: Sterling and Richard rally to help President Martinez take control of the political fallout from the detainees’ escape from Inostranka. Meanwhile, Michael joins the hunt for Thomas while leaving Leila in the keeping of an old friend, Diane Geller.

• Why does Michael continue to keep Leila in the dark?
• Are you surprised that Thomas duped everyone so successfully?
• Do you think the President is too weak, as he dreamt?
• Do you think Leila is more human or more… other?
• What do you think of the change in Michael’s role?

Scott Patterson is doing an amazing job!

“The Event” 1.11 ‘And Then There Were More’ & 1.12 ‘Inostranka’
Air Date: March 7, 2011
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NBC was remiss to leave such a big gap between the season, as ratings saw a drop as The Event returned. That said, these were some of the best episodes yet!

Summaries: Martinez and his Chief of Staff order their intelligence departments to determine the nature of Thomas’ message and who it was sent to. Meanwhile, Thomas launches a surprise attack, Alaskan Senator Catherine Lewis asks Martinez for information about Inostranka, and Sean and Leila get a fresh lead on Samantha’s location.

While Thomas appeals to the imprisoned Inostranka detainees to join his cause, Sterling attempts to keep them from escaping. Meanwhile, Martinez deals with a recalcitrant Senator Lewis, and Michael informs Leila that she must choose between Sean, or learning the secrets of her bloodline.

• What do you think Leila would have chosen, had Sean not made that move?
• Why did Sean choose to leave?
• Were you surprised to learn the truth about Michael? (though yay for more Scott Patterson!!)
• Why wouldn’t Michael tell Leila more about herself right away?
• Why are the ‘others’ so much like the humans?
• Is Inostranka a good thing? Would you ignore it?
• Why is Thomas so different from his people? His morals so different?
• Why would Catherine Lewis stop her revelation of the truth?

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