A year after Liberation Day, courtesy of the red-dust bacteria, the humanoid-like aliens develop a resistance to the micro-organism. Nathan Bates, the industrialist who manufactures the biological weapon used to defeat the aliens, wants to get his hands on the aliens' technology. He aims to profit from it, making a deal with Diana. Rebel leaders Mike Donovan, Ham Tyler, and Julie Parish know that Diana can't be trusted, so they are constantly trying to figure out what Diana is up to and will do anything to stop her. Following on from the successful series V (TV Mini Series 1983) and V: The Final Battle (TV Mini Series 1984), we are once again brought back to the conflict between the human race and the ruthless Visitors. Despite the somewhat conclusive ending of The Final Battle, there was enough left up in the air to warrant more stories to be told, which ultimately resulted in this series that had a more episodic style approach. There are many notable differences between this product and the previous two, with some main ones being: the drop in quality compared to the movie-like visuals of both mini-series and the Visitor's altered vocals being completely dropped with them now sounding like regular humans, which is never brought up, despite being a prevalent aspect of the other shows. On the plus side, however, all the original cast returned to continue this next exciting chapter in the series, which easily made it all the more entertaining seeing their lives at the beginning, just doing their own thing, being free. Donovan goes back to being a reporter with Martin as his cameraman, Julie continues her work now as a scientist for Science Frontiers, Elias opens a bar with some help from Willie, and Robin looks after her daughter, Elizabeth (the Star Child) with the help of her father, Robert. Unfortunately, this cannot last as the previously captured Diana escapes her trial and swiftly returns to her ship, which has been hiding behind the moon along with the other vessels of the original occupation. Now with the red dust that helped win the war slowly dissipating in some areas of the world, the Visitors begin their invasion once again in the areas free of the dust. Nathan Bates, however, has a trick up his sleeve (literally) as he carries a device that should he die or it be removed and the red dust will be re-released into the atmosphere. Therefore, there was a coalition put in place with Los Angeles becoming an Open City for both humans and Visitors. Regrettably, things go downhill as the war, once again, continues with each member returning to the fight as the resistance, including Ham Tyler (the best character in the series) with new additions like Kyle Bates (Nathan's son). Star Child, Elizabeth, being half human and Visitor, undergoes a peculiar change from a young girl to an 18-year-old in a matter of hours. Her telekinetic powers make her a formidable asset to the team in their fight. Diana continues to be a highlight, now donning a wild 80s hairdo, who constantly battles with new character, Lydia. The two equally try to out bitch the other in many hilarious ways. One aspect of this show I found most questionable and disappointing, was the killing off of multiple original cast out of nowhere. I won't name people but from episode one to later down the line, they just get rid of some of the coolest characters depressingly and unnecessarily that felt like a betrayal. Another addition to the series was the focus on the Visitor's way of life by bringing in traditions and religions that felt like they were making it up as they went, especially considering what had already been shown. I even noticed some plot holes with some important facts coming into play that would later be forgotten, despite being detrimental to the story. Now I'm not hating on the show, my Dad and I continued to have a great time with this instalment in the V collection, but our main gripe was that the show had no conclusion, being cancelled. Overall, V the series is another fantastic addition to the franchise that offers more explosive action and sci-fi fun for viewers. Whilst not being anywhere near the standard of the last two, this one offers enough to be enjoyable to fans, mainly thanks to the entertaining cast.
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