V is for Vicious

ABC managed to get this very ambitious show off to an exciting start.  There was nice detail in it, a dedication to the "What if?" factor that we all think about.  For example, it was interesting and totally believable that there would be geek ecstasy over The Visitors, that people would be anxious to see inside a real spaceship, thinking they're finally in their own Star Trek story.  There would be others so desperate for saving, so ready to have all our problems solved without any effort on our part that they would immediately offer devotion.  And there would be hatred from some and others who beg for tolerance.  There would be doubt, fear and confusion.  Men of god would be disagreeing on how to handle it, the same way they disagree on everything.  Parents would be scared that they can't keep their kids safe.  It makes sense that The Vs have their equivalent of the Nazi youth movement.  That they would infiltrate law enforcement.  Their "Healing Centers" are the perfect cover for all manner of frakkin scary things.  But they have weaknesses.  It appears their bodies are as fragile as ours.  Underground movements are onto them and have been for years.  V sleeper cells end up on the FBI radar.  Anna (who we found super creepy) makes her toy journalist mad with her on-air comment about asking her anything after she specifically told him he couldn't.  Why hasn't anyone asked exactly how long they plan to stay?  And did anyone else immediately fall in love with Erica the moment she first saw the ship and pushed Tyler behind her, as though she could single-handedly save him from an alien invasion?  Was anyone else glad to see her and Father Jack meet up?  All in all, we are very excited by this show.  On the other hand, we were excited by Flash Forward after the pilot and rarely since.