Who is harlan in alcatraz

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Register Don't have an account? Harlan Simmons. Edit source History Talk 0. Full Name. Portrayed by. Ghost is unique in that he's technically dead according to the records kept by Alcatraz.

He's also the first 63 we've seen who is responding realistically to being transported almost 50 years into the future. Limerick has himself committed. A big part of that is to protect himself from Tommy who is trying to hunt down the final key.

It would be interesting to see more characters react to "jumping" through time like Ghost does. It would add a bit of realism to see a 63 trying to figure out when he is and what the hell is going on.

We learn quite a bit more about the silver that is being put into some of the 63's bloodstream. Besides giving them superior healing it can also be used to track their every movement. Apparently the big board in the Warden's Room is primarily used for that function. While it was good to learn that particular secret from the Warden's Room of mystery we still didn't learn how the 63s are traveling through time.

Apparently it's tied into seismic events but considering the area people would be transported in time on a regular basis. I think I can official drop the clone theory at this point. It had a good run. The highlight of the episode was the brief but well shot car chase between Rebecca and Tommy. Really, there is nothing better than a good old-fashioned car chase through the streets of San Francisco.

While I've seen better, this was pretty good on a TV budget. We need more car chases on TV. The reveal that Rebecca's partner was on the take from Broadway Mutual Harlan's company is quite a shock. Before this week's episode I barely recall the partner being mentioned as anything more than the guy Tommy killed.

Suddenly, the season arc seems a little more tightly woven together. Tommy's reason for killing Rebecca's partner is no longer random or dumb luck as it previously appeared to be. It's part of a much larger agenda that involves two opposing forces. We could have used a little more of that throughout the season. The details revealed this week have me a little excited for a possible Season 2. The potential to see The Warden in the present and to finally meet current day Harlan Simmons are reasons I'd like to see the show stick around.

However, if it quickly devolves into the formulaic style we've seen over the course of this season I'd rather see the show cancelled. The cliffhangers will undoubtedly have some fans going crazy. If there is a Season 2 I doubt Rebecca Madsen will stay dead. Yep, she dies. She's gone. But let's be honest here, it's probably not for good. And thus ends Alcatraz season one. Like Rebecca's life, it's fate is up in the air. Season one of Alcatraz was good entertainment, but it's a long way away from perfect.

If anything, what the show has now is potential, but it needs to find a way to reliably tap into that potential, to strike a balance between the 63 of the week storylines, the serialized mythology, and the characters. Really, though, it's the character stuff that I think needs the most work. I'm sure the internets are buzzing by now with this finale, and they're probably all saying the same thing: those were supposed to be answers?

What is this, Lost? And normally I am all over that argument in the pro- Lost position, if you're curious , but in this case, it has merit.

The lack of real solid answers and some sort of resolution is felt so much in this finale because the show has neglected to develop its characters to the point where the answers and the mystery of the thing isn't the main point.

Lost was first and foremost about its characters. After the first thirteen episodes of season one, I had grown to love and care about the Lostaways, and I felt I knew them pretty well. In comparison, I feel like we've barely begun to scratch the surface with these characters, and really the only ones I care about at all are Hauser and Lucy. And hey, surprise!

It's because the show has taken the time to give them emotional depth. We root for them. So yeah, we opened the mystery door and we know the Warden is behind everything, including recruiting Tommy Madsen, but we have no idea about the rest. In classic Lost fashion, but without the weight of Lost's pathos or emotional depth, Alcatraz has given us answers that only lead to more questions.

What are Tommy's motivations? Did he really kill his wife? His son? Did he mean for Rebecca to die? If so, why? And, furthermore, why did the Warden and mysterious doctor man choose Tommy Madsen the doctor noted he'd been watching Tommy since Korea? Why is Lucy so important? Was she supposed to be a 63? And how did the Jump work, anyway?