"Terra Nova" Bylaw (TV Episode 2011) Poster

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(2011)

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Following the Law
claudio_carvalho15 January 2023
Following the Law While going to repair a communication post, soldier Foster is killed by a Nikoraptor. Jim finds evidences that Foster was killed by an animal trapped inside the station and concludes he was murdered. When he learns that Foster was having a love affair with Rebecca Milter and he goes with Lt. Washington to interview her. Out of the blue, her husband Howard Milner arrives and confesses the murder of Foster because he cheated him with his beloved wife. Cmdr. Taylor tells to the residents that this is the first murder case in Terra Nova and he is forced to banish Howard in accordance with the bylaw. Jim observes Howard and Rebecca and follows the man outside the gate of Terra Nova. Now the afraid Howard tells the truth to Jim and confesses that he was protecting Rebecca. When Jim learns that Rebecca is not the killer, Jim and the security team change the line of their investigation and find that Foster was gambling at Boylan's bar.

"Bylaw" is a corny episode of "Terra Nova", with a good lead story but awful sub-plots. Jason is an annoying and useless character. Mira is awfully developed and the viewer does not know whether she is a villain or a hero. The spoiled Zoe is also annoying and her mother has many silly attitudes for a doctor and scientist. Taylor and Jim save the show most of the time. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "No Rigor da Lei" ("In the Rigour of the Law")
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Major Plot Hole in this Episode
MarkSaltzer10 November 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Watched this episode and couldn't understand the logic of sending a guilty Terra Nova citizen into the wild with a weapon. The Sixers would go wild, they'd get word of a forced defect and wait in the bushes. The banished citizen would gladly join the Sixers for safety reasons plus they would be more than willing to join the Sixers to go against the ones who banished him. If the citizen didn't want the Sixers help at least they get a new weapon. What topped it for me was the ending, a guilty party who gets bashed by the Terra Nova leader winds up being a soldier. The Sixers can't go wrong, they get a seasoned soldier who has a grudge against the same man they do.
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