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1919 (disambiguation) January 2025 January 2025 Millennium 2 7 Thomas J. Wright * Glen Morgan James Wong 5C06 1997 11 07 * Kristen Cloke as Lara Means Christian Hoff as Matthew Prine Steven Rankin as Sheriff John Cayce Colleen Rennison as Jessica Cayce The Curse of Frank Black The Hand of St. Sebastian Millennium season 2 List of Millennium episodes "'19:19" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium. It premiered on the Fox network on November 7, 1997. The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by Thomas J. Wright. "19:19" featured guest appearances by Kristen Cloke and Christian Hoff. Millennium Group offender profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) investigates the abduction of a bus full of schoolchildren, requiring the help of fellow Group members Peter Watts (Terry O'Quinn) and Lara Means (Cloke) as he tracks a man preparing for a third world war. "19:19" featured several minor guest stars who would later return to the series, as well as the second appearance by recurring actor Cloke. The episode was viewed by approximately 5.98 million households in its initial broadcast, and received a mixed response from television critics. Plot In Broken Bow, Oklahoma, Matthew Prine (Christian Hoff) intently watches several televisions simultaneously, scrawling his reactions across every inch of his floor. As he finishes writing, he experiences a vision of the future: nuclear war and its barren aftermath. Later, Millennium Group investigators Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) and Peter Watts (Terry O'Quinn) probe the disappearance of a bus full of schoolchildren. They believe the driver was also a victim, and not responsible; they meet with the local sheriff, John Cayce (Steven Rankin), who has dredged the bus from a lake. It is empty, but inside Black experiences the same vision as Prine. He also finds paint transfer on the exterior, indicating the perpetrator was driving a white van. A false positive results as police apprehend storm chasers in a different van, who warn that a violent tornado is approaching. Prine, who is behind the kidnapping, forces the children and driver into an underground bunker. He and his accomplice count the hostages, realizing that there is one less child than they had anticipated. Black and Cayce realize this too, and race to the home of the child who had not taken the bus that morning. They arrive in time to apprehend Prine as he attempts to snatch the child, taking him into custody. Black believes Prine is not driven by malice; he and Watts use the resources of the Millennium Group to find his home, discovering the dense writings across his floors. They learn that Prine believes nuclear war is imminent, and took the children as he believes one of them is destined to bring world peace, wishing to protect this child when he learns which one it is destined to be. Black seeks aid from another Group member, Lara Means (Kristen Cloke), who is able to observe Prine's behavioral tells for clues when interviewing him. This, coupled with analysis of soil from his clothing, points to the children being held in an aluminum quarry. The investigators rush to the quarry, where Prine's accomplice engages them in a firefight. However, the advancing tornado forces them to take cover; the tornado kills Prine and lifts the roof from the entombing bunker. It subsides as quickly as it arrived, and the children emerge safely from the wreckage. Black senses that Cayce's daughter may be the prophesied peacemaker. It turns out that the tornado destroyed the school where the children would have been if they weren't abducted, and that Prine had saved their lives. Production "19:19" was written by frequent collaborators Glen Morgan and James Wong. The duo would pen a total of fifteen episodes throughout the series' run.Millennium: The Complete First Season Millennium season 1 1996–1997 David Nutter, et al Fox Millennium: The Complete Second Season Millennium season 2 1997–1998 Thomas J. Wright, et al Fox The pair had also taken the roles of co-executive producers for the season.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56443413.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131111045220/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56443413.html usurped November 11, 2013 Fall Watch; 'Millennium' takes new turn The Boston Herald Harvey Soloman September 18, 1997 HighBeam Research subscription May 19, 2012 "19:19" was directed by Thomas J. Wright, who helmed a total of twenty-six episodes across all three seasons.Millennium: The Complete Third Season Millennium season 3 1998–1999 Thomas J. Wright, et al Fox Wright would also go on to direct "Millennium", the series' crossover episode with its sister show The X-Files.Millennium (The X-Files) Millennium The X-Files Thomas J. Wright (director); Vince Gilligan & Frank Spotnitz (writers) Fox 7 4 November 28, 1999 The episode features the second appearance of Kristen Cloke as Millennium Group member Lara Means. Cloke had first portrayed the character in "Monster",Monster Monster (Millennium) Millennium Millennium (TV series) Perry Lang (director); Glen Morgan & James Wong (writers) Fox 2 4 October 17, 1997 and would last appear in the second-season finale "The Time Is Now".The Time Is Now (Millennium) The Time Is Now Millennium Millennium (TV series) Thomas J. Wright (director); Glen Morgan & James Wong (writers) Fox 2 23 May 15, 1998 Several of the episode's minor guest stars would appear again later in the series. Bill Marchant, who portrayed Prine's accomplice, reappeared in an unrelated role in the third-season episode "Collateral Damage",Collateral Damage Collateral Damage (Millennium) Millennium Millennium (TV series) 11 3 Michael R. Perry (writer); Thomas J. Wright (director) January 22, 1999 Fox while Kurt Evans, who played a sheriff's deputy, resurfaced in "Darwin's Eye", also in the third season.Darwin's Eye Darwin's Eye Millennium Millennium (TV series) 17 3 Patrick Harbinson (writer); Ken Fink (director) April 16, 1999 Fox Broadcast and reception 30em #c6dbf7 "I ... wish that one of these episodes would eventually make every idea in its head come together, instead of seeming like a random collection of interesting facts and cool knowledge, like one of those old Reader’s Digest "fun facts" compendiums, assembled into TV episode form". –The A.V. Club Emily VanDerWerff "19:19" was first broadcast on the Fox network on November 7, 1997.Shearman Pearson 2009 149 The episode earned a Nielsen rating of 6.1 during its original broadcast, meaning that 6.1 percent of households in the United States viewed the episode. This represented approximately 5.98 million households, and left the episode the eighty-fourth most-viewed broadcast that week.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67750766.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140611022126/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67750766.html usurped June 11, 2014 'Angel' Helps CBS Tie in Ratings Race Rocky Mountain News November 13, 1997 Dave Bauder HighBeam Research subscription Denver, CO October 8, 2012 Each ratings point represented 980,000 households during the 1997–98 television season. "nb" The A.V. Club Emily VanDerWerff rated the episode a "B", finding its final act to be powerful and entertaining. However, she believed that the episode suffered from a poor opening act, and was critical of what she saw as a poor performance by guest star Steven Rankin.http://www.avclub.com/articles/emily1919,55169/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110502025930/http://www.avclub.com/articles/emily1919,55169/ dead May 2, 2011 "Emily"/"19:19" The A.V. Club Emily VanDerWerff April 30, 2011 October 8, 2012 Bill Gibron, writing for DVD Talk, rated the episode 3 out of 5, feeling that the episode's police procedural elements did not mesh well with its theological themes. Gibron felt that the plot's resolution was overly contrived, but praised the chemistry between the lead actors, highlighting Henriksen and Cloke in particular.http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13926/millennium-season-2/?___rd=1 Millennium: Season 2: DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video Bill Gibron DVD Talk January 3, 2005 October 8, 2012 Robert Shearman and Lars Pearson, in their book Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen, rated "19:19" three-and-a-half stars out of five. Shearman felt the episode was a successful blend of the investigative plot structure used in the first season with the themes of religious eschatology introduced in the second season; however, he believed that the plot "ran out of steam" by the final act, sacrificing engaging drama for accurate but dry psychology.Shearman Pearson 2009 156 Notes Footnotes 33em References 2009 Robert Shearman Lars Pearson Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen Mad Norwegian Press 978-0975944691 External links 0648214 02 Category:Millennium season 2 episodes Category:1997 American television episodes