Michael is accused of murder after a body is found in the desert. A new alien threat arrives in town.

Written by Jason Katims
Directed by James A. Contner

Michael is accused of murder after a body is found in the desert. A new alien threat arrives in town.

Less angst, more aliens. Skin and Bones is a strong start to Roswell's second season. It looks as stylish as ever, but the plot is noticeably swifter. We've suddenly got a whole new alien enemy, and the scheming congresswoman Whitaker.

Whitaker is especially interesting - where has she come from? She just marches into scientific institutions with mysterious corpses - which either makes her wildly improbable or very powerful indeed. And does anyone really believe particle accelerators are purple?

Talking of powerful beings, Nasedo appears to have had a character transplant. Pretty short-lived, though. Good shock ending.

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