Friends, I am pissed. Once again a network has closed its eyes, spun around three times, and randomly pointed to a series of shows that, while extreme fan favorites, they have decided to let go. In this particular case I talk about Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and, my personal favorite and yours, Eli Stone. Okay, they haven’t said Eli was canceled outright but, by not ordering the remaining nine episodes for a full season, the writing is on the wall.

Thing is, the show was getting better. The changes that were taking place signaled a new chapter in the series that posed all sorts of potential storylines. The characters, who we thought we knew last season, were becoming more defined. In addition, the heart and spirituality of the show, Eli Stone’s cornerstone, were getting stronger each week.

To prove my point, let’s review some of the comings-and-goings that took place during the last two outings of the show.

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(Season 2, Episode 3)

The book. The journal of all the visions of Eli’s father – collected for the reading enjoyment of others. It was now in possession of Eli himself. Combined with his own visions, this made him a pretty powerful litigator. This is what began to worry me.

For a season plus three episodes we have journeyed with Eli in order to determine what his visions represented during his normal life. Now, with the book and his knowledge that he is a messenger for a higher power, it looked so simple. Eli Stone was on the verge of turning into an entirely different program that dealt with Eli’s journey across life using the book as his guide. That would have been a show I was not interested in seeing, at least in the format of a law procedural.

So, what happened? Well, I’m not going to tell you on the front page of the review! Jump forward and you’ll find out as we discuss five points from this week’s Eli Stone.

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