Millennium (TV Series) Luminary (1998) User Reviews

Aurora, northern lights was good to see.

[CursedChico · 8/10 · 28 January 2021]

Aurora, northern lights was good to see.

But in the news, it was said it was not normal to see it, so i was wondering now why there was unnatural events again?

When alex went off, why lights went off, it was interesting.

Being a member of a group is like that. Nothing and noone can be trusted. They said it was test but i dont like it. Peter left him alone. They broke into his home. Frank should question about it and critize the group.

Again, there is no wanted result in a episode. Frank found the missing person but he escaped and drama will continue for the family.

Where is alex's brother, was he dead boy? I could not get it.

IMO, the most memorable episode of a great series

[jordandw · 10/10 · 11 January 2009]

Like X-Files, I thought Millennium was best when it strayed from the "conspiracy" episodes (while they never turned me off, I just found them way too overbearing and self-important) and just developed characters and story in a single episode. For that reason, IMO, this was the best Millennium episode of all. I suppose it works well because we know Frank Black and can relate to his obsession with a mystery and the macabre (which requires a knowledgeable viewer), but given that background, this episode was a visionary and fantastic excursion into the kind of obsession we all struggle with to one extent or another -- plus it had the added bonus of mostly taking place in a remote northern wilderness that only added to dissonant juxtaposition of an impersonal and unforgiving natural beauty against an intensely personal struggle of a man against the world. Great script, great acting, great episode. I remember it well ten years later -- good enough that I'm tempted to buy the complete series just to be able to view this one episode again.

Wondrous Episode

[XweAponX · 10/10 · 9 April 2012]

One of Chip Johannsen's Episodes, this Episode is Bookended in many ways, with the scene of a body falling into a river, with some very Celtic sounding Music by Mark Snow, and the Narration of a kid who had gone on a personal Renaissance. The Music of Mark Snow creates a texture that flows through this episode, like the River that is shown.

Frank is called into a meeting with Elders of The MillenniuM Group, who he walks out on due to their rudeness - And the level of Rude these people were, I would have done the same thing.

Meanwhile Catherine Black has a couple who is missing their son, asks Frank to talk to them, Frank is called up North to Alaska. The authorities have found a body who they think is the kid, but Frank does not agree because the body is so badly damaged that positive identification is impossible. The MillenniuM Group does not seem to want to help Frank so he goes up alone and without their support.

Thus begins an odyssey that Frank will forever remember, as will we. The breathtaking location work is enchanting, basically this episode marks when Frank's ability comes back in Full, and just as the Old Man had "Prophesied" - Much Stronger than before.

There is reference to a "Mount Ventoux" and "Petarch" who had climbed it, in answer to the question posed by the Pope of his day: "Why do People Climb Mountains" - An action which began The Renaissance period.

Frank tracks down the kid, and in doing so learns a lot about himself and gets to see something truly Unique. We all leave this episode changed, as Frank is changed. Truly Remarkable, this is my Favourite MillenniuM Episode: When I first "saw" this Episode I was asleep, the episode playing in the background caused me to have wonderful dreams, so when I sat and watched the Ep fully awake I was profoundly moved by it.

One of television's best hours

[devilstower · 10/10 · 4 July 2015]

How deeply did this episode move me? Enough that 17 years later, I'm still thinking about it. The writing, especially the entries in the "journal" just keep calling to me.

Clearly, the episode was in some sense inspired by the death of Chrisopher McCandless, as recorded in John Krakauer's fine book, Into the Wild. McCandless was himself seeking a spiritual awakening in the personal challenge of living alone in the wilderness. Here that quest is moved to something more mystical. It's not a second recounting of the actual events surrounding McCandless, it's more of a reaction to those events. A musing on what his life, any life, might mean.

From the journal of "Alex," the missing boy in this episode: We are meant to be here. We step from one piece of holy ground, to the next, under stars that ask, "Imagine for one second you could drop in on a past life. What would charm you, make you proud?" Ask yourself that and the question of what to do in this life becomes so simple it's terrifying. Just to do that thing that would charm you, that would make you say, "Yes, this is the real me". Do that, and you're alive.

I've turned those words over many times in seventeen years. They're still just astoundingly good writing. They... charm me.

THIS was what Millennium was supposed to be about!

[chalcedonyofsf · 10/10 · 21 July 2012]

This is the BEST episode of the whole series - the best.

Every once in a blue moon, I get synchronistically lucky & would catch a glimpse of a TV show that I would generally not take any interest in, but somewhere in the frenzy of channel surfing, I'd be enraptured by a moment - caught by a connection of energy & words that together have a message - for those that have ears to hear... 1 such moment was from a late night sitcom rerun - I happen to catch the lead comedian-actress go into a serious moment & talk about the importance of being in intimate relationships & her desire to find someone - the idea of being WITNESSED throughout her life by someone who chooses to be by her side, acknowledge her presence & whose heart feels the emptiness when she is no longer there. The depth of that kind of connection was what she longed for - OMG brilliant!

And so this is the 2nd - The writers of this particular Millennium episode must have been on something very, very special because in this show, they broach the essence of WHY WE ARE HERE. There are so many quotes from the young man's diary, that I wrote down and had even memorized, at one point - like prayers or confirmations. And when I occasionally put the DVD in to watch it, I am reminded of how grateful to be on a planet that has some advanced beings on it - they show us The Way in whichever medium they have access to, & TV has such a vast audience. Now, if only the rest of us could watch this episode & allow it to work its magic within - this planet would be a far better place. Simply beautiful. Holy. I am grateful to have witnessed Luminary - the title is apt!

Weak.

[bombersflyup · 2/10 · 6 October 2019]

Luminary is so random and dull. The group thinks they now own Frank and even his friend Peter isn't really his friend. Strangers from the group, sit around him and talk down and pass judgment... please. Frank goes off to save the kid who went to live in woods, only for him to run off again. Yeah okay, slap in the face, go die again. What profound stuff.