[Pietro]

I'll admit the scheduling is odd but outside of the normal soap opera stuff that is a part of all TV shows I do think they've opened up at least two interesting story lines;

1) The Priest is a strong character who is being attacked by false witness.

2) The aliens have id'd the soul as the source of humaness and are attemting to find out where, how, why, what it is.

I think the whole soul question could be mined for interesting plot developments.

[LibertarianLiz]

I find it somewhat amusing when I think of the type of shows that will mention the soul; where, normally in t.v. shows, I think they really avoid anything Christian unless it is to bash the religion. V and Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and Angel (about a vampire with a soul) wouldn't seem likely shows to examine the soul of humans; but there you are.

I remember when Tbs or TNT were beginning to show reruns of Angel (after it had been cancelled by its network). The promo spoke of a "vampire with a conscience". The promo could not bring itself to use the word "soul", yet the show used it constantly.