BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 “Fugitive in the Wild”

Name: BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 “Fugitive in the Wild”
Item: BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 “Fugitive in the Wild”
Author: Review

“On the Trail of a Convict”

Family Content: +1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)

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What You Need To Know:

BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 on Up Faith & Family follows Park Ranger Jodi and her ranger crew who are alerted to the presence of an escaped convict, Daniel Cross, in the park. They team up with the U.S. Marshal who was transporting Cross through the park. However, as they get closer to finding Cross, Jodi and the rangers begin to suspect something’s wrong with the Marshal’s story. Will they find out the truth before it’s too late?

BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 has high production values, with fun performances from the cast and beautiful shooting locations. The episode’s central mystery is compelling, but a bit predictable. Episode 102 has a strong moral, pro-family worldview, with its characters focused on carrying out justice and doing the right thing. The episode promotes gratitude, forgiveness, love, trust, teamwork, and perseverance. BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 has some violence, including a fistfight and a character falling from a mountain ledge, plus some lying and threats of violence against a person and his family. Otherwise, the episode is appropriate for family viewers. Parental discretion is advised for younger viewers.

Content:

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Strong moral, pro-family worldview with some redemptive values extols gratitude, forgiveness, love, trust, teamwork, and perseverance, plus program supports first responders and other uniformed people who serve society;

Foul Language:

Nofoul language;

Violence:

Thematic violence, such as a fistfight, a character falling off a mountain ledge, and two characters pointing guns at each other, but no one is seriously injured and no blood is shown;

Sex:

No sex;

Nudity:

No nudity;

Alcohol Use:

No alcohol use;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

A character lies throughout the course of the episode to conceal their own criminal deeds, and the character also threatens another character, including his family.

More Detail:

BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 on UP Faith & Family, gives viewers an action-packed story full of mystery and double-crosses where Park Ranger Jodi Larsen works to find an escaped convict and figure out if he’s really guilty.

When Jodi shows up for work, she and the rest of the rangers are informed that, during a routine transfer, convict Daniel Cross escaped the custody of U.S. Marshal Erin Vaughn. Also, Cross is now on the loose in the park.

The group splits up. Some rangers canvass the area and talk to campers to figure out where Cross might have gone. Meanwhile, Jodi and Marshal Vaughn investigate Cross’s trail. They track him to an isolated area of the park with no cell service.

When Jodi crosses paths with Cross, however, he tells her something that causes her to suspect Baughn’s story of the escape might not be 100% correct. Will she and the rest of the rangers figure out the mystery behind Cross’s escape before it’s too late?

BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 has high production values, with fun performances from the cast and beautiful shooting locations. The episode’s central mystery is compelling but a bit predictable, so some fans of mystery stories might feel unsatisfied.

BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 has a strong moral worldview, with its characters focused on justice and doing the right thing. As is the case with UP Faith & Family programs, it’s a wholesome episode with very mild peril. There are some scenes of thematic violence, e.g., a fistfight and a character falling from a mountain ledge, plus some lying and threats. Otherwise, BLUE SKIES: Episode 102 features no objectionable content. MOVIEGUIDE® advises media-wisdom when parents watch and discuss the episode with their children.