Falling Skies : Molon Labe, Trust Edition  NOTE: You can find a
list of my previous FALLING SKIES and TV related blog posts here
at the Falling Skies (and other TV talk). These are listed in
reverse order.  The last episode of FALLING SKIES looked much
farther back in history than what has occurred in North America.
In reaching all the way back to ancient Greece, Falling Skies
drew it’s inspiration from what has always been seen as another
hopeless battle, THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE. These words of
defiance (translated as “Come And Get Them” ) spoken by King
Leonidas as the Persian Army demanded surrender have parallels
in American History, such as Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty or
give me death” speech before the Virginia House in 1775 that
allowed Virginia to join in the Revolutionary War. It is at its
simplest a boast, and at its most complex, a way to unite
different forces for a common good.  And in keeping with the
Greek warfare theme: Beware the Trojan Horse.  As you follow
FALLING SKIES, you see the