Shawn Farrell
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Shawn Farrell is a fictional character
in the USA Network
science fiction
television series The 4400
.
near Seattle, Washington
, while with his cousin Kyle Baldwin
. Shawn was not intended to be a 4400; as Kyle and Shawn are drinking at the beach, Shawn witnesses Kyle in the act of being abducted, and in an effort to help him, interrupts the process and is taken instead.
After his return, he attempts to avoid but eventually succumbs to a relationship with Nikki Hudson, his brother Danny's girlfriend/ex girlfriend. Shawn returns to his high school to continue his education but instead gets into trouble. He later meets Jordan Collier, who takes an interest in his ability. Shawn begins to drift away from his family, who either hates him for what he has become, what he was accused of doing to Kyle (hospitalizing him), or for fighting with his brother. After almost killing Danny, Shawn runs away to the 4400 Center
, where Jordan takes him in.
and the Center. Aside from bringing in clients that are willing to "donate" large sums of money in return for Shawn's healing of otherwise incurable diseases, Jordan himself frequently needs to be healed after suffering serious damage from the unborn Isabelle Tyler
.
Collier's actions gradually allow Shawn to see him in a less flattering light, though he continues to believe his goals are worth fighting for. After Jordan is assassinated, Shawn takes over the leadership of the 4400 Center. Unprepared to run the Center by himself, Shawn receives help and guidance from other staff members at the Center, mainly Matthew Ross and Richard Tyler
.
capture a Nova member. When he reveals to Richard Tyler and the board what he had done, he agrees to share power with Richard.
He enters into a relationship with Isabelle, but tries to break it off when he realizes how dangerous Isabelle is. She will not allow it, making wedding plans instead. Collier returns from the dead on Shawn and Isabelle's wedding day, causing the wedding's cancellation. Shawn and Isabelle break up, and Shawn turns leadership of the 4400 Center back over to Collier.
After being attacked by Isabelle, at Haspel Corporation
's request, Shawn is coma
tose mirroring his cousin's coma in the first season.
Shawn's desire to show the world that the 4400 can do good leads him to re-open the disgraced 4400 Centre as the site of his healing foundation. He is advised by NTAC that the Government will come down hard on this action, and is almost arrested, until Tom persuades the Government forces to back down. Shawn begins his healing work, and shortly afterwards, he is contacted by US senator Lenhoff and asked to run for a position on the City Council. Shawn does so, and publicly states his opposition to Collier's distribution of Promicin, leading Kyle to confront him as a "traitor."
Shawn comes under political attack by Gabrial Hewitt, who is using Shawn's status as a celebrity 4400 to further his own publicity. After Maia Skouris
has a vision of Hewitt becoming President and imprisoning all "P-positive" individuals, Shawn is determined to build a middle path between people with abilities and those without. Jordan Collier and Kyle attempt to bring Shawn back into the movement, even sending him a copy of the "White Light" book, but Shawn refuses. After Hewitt suffers a stroke, Shawn believes Collier responsible and heals Hewitt, saying "Don't thank me...just change." His political ambition is damaged by the revelation that he slept with the daughter of an elderly woman he had healed; it transpires that she was paid by anti-4400s to discredit him. Shawn publicly admits he made a mistake, and redoubles his intent to build the middle way, in opposition to Collier after Collier annexes part of Seattle as "Promise City
."
After Kevin Burkhoff begs Shawn for help, Tess' schizophrenia completely out of control, Shawn manages to heal Tess. The two fugitives are secretly welcomed into the 4400 Center, and Kevin announces that he is researching who will live or die after taking promicin. Shawn is further encouraged when Burkhoff deduces that he will soon be able to use a CAT scan to determine a person's chance of survival. However, when Shawn attempts to convince Jordan Collier to encourage people to wait before taking promicin, Collier warns him that it will create a world with "positives" and "negatives" and that the two could not live side-by-side. Furious at Collier's desire to see half the world die as a "sacrifice," Shawn goes on television to announce the findings and asks people to wait until the tests are ready. When Collier later holds Dr Burkhoff in Promise City- announcing he will not release him unless Shawn publicly supports taking promicin- Shawn prepares to rescue Kevin, with the help of Tess.
" he is even able to cure a child of autism
- although he does state that, as autism is also developmental, he has had limited success in the past. He is unable to save Devon's life in Fifty–Fifty when she is revealed to be promicin-intolerant.
He can also reverse this power, draining the life from others. He uses this latter ability to drive a possessing entity out of Kyle, and in a vision of the future he witnessed- in which, the catastrophe itself ripped the USA apart- he kills Richard Tyler, in apparent retaliation for Richard's pre-emptive strike (against whom has not yet been explicitly revealed). He is also forced to use this ability on his brother Danny as a mercy killing.
Fictional character
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in the USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
.
Season One
Shawn was born December 12, 1983, and disappeared April 22, 2001 from Highland BeachHighland Beach (The 4400)
Highland Beach is a fictional lake shore in the science fiction television series The 4400.The show revolves around the plot-line that over the last 58 years, 4400 people have been taken by people from the future. On April 22, 2001, the future accidentally took Shawn Farrell from Highland Beach...
near Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, while with his cousin Kyle Baldwin
Kyle Baldwin
Kyle Baldwin is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Kyle Baldwin is Tom and Linda Baldwin's son and Shawn Farrell's cousin. The two were drinking beer at Highland beach in 2001 when Shawn was abducted. After Shawn's abduction, Kyle is...
. Shawn was not intended to be a 4400; as Kyle and Shawn are drinking at the beach, Shawn witnesses Kyle in the act of being abducted, and in an effort to help him, interrupts the process and is taken instead.
After his return, he attempts to avoid but eventually succumbs to a relationship with Nikki Hudson, his brother Danny's girlfriend/ex girlfriend. Shawn returns to his high school to continue his education but instead gets into trouble. He later meets Jordan Collier, who takes an interest in his ability. Shawn begins to drift away from his family, who either hates him for what he has become, what he was accused of doing to Kyle (hospitalizing him), or for fighting with his brother. After almost killing Danny, Shawn runs away to the 4400 Center
4400 Center
The 4400 Center is a fictional building in the science fiction TV series The 4400. According to a postcard in the Season 3 episode "Gone", the fictional location of the center is 6265 Crescent Road, Seattle, WA...
, where Jordan takes him in.
Season two
Shawn's healing ability makes him very valuable to Jordan CollierJordan Collier
Jordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by American actor Billy Campbell.-Character Profile:...
and the Center. Aside from bringing in clients that are willing to "donate" large sums of money in return for Shawn's healing of otherwise incurable diseases, Jordan himself frequently needs to be healed after suffering serious damage from the unborn Isabelle Tyler
Isabelle Tyler
Isabelle Tyler is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Background:The daughter of Richard Tyler and Lily Moore, Isabelle is technically not a 4400; she was born after the 4400 were returned, after the first season of the show.- Season 1 :Lily...
.
Collier's actions gradually allow Shawn to see him in a less flattering light, though he continues to believe his goals are worth fighting for. After Jordan is assassinated, Shawn takes over the leadership of the 4400 Center. Unprepared to run the Center by himself, Shawn receives help and guidance from other staff members at the Center, mainly Matthew Ross and Richard Tyler
Richard Tyler
Richard Tyler is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Character :One of the first 4400s to be shown, Richard is Lily Tyler's husband, and is the father of her second daughter, Isabelle Tyler....
.
Season three
He later secretly funds the Nova Group, a radical defensive group of 4400s. When he realizes that Nova is willing to kill for their goals, Shawn cuts ties with them and even helps his uncle Tom Baldwin and Diana SkourisDiana Skouris
Diana Skouris is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Season One :Initially portrayed as somewhat cold and removed, Diana Skouris was partnered with Tom Baldwin in the pilot episode to investigate the 4400 returnees. She expresses displeasure at being...
capture a Nova member. When he reveals to Richard Tyler and the board what he had done, he agrees to share power with Richard.
He enters into a relationship with Isabelle, but tries to break it off when he realizes how dangerous Isabelle is. She will not allow it, making wedding plans instead. Collier returns from the dead on Shawn and Isabelle's wedding day, causing the wedding's cancellation. Shawn and Isabelle break up, and Shawn turns leadership of the 4400 Center back over to Collier.
After being attacked by Isabelle, at Haspel Corporation
Haspel Corporation
Haspel Corporation is fictional company from the science fiction television series The 4400.- History :A private defense contracting company of which Dennis Ryland is an executive, Haspel Corporation is the only known manufacturer of promicin which they had been getting by filtering the blood from...
's request, Shawn is coma
Coma
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
tose mirroring his cousin's coma in the first season.
Season four
Kyle wakes Shawn from his coma with a shot of promicin. Once back home, his brother Danny confesses his desire to take promicin. After a strong disagreement- with Shawn believing that Collier did the wrong thing in distributing the potentially fatal drug- Shawn reluctantly provides Danny with the shot, asking him to hold off for a few weeks and follow the news.Shawn's desire to show the world that the 4400 can do good leads him to re-open the disgraced 4400 Centre as the site of his healing foundation. He is advised by NTAC that the Government will come down hard on this action, and is almost arrested, until Tom persuades the Government forces to back down. Shawn begins his healing work, and shortly afterwards, he is contacted by US senator Lenhoff and asked to run for a position on the City Council. Shawn does so, and publicly states his opposition to Collier's distribution of Promicin, leading Kyle to confront him as a "traitor."
Shawn comes under political attack by Gabrial Hewitt, who is using Shawn's status as a celebrity 4400 to further his own publicity. After Maia Skouris
Maia Skouris
Maia Skouris is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400.- Season One :...
has a vision of Hewitt becoming President and imprisoning all "P-positive" individuals, Shawn is determined to build a middle path between people with abilities and those without. Jordan Collier and Kyle attempt to bring Shawn back into the movement, even sending him a copy of the "White Light" book, but Shawn refuses. After Hewitt suffers a stroke, Shawn believes Collier responsible and heals Hewitt, saying "Don't thank me...just change." His political ambition is damaged by the revelation that he slept with the daughter of an elderly woman he had healed; it transpires that she was paid by anti-4400s to discredit him. Shawn publicly admits he made a mistake, and redoubles his intent to build the middle way, in opposition to Collier after Collier annexes part of Seattle as "Promise City
Promise City (The 4400)
Promise City is a fictional location in the science fiction television series The 4400.- History :Promise City was founded by Jordan Collier with the guidance of Kyle Baldwin. It is created as a safe haven for people who are promicin-positive , and also serves as the base of Collier's movement to...
."
After Kevin Burkhoff begs Shawn for help, Tess' schizophrenia completely out of control, Shawn manages to heal Tess. The two fugitives are secretly welcomed into the 4400 Center, and Kevin announces that he is researching who will live or die after taking promicin. Shawn is further encouraged when Burkhoff deduces that he will soon be able to use a CAT scan to determine a person's chance of survival. However, when Shawn attempts to convince Jordan Collier to encourage people to wait before taking promicin, Collier warns him that it will create a world with "positives" and "negatives" and that the two could not live side-by-side. Furious at Collier's desire to see half the world die as a "sacrifice," Shawn goes on television to announce the findings and asks people to wait until the tests are ready. When Collier later holds Dr Burkhoff in Promise City- announcing he will not release him unless Shawn publicly supports taking promicin- Shawn prepares to rescue Kevin, with the help of Tess.
Abilities
Shawn possesses the ability to manipulate life force, usually manifesting itself by healing others rapidly by touch. Limits for this power are unclear; in "Fear ItselfFear Itself (The 4400 episode)
"Fear Itself" is the second episode of season four of the science fiction television series The 4400. The episode aired June 24, 2007 on the USA Network.-Synopsis:...
" he is even able to cure a child of autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
- although he does state that, as autism is also developmental, he has had limited success in the past. He is unable to save Devon's life in Fifty–Fifty when she is revealed to be promicin-intolerant.
He can also reverse this power, draining the life from others. He uses this latter ability to drive a possessing entity out of Kyle, and in a vision of the future he witnessed- in which, the catastrophe itself ripped the USA apart- he kills Richard Tyler, in apparent retaliation for Richard's pre-emptive strike (against whom has not yet been explicitly revealed). He is also forced to use this ability on his brother Danny as a mercy killing.
External links
- Shawn Farrell's profile at the official 4400 website provided by USA NetworkUSA NetworkUSA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
.