This week it's time for the midseason finale and holy shit is it intense! It is time for two gods to go to war...
So this is super late...
I didn't quite know what I want to say about this episode and then Christmas happened and then the usual January blues. I'm trying to get back to my usual schedule, and the post for the newest episode should be up later today.
Now, the episode is intense, full of wonderful dialogue and acting, and it builds the mythology of this season. But what else can I say?
The one thing I could not stop thinking about during this episode was how much this show has grown, how much the characters and their relationships have changed. Fusco started out trying to kill John, and now here he is helping out and being an actual friend. Elias went from the big bad that had to be stopped to a crime boss that will hopefully win the war. And he went from wanting Carter dead to killing the man that did kill her. Harold and John have gone from being secretive and spying on each other (more on John's part) to mutual partnership. Root from an adversary to an ally.
And the scale of the issues they are dealing with... Cases that affect only a handful of people to ones that deal with the entire New York City, to nationwide issues, and now, to ones that affect the entire world, if I understand things correctly. Samaritan crashes Wall Street and this will affect the economy of the entire world, not just USA.
Another thing I'm worried about is who is going to die. Root has been saying from day one that they are not all going to make it. The obvious candidates for this would be Root herself and now Shaw. Shaw is completely exposed to Samaritan's agents and Root has almost died already. But could you not kill another woman?? This show is usually pretty good with representations, and I enjoy the various representations of femininity that the show has offered, but the writers have already killed one woman, so please don't do that. But at the same time, I don't know who else they could kill. They are not going to kill John or Harold (or if they are, then that is going to be a big surprise), so that just leaves Fusco. But killing the only link the team has to the NYPD seems unlikely. I'm scared of what future episodes will bring.
Few things about the episode itself. I'm surprised Shaw stayed at the subway station as long as she did. I was sure she would bolt earlier.
As usual Amy Acker is fantastic and I especially enjoy the scenes between Root and Lambert, since Julian Ovenden is also in fine form in this episode.
The meeting of the two gods is daunting, though I wish they would not have chosen a kid to speak for Samaritan. I understand the symbolism but I think the scene would have worked better with someone else. But it is frightening to see two entities discuss humanity and what to do with it.
Flashbacks of Greer's history are fascinating and show how he stopped believing in national boundaries. In his worldview, there are no countries, just people and businesses.
I don't know what else to say about this episode. It is really good and now I'm going to go watch the next one.
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