Probably the first episode I've REALLY loved since the season premier, which was definitely one of my favourites of the entire series thus far. I like that they broke down the usual "tattoo-solving and then other side b storyline drama" sort of sequence to their episodes and mix it up every once in a while, and throw in something different yet still parallel to the plot, like this one. Jane finally getting some closure on Roman and now finally Shephard was a good touch.
As a big fan of Zapata's character, I'm definitely interested to see what route she takes now that she's been taken into FBI custody, and how that will affect the team overall. Gotta say, was pretty amusing that the stand-out memory of Jane being shot back in the season 2 premier by Zapata made me chuckle. Of all the things to have remembered, it just had to be that!
Still, I wish Jane could have been Remi a little longer. They're not even halfway through the entire season and a lot of the primary plots ( Jane/Remi, Zapata going rogue, Madeleine and the HCI Global takeover ) are already almost fully resolved... There must be something I'm missing or that hasn't come up yet that will be brought back for the latter half of the season.
This was an INCREDIBLE episode, however, there are two flaws I really want to address:
I would have loved to have had more info on the shooter - I know this isn't a police procedural show, but you'd think since Nic was a witness, there'd at least be police presence and her being questioned on the entire situation ???
The argument with Conrad and Nic at the beginning made the episode and its meaning feel much more weak, at least for me. Despite how hard-hitting that ending was, it's hard to get over the fact that there was just this entire block of relationship drama for the first 5 minutes... Just doesn't really sit right, doesn't mesh with the pace and overall narrative to an otherwise spectacular episode.
Other than that, it was well-written and definitely one of the best of the series so far.
Probably the best episode to date - lots of little plot twists that genuinely made me gasp, the antagonists in the forest were interesting and genuinely likeable ( Emma was my favourite! ), and the subplot didn't feel too overpowering this time around, too.
PS - the fire cinders in the guy's face reminded me so much of that one scene in The Lion King hahaha!
"You can’t play the game from both sides, Brainy. You can’t pretend to be on our side one minute and then push us away the next. If you can’t pick a side, I’ll choose one for you." – oh, that was an EXCELLENT line.
That fight sequence between Katara and the Waterbending master was EXCELLENT.
Favourite episode so far! Absolutely loved Gregory's lowkey involvement in the garden, that plot was the standout for me. The other main plot with Sahar was great as well, if mostly for how pissed Schemmenti got in 2 seconds every time :joy::clap:
Also, is it just me, or does Ava remind anyone else of Gina Linetti from Brooklyn Nine-Nine?
Can the people complaining about this show just drop it already? Ffs it's the 6th season's finale and you're STILL somehow here when all you do is whinge...
So far I've been more interested in the things happening in the past with the Yellowjackets in the wilderness and just how they survived the year and a bit out there, but after basically an entire episode of just watching a bunch high kids' shenanigans... Yeah, nah. I want the drama coming from aspects of survival and how that might affect a survivor's psychology, not any sort of drama based off of the writers thinking the affects of a group of teens unknowingly taking shrooms would be "interesting" or whatever. It didn't even do anything for plot progression, either? This isn't a CW network show, but it definitely felt like it.
It's weird to say that all the present events are more interesting now... Let's just say I hope the season finale is MUCH better than this.
Luffy can't be THAT stupid. They've said it multiple times during this episode: Zoro is his nakama. You'd think he'd actually listen to what he has to say rather than fight it out. If Zoro had been hypnotised or something along those lines, it'd be more acceptable, but this is lowkey cringey for being so ooc at best.
That one travelling shot when Beth arrives at Las Vegas was incredible! I'm so impressed with the cinematography!
Alexis, about Ted's booty call: Say hi to her cat for me.
HAHAHAHA
Is no one else amazed at how James, Nia and especially Kara all have the innate superpower to both save the world AND write complete and fully searched articles for Catco that are delivered on time? No? Just me?
I hate how the general fandom ships Michaela and Jared together just because they were almost engaged - yes, they have history, but Jared and Lourdes moved on! It gives Jared absolutely no excuse whatsoever to be cheating on his wife! This entire love triangle is so stupid.
I loved John way back when his own show was a thing on the NBC, and this episode made me less bitter about how we never got a second season of it... Even if only for a little while.
I loved Taraji in Person of Interest but otherwise haven't seen her in many other things, so her rolling up in this ep as Janine's mum was a complete shock!
This is definitely a binge-worthy show, although having 10x 30 minute episodes per season and four main characters, that leaves us with maybe 10 minutes of screentime for each girl... If we're being generous here. I say this, because I understand Kimberly's temptation to cheat on her test... But her just saying she's failing a class without showing us how or why makes the empathy feel weak at best. I want to see at the very least a montage of her getting back homework with F's on the top corner, or her struggling to keep up with classwork because she doesn't do the homework in time. And no, that sex addict episode doesn't count much, 'cos that all happened during one day ( even tho it's said they were a thing for a couple of months after that point ) - if it were an ongoing thing that'd happened for months, then perhaps it would feel more valid. It just feels a little rushed.
I think it'd be interesting if the show had done something like what the SKAM universe does, and have a season per character instead: seeing the POV of, say, Leighton and her working out her sexuality and sense of belonging in a totally new environment for the first season or even just her exclusively for the first 3 episodes, and then next few revolving solely around Whitney trying to prove she's more than a senator's daughter, for example.
I guess I'm just saying that I notice this a lot with tv shows, but there's always a struggle to put in enough character development for everyone when there are multiple main characters. The show does an incredible job so far, but it could definitely be a little better, imo.
They never show Lorelai actually calling off the wedding and instead kinda just imply it, which is super weird to me ???
"Hello, Raymond. Surprised to see me?"
"Well, I didn't say 'bloody Mary' three times so yes."
the roasts were 100% but this was, by far, the BEST line of the episode :joy:
"Why must you always insist that the universe grant you special privileges?" THANK YOU, AMBROSE.
Hang on... how does the Stranger get the original letter we see at the very beginning to give back to Jonas, if Jonas burned it? Were there two copies?
Also there are way too many main characters for this kind of plot. I do enjoy the time travel and being able to see two different perspectives, but we have: Charlotte, Peter, Hannah, Ulrich, Mads, Jonas, Michael/Mikkel, Helge, Ines, Jana, Katharina, Regina, Bartosz, and the Stranger... That's almost 15 different people to keep track of, and I'm still missing a few!
The most boring episode of the season so far, not to mention the lighting in that last scene is TERRIBLE that I didn't know what was happening until I read another comment here.
After the last 2 episodes, this season finale fell SO flat, it flopped. :(
"One day you're gonna realise he doesn't deserve the pedestal you put him on." OOF! :clap:
Wow, this show's come SO FAR when it comes to art style and animation... Just looking back at how it was in the first few arcs compared to now, there's SUCH a difference that anything before this just looks... So wrong :joy: Also, that scene with Luffy/Law/Kid looked PHENOMENAL. The absolute highlight of the ep for me.
What a fun episode! Although it does really nothing at all for the overall plot, it was super enjoyable.
Shu Shu's backstory made my heart break but god damn, the barking was straight up annoying asf :rolling_eyes:
Laughing 'cos people are saying they're disappointed Robin turned out gay... So what if she is? Just say you're homophobic and move on lol
Ah, frick... I knew from the moment we met her that the detective would only be collateral damage, but I can’t help but take a liking to Ashley Madkewe because I was a sucker for one of her previous shows, Revenge
The fact that the entire scheme was based on/set in a stock market... where they were profiting off of the minotaur's power, and the stock trends could be called "bullish"... just adds a whole 'nother level of funny pun to this :joy:
Ok, I really thought this was just gonna be another one of those flashback episodes, but damn... THAT FINAL SCENE IS SO EPIC! I'd happily wait an extra week or whatever if this is the sort of animation quality we'd be getting in the future!
