This was an odd episode. Specifically the main storyline. From a first-time viewing perspective, it didn't stick out that much. But in hindsight, the purpose of it was clear. And while it wasn't as ridiculous, on the surface, as, say, the episode that had to do with abortion AND men giving birth, it still felt extremely out of place. Yes, even for this show. The in-show reasoning behind the storyline was fine, and I mean how it started. A girl having an eventful life ahead of her who got the short end of the stick and got shot, Raymond was present, he took it pretty hard, and killed the person who killed her. The further dive into that whole situation was dumb and unneeded. And the real-life reasoning for it shouldn't have been brought into the show, period. As far as the subplot of this episode with Ilya is concerned, it also felt out of place but that could've been because of the main storyline. Regardless, I think it could've been included, in this episode or in general, a whole lot better. Yet somehow, despite all of that, this episode managed to entertain. It had good moments, and the final scene was good. I guess all of that triumphed over the obvious issue from an entertainment perspective.
Review by LineageBlockedParent2020-04-18T20:34:33Z
This was an odd episode. Specifically the main storyline. From a first-time viewing perspective, it didn't stick out that much. But in hindsight, the purpose of it was clear. And while it wasn't as ridiculous, on the surface, as, say, the episode that had to do with abortion AND men giving birth, it still felt extremely out of place. Yes, even for this show. The in-show reasoning behind the storyline was fine, and I mean how it started. A girl having an eventful life ahead of her who got the short end of the stick and got shot, Raymond was present, he took it pretty hard, and killed the person who killed her. The further dive into that whole situation was dumb and unneeded. And the real-life reasoning for it shouldn't have been brought into the show, period. As far as the subplot of this episode with Ilya is concerned, it also felt out of place but that could've been because of the main storyline. Regardless, I think it could've been included, in this episode or in general, a whole lot better. Yet somehow, despite all of that, this episode managed to entertain. It had good moments, and the final scene was good. I guess all of that triumphed over the obvious issue from an entertainment perspective.