Fantastic episode! it's great to see the show leaning more into its serious side, although many of the main characters' quips distract from the general plot in a way that can be jarring at times.
So sad.
Don't know why I waited so long to pick this up again. Worth the wait though...I can feel it so sharply.
The show is really cooking now. Season 3 started a little slow for me with the Final Space stuff, but the last few episodes have been hot fire that are reminiscent of brilliance of the 2nd Season. And we're only at halfway.
I say this every episode, every comment - but boy this show is cinematic. I just love it. There's so much heart at the centre of each episode that other animated shows really miss. And that score - it may be overlooked but when it creeps up on you, it really adds to the atmosphere.
Review by Paladin5150BlockedParent2021-05-03T04:48:31Z
Frack,.. Frack,... Frakitty, Fracking, FRACK!!!! That having been said, Don't read any further if you are one of those folks who whine and moan about episode details in the comments, cuz thar' be spoilers below...Sweetie!!!
Quin: "Who AM I? If I'm Nightfall, how can I exist, because Nightfall is DEAD!" Timey-whimey-wibbly-wobbly-loop de loopy-ness to the n-teenth power! Or, to quote the great philosopher Sara Conner, there is no fate except the one we make."
This was indeed an intense, aptly titled episode. IDK if Invictus directly infected Bolo with doubt, or, as Bolo himself opined, that his very freedom from imprisonment simply allowed him to see the vagaries and chaos of the universe, thus, just as one cancer cell can metastasize into full blown disease, his doubt blossomed and fractured his mind and spirit. The end game of course being to turn Ash against the rest of the crew and switch her allegiance to Invictus.
Pretty diabolical, especially when she SAW what occurred, and HAS to know that Gary didn't suddenly gain arm transforming powers to facilitate the murder of her "Brother". She must have the internal fortitude to disregard the mirage of lies that she has been presented, and suss out the actual truth of the situation, that, it wasn't Gary that killed her brother (as Bolo said, he was ALREADY dead), but Invictus. If she can muster the courage to see this reality, rather than the manipulation, then Invictus will have truly overplayed his hand, as he will have actually created the instrument of his own demise.
....So say we all!!