IMO, this is the best RTD episode for the new season. However, as others have noted, there are a number of large holes in the story. Questions remain like, why was the Doctor absent, where did he go, and what did ghost Ruby say to people to make them run off and treat young Ruby like persona non grata?
6/10 - for an intriguing story and decent acting.
I'm surprised they did another Doctor light episode, but I very much enjoyed it. That's three in a row now!
I'm just so glad that this show appears to be worth watching again.
Really interesting episode, not the "kids these days are on their phones all the time" kind one might have thought watching the trailer, but instead focuses on a much more serious issue surrounding the mentality of certain groups, and how those specific echo chambers function.
It's definitely an episode that is made by its ending. The hyperbole of the allegory might seem too exaggerated at first. But when things start falling into place it becomes clear that it serves a purpose and helps highlight the main message.
The final part is what makes the whole episode really work, for me the ending was quite fitting, given the point that the story was trying to get across, and Ncuti Gatwa was phenomenal in his performance, especially during the final scene.
This was a great episode but it made me wonder why did they lead the show and even bothered producing those first two absolute garbage episodes when they clearly are able to have decent ones like those last two?
RIP Josh.
The end is near so of course Julie Plec must again kill as many fan favorites as she can.
She's so edgy sometimes I'm worried she could cut herself. [mic drop]
The finale felt too abrupt, too many loose ends. For example, what happened to Elizabeth's plagiarized work? Especially now having Calvin's biological mother in the picture now and her wealth.
It's a shame they lost the freeway issue, but I thought that was realistic. I didn't expect a happy ending there. Sometimes fighting for things that matter to you end just like that – for you losing on the matter and losing all the hard work you've done too. I never read the book, so I don't know if that story was even part of it.
What an amazing show. It‘s such a heartwarming but also an exceptionally tragic story that is told so well. Brie Larson really shines in her role and the performances were brilliant across the board. Can’t recommend this enough.
Calvin's backstory was explored in the book, but not to this extent. I appreciated a whole episode devoted to it and am angry all over again about what happened to him, especially now that it's been reframed.
I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT STILL:broken_heart::broken_heart:
The final showdown with The Lady was anticlimactic as such things often are, and it seemed as if they did a poor job of allotting enough time to it in terms of how they mapped out the entire final season. Still, there was much goodness to be found here, and everyone got a nice ending -- including Khlyen and The Lady's former shell. Heck, even Zeph was tolerable. Mostly. And it was good to see Pip again.
As Johnny and Lucy prep to head off for a year's worth of adventures on their own, I'm already wondering if there's gonna be a reunion movie at some point down the road...
So, was this a series finale? Because it felt like one and, if it was, then it was a tad underwhelming. Some regulars barely had any screen time (Fancy, Pree, Haircut), while others had a wee bit too much (Zeph & Pippin). Also, that "epic showdown" from this episode's synopsis is clearly overselling it.
Not a great way to end the show but, then again, this was never a great show, to begin with. Still, it was an OK episode.
I still miss Dark Matter, though, and I do feel that Sy-Fy cancelled the wrong show, at the time. Anyway, farewell, Killjoys, you were a fun joyride.
"I'm gonna miss this!"
Most 'meh' finale ever...
Maybe it will get interesting in 400 years........
Everything fell apart when they introduced that stupid fucking rocket with the bombs. How did they even get the bombS up in space in the correct spots and then get them to stay in that location? Not looking forward to season 2 tbh.
I love it when candidates are so certain of their own genius, despite being told the opposite by industry experts and even Lord Sugar himself, they resolutely stick to their terrible guns.
I’m sure she still thinks her advert was brilliant…
The series wasn't quite what I expected. I thought it would be more focused on missions, but it turned out to be more about romance. However, I guess it was my fault for expecting something else.
This show should've been called Monarch : Siblings with Daddy Issues.
The trailer was super misleading . And this was an utter disappointment.
Coming off the last few episodes and Carlos’s vengeance to find justice for his father, I wasn’t expecting this season finale to be this moving. Glad they brought back Gwyneth, even if it was for just a moment.
Had no idea Gina Torres could sing! And what a beautiful song they choose to go with. You can’t go wrong with Sondheim.
It’s interesting how they choose to end the season with the 9-1-1 call, instead of being the episode opener as it usually happens. I was convinced Owen would dwell on this “suggestion” from his brother for a few more episodes. (I just found out they are actually brothers in real life like whaaaaaat)
What’s up with this senseless violence just to move the plot along? TK’s mom died not too long ago and now Carlos’s dad? If you consider as well the latest developments from Wyatt, this show just turned quite dire.
Knew she was alive . Took them so long to reveal it.
really don't appreciate how they're trying to make me feel bad for jinny by making her marry that atrocious man because she's just been nothing but awful to all of her friends all season (but i will, because that man is atrocious)
I never thought that Marvel would dare to do a scene like that, where Rabona and Miss Minutes murder the former AVT agents in cold blood, woww... it was too strong a scene.
Wow. I’ve never watched a K-Drama be this fast-paced but, I guess, it’s a semi- K-drama, lol. I’m super confused with how I want things. I thought I wouldn’t like Kitty but I do and I love Dae so I hope they’ll still be endgame since it has to be the main point of the show. After everything, they have to come together in the end.
This is an exact representation of how I expect teenagers to feel and experience new things and relationships. I’m already guessing how the second season will start: Q will out Florian so Dae keeps his scholarship and room, things will be awkward between Juliana and Yuri, and Professor Lim will have Kitty back in KISS in no time and the drama shall resume from there!
Super excited because I love a good non-complicated non-dragged-out K-drama and this is such a light watch, Will great acting from the regulars.
I might have spied a cast member or two who were current school-goers who were also literally in the 1993 yearbook, though, lol. That took me out.
Great episode. True what she said though. Didn’t do Jack shit except motivate the next generation to hate and bomb America. The only people Americans can kill / steal shit from and not worry about any retaliations are the Native Americans, blacks, Latinos, and all the other smaller nations who don’t have the monetary means to strike back.
This show is one hell of a contraceptive.
After watching the season final I really don't know what to make of it. Jen discovering her powers would have been too on the nose so I was wondering what the cliffhanger would be.
In "MALE" shows it's always justice, revenge, betrayal while for most "FEMALE" shows it's either parents/kids or relationship changes ( marriage, divorce, etc )
So yeah I was a little bit underwhelmed when a show that, so far had balanced the rough with the romantic; had gone such an obvious path.
The writers probably felt the same way, because they course corrected and let the "cat lady" end up dating her actual cat. But the big twist, finding his family, felt right out of a Spanish TV novella
So now I have to root for Kash & Jizz, a scrub and a pet? While there are "real" superheroes flying around, not to mention centuries of Don Juan's ( heck even the original ) Carrie can summon.
The show wouldn't be the same without Kash and Jizz but we "wingman" are going to need a bit more redemption to make the difference with a guy like Luke.
Overall, this season was more boring than the first one by quite a lot. A spy drama thrives in the mystery of it all, and this season all the cards were on the table practically from the very beginning.
Also, leaving the spying game and double crossing aside, there was no real conflict this season. In season one, the lives of millions of people were at stake in a race against the clock, while Joe's life was at stake at every turn. There was danger. There was mystery. The stakes were incredibly high.
This season was spent developing the romantic relationships and personal stories of side characters, who mostly ended up dead. So... pointless. And in the end, the plot wasn't revealed, the mole wasn't exposed, the whole truth wasn't learned. All pertinent players died, and their secrets died with them. All loose ends were tied far away from prying eyes. What's to keep this from happening again? The CIA lost 3 of its people, 2 of whom vanished without a trace. It all feels unfinished to me.
Welcome to the family, Scotty!! :hugging:
I'm glad he didn't start singing, like he does in that other parallel universe where he's a bard. :musical_note:
I still don't understand this whole thing about the Gorn now being a major threat to the Federation, but, hey, I had fun! :lizard::gun:
Nurse Chapel and Spock holding hands in the cold harshness of space was beyond romantic! :heart_eyes:
And did we witness an Aliens tribute in that particular scene with Captain Batel? :drooling_face::alien:
There were a few scenes in this episode where Pike's hair was quite curly... What does it mean?! That's character development, right there. :exploding_head:
Also, fuck you, cliffhanger, nobody likes you! :expressionless:
