Quick Summary: Lorna acts as mentor for Lauren and the other young mutants as the boys go breaking and entering and John makes alerting decisions.
ParentHood: Marcos and Reed have a good chat in the back of the truck about what being a father really means. Scenes like this separate The Gifted from your average tv affair. These character moments are not used mainly for plot but to show the audience more about them and give the actors a chance to make the characters feel real. As the two fathers bond Lorna and Caitlin, the two moms, are at odds. Full disclosure I am not a parent but I totally think like one in my role as a teacher. So I can relate to Caitlin's concerns. She should want to protect her children. Until you have kids of your own you can't understand how hard is it. I wonder if Lorna's views will change when her child grows. Sean Teale and Stephen Moyer work so well together, I always enjoy when they have scenes like the ones tonight. This is the first time we really have seen Emma Dumont and Amy Acker act opposite each other and both make their moments in this ep fantastic. I hope we get much more Lorna/Caitlin interaction.
The Real Superheros: This ep does a great job of highlighting why the X Men left John in charge of that Underground station: he was already a hero as a Marine. Military personal give their limbs, their lives, lose their families in order to take care of others, to protect them. They do this many time even when they hated by they the people they are serving. There is a great parallel written there by having John and Gus be mutants who served. The world may hate them but they don't hate the world. John changes his mind about not fighting and the ep explores his guilt of leaving Pulse behind.
Lauren and Andy's Great Adventures: Lauren has always been sensible but between the new guy (who I don't completely trust) and finding a mentor in bad ass (sad with love btw) Lorna, she is changing. She isn't hiding who she is anymore. The lie was the church choir popular, normal girl. The truth is a mutant with great power who is tired of being oppressed. This storyline gives Natalie Alyn Lind a real chance to shine. Andy has been unable to control his power but now he is learning to do so- he held it together in the truck. Although the gift destroyed their quiet life he wasn't happy in that life and now that he is free to be himself he relishes it. He is needed big time and he has found importance. Percy Hynes White had some really nice scenes with Moyer. They have a great father/son chemistry.
Breaking My Heart: Okay, Coby Bell totally brought me to tears again. Jace the villain, I now feel for. Losing his daughter twice is too much for anyone to bear. Jamie Chung is equally impressive as Blink told off John- I felt her pain. Blink has had great comedic scenes which Chung did fabulously and now with the more emotional ones she proves how versatile she is.
We Will Do It As A Team: This is the theme for this ep. Now they must all come together and be ready to fight if they want to win against S Services and the Bad Doctor. Teamwork is what the military is all about- coming together as a family to achieve the common goal of rooting out evil and protecting the innocent. Writer Melinda Hsu Taylor's script connects that opening screen with the whole heartbeat of the ep. These new mutants are a new form of military fighting for all, being brave, risking everything and doing it as one.
Bringing the Wow Factor: There were some major important scenes in this ep so I will just bullet point them for brevity:
+ Caitlin worried about Skyler's blood pressure seems to be foreshadowing that medical issues could plague our mutants (which harkens back to the military)
+ Shatter telling Caitlin about the fate of the school kids was just heart wrenching.
+Marcos taking all the light in was an amazing scene and brought up foreshadowing that Andy's powers don't cause him pain.
+ Wes is an illusionist...could this be a nod to the possibility that he is faking his commitment to the Underground?
+Reed not having his ring was realistic and reminded the audience how much the Struckers have lost from jobs to possessions to friends and family
+ Marcos is in big trouble and I don't just mean with Carmen.
+ The scene where Lorna, Lauren and Wes save the boys is just movie level cool.
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