Quick Summary: Esme pushes forward her agenda sending our merry mutants to Trask Industries and a Power Plant. As Jace launches an attack on them the Strucker parents worst fears come true.
To Fenris or not to Fenris: You can understand completely while the parents would never want their children in harm way and especially why they wouldn't want them using their Fenris like gifts. Fenris were evil (and hinted at a bit creepy in their relationship with each other) with the ability to kill easily. Unless John can get them to control (tame) the power the Strucker kids should never ever hold hands.
Twists and Turns: Since the beginning Andy has been the one to display the more "could turn evil" side. But in this ep it is Andy who realizes the consequences of their combined power if they use it. He stops Lauren who wasn't thinking about the countless lives that would be lost if they saved themselves. Up to this point Lauren has been the level headed one but since she met the other guy she has shown new (maybe not good) sides to her. Andy meanwhile began to grow in this ep. Caitlin stated at the beginning of OutfoXed
about her teenager years and then last week said about her experimentation days in college. Caitlin changed as time went on and is a pillar of reason now. Maybe Andy is truly his mother's son.
Another turn here- Caitlin took the lead in the parental relationship. It was her call that Andy and Lauren learn the truth of their powers, that there would be no lies.
The ending of the ep was a huge whoa. First off Jace got the upper hand. The use of the new, scarier spider things was unexpected and welcome! Dreamer proved herself to be just on the side of good by sacrificing to save the Strucker kids. Blink was a total heroine as well. Thus the Dreamer/Thunderbird/Blink triangle is no longer so one sided. Esme may have her own agenda...whether to help her family or other reasons (too soon to tell). I totally didn't think our mutants would be captured and I was left wondering what now??? That is a wonderful place to be as a viewer because it keeps you on your toes.
Kudos: This was Brad Marques's first ever tv ep and he knocked it out of the ball park. The script added more depth to the characters, provided new arcs for the characters and gave huge surprises. Director Liz Frielander had the difficult task of taking some pilot like scenes and making them look brand new and even more scary. The combo of Brad and Liz was perfection.
Amy Acker crushed her scenes throughout as Caitlin. She showed how Caitlin was trying to process all this new information she was learning. She reasoned why the truth was important and how their lives would have been different if they knew the kids were mutant along. Then in the stunning last scene she is completely heart breaking as she loses her children. This was her nightmare, her worry come true. If this show was on the air before streaming services and cable, Acker could expect an Emmy nod.
Lorna had a real nightmare maybe provided by Esme or possibly her baby. Once again Emma Dumont proved why she is a force to reckon with. Then in the girls night scene with Elle Satire she got to show her comedic skills. That was such a great scene. Hats off to Satire who also rocked that part and then got to make us cry during Dreamer's sacrifice.
Percy Hynes White and Natalie Alyn Lind have the best sibling chemistry around. There are such good actors- I still marvel (pun intended) at them. They both got to further push their character arcs and by doing so provided more layers to already complex kids.
Also Jamie Chung has got the humor down perfectly. And Coby Bell got to be smart -evil this week with a bit of humor added in.
Final Thoughts: How will this season end? No clue and that makes me even more eXcited.
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