They do know they have one more episode after this, right?
In a rather unclimactic turn of events given what happened in the previous episode, this episode focuses on getting the word out to the general public. Also Gus gets to do something. And then there's flashbacks pertaining to the death of Setrakian's wife in the 60s.
If you read that synopsis with a flair of sarcasm, it is mainly because it should have been read with sarcasm. That does not mean this is a bad episode... well in some cases it can be seen as one. Eph, Nora, Fet, and Abraham return from their failed attempt at slaying the Master. It is clear that Abraham is emotionally disturbed and needs some time to calm down. So in order to do that he talks to his wife's still beating heart in a jar. Which leads us to unnecessary flashbacks of his hunt for The Master in the 60s. I say unnecessary because these flashbacks would've been better served in earlier episodes than the second to last one. Although it does tie in thematically with a decision that he makes at the end of the episode, it ultimately feels more like it is trying to kill time than progress the story. The audience already knows how it ends. He's going to fail killing The Master, but winds up having to kill his wife and rip her heart out. We know. The actor who plays the younger Abraham is definitely good at bridging the midpoint between his youthful days in the Holocaust to the stubborn man he is now. So there is that. But really it just felt like killing time when it should be about progressing the plan to kill The Master.
While that's going on, Eph, Nora, and Fet are trying to come up with a new plan while at the same time question Abraham's sanity. However that gets cut short when Dutch, aka that hacker chick, returns to rejoin the group. In a movie, this would be one of those moments when one of the group leaves but comes back with a heroic intro. But this isn't a movie and you're left wondering why did Dutch leave in the first place? Apparently it was to get a computer and tinker with a few things to come up with an elaborate plan to get Eph on the air to broadcast a message about the vampires. Now, if you look back on the previous episodes of the show. That was something Eph wanted to do for a long time. But he was never able to. So it seems a little bit convenient that Dutch would have a change of heart (again). Anyway, she's able to highjack the broadcast system for 30 seconds. Which isn't enough time to tell the world that vampires are real and the proper way of disposing of them. That is pretty much their story for this episode for the most part.
Then of course there is Gus, who while showing a lot of promise in the previous episodes as well as showing more legitimate character development than all the other cast members, fall flat in this episode. His story is to extort one of his fellow criminals into giving him more weapons in order to survive the apocalypse. The thing is when he discovers that his fellow criminal has been earning a ridiculous amount of money to move shipping containers, he thinks he may have struck gold on something valuable. That something valuable turned out to be vampires. Lots and lots of vampires. But Gus winds up getting out of the situation okay because he gets saved by an efficient and highly trained team of vampire hunters...who also happen to be vampires. So really the only thing interesting that happens to Gus in this episode is that he gets captured by this vampire hunting team of vampires. His character doesn't grow. In fact it seems to devolve in this one episode. Which is sad because he's the only one who really developed in this show. It's still interesting to see when he will join Team Vampire Hunter, but for now he's with Team Vampire that Hunts Vampires.
The episode reaches its end when Eph gets his message broadcasted only to have their main base invaded by Eichorst and his band of evil vampires. We even see the return of that Gothic Rock Vampire we were suppose to care about from earlier episodes. He comes back! And what does he do? Infect Nora's mother. Which forces Nora to have to kill her mother. It was bound to happen eventually. Mia Maestro does deliver a really powerful performance as Nora screams as she beheads her own mother. The problem is her powerful performance is only barely felt emotionally, mostly because it was predictable that her mother had to die. But with that act, it does inform Abraham that he has to let go of his past. Therefore while they are all escaping through the tunnels and away from becoming a vampire buffet, Abraham leaves his wife's heart behind. That was the main point of this episode: letting go of your loved ones. Which really shouldn't be the second to last episode. It really shouldn't.
SCORE: 7/10 - Not terrible, but should not be the build before the season finale
STATUS: Might Drop - If the season finale doesn't deliver, I won't watch Season 2
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If you read that synopsis with a flair of sarcasm, it is mainly because it should have been read with sarcasm. That does not mean this is a bad episode... well in some cases it can be seen as one. Eph, Nora, Fet, and Abraham return from their failed attempt at slaying the Master. It is clear that Abraham is emotionally disturbed and needs some time to calm down. So in order to do that he talks to his wife's still beating heart in a jar. Which leads us to unnecessary flashbacks of his hunt for The Master in the 60s. I say unnecessary because these flashbacks would've been better served in earlier episodes than the second to last one. Although it does tie in thematically with a decision that he makes at the end of the episode, it ultimately feels more like it is trying to kill time than progress the story. The audience already knows how it ends. He's going to fail killing The Master, but winds up having to kill his wife and rip her heart out. We know. The actor who plays the younger Abraham is definitely good at bridging the midpoint between his youthful days in the Holocaust to the stubborn man he is now. So there is that. But really it just felt like killing time when it should be about progressing the plan to kill The Master.While that's going on, Eph, Nora, and Fet are trying to come up with a new plan while at the same time question Abraham's sanity. However that gets cut short when Dutch, aka that hacker chick, returns to rejoin the group. In a movie, this would be one of those moments when one of the group leaves but comes back with a heroic intro. But this isn't a movie and you're left wondering why did Dutch leave in the first place? Apparently it was to get a computer and tinker with a few things to come up with an elaborate plan to get Eph on the air to broadcast a message about the vampires. Now, if you look back on the previous episodes of the show. That was something Eph wanted to do for a long time. But he was never able to. So it seems a little bit convenient that Dutch would have a change of heart (again). Anyway, she's able to highjack the broadcast system for 30 seconds. Which isn't enough time to tell the world that vampires are real and the proper way of disposing of them. That is pretty much their story for this episode for the most part.
Then of course there is Gus, who while showing a lot of promise in the previous episodes as well as showing more legitimate character development than all the other cast members, fall flat in this episode. His story is to extort one of his fellow criminals into giving him more weapons in order to survive the apocalypse. The thing is when he discovers that his fellow criminal has been earning a ridiculous amount of money to move shipping containers, he thinks he may have struck gold on something valuable. That something valuable turned out to be vampires. Lots and lots of vampires. But Gus winds up getting out of the situation okay because he gets saved by an efficient and highly trained team of vampire hunters...who also happen to be vampires. So really the only thing interesting that happens to Gus in this episode is that he gets captured by this vampire hunting team of vampires. His character doesn't grow. In fact it seems to devolve in this one episode. Which is sad because he's the only one who really developed in this show. It's still interesting to see when he will join Team Vampire Hunter, but for now he's with Team Vampire that Hunts Vampires.
The episode reaches its end when Eph gets his message broadcasted only to have their main base invaded by Eichorst and his band of evil vampires. We even see the return of that Gothic Rock Vampire we were suppose to care about from earlier episodes. He comes back! And what does he do? Infect Nora's mother. Which forces Nora to have to kill her mother. It was bound to happen eventually. Mia Maestro does deliver a really powerful performance as Nora screams as she beheads her own mother. The problem is her powerful performance is only barely felt emotionally, mostly because it was predictable that her mother had to die. But with that act, it does inform Abraham that he has to let go of his past. Therefore while they are all escaping through the tunnels and away from becoming a vampire buffet, Abraham leaves his wife's heart behind. That was the main point of this episode: letting go of your loved ones. Which really shouldn't be the second to last episode. It really shouldn't.
SCORE: 7/10 - Not terrible, but should not be the build before the season finale
STATUS: Might Drop - If the season finale doesn't deliver, I won't watch Season 2
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