- Gotta say: this episode really steps up a notch when Ennis Esmer shows up. That guy is so damn funny and his likability works great when he is cast-against-type as a villain.
- Also great to see Trieste Kelly Dunn (from Banshee) in the guest cast, but she is totally underused. Hope that character returns.
- As usual on this show a lot of screentime is given to Patterson. In fact, I’m pretty sure Patterson got more dialogue/screentime than anyone else in the first half of the episode. Now, while I really like Ashley Johnson a lot, I find Patterson’s near-omnipotence utterly ridiculous. The show is determined to make us believe she is an expert on… everything. And, in episodes like this, she is the real main character: she finds the case and deduces everything and repeatedly points the team in the right direction. So, we have a situation where she (not Jane) is the show’s indispensable character. You could remove any character here and tell the same basic story, but remove Patterson and… you have no story. It’s a worrying sign when a show can’t give it’s lead characters more to do.
- Enjoyed the second half enormously. Not just because of the guest star, but also because of the tension and the various fight scenes. They were fun.
- Also: the David arc here was good.
- But: I’m not buying the Kurt/Jane romance angle. There’s no chemistry there, and it feels awkward when the show tries to force it. I preferred them as a brother/sister team. That worked.
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Blindspot 1.9
Blindspot 1.8
- One of the problems with this episode is not enough Jane/Jaimie Alexander. We are one-third into it before she speaks!
- It’s also a fairly dreary by-the-numbers story. Nothing to get very excited about.
- Same goes for the flashbacks. There were a lot of them, and they took up a lot of screentime. Giving us the Mayfair backstory with regard to Daylight. Thing is: I wonder if any of the audience really cares that much about Mayfair. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that they only thing that was interesting about her was the fact that she appeared to be ‘bad’. Now, thanks to this episode, we no longer see her that way. And she is a lot less interesting.
- Thomas Carter continues to be an interesting baddie, and that scene with Zapata at the end was good.
- But it’s Jane’s show. And pushing her to the background doesn’t help the show.
Blindspot 1.7
Dan Butler, Lou Diamond Phillips. Best episode so far. Action-packed a-story and compelling b-story. This is the first episode where I have actually liked Patterson. Final scenes with Mayfair were excellent, too. A superb script by Chris Pozzebon. 10/10
Blindspot 1.6
Uninteresting case-of-the-week, which overuses the Patterson character’s abilities to a ridiculous degree. She really does seem to be an expert on everything!! 6/10
Blindspot 1.2
Cotter Smith. Good case-of-the-week story, some smart characters (and a couple of pointless ones), interesting story arc and solid action sequences. Off to a good start. 9/10
This guy just made a big mistake.It’s great to have Jaimie...
This guy just made a big mistake.
It’s great to have Jaimie Alexander back on TV and kicking ass! Loved her on Kyle XY.
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