Mystery

Will Trent – Find a New Pond

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  • Title: Will Trent – Find a New Pond
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“Find a New Pond” continues to push the show back to a status quo. While working at her security job, Angie (Erika Christensen) uncovers dark secrets at Waldorf Estates which put her in danger but also appear to have provided the extra push necessary to be reinstated to the force. While the episode makes note of Amanda’s (Sonja Sohn) new situation with Sunny (Kyrie Mcalpin), we don’t see developments on-screen relating to the duo (which suits me just fine as I’m not looking forward to the day this subplot begins taking serious chunks of time from the main characters).

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The Irrational – Another Man’s Treasure

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  • Title: The Irrational – Another Man’s Treasure
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The case of the week involves someone with a good understanding of psychology and how to manipulate crowds involved in a series of art thefts under the guise of political activism which also gets played out in specific characters fighting for the return of stolen artifacts back to their home country some of who also get manipulated by the mastermind. There are some interesting layers to the case including the FBI dealing with someone using Alec’s (Jesse L. Martin) kind of knowledge against them. Given how well the mystery perpetrator does at the job, I wish they hadn’t wasted the premise on a one-off episode and perhaps teased the possibility of a more morally flexible version of the professor working for the other side popping up causing problems multiple times over the course of the season.

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Black Doves – The Cost of It All / In the Bleak Midwinter

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  • Title: Black Doves – The Cost of It All / In the Bleak Midwinter
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Most, although not quite all, of the threads are wrapped up in the final two episodes of Black Doves. “The Cost of It All” gives us shit hitting the fan, Helen (Keira Knightley) finding herself behind the eight-ball with few cards left to play, a violent confrontation with her would-be replacement (Agnes O’Casey), and trouble for Sam (Ben Whishaw), Eleanor (Gabrielle Creevy), and Kai-Ming (Isabella Wei) all of whom are scooped up by the Clarks. However, Helen also finds the missing footage, providing answers to the ambassador’s death and leverage to save her friend and get the answers she’s been seeking concerning Jason’s (Andrew Koji) death.

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Will Trent – Sunny-Side Up

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  • Title: Will Trent – Sunny-Side Up
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“Sunny-Side Up” wraps up the two-part season opener getting Will (Ramón Rodríguez) reestablished at the GBI after recovering the kidnapped daughter Sunny (Kyrie Mcalpin) of Rafael Wexford (Antwayn Hopper) and clearing his old frenemy of any charges. The move of Amanda (Sonja Sohn) taking in Sunny and Will’s final confrontation with Wexford suggests these two will be sticking around for much of the season. We also see Will getting back into the good graces of Faith (Iantha Richardson) and the (somewhat unbelievable) story of Angie (Erika Christensen) potentially returning to the department continues as well. And it appears both Will and Angie will be getting new friends with the potential for more in the return of Gina Rodriguez and the introduction of Dan Gill.

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Interior Chinatown – Translator

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  • Title: Interior Chinatown – Translator
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While the episode’s title refers to the latest role Willis (Jimmy O. Yang) takes on after his uncle is arrested allowing for some insight into his uncle, the larger theme of the episode is the continued ripples Willis’ actions have had on the world. Lana (Chloe Bennet) uses the tropes of the weekly murder investigation to solve a case in record time allowing for her to grab backup to save Willis from his uncle who it turns out wasn’t out to hurt him at all, despite the glitching of the world we see making him appear more dangerous to the detectives. Turner (Sullivan Jones), still despondent over recent events, is reinvigorated by Lana’s actions and the pleas of Willis at the end of the episode cementing another shift and putting the case of Willis’ brother to the forefront.

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