The Tomorrow People moves to its new timeslot tonight, so how’s about a review of the last episode to prepare you all?
When it first came about in ‘Rumble’, I wasn’t particularly keen on the Julian story. Sure, the flashbacks were informative, giving us interesting insight into more of Cara’s past, but as the ‘villain of the week’, I didn’t feel as though it was as enjoyable as previous episodes. A group of people using the ‘prime barrier’ as a drug? Odd concept. So, when it was announced that he would be returning in this episode, I wasn’t thrilled.
However, this episode was much better than I had been expecting. Julian’s team-up with Ultra lead to a much more serious threat than in his first appearance. With the assistance of an Ultra kill squad, Julian became a much bigger threat.
Of course, the tension level was heightened even more by the bomb placed in Julian’s head. Julian’s manipulation of Jedikiah’s plan by putting Stephen in the line of the explosion was also very good, and it brought out a nice new side to Jedikiah. Quite whether the concern that he expressed was due to Stephen being his nephew or the big purpose that The Founder alluded to in ‘Death’s Door’ I don’t know. Either way, Jedikiah’s concern for someone other than Morgan is nice to see.
Cara’s decision to let Julian and the Ultra kill squad burn in that room was cold. In fairness, he did deserve it, and had she let him out, they would have killed her, Stephen, John and Russell. Still, she is now technically a killer (and to those who suggest this sidestepped the ‘prime barrier’, Jedikiah was the one that actually killed him, Cara just let it happen). Something to add to the reasonably short list of things that she and John have in common.
Flashbacks to her and John’s first meeting weren’t as enthralling as I’d expected. In fact, they turned out to be pretty dull. The whole idea of Cara refusing to come in with John, then getting saved and coming in with him wasn’t very interesting. I know there isn’t much more they could do with the idea of it, but perhaps they could have added more action or something.
The present day scenes between the pair brought about the final part of the full circle, backwards character development that had occurred in ‘Brother’s Keeper’. Now, all of the storylines that arose in ‘Things Fall Apart’ (and the start of ‘Brother’s Keeper’) have now gone back almost the exact same as they were. Cara and John’s relationship has been on a narrow, wobbling tightrope since Cara slept with Stephen. Two episodes after kicking him out of the lair, the two are suddenly back like nothing has happened over the past four months – or in fact the past few weeks? Development like this is the devil of TV, and I sincerely hope this is the end of it.
I really don’t see the connection between the two. However, there is much more of a connection between John and Astrid (whether this is down to certain shipping groups supporting the motion, I don’t know). Like he and Cara, Astrid doesn’t have much in common with John – and she’s not even a Tomorrow Person. Be that as it may, the two have shared some very nice moments in both this episode and ‘Sitting Ducks’. A relationship between the two would pave the way for a Stephen/Cara relationship – and prevent the dreaded love triangle.
The scenes between John and Charlotte were fantastic. It’s abundantly clear that she looks up to him as a father figure, and it’s enjoyable to watch John look after her as he does. I think a lot of the connection between them is down to John’s knowledge of what can happen to kids with powers, such as himself, and so the way he is mentoring her to prevent her from suffering the same fate as he, and other children did. It’s very refreshing to see John interact with Charlotte, and I really hope we get more of those scenes throughout the remainder of the season.
Some odds and ends:
- John has clearly been taking some tricks out of ‘Arrow’s’ Stephen Amell’s playbook in ways of working out.
- Lol at Russell wanting gummy bears and beer.
- Stephen and John’s first breakfast date. And we thought that the love triangle was Stephen and John wanting Cara…
- Cara, John and Russell teleporting all about the place to outwit Julian and the kill squad was fantastic.
- The device that Stephen found at the end was weird. A little anti-climactic since there was zero explanation as to what it was.
- TIM trying to explain where John and Cara were was brilliant.
Here’s a promo for tonight’s episode. Don’t forget, The Tomorrow People airs TONIGHT at 9pm, not on Wednesday.
