As Season 3 continues, we are finally getting more information about the mysterious big bads who are creating superhumans, at the same time that Vincent and Catherine are learning more about what it means to be engaged and actually enjoy this new status. Sometimes the secret to success in investigating the supernatural and in love is to stop moving long enough to make note of the small details. By doing this on both fronts, VinCat met with successful results. Meanwhile, Tess continued her bid for the Captain's chair and J.T. persisted in his quest to understand his possible new abilities.
I'm using some lyrics from Katy Perry's song "This Moment" in this review, since the whole theme of the hour seemed to revolve around not rushing aspects of life that ought to be savored.
"Can you tell me, who called a race?
Can anyone stay in one place?
And when you get to the finish line
Will you wish for more time?
But see, one day
One day you will
But maybe one day you will find
That you just can't push rewind..."*
Vincent and Cat: What with Vincent's long hospital shifts, Cat's hard work solving crimes, and both of their efforts to learn more about the new superhumans, there's little time for romance, much less wedding planning. Somehow, Vincent and Catherine both thought that making the wedding happen as soon as possible would help them normalize their relationship. But trying to rush an event as complicated, important, and meaningful as their wedding was so overwhelming and intimidating that it negated its own convenience. This was despite Heather's help. Cat's sister provided her own leftover plans from her thwarted wedding (to the invisible fiancé - sorry, can't help myself, haha). But while Heather likes the fancy, the frilly, and the fussy, Cat prefers simple all the way. The sad part is that poor Heather was trying to save some aspects of her own lost wedding experience and got too carried away in the process. At least after letting some of her sadness out, Heather seemed to feel better overall by the end of the episode. I have to say that even though Heather's been relegated to the sidelines of the main action so far this season, her interactions with both Vincent and Catherine are really fun and sweet. I hope Heather will find happiness again soon.
"All we have is this moment
Tomorrow's unspoken
Yesterday is history
So why don't you be here with me?
All we have is this moment
To put a love into motion
Yesterday is history
So why don't you be here with me?
Be here with me now.."*
Also, RIP to the poor houseboat. However, I did have to laugh out loud at Cat's declaration that Vincent doesn't have a safety net anymore!
Bob and Carol: One aspect that might be somewhat undervalued about BatB is just how clever it can be. Case in point: new characters Bob and Carol (awesome guest stars Alan Van Sprang and Natasha Henstridge - excellent casting). While on the one hand, Bob and Carol function as perfect doppelgängers of VinCat's crime-fighting super-duo (attractive, highly capable, intelligent, both with strong personalities yet synched perfectly as a couple) and an example of how their relationship might develop once married...on the other hand, Bob and Carol are possibly sociopathic, and definitely killers. There's a twisted, dry humor to that whole scenario that I get a big kick out of. I liked the way the laughs of this element of the episode centered on how sincere Bob and Carol were in actually taking to Vincent and Cat, and how the advice on being engaged and married from these new frenemies was quite good despite their nefarious intentions in the grand scheme of things.
All in all, I'm glad these two weren't killed off and that they seem to be quite intent on sticking around to use Catherine and Vincent however they need to in order to achieve their mysterious goals. I am excited to see what Bob and Carol will be up to next, and especially who in the world is employing them, and to what end. Intriguingly, far from the confused messes that the last two superhuman-of-the-week characters were, Bob and Carol are smooth, calm, collected, and seem flawlessly adapted to their powers. What is it about these two that makes them so remarkably different from their antagonist-of-the-episode predecessors? Color me curious.
What's up with J.T.? First of all, if I thought there was a chance I might have super powers, I would totally make a list of the possibilities on a white board and then try to see if each one was true. The only hint we really got of J.T.'s potential abilities in this episode was some apparent rapid healing. Coupled with last week's hints of maybe heightened senses, I wonder what this is leading up to.
What did you think of this episode? Share your thoughts in the comments! And be sure to catch an all-new Beauty and the Beast, Thursday at 8/7c on The CW.
*Lyrics taken from the song "This Moment" by Katy Perry
