Things get personal and intense in this episode as Kirsten and the team face down a hacker that challenges even master hackers like Camille and Kirsten. This hacker also puts the life of one of the team in extreme danger and wrecks havoc on others. It is an intense and fast paced episode with a lot of the fun moments that makes this series unique in the crowed world of procedural shows. Well, okay, it was already unique because of the whole stitching bit but the light moments infused throughout do help it stand out even more.
Both Linus and Cameron are still dealing with the fallout from Cameron’s near death. They have each evaluated their lives and needed to make some serious changes. Linus’ change irks his parents and leads to a very fun scene between Camille and his parents. Turns out they still really like Camille which given Linus and Camille’s not exactly together status makes things awkward. Cameron on the other hand drags Kirsten along on a quest to buy something to spice up his life. This purchasing adventure leads to a scene that fans of Cameron and Kirsten will absolutely love.
Camille and Kirsten were also profoundly impacted by the events of the previous episode. Camille turns to Fisher for some self defense lessons which prove to be quite entertaining. This season seems to be dedicated to allowing Camille to find her place within the program and it’s off to a great start. A mission to obtain some information only helps to prove that she is more than capable of handling herself in the field. Kirsten on the other hand spends the episode trying to piece together information from the memory she had at the end of the final episode. If you thought the only thing to be gained from that scene was the scent connection watch it again. Kirsten needs answers about her father and she will go to great lengths to find those answers.
We finally get to meet Mitchell Blair (John Billingsley) and Ellie (Cassidy Freeman) in this episode. Both have important roles to play in the episode and present challenges for certain members of the team. While Mitchell is likely to pop in from time to time and cause trouble for Maggie and the team its uncertain if we’ll see Ellie again. However, after you see this episode you will be crossing your fingers and hoping we do. The episode does kind or leave things open ended regarding this character. Cassidy Freeman is as brilliant in this part as you’d expect her to be. The episode gets very up close and personal with her but it is for a very intentional purpose. The way this episode was shot helps preserve the mystery and the director should be applauded for making the decision to film the episode in this way.
This is a great episode from the moment it starts until the very interesting ending. You can’t miss this episode and all the great character moments and story evolving details that are uncovered.
Tune in to
Freeform on Tuesday, March 29th at 10/9C to watch this brilliant episode.
I know there are some more detailed spoilers running around on the internet but I’m choosing to be vague for those who are trying to avoid being completely spoiled. Please be respectful of those who want to remain moderately spoiler free and do not reveal any major details about Ellie.
Here are some quotes to do you over until the next episode airs. Can you figure out who says each quote?
“I’m sorry, how much money do you make?!”
“Give it a rest, I’ve seen how you get when you obsess and it’s not pretty.”
“Aren’t you a little young for a mid-life crisis?”
“Then you can be a lean mean snarky machine.”
“Your form sucks.”
About the Author - Aimee Hicks
Aimee works for a newspaper in North Carolina and has a BA in Broadcasting and Cinema. She has been a TV lover since before she really understood what TV was. She has a long list of shows that she loves to watch and can be found on twitter (@ahicks83) live tweeting about each new episode whenever she can. If the show is sci-fi, fantasy, comic book based, drama, or action the odds are good she watches it or has at least watched a few episodes of it. She also has a love for comedies 2 Broke Girls and Mom. She was the original creator and co-founder of LOST Video Island (lostvideo.net) which is still operating under the management of the very capable and skilled group she turned it over to.
You can email her at aimee@spoilertv.com.
