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'Rise of the Primo' marked a turning point for this young series as it heads into the last two episodes.
The reveal that the CEO of Heart Industries was actually Karma was an unexpected twist and it added some emotional punch to an otherwise gory, action packed episode. You can't help but feel for the younger sister - Grace did practically abandon her, which led to her ending up at the insane asylum, but still, what a psycho b#@$%.
That ending though left some serious questions to be answered. How was Karma able to be thrown into the grinder, only to come out of the soul reclamator in one piece?
Their storyline revealed quite a bit. The cannibalistic engines don't just eat up a poor soul for fuel, but it recycles them too. Christopher's line, "I think it makes hats," was the quote of the episode and one of the character's best delivered lines.
Nevertheless, watching Arthur give in to the sickness upstairs and going on a rampage was fun. Him being Primo takes the show into an interesting direction as we head into the final two episodes.
8/10
Other things of note:
*The humour, as usual, was on point in 'Rise of the Primo'. Got to love the self-referential commercials and those idiotic kids.
*We also saw the end of psychopathic couple Domi (Jenny Stead) and Cliff (Craig Jackson). Watching them stab each other in the neck, so they can spend eternity with each other was sickeningly hilarious. This show really does have a tendency to tap into a side in me I don't want to know exists.
Review: One of the difficult things about writing a television series set in the apocalypse involves finding a way to make the show seem fresh season after season. There are only so many ways to put the world in jeopardy before things start to seem a little stale. In many ways, this season's dwindling food supply storyline seems to be a retread of past plots (virus mutates, crew has to track down a McGuffin to solve all their problems, so on and so forth). That being said, I think it is important to reserve judgement, as it is still early in the season. In the past, this series has managed to pull off some pretty awesome twists. The writers may very well have something up their sleeves to make this storyline seem a little fresher.
Although the food supply plot isn't coming across very novel, Chandler's story in these premiere episodes certainly does. It's exhilarating to see a new side of our fearless captain. This is not your mama's Tom Chandler. No longer the cool-headed commander he's been all these years, this Chandler makes questionable decisions and is fueled by his bitter taste for vengeance. Granted, I do hope our protagonist does have a come-to-Jesus moment and reverts back to his old ways eventually. For now, though, I'm happy to go on a ride with this version of the character. Bravo to Eric Dane for exposing a whole new side to this character after three years on the series.
Overall Episode Grade: 8 Anchors Out of 10
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