Episode Discussion - 3x10 - And the Wrath of Chaos

[fangirlishness]

Airdate: 22 Jan 2017 in the U.S.

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Let's discuss the season finale!

(If you're reading this post months later and feel like jumping in, please do.)

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[erinptah]

Liveblogging:

Okay, the minute we saw Eve bargaining with the DOSA woman, I assumed it was part of a plan. No suspense there. And the show knows there's no suspense there, because it doesn't try to drag it out, just goes right to the next scene with Eve explaining her double-cross to the team. Smart! And then we start into the plot of Eve triple-crossing the team, so we know they're not acting for DOSA's benefit, and we genuinely don't know what Eve is doing...that's a solid setup. Now I'm in suspense again.

Jenkins' "so done with this" look as he's being zapped with the Medusa head was priceless.

Ooookay, Eve's plan is to get enough layers of double-crossing deep that DOSA trusts her, and therefore will let her at Apep's coffin. Not sure why the Librarians can't be in on this, other than to give the audience suspense. Does Eve have that little confidence in their acting skills?

"Let's be dumb, smartly." That's cute. (Although, honestly, DOSA -- put everything behind random codes!)

"We had to be dumb." "Oh, I'm sure that was very difficult."

Mirror Charlene! Continuing to be great.

A'ight, Flynn was in on the plan for the Apep-trap. Jenkins was kept in the dark because he would know what the Eye of Ra does, and try to stop it. And the LiTs were kept in the dark because...they might tell Jenkins? Thin, but I'll allow it.

The LiTs having accidentally collected the ingredients to make a human -- heart, mind, and soul! -- was really cool.

On the other hand, Flynn: "You guys could've thought of that a lot sooner. Saved me a lot of trouble." Gee, maybe if you had TOLD THEM AHEAD OF TIME, instead of leaving them to improvise at the last minute...?

Mixed feelings about the Flynn-Eve conclusion. I like the recognition that Flynn has Issues that run too deep to be wrapped up in a single Very Special Episode about Working Together. A lot of narratives don't do that. But we need more than Eve learning not to be mad about it -- we need to see Eve strategizing to account for it. (Like, if you have a friend who's chronically late, you'd start pre-emptively building extra time into your schedule.) And I'm not sure how to get there.

The team getting all fired-up about the visions on social media, and Jenkins going "I'll make the tea," was a sweet ending. And, hey, now they all have "powers" they've promised each other not to use! No prizes for guessing where that's going.

[fangirlishness]

And then we start into the plot of Eve triple-crossing the team

That was pretty well done.

Jenkins was kept in the dark because he would know what the Eye of Ra does, and try to stop it. And the LiTs were kept in the dark because...they might tell Jenkins? Thin, but I'll allow it.

Yeah, that works.

Gee, maybe if you had TOLD THEM AHEAD OF TIME, instead of leaving them to improvise at the last minute...?

Argh, yes. I was glad he at least talked with Eve and it was their joint plan, not his alone. Without telling her the main thing, though, but better than nothing.

Mixed feelings about the Flynn-Eve conclusion. I like the recognition that Flynn has Issues that run too deep to be wrapped up in a single Very Special Episode about Working Together. A lot of narratives don't do that.

I thought that was the one thing that made me see his episodes in a better light - they weren't meant to show he could change. They tried, but they all failed. Or, they just nudged him in the right direction, but we shouldn't expect him to flip immediately. Which is something I can definitely accept better than my original expectation that he'd see the error of his ways and then seeing that he never did.

Also, I don't think Eve should give up trying to make him more communicative and cooperative with the team. Realizing it takes time, yes. Accepting him and loving him anyway, yes. Giving up, no.