There are so many pieces in play this season that it would be easy for it to become messy structurally and to lose track of the characters in all the shuffle - but it doesn't. Sam Esmail is an absolute genius at juggling it all, and it's particularly impressive in this episode. Not only do we have all of our main characters each acting individually (sometimes incongruously) to resist the Dark Army, but on top of it all Vera is back in town, which throws another wrench into things.
There's a palpable sense of tension hanging over this whole episode; you feel like a shot is coming, but you don't know where it's gonna come from or who it's gonna hit. And yet, as I said, the episode never loses track of the characters, delivering some of the most powerful emotional moments in the series, including a backstory for Whiterose and an out-of-nowhere incredible monologue from a new character introduced in this episode.
This season has been on a hot streak so far, and this episode does not let it down. I feel like it has the potential to surpass season 3, which is not something I expected going in. I'm already eagerly awaiting next week.
There's a palpable sense of tension hanging over this whole episode; you feel like a shot is coming, but you don't know where it's gonna come from or who it's gonna hit. And yet, as I said, the episode never loses track of the characters, delivering some of the most powerful emotional moments in the series, including a backstory for Whiterose and an out-of-nowhere incredible monologue from a new character introduced in this episode.
This season has been on a hot streak so far, and this episode does not let it down. I feel like it has the potential to surpass season 3, which is not something I expected going in. I'm already eagerly awaiting next week.