User Reviews

Most of this episode was utterly unnecessary - there were barely any plot points and nothing was developed. It was as though the writers wanted to save everything for the finale, and subsequently had nothing to put in this episode. It was dull for the most part, although it was good to see Luke Cage again. Trish's subplot was the worst of it all - it subtracted from the main Kilgrave plot line and didn't interest at all.

However the final act was a large improvement - there was some great action, and great character moments from Jessica, Kilgrave and Luke. Albeit the twist that Luke was actually working for Kilgrave the whole time was laughably predictable, ergo that scene held no levity. The very last moment was very interesting, although slightly held back as the audience knows they wouldn't kill him off at this stage. Altogether an offensively dull episode, that was only slightly helped off the ground by a killer ending.

The end was supposed to be sad and shocking, but we already know that character who they "killed off" is getting their own show down the road, so they're clearly not dead. It was still a cool scene, but Marvel's plans ruined it.

Aside from that, it was a surprisingly uneventful penultimate. I guess they were going for a calm before the storm vibe. It didn't quite work. The scenes were interesting enough, just not weighty. Kilgrave had some cool moments. He works on amplifying his powers. Jessica shows Luke the ropes. A neat twist was involved in that.

In conclusion, it was not a bad episode, just strangely uneventful.

Does anybody wonder why Killgrave can't just assassinate Jessica by mind-controlling a swat team or a military unit armed with guns when she walks into the nightclub? Or have them show up at her house? Instead, he sets up these completely absurd scenarios like a Scooby Doo villain, and then runs off through his escape hatch when things get hairy.

I mean he can literally just create a mindless army of killers, or influence himself into high political positions, or take over corporations, or any number of things using his ridiculous power.

This whole season, we're dragged through this horrible Twilight melodrama about unhealthy affection and shallow characters. Where is the vision, the adversity, and the depth in this show? With the 8.0 rating, I expected better.

Another collection of boring sub-plots featuring uninteresting character work. It's a real yawn-worthy episode and as if the writers realise this they bring back the Luke Cage character for some unnecessary action in a bit to liven things a bit.