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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9756616" data-attributes="member: 7023840">Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast. I think I saw Hermit kill Nibs with a trident.This was the penultimate episode of the season, and it was mainly about moving the chess pieces around and getting the thematic elements in order for the finale. As such, there was a lot of stuff happening! I have some thoughts-1. Finding the graves ... that's the show holding your hand and saying to the viewer, you get it, right? Just checking. Wanted to make sure you were watching.2. Really, the whole escape of Hermit (I know, last name, but I use for the brother) and Wendy is basically an extended excuse for the characters to examine the ways in which they must give up on their idealized dream (Hermit and Marcy) and face the reality that ... things are very different now. Which led to the series of heartbreaking decisions on the boat.3. Maybe it's just me, but I've written in the past about the power of the narrative focus on the protagonist to shape our approach to a narrative and identification (see, e.g., viewers' difficulty fully understanding the Tony Soprano is a bad guy) ... but in the last scene, I was ready to have Wendy and her pet doggy (ahem) rip into the troops like I would rip into a troupe of wandering bards.4. Oh, Timothy Synthophant. I cannot describe how much I love your acting in this program. You and Mr. Tom Morrow have stolen my heart. With that in mind ... I have even MORE questions at the end of the episode about Kirsh than I did midway through. I am still working through various ideas, but I think that Kirsh believes he is doing the right thing ... but what is his agenda? In other words, I think that there is some directive he is following that involves loyalty to Prodigy (maybe) but he is just taking exceptional chances to follow it ... because, from his P.O.V., a lot of damage might have been caused, but he has also learned so much (what the flies do, the intelligence of the octo-eye, more about the moral and intellectual capabilities of the hybrids, and he has gained a new alien ... and the only problems were outside of his control ... losing the tracking and Wendy letting lose the other Alien). Moreover, he knew all about WY's invasion and now has captured Morrow and the team and Prodigy has leverage. Can't wait to find out. KIRSH!5. Boy Genius .... I mean .... not a real people person. I have a real strong suspicion as to who he has in mind for the octo-eye, but I'm willing to wait (and thank goodness it won't be the thankless Chekov's Mold Cleaner). But hey- seems like a solid plan, right?6. Finally ... season 2. Look, there's only one episode left, and there are a lot of Kirsh and Wendy details left to deal that should take up most of it. Which means that we will not get enough of everyone's true hero, octo-eye. Octo-eye is where it's at.</blockquote>

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