-This review contains spoilers-
Later, Tim. You were fun while you were here, but you pissed off the wrong widow with hot pants. Charlotte just got shafted (in the un-Charlotte way) by her dead husband in the will and she's coming off her first kill (a pitch-forked Graciela), so it was a bad time for her and Ray "Close the Deal" Ray to find that ATF transmitter. I wonder if she now carries a bag of lime around in her Cadillac SUV? And is she going to make Caesar dig the grave, or will she do it herself? Yes, folks, Jeb Bartlett's daughter has grown up to be a murdering trollop.
So how does Charlotte tie into the main story? Not a clue.
And where was Mutton Chops? C'mon, I need my Linder fix.
OK, I think its safe to say The Bridge has officially turned a corner and given us a plot twist for the ages. I mean, we started out with this show giving us the eye-opening reality of one of the world's most dangerous cities (Juarez) adjacent to one of the world's safest (El Paso), the ignorance of the average American about life south of the border, and political commentary on TexMex relations. And now we're on a ride with a superpowered serial killer, who has impecible timing and luck, on a revenge mission because ... wait for it .... some dude porked his wife. I'll be the first to admit, I didn't see that twist coming.
The show I started watching offered something different than "Scream 8". Speaking of Scream, this was Matthew Dillard's finest episode. As Daniel, he stumbled on his road to sobriety and Adriana ('Epoch from "Friday Night Lights" / Brock's Mom on "Breaking Bad") got him to an AA meeting where he had his Jesse "Problem Dog" Pinkman moment. Great scene! Then, when he steps outside for a smoke, David Tate sticks him in the neck with Dexter's M99.
Say what??
Yes, we're watching a classic slasher film now. What other show started with socio-political commentary, only to turn into Friday the 13th? Was it Season 2 of Homeland when Abu Nazir became Michael Myers? I think its safe to assume that Tate has a Showtime subscription. Maybe Tate has done nothing but watch Showtime for the past 6 years, I dunno. At least he gave a shout out to crazy Childress. Remember Childress? He is the guy that Marco and Sonya arrested a few episodes back that spouted all the political stuff that we thought the show was about.
Alma threw Marco out again. Maybe its me, but I don't think Alma gets to corner the market on righteous indignation, considering how she humped a serial killer. Marco is a serial adulterer, but when Alma tells him that her father and brother are upset with him, my first reaction was, "Did you tell them that you put yourself in danger because you decided to get in on with your co-worker who turned out to be a psychopath?"
On the Marco/Sonya front, no new character development, just a lot of tail chasing until Tate decided to call Marco and meet with him. Sonya did show some empathy for Marco and Gus this week, though, in what I thought was a touching scene. And Gus is in a greenlit barrel slowly filling with water. That's brutal, Tate!
By the way, Gus is at the uncle's house. You could hear the water running, and Tate paused for a moment when Marco said he was at the uncle's house.
We have 3 episodes to go this season, and I'm going to continue along on this wild ride because I keep holding out hope that we'll get back to the original premise that the show offered us. Or that Sonya will discover Tate's kryptonite. Or that Linder finds out that Hank Wade is his biological father. In the meantime, I'll sit through the next few episodes about the archtypal omniscient serial killer mastermind, because you can't find that storyline anywhere else on contemporary television.
Random thoughts:
- So Tate assumed Hastings' identity years ago after he faked his suicide? Where's he getting his money to pull all these shenanigans? Did his gig working next to Alma pay THAT well?
- Hank and Lindner could have their own show. I don't know what it would be about, but I'd tune in.
- I'm surprised Ray is still alive. As soon as he called himself "Ray Ray," I just knew he was to be a redshirt.
- So how did Tate know Daniel was going to be a the AA meeting? Is he following him? If so, when did he put Gus in the barrel? He's quite the multi-tasker. I don't think Tate has slept in weeks, but then again, I guess he doesn't have to with his superpowers and all.
- Bonus points if you picked up on my "Homeland" reference. Meredith Stiehm was a writer on "Homeland" before landing the Executive Producer gig on "The Bridge."
Quote of the Night:
"We used to play kickball together."
What did you think?
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