THIS SHOW HAD A TOTAL REDEMPTION ARC COZ HO-LEE SHEET THAT WAS BOMB. from that spectacular opening scene itself i knew, KNEW this was going to be different. and boy oh boy, it was.
first of all, the cinematography—that beautiful, BEAUTIFUL cinematography, hot DAMN (cornfield scene w five and vanya was >>). the aspect ratio was different, and the color grading too. i'm pretty sure either the director changed or a whole new direction was taken. the budget also felt like it was higher for this one.
second of all, the plot: compared to season 1, we were WAY better w this one. i'm pretty sure the writer's room changed for this season. although it carries the same concept as last season, the execution was better. we got more of an exploration into the commission, which i appreciated. THANK GOD THE HANDLER IS DEAD I DESPISED HER. she's a real psycho. THE CHARACTERS—i feel like they were better explored this season. we saw diego w his hero complex, luther's issues w his dad, allison and how she doesn't feel like she has earned the things she does w her powers, klaus' grief w dave and his aimlessness, AND FIVE. lord that one scene where we see him tearing up when he talks about losing his family to the apocalypse did me in for his character. and bro aidan gallagher is so talented—i didn't realise why he hunched and walked weird until i realised that it was coz he was literally an old ass man in a child's body. that detail was mind-blowing to my pea brain lol. his acting in the seven stages episode was also great. loved seeing him agitated lol. also, reginald hargreeves' appearance was exciting. his character seems to be a lot more complicated than i initially thought.
AND ALIENS?? that's fascinating coz the foreshadowing was there, which made it more fun. we saw pogo and grace's origins too. ben's death made me tear up bro it was kinda emotional. i feel like plot holes were covered this season and it felt good.
WE SAW MORE UMBRELLA CHILDREN TOO. i'm excited to see what the sparrow academy counterparts hold for us next season. the hargreeves family reunion in this season felt better. the gang was back and the dysfunctioual family sticking together was so satisfying. i just loved this season a lot. raymond was a great busband, and that poster is cool af let's appreciate it.
