So this episode might be the best in season 2, at least I consider it to be. And the reason is, I think, pretty obvious. This episode could have actually been a season finale if we were to have a shorter season. Because the whole storyline and the questions we've had since the beginning get a decent closure here.
I mean, when I look at the story on paper, it's freaking amazing. Emotions are the one thing we all can relate to, and love, hatred, and jealousy are the main motives here. Jealousy is what, we find out, caused all of this. Tatiana being jealous of Alice, therefore making an elaborate plan to wheel her against Safiyah and create a massive rivalry and dredging up old wounds. Starting by killing Kate Kane and make it look like it was Safiyah.
Regardless of this ingenious story, the delivery fails truly hard; with all the lame things that happen, it's hard to see the great potential here. For instance, The mechanics of the island work however the writers/directors want it to. At one point it's anti-radar, not allowing any e-magnetic waves to pass, and being eco-systematically weird; and then suddenly it's not. Batwoman is able to talk through her comms, even sending live feed back to America, and Bat-team being able to call Sophie on her mobile phone! :/ Another example, Safiyah's warriors are introduced as badass and well trained; in a way that makes us remeber League of Assassin's in Arrow. However, when it's necessary, anyone on the show can take them down! Even clumsy Luke and Kane's daughter, using a pot or something! OH COME On! Was the warrior That bad not to be able to take care of two freaked out people?? This is just so inacceptable, right?
I don't wanna go on more, you can easily see all the things wrong with this show and its delivery. However it's worth trying looking at the great story we have here. With a better delivery, this could have been one of the best plots in the Arrowverse, since it's dark, twisted, emotional and relateable.
I'm interested in seeing where it goes next, however getting my hopes high to see this show improve, is something that I should be done with.
I mean, when I look at the story on paper, it's freaking amazing. Emotions are the one thing we all can relate to, and love, hatred, and jealousy are the main motives here. Jealousy is what, we find out, caused all of this. Tatiana being jealous of Alice, therefore making an elaborate plan to wheel her against Safiyah and create a massive rivalry and dredging up old wounds. Starting by killing Kate Kane and make it look like it was Safiyah.
Regardless of this ingenious story, the delivery fails truly hard; with all the lame things that happen, it's hard to see the great potential here. For instance, The mechanics of the island work however the writers/directors want it to. At one point it's anti-radar, not allowing any e-magnetic waves to pass, and being eco-systematically weird; and then suddenly it's not. Batwoman is able to talk through her comms, even sending live feed back to America, and Bat-team being able to call Sophie on her mobile phone! :/ Another example, Safiyah's warriors are introduced as badass and well trained; in a way that makes us remeber League of Assassin's in Arrow. However, when it's necessary, anyone on the show can take them down! Even clumsy Luke and Kane's daughter, using a pot or something! OH COME On! Was the warrior That bad not to be able to take care of two freaked out people?? This is just so inacceptable, right?
I don't wanna go on more, you can easily see all the things wrong with this show and its delivery. However it's worth trying looking at the great story we have here. With a better delivery, this could have been one of the best plots in the Arrowverse, since it's dark, twisted, emotional and relateable.
I'm interested in seeing where it goes next, however getting my hopes high to see this show improve, is something that I should be done with.
