The Crossing (TV Series) LKA (2018) User Reviews

Lazily telling a story that the showrunners will never have time to finish

[Sarasilien · 4/10 · 14 May 2018]

This episode delves further into the events that resulted in Jude fleeing Oakland. His back story may have been of interest later in the show, had it survived (it's already canceled) but right now we want to know about the people who've crossed over, not Jude. Yes, it's good to know that he is a good-hearted guy who's willing to tilt at windmills, but we already knew that. We didn't need to know that his wife is one of the most unsympathetic characters we've seen on TV recently who isn't actively evil. The episode also reveals that the arrangement Jude made with his ex-wife makes no sense whatsoever. If the family was supposed to move for its own protection ... why wouldn't it have moved already? But enough of that. What matters more is that Lindauer knows what Sophie Forbin did to save Leah, and he's willing to take steps that, without ill intent, put Sophie's life in danger. We also know that Sophie wants more blood (or marrow) from Reece to save herself. This makes Sophie a prime candidate for the person who makes Apex come true. This would create a time loop, but time loops are what the future folks came back to create - just not in this direction. There are some good bits in the episode, but, unfortunately, the showrunners have chosen to lazily building a story that they will not remotely have time to finish.