I haven't been paying much attention to this season, I must admit. It has not gotten me trapped like all the previous seasons did(even season 5, which was not so good).
However, even then, the situations which should be impacting simply are not! There were three twists in this episode, and I found them all to be predictable. I had suspected Louis all along. I have not figured out who he really is, I'm not a medium or whatever, but it didn't came to me as a shock.
From day one, I knew Matthews was the one on the hotel room with the prostitute. LaGuerta talking on the phone only made that even more obvious.
And, of course, the big one. Gellar has been dead all along. This is a scenario that has been suggested for a long time, and that is why it didn't surprise me. Gellar is never seen, even when he's supposed to be there (like when Travis shows the upper floor of the church to Dexter, signaling with his head).
That, of course, raises some big questions about Travis' commitment to the Doomsday cause. How did he manage to do all that by himself? If carefully explained, it might be interesting. Up to now, it is NOT. I'm guessing everybody has watched Seven and Fight Club, and this season seems to conveniently borrow some of the themes present in those movies, but the plot holes and loose ends are too big (which doesn't happen at all in Seven but happens a little bit in Fight Club).
It kind of looks like Lost, where everything is a mess by the end, and "the viewer is supposed to interpret as he/she likes". That is bad writing. They won't be able to make amends for this bad season, there isn't much time. But I hope the next episodes are a somewhat better, at least exciting in some way, and season seven pulls itself (and the whole show) together again.
However, even then, the situations which should be impacting simply are not! There were three twists in this episode, and I found them all to be predictable. I had suspected Louis all along. I have not figured out who he really is, I'm not a medium or whatever, but it didn't came to me as a shock.
From day one, I knew Matthews was the one on the hotel room with the prostitute. LaGuerta talking on the phone only made that even more obvious.
And, of course, the big one. Gellar has been dead all along. This is a scenario that has been suggested for a long time, and that is why it didn't surprise me. Gellar is never seen, even when he's supposed to be there (like when Travis shows the upper floor of the church to Dexter, signaling with his head).
That, of course, raises some big questions about Travis' commitment to the Doomsday cause. How did he manage to do all that by himself? If carefully explained, it might be interesting. Up to now, it is NOT. I'm guessing everybody has watched Seven and Fight Club, and this season seems to conveniently borrow some of the themes present in those movies, but the plot holes and loose ends are too big (which doesn't happen at all in Seven but happens a little bit in Fight Club).
It kind of looks like Lost, where everything is a mess by the end, and "the viewer is supposed to interpret as he/she likes". That is bad writing. They won't be able to make amends for this bad season, there isn't much time. But I hope the next episodes are a somewhat better, at least exciting in some way, and season seven pulls itself (and the whole show) together again.