Unfortunately, this is one question that the show has proved it's unable to answer.
You want to make a show about a vigilante serial killer? Fine. But if the best you can do to support that edgy foundation is pile one soap opera story arc on top of another one, you've missed the point -- and the power -- considerably. And that's exactly what is happening here.
The list of supporting characters is weak and spotty at best. So to "spice it up" they've introduced elements that would make a soap opera seem sappy. And that's a shame. Because this show had some major potential.
But as often happens with shows that are produced by/for major networks, the final result is so diluted, and so far afield from the original intent, that it's barely recognizable.
Resistance is futile? LOL. Compromising a show's value(s) results in a protracted effort -- in utter futility. You can introduce all the twists and turns you want -- it does not result in genuine drama. On the contrary -- it results in a convoluted melodramatic mess.
As far as this episode goes...there are plenty of twists and turns to keep one's interest. OTOH, there is also way too much filler. The relationship between Debra and Lundy is one of the low points of this series. And it drags the energy and the power of this episode down as well. While not the worst, it's clearly not one of the best either.
You want to make a show about a vigilante serial killer? Fine. But if the best you can do to support that edgy foundation is pile one soap opera story arc on top of another one, you've missed the point -- and the power -- considerably. And that's exactly what is happening here.
The list of supporting characters is weak and spotty at best. So to "spice it up" they've introduced elements that would make a soap opera seem sappy. And that's a shame. Because this show had some major potential.
But as often happens with shows that are produced by/for major networks, the final result is so diluted, and so far afield from the original intent, that it's barely recognizable.
Resistance is futile? LOL. Compromising a show's value(s) results in a protracted effort -- in utter futility. You can introduce all the twists and turns you want -- it does not result in genuine drama. On the contrary -- it results in a convoluted melodramatic mess.
As far as this episode goes...there are plenty of twists and turns to keep one's interest. OTOH, there is also way too much filler. The relationship between Debra and Lundy is one of the low points of this series. And it drags the energy and the power of this episode down as well. While not the worst, it's clearly not one of the best either.