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This episode is quite fantastic. Plenty of action and a lot of very important character moments. Alyson finally uses her powers to save her husband in an extremely uncomfortable and upsetting scene which although takes place in the 60s is still quite a present issue in modern society. Luther gets his heart broken and allows himself to feel those emotions in a very visceral scene. Lila, unbeknownst to Diego is basically a spy for the Handler. Klaus is on a mission to save David from enlisting in the war and heading for certain death and Vanya is in the Swede's crosshairs as she begins to be given pieces of her past by her brother's. Wonderfully written instalment.

To be clear, this is my episode review not my series review. Though as far as stars 🌟 go, it's a 10/10 for me on this series and this episode. The reason why I am choosing to also leave a review for this episode was because of the importance of it and the message is has. The mirroring images of 1963 Dallas to 2020 Austin, Texas (where I am located), sent shivers down my spine.

I was crying when they were in the diner getting harrassed and called names. Having sugar poured on their heads. It was terrible and I just kept thinking how sad that must have been. Then... then the scene slowly morphed into something that I recognized. Something that I have seen on person, from a distance, but in 2020. It it impacted me in a way I didn't think possible.

The message in this episode is clear. Everyone should be treated equally and systematic racism has to stop. Police brutality, regardless of race, needs to stop ✋! And it can start where it's at it's worst, with people of color. It's 2020, not 1963. I should have never seen that reenactment and thought to myself "this looks do familiar ".

This was probably my favorite episode so far. I am really happy it isn't taking too long for the Hargreeves to reunite. Although, it's kind of silly they never ran into each other prior. Other than the reunions, the strongest part of the episode was Allison's storyline. Being a black woman from 2019, it's understandable Allison would become a key player in the Civil Rights Movement. It's an especially powerful topic considering the present BLM action. I wonder how Allison and Ray's relationship will change now that he knows there's more to her than meets the eye, and since Allison knows Luther is still alive. Klaus also tracked down Dave, and my heart was exploding. It probably isn't a great idea for Klaus to get involved, but how can you blame him? Vanya's powers awakening was so epic, and I'm shocked she believed everything Five said so easily. I want to know more about Lila's connection to The Handler as well. I doubt she's really her biological mother, but this makes Lila untrustworthy nonetheless.

Lots going on in this episode. The hardest part was the diner scene. I can't imagine the atmosphere on set before during and after that was completed. It must have been incredibly emotional for all those involved. The brutality and pure ignorance that went on then is unfathomable and watching it made my heart hurt.

Its a tribute or a copy of the movie Snatch? One thing its that you have an inffluence and the other one its to copy the music and scenes.

Like season 1, the writers just do what the hell they please. They don't give themselves any constraints, so they don't have to write themselves out of situations in a smart way.

The result: two-dimensional characters and us never worrying about the outcome of any given situation or caring about any character because it's all nonsense stacked upon nonsense anyway.

When things get emotional, they become melodramatic. This is just adolescent, deep-fried, overstuffed snack content.

Also, those IKEA-mobsters with white hair seem to be remarkable incompetent in their only task to kill superheroes.

And the "nod" to Snatch to me felt like plagiarism, because they didn't do anything smart with it. They just carbon copied it. Sad.