Get down, Mr. President!
(This review contains
spoilers!)
I gotta say, it’s unusual to have an
episode of Timeless that 99% takes
place in modern day. It’s a fun departure from the norm, but it is kinda weird
to see Lucy and Wyatt adventuring out in the present.
An incident in the past has led to
Wyatt and Rufus bringing young JFK back to the present. He quickly figures out
something’s up and makes a run for it, and the chase is on. Wyatt is sent out
to be joined by Lucy and Jessica, while Agent Christopher goes to look
elsewhere.
This episode is clearly meant to
center around the growing tension between Lucy and Jessica, something we only
got hints at last week while the rest of them were in Salem. I’m still of the
mind that Jessica is Rittenhouse, seeing as they’re pretty clearly setting up a
relationship between Lucy and Wyatt, but they’re laying some smart groundwork
leading to some strain in their relationship.
I also really enjoyed the actor
playing young JFK. Timeless has a
knack for finding people that embody the historical figures they’re playing
pretty darn well, and this guy was no exception. He felt like what you’d think
a young JFK would act like, even one whose reality has been torn to shreds.
Agent Christopher’s short subplot was
also pretty interesting. She was captured by Rittenhouse and offered protection
for her family by Lucy’s mother in exchange for preventing Lucy on going on any
more missions. The mom character has been a really interesting one this season.
Torn between what’s best for Lucy and what’s best for Rittenhouse, her actions
to try to protect her daughter while still getting stuff done for the
organization has been very interesting to watch, even more so after seeing the
preview for what’s going on next week.
There really isn’t too much to say
about this episode. It’s just a really solid one-off adventure that gives a lot
of development for Lucy and Wyatt’s relationship. I really loved the last scene
of Lucy and Flynn sitting together and just quietly watching an old-timey
movie. It’s small touches like that that makes this show as good as it is.
FINAL SCORE
8/10
Great
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