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A little bit better of an episode than last week but not by much. Mainly liking Landon not having his Phoenix powers. Of course the episode had many problems starting with the whole Raf is dying but ultimately gets saved. Sort of because the actor and the character is still gone. Only bright side is that I believe this episode was filmed pre pandemic so hopefully that means he didn't have to go back just to be written out immediately. The whole episode being so focused on his dying made it obvious that there was going to be some sort of twist that instead of feeling sad I was just waiting for the twist. If you are going to write out the character let him die and make it a good death. Ultimately they decided to cheat death again making the threat of it less impactful. Which is a good way to bring up the use of the sphinx. The Necromancer is falling for the the same thing Alaric did by putting too much meaning into what was said instead of asking further information. Yes his plan to raise Mal and the other demons may succeed but for how long? And let's be real if a student is going to die either it will end up being Alyssa in a twist or it will just be Hope triggering her vampire side. Wow the whole Arthur thing from last week was just for the first scene of the episode. Also was this like the first time Lizzie spoke to Raf since the whole birthday incident in season one? Man I wish this was the end of Hope and Landon but not expecting that. Hell not even expecting it to last one full episode. So either Bonnie knows what is going on with the prison world and is giving the school some blood every so often or when Lizzie said her dad has hiding spots it was just code for having Bonnie tied up somewhere having blood drawn when they need it. Honestly 50-50 on which option is more likely with these writers. Regarding the one in, one out theory, it's hard to argue with considering you can also draw that conclusion with Penelope in a couple of ways. First there is Penelope out, Alyssa in. Then there can be Penelope out, Ethan's sister in but then she was out (but some how the brother becomes a regular, yeah that's not saying something), Jade in. However Jade looks out without any one in at the moment. Regarding Alyssa I really wish I could enjoy the character even in the way with Klaus, Rebekah and Katherine in TVD but can't. Just never seen anything likeable or redeemable about her.

To be fair it's hard to take Alyssa's side either since Josie only killed her under the influence of a lot of dark magic that Josie would never have been under if Alyssa didn't send the twins to the prison world. Which I wish Lizzie had used instead of the parents. Something has to happen and one of the main characters has to die because they really cheat death too much on this show. Since the next episode is still supposed to have been part of last season I think either Alaric or Raf are going to die. There needs to be a price.

Ok let me get this straight last episode Hope was against kissing 'sleeping' Josie to wake her up as that would be nonconcential but this episode the only way to wake her up was with a kiss. I missed the first half of the episode so maybe there is more to it than that but really seems contradictory messages. Raf could have an interesting story but that is wait and see. Like the switch of roles where Lizzie seems to be getting her life in order and Josie is the one needing help. Liking how they are going with MG and Lizzie. Wish I could feel the same about Landon and Hope. They are cute and all but I feel they have been doing the same thing with them since season one. Honestly feel the actress playing Hope has chemistry with almost everyone paired with her that I want to see those other dynamics explored.

Just had a thought from reading the comments about it being weird that Bo is being so rigid about taking the sword now when she did it before and mocked the Children of the Watch as zealots, but maybe it is because of those zealots she can't take it now. In Rebels those already following her and Sabine accepted her as the leader and wielder of the Dark Sabre but never saw how the other Mandalorians reacted. I could totally see Mando's people not accepting Bo as the rightful leader if she didn't earn the Dark Sabre the traditional way. And if one clan wouldn't accept her there is a chance others wouldn't. But as mentioned by me and others, I think how she lost it factors into it as well. Also we don't know what exactly the Empire did to Mandalore and how it happened.

A couple responses Ashoka was trained to be a Jedi but did walk away from it. Grogu still seems to be in the youngling stage before becoming a Padawan. He has power but doesn't have full control so he can go with Luke for that but still decide not to become a full fledged Jedi. Sabine also didn't win the Dark Sabre in combat. The last one who had it was Maul. He was dead when Bo accepted it the first time. So be handed it by someone else it didn't rightfully belong to may have been more acceptable. Plus we have never found out how exactly Moff Gideon got it in the first place. That may be a factor in this as well.

Okay maybe it's just because I'm a huge Star Wars nerd, but man when I saw the lone X-Wing come into view and Cara's comment about what could one person do, I had chills. Definitely think we'll see the child again next season but wonder when. I think Mando could see how the child was reacting to Luke and knew Grogu wanted and needed to go with Luke. But as he said they will see each other again. I have to hand it to Sasha Banks, I actually believed her when she said she wasn't going to be in another episode this season. I still thought Bo would show up on her own. Wonder if she will be getting 'injured' soon so she can film for next season and be off WWE TV. It had been interesting to see that they really have kept Bo very grayish character wise. While she has been working with Mando, there has been this underlying feeling that if pushed she could go real dark. Which seeing Mando unwittingly become the possessor of the Dark Sabre makes me think she could flip from ally to enemy by the end of next season.

Holy crap! I was not expecting that episode and to almost cry over this show. Seriously this was a really good episode. I also like how they seem to be setting up a potential Ivy/Harley relationship.

I think they may be setting up Lucia and Allison but also thinking they are setting up Lucia crushing on the director only to find out that the director and Allison are together. That comment about Allison withholding could be innocuous but could also be something someone says about their significant other. Yes the hair touching was too intimate and inappropriate in many different ways

Yep I'm agreeing with those saying this wasn't a clear case of right and wrong with Alaric. Kai's prison world might have been wrong but some place to put supernaturals that are too dangerous isn't wrong. Hell we have juvenile detention or depending on the circumstances even adult prisons for kids underage. Also just because Alaric allowed his friends to do things doesn't mean he thought it was right or that he would want to let his children think it's fine. Plus there is also the difference that he is responsible for the students and their actions where as his friends are responsible for their own actions. It is also unfortunate that the others like Caroline, Bonnie or even Emma aren't on the show because we know they are in contact and counseling Alaric but we don't know specifically what they know or advised. So Alaric is the one that faces the consequences when things go haywire. Also people keep mentioning counseling but these students had been getting counseling because that was what we saw last year was Emma 's job and we can assume she was counseling these kids because in the Alyssa flashbacks she mentioned to Alaric that Alyssa wasn't like the others. You know this would have been great use for Raf where we could have seen how they teach new werewolves through this so we can actually judge if this guy was just dark or if there was an issue with what was being taught. This does bring up the question about the parents. Were these three also orphans or sent away by their families? If not what do the parents know? That's the big issue I have with this is the show won't go into the deeper levels and is just dealing with the surface level. Which just leaves us judging Alaric without knowing all the facts. I will this whole storyline with Dark Josie, Kai, the prison world have been the best part of the season as opposed to the villain of the week and the whole Hope/Landon saga.

Okay this episode really didn't change my mind about Ric sending those kids and Sebastian to the prison world. So we got a witch who likes fire, a werewolf with rage issues and a ripper who turned off her humanity who killed 5 people. Sure they may have been asses but they didn't deserve to be massacred. Oh and Sebastian continuing the TVD universe tradition of creepy doppelganger fetish whether it be figuratively or literally. Also continuing with this universe's men making 'romantic' gestures that are made without consent. Love the Josie and Kai interactions. She held her own but damn he had a move I didn't see coming.

Yeah not really getting some responses I've seen feeling sorry for Alyssa. What the flashbacks showed me was that anytime someone upset her she would use magic to hurt them. We don't know exactly what happened to her family and their home. Also before getting her memories taken she actually researching magical spells to hurt people. Then in the group meeting she shot a fireball at Lizzie. Yes I know she was infected but her natural reactions seem to always hurt people. I'm on Alaric's side and his mistake was letting Emma talk him into the mind wipe. Do like we saw that there was more to those therapy sessions we saw in season one and also why Emma was in charge of the younger students. I assume that Emma and Ric are monitoring these kids as they grow up to see which ones could be dangerous if they are allowed to leave the school and into the public. I do wonder why Emma spared Alyssa. Was she younger than the other students they may have sent before or was it something else?

Will admit was disappointed with the reveal of the Necromancer in the last episode but really enjoyed him here. However still don't see him as the big bad of the season so think he will lead to the big bad like a Kai or a dark Josie. This episode kinda said allowed my problem with Landon as a character and love interest. He really does come off as a sidekick. Not sure if it's the acting or how he's being written.