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Twg timeless tea review12/10/2023 Connor’s infectious optimism is such a great new mode for his character, and Rufus’ determination to retrieve the love of his life despite the fact that she told him in Klingon not to come was inspirational. Clearly there’s more to come there.īut what a ride “Chinatown” was! Finally a mission to the past that didn’t simply spring from following Rittenhouse to a moment in history! Finding Jiya’s photograph in a book was almost as fun as finding the century-old lifeboat covered in vines, returning to the team in the present the old-fashioned way. The other more subtle development unfolded between Flynn and Lucy who continue to grow closer even as Lucy tries to mend things with Wyatt with a heartfelt hug. Their conversation about the child they would have together clearly made Wyatt happy, and that will continue to be a motivating factor for him even after Jessica’s betrayal. The first was setting up Wyatt for the realization that Jessica was not being completely honest with him. There were some character arcs that carried nicely across the two episodes of the Timeless finale. Unlike some previous sleeper missions, this one actually made sense given the position he was in. The most successful part of the first story was allowing the embedded agent, Colonel Ryerson, to win battles by virtue of giving him a military history of the Civil War. Apparently, Emma is okay with slavery even after fighting against the oppression of women earlier. The Civil War story itself was really just a framework at that point, with the generically evil Rittenhouse goal of helping the Confederacy win the war of secession for some reason providing the impetus. Along with Tubman’s supposedly divine visions that accurately described the time machine, Jiya’s experience starts to get metaphysical. The idea that Jiya’s prophecies could be changed from a passive experience to an active one was the first concept introduced in the finale that began to open up new possibilities. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect for Jiya, who welcomes Rufus’ new confidence as she tries to grapple with what she learned from Stanley Fisher, one of Mason Industries’ earlier pilots who also struggled with visions. Christine Horn’s performance as Harriet Tubman was inspirational, for one Rufus characterized the story of the Combahee River Raid well when he told Wyatt, “Dude, Harriet Tubman’s hardcore!” But Timeless is at its best when it’s tying in elements of history to the main characters’ own experiences, and Tubman’s well-recorded reliance on visions from God were the perfect way to persuade Rufus to see Jiya’s visions in a different light. As a finale containing two episodes that felt like prologue and main event, the season put an exclamation mark on its success as a sophomore outing with an ending that was staggering in its implications and its potential outcomes.īut even had each episode been judged on its own merits, “The General” would have stood out in a number of ways. After watching “The General” and “Chinatown,” fans are no doubt thinking that if NBC fails to renew their beloved show again after an ending like this, it will be a crime even worse than the first cancellation. It’s clear now that Timeless has a firm grasp on the concept of changing the rules and re-inventing itself each season to ramp up excitement and broaden the scope of the show.
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