Back when the 2d season of Continuum begin , wewonderedif this show was attempt to flex Keira into a superhero . That has n’t panned out so much — but last night ’s episode , “ Second cutis , ” gave us the beginning of a big superhero origin story , then deform it on its head . despoiler ahead …
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Continuum is really burning on all thruster in its 2nd time of year thus far , after a hit - and - young lady first season . The human relationship between Kiera and Alec , in particular , keep getting more nuanced and a chip more thorny than their collaboration in the first year . And the show seems to be finding interesting metaphors and clever twists in its report of people from the future trapped in the yesteryear . salutary stuff and nonsense .
“ Second pelt , ” in particular , is a pretty groovy fakeout . There ’s a 2nd superintendent - suit , like the one Kiera has , on the at large in Vancouver — and it ’s just been sell at a tag sales agreement . The guy who puzzle it decides to utilise it for cosplay at a wedding theme around a random space opera show , and then let out that he ’s fireproof and bulletproof while he wears it . He even get to be a hoagy , saving a gas post from a Liber8 attack .
The whole show seems to be setting up a thing where this guy becomes a superhero — or at least tries to , as he agnize that the suit gives him astonishing powers . He ’s an ordinary shmoe who dropped out of college and now runs a ironic - clean , and he feels like he does n’t deserve his awesome girlfriend . And now , he in the end has a fortune to be somebody , and make a deviation , and great superpower and great responsibility , etc .
Instead , the suit just induce him to get his backside kvetch , kind of brutally , as he gets capture in the crossfire between the two Liber8 factions . The suit kind of saves his life , but it ’s also the ground why he ’s beaten to a pulp .
In fact , the episode kind of pulls the carpeting out from under us — we ’re set up to cerebrate the big crux of the story will be this guy deciding whether to put the suit on and fight down uncollectible guys , or to observe his girlfriend ’s wishing and put the suit away . or else , the climax of the sequence is just this guy getting caught in the middle as everybody require the courting .
Meanwhile , we receive the suit ’s original owner — Elena , Kiera ’s former better half from 2077 , who was also sent back in clip but meander up in 1975 . She ’s spend the past four decade as a regular person , getting marry and raising a folk — ironically , since in a flashback from 2077 we see that Elena give Kiera a difficult time for being displume between her phratry and her duty as a Protector .
The scenes between Kiera and the aged Elena are kind of endearing , especially the part where Elena aid Kiera run rings around pitiful old Agent Gardiner . ( “ Who ’s the shit ? ” Heh . ) Elena is like a version of Kiera who ’s gone native , because she landed in an era when there was no Liber8 to fight . The show sort of dangles the possible action that Kiera could have a confidant in 2012 who can read all of the stuff Kiera ’s distribute with — and then snatches it aside , having Elena expire of her liver disease .
Oh , and verbalise of superheroes — for some reason , Rachel Nichols seemed to be really channeling Lynda Carter in this installment . I was realise I could actually see her acting Wonder Woman , if Gina Torres is n’t useable .
And meanwhile , when Alec locks in to Elena ’s CMR , we learn that Travis , too , has a CMR . Did he get it as part of his A-one - soldier process ? Could Alec and Kiera use it to control him or cover him ?
Speaking of Travis , he ’s catch a marque unexampled tactic : targeting evil oil companies , which the public already hates for their price gouging and environmental destruction . It ’s really not clear that this gambit will work out that great — as Curtis points out , wo n’t the great unwashed be kind of annoyed that they ca n’t brag up their car , and blame Liber8 for the inconvenience ? In any type , it ’s a clean dramatic gesture , and meanwhile Sonya is just hanging around making delivery about non - vehemence .
A huge trope of superhero shows is the hero being torn between the call to heroism and the need to have a personal life — so it ’s meet that this prison term around , we get to see Alec contend to equilibrate his duties helping Kiera with his newfound romance with Emily . ( fortunately for Alec , he no longer has a day job and has n’t yet decide whether to throw in with Kellog , or the scheduling would be really bloodcurdling . ) It ’s great to see Magda Apanowicz from Kyle XY and Caprica playing another awe-inspiring nerdy missy , even if the bit where Alec asks if she lost a bet is slightly cringe - suitable — but credibly so .
All in all , this show seems to be bear sport playing with tropes instead of being fetter to them . But the biggest question I was left with is : Kiera knows where to find her mysterious helper Escher , since Piron Corp. apparently has a headquarters and stuff and nonsense . Why does n’t she go visit him ?
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