Eph decides to head for Washington to convince the military to use his bio - weapon meanwhile Nora, Fet and Dutch help out Councilwoman Feraldo's militia and Abraham searches for the Occido Lumen.
You know ever since Councilwoman Feraldo made the impressive display of how her milita forces are clearing Staten Island I wanted to see more of that, even said so in my previous review, and I was glad that we have an episode more focused on them. It started off with a very strong opening where we see the militia fighting against the vampires in an apartment building; it made for some great action and those 'spider children' where kind of creepy. I was also glad to see Nora, Dutch and Fet team up with them since the reason I complained about Fet being caught last week is because I didn't want the good guys wasting too much time fight other humans but it was resolved in the first five minutes! I like that these two groups are cooperating with each other like how Fet and Dutch went with the militia and where comparing tactics with them, since they worked so well I'm hoping more people will listen to Abraham's group and turn against Palmer. As for Nora it made for some really impactful scenes with her examining Feraldo's nephew then mercy killing him; it was a good scene because it developed Feraldo's character more, gave more reason to fight and listen to Nora who helped. Moving on to Palmer though nothing too significant developed I am kind of sure now Coco is here to make him feel regret for his actions and maybe try to redeem himself towards the end with how their bond has developed.
As for everything else it's always entertaining to see what Abraham is up to and it was really cool seeing him get the drop on Creem and his men, bet they thought he was a weak old man lol. I am really curious now to see how this Occido Lumen can help but in the mean time Fitzwilliam has decided to join the fight and I am glad they he didn't wait too long. The other big storyline was Eph making his way to Washington (he finally shaved his head now!) and I really liked watching these parts because it was almost like the Bourne films; changing his ID and appearance, avoiding the police and hiding etc. They created a lot of tension on the train where he tried to hide from his former boss and it was funny when he threw him off the train. It is nice that we are going to have a new location in the series for a while now and I hope Eph's mission in Washington goes well but I doubt it will. Finally there was the final scene where an unknown Strigoi arrives and was picked up by a human and my theory is that he works for the Ancients because he is a Strigoi who still has his mind and he seems to work with a human and the Ancients don't mind recruiting them (like Gus). Judging by his clocked appearance and bone sword (that's what I think it is) and think he could be a warrior or assassin the Ancients have employed because they just lost their commando team.
Overall this was hands down the best episode of Season Two so far and I personally have no complaints with it and enjoyed all the scenes with Eph going to Washington and the rest of his group still in New York.
SCORE: 10/10
Highlights: Eph's journey to Washington
Nora, Fet and Dutch helping the militia
Abraham bargaining with Creem
The mysterious ending
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