The Tomorrow People (US) - Episode 8 REVIEW

After several episodes of (important) character development, we now seem to be back to the actual plot of the series: finding Roger Price, Stephen’s father and leader of the Tomorrow People.
Sadly this doesn’t mean Ultra is out of the picture. After a mission goes wrong, Russell accidentally brings Jedikiah back with him to the subway station, where all of the found Tomorrow People are hiding.
You can tell this episode is going to be interesting from that premise.
The main crooks of the story are based on Jedikiah’s relationship with the Tomorrow People, particularly with John. Jedikiah is in possession of knowledge that would sever John’s leadership over the Tomorrow People, thus giving him a bargaining tool, but Cara has uncovered the secret of Jedikiah’s girlfriend, who just so happens to be a Tomorrow Person.
Meanwhile Ultra are searching for Jedikiah, and that is when the Founder comes in. Yeah, if you thought Jedikiah was one messed-up villain, the Founder takes the biscuit and runs away with it. Simon Merrells is amazing in the role, striking a balance between being sinister and awesome (in that evil kind of way). One thing to note though – he’s a British actor. Seems almost all of the best villains are British. Loki, Hans Gruber, Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch), Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch, again) and now the Founder? Well, he’s pretty cool.
He is one powerful Tomorrow Person though, almost finding the Subway station is mere minutes of his search!
Also, the “Thanatos” message from last episode leads Stephen, Cara and John to an old friend of Roger Price’s who worked with him on discovering a place called Limbo which people believe to be impossible to get to. Stephen isn’t giving up though – he believes he found Limbo last episode when he saw his father, and he is going to try and find it again.
Jedikiah tries to escape the station, but when he attacks Russell and Cara saves him...suddenly she realizes her big mistake. Now Jedikiah knows she has her powers. Stephen didn’t remove them. There are many words to say to that but most of synonyms for poo. In the end John teleports himself and Jedikiah to a bunker and thus the secret is revealed: (SPOILER ALERT) John knows that Roger Price is dead because he killed Roger Price. He shot Roger Price in the head. Everything the Tomorrow People have been working towards for six years has been a lie. Then John is dragged away by Ultra, unable to escape. Jedikiah is now safe.
And the episode ends! I’m going to be honest: I love cliffhanger endings, and this is one of the best I have seen in a while. A great ending for a great episode.

Overall though, it was a fantastic episode. I can’t find anything to fault it as such. It’s brilliantly written with great twists. I’m glad what’s been set up so far in the series isn’t going to waste, especially when things that you think are completely irrelevant come and bite you back! 10/10

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