The Tomorrow People (US) - Episode 9 REVIEW

John is a prisoner in Ultra. The Founder is trying to work out exactly what happened to Jedikiah. The secret of what happened to Roger Price is out.
Well, if this was a British TV series, this would probably be the plot for the Series One finale, but this is a US TV series, where most shows are 22 episodes a season (known as ‘series’ in the UK). This is only the mid-season finale.
John’s (inevitable) escape from Ultra seems to take up very little of the story, but is cleverly done all the same. Jedikiah has been blackmailed by Cara to release John or his girlfriend will die, so his involuntary involvement works very well. After what he learns from last week’s episode, Jedikiah checks the security tapes from Cara’s injection and it seems Stephen injected her with another serum. Stephen manages to bluff his way out of this by saying it was because he’s in love with Cara, which Jedikiah understands. After all, he says, he fell in love with a Tomorrow Person.
Stephen realizes that the plan to get to Limbo isn’t working so he goes through his father’s notes and it seems there is an alternative way. When Stephen goes to the Professor about it though, the Prof is killed and Stephen just about escapes.
Now he has a plan – to kill himself.
Meanwhile Jedikiah manages to fake his girlfriend’s death so that the Founder trusts him, something he has to earn after witnessing John’s torture (which is a truly chilling scene to watch).
Stephen attempts to freeze time while he dies, and at the last minute...it works! Stephen wakes up and says “we have to find my father’s body”, and the title card comes up. Another cliffhanger? I’m beginning to really get into this series so far!

Overall though, the episode had an odd pace which almost didn’t work with the various plot-threads involved. Secrets have been revealed and now it seems the show is going in a new direction. Now to wait for the next episode... 9/10

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