The Tomorrow People (US) - Episode 10 REVIEW

Urgh...I thought this episode would be amazing. If this really was the mid-season opener in the US, then what a disappointment!
The episode sees Stephen trying to work out where his father’s body is, and follows Cara as she tries to break some Tomorrow People from the Citadel and becomes the leader of her species. Cara is first of all not suited for this, and it’s going against what I liked about her. John gets a chance to loosen up but the idea was that he was meant to be a bit tight.
The Citadel sub-plot is weak and doesn’t go anywhere. “Let’s introduce this young kid!” “We need an evil bloke!” “What if this evil bloke, isn’t evil?!” “Can we kill this bloke off now and keep the kid?”
The episode has nothing going for it. Had it not been for the fact that there was no break here in the UK, I would have been really tempted to stop watching. It doesn’t know what story it wants to tell, and it’s clear where it will go in the grand scheme of things, so why not focus on what will do something for the series?
The story isn’t original, so it’s hardly worthy telling at all. If this was a fun episode, or incredibly entertaining then yeah, it would be cool. Not every episode of Firefly is focussed on the many plot threads. Some are focussed on characters and some are just told because it’s a story worth telling and is lots of fun. The Tomorrow People doesn’t do it here at all.
I have very little to say about the episode, but it was a disappointing comeback and ultimately did nothing for me.
However, the sub-plot (among many) of Stephen convincing Ultra he is a dedicated and good agent was quite interesting to see.

Overall I feel this episode deserves a: 5/10.

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