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I love a good parallel universe plot. This one, not so much. In one reality, a psycho named Lukesh, a product of a domineeringly attention-starved mother, is monitored by Feds, Brad and Doggett, while Reyes in undercover as a bicycle rider in his apartment building. Lukesh outsmarts them by disappearing into a dark stairwell, slitting Reyes' throat with a strait-razor, then tricking Doggett into an alley where he inexplicably vanishes when in front of him, showing up from behind him when he turns around. Within this alley shooting that sends Doggett into the hospital, Reyes, alive and well in her apartment, perplexingly, is visited by Doggett, bringing her a Polish sausage. Reyes gets a call that her gun matches a bullet fired into Doggett, no longer in her apartment, implicating her despite being fourteen miles away. Brad, Scully, and Skinner are confused by this, as Lukesh, an eyewitness, says Reyes shot him. That's right, in a separate reality, Lukesh is not on the Feds' radar but a witness, soon deemed unreliable and eventually responsible for killing his mother, stirring his disappointment and anger when she proclaims she'll call the agents after finding Reyes' gun in a drawer.
Convoluted, much? Included is Doggett, confined to a hospital bed, in neck brace, unable to speak, using a finger device to communicate. Through this line of communication, Doggett and Reyes figure out there are parallel universes at work and he followed Lukesh into hers. He watched her die in the previous universe, hoping to prevent it in this one.
Brad is a good shot as Reyes uses herself as bait for Lukesh. Not as much a nifty use of the parallel universe plot device as a vehicle for Monica Reyes. Skinner gets to dig at Lukesh and his mommy issues while Brad hopes to prove Monica's innocence.
Should be extraordinary but I don't know: maybe the villain isn't that effective or the story lacks emotional bite. I just felt this was a missed opportunity.
I love a good parallel universe plot. This one, not so much. In one reality, a psycho named Lukesh, a product of a domineeringly attention-starved mother, is monitored by Feds, Brad and Doggett, while Reyes in undercover as a bicycle rider in his apartment building. Lukesh outsmarts them by disappearing into a dark stairwell, slitting Reyes' throat with a strait-razor, then tricking Doggett into an alley where he inexplicably vanishes when in front of him, showing up from behind him when he turns around. Within this alley shooting that sends Doggett into the hospital, Reyes, alive and well in her apartment, perplexingly, is visited by Doggett, bringing her a Polish sausage. Reyes gets a call that her gun matches a bullet fired into Doggett, no longer in her apartment, implicating her despite being fourteen miles away. Brad, Scully, and Skinner are confused by this, as Lukesh, an eyewitness, says Reyes shot him. That's right, in a separate reality, Lukesh is not on the Feds' radar but a witness, soon deemed unreliable and eventually responsible for killing his mother, stirring his disappointment and anger when she proclaims she'll call the agents after finding Reyes' gun in a drawer.
Convoluted, much? Included is Doggett, confined to a hospital bed, in neck brace, unable to speak, using a finger device to communicate. Through this line of communication, Doggett and Reyes figure out there are parallel universes at work and he followed Lukesh into hers. He watched her die in the previous universe, hoping to prevent it in this one.
Brad is a good shot as Reyes uses herself as bait for Lukesh. Not as much a nifty use of the parallel universe plot device as a vehicle for Monica Reyes. Skinner gets to dig at Lukesh and his mommy issues while Brad hopes to prove Monica's innocence.
Should be extraordinary but I don't know: maybe the villain isn't that effective or the story lacks emotional bite. I just felt this was a missed opportunity.
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