“Excellent. But it won’t be that easy with me.” “Yes, it will. I already know your weakness.” “Really?” “You let the other recruits out faster.” “You have more to pay for.”
The start didn’t inspire confidence but this turned into a good episode.
It begins with Tessa wandering around the woods (doing a sketch) and getting kidnapped by three mountain men. Men who earlier killed two lawmen on their trail. After that, we watch as Duncan learns of Tessa’s abduction and gets on the trail of the small group.
It’s a basic story, and one we’ve seen a lot in various shows and movies, but this version does a lot of things really well. And that makes it better than most.
First, we have the always-good Marc Singer as a gravel-voiced bad guy. That’s always going to be fun. And his character is an immortal but, unlike others shown in the series, he seems almost unaware of the legacy that goes with being an immortal. In fact, the script skillfully keeps us guessing for a long time about whether he is or not.
Next, there’s just the joy of watching Duncan go into tracker mode. As a TV hero, he’s not quite as unique or interesting as he will become in later seasons but this episode certainly helps him on the way there.
The fight scene at the end is great. Maybe the best in the show so far.
Molly: Following a
kidnapping as a young teen, she wanted to protect herself the way
someone once protected her. What started with a simple self-defence
course turned into a life-long affinity for violence and a successful
run as an MMA fighter. Went off the grid and turned mercenary after
her father’s death at the hands of a disgruntled employee left her destitute and unable to pay for college.
Trevor: Never forgot that
time when the computer guy made him part of the team. Developed
hacking and technology skills to rival his idol, along with a healthy
problem with authority to match. It’s still the age of the geek,
baby.
Widmark: After his
step-father went to prison, life was a series of increasing challenges, but he never forgot his ability to make people believe in
him. When the only job in show business he could get was as a singing
waiter, he started to use his powers of persuasion and ability to reinvent himself for more
self-serving purposes. And so, a con-artist was born.
Josie: Turns out
landscaping is kind of boring when all you want to do is kick ass.
Returning to a life of crime and becoming one of the world’s greatest
thieves was much more her style.
Olivia: When fingered to take the fall for a crime she didn’t commit, CIA Agent Olivia Sterling leaves behind her career in espionage and cryptography – at least, as far as the agency is concerned – and disappears. She uses her contacts to assemble a motley crew of hustlers, felons, and thugs to track down and take out the corrupt organisation that set her up. But what started as revenge, a one-time gig, becomes so much more…
Bonus:
Amy: Art appraisal expert. Also Olivia’s ex. They met while consulting with Interpol as a favor to Director Sterling. Years and a somewhat-amicable break up later, Amy gets pulled into the crew’s schemes which, after years of friendship with a certain legendary thief, is practically old hat. She shows up every now and then to help out with jobs and to flirt with Josie, which drives Olivia mad. (Whether she is more jealous of Amy or Josie is anyone’s guess).
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