Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...
Note: I've watched all 13 Aquarius episodes and compiled a big Season 1 review here. Now, I'm going back through each one and giving and laying down an individual review. These will be short-takes though.
"It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)" took Brian deeper into the criminal underworld, reunited Emma and Charlie (bleh), took Sam on a spiraling acid trip, and brought a background cop, Joe (Alex Quijano), to the forefront as a means to touch up on more '60s bigotry.
As usual, the results were a mixed bag. I enjoyed Joe's crisis of identity, though it would have helped matters a great deal if the season had devoted any time to him previous to this episode. So in the end, despite it being interesting to watch a guy's life fall apart, it felt like the story was used more in service of Sam. Because through it we got to learn more about him and his bloodline. Which then segued into our first introduction to Sam's Jewish anti-war, dope-smoking dad.
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Note: I've watched all 13 Aquarius episodes and compiled a big Season 1 review here. Now, I'm going back through each one and giving and laying down an individual review. These will be short-takes though.
"It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)" took Brian deeper into the criminal underworld, reunited Emma and Charlie (bleh), took Sam on a spiraling acid trip, and brought a background cop, Joe (Alex Quijano), to the forefront as a means to touch up on more '60s bigotry.
As usual, the results were a mixed bag. I enjoyed Joe's crisis of identity, though it would have helped matters a great deal if the season had devoted any time to him previous to this episode. So in the end, despite it being interesting to watch a guy's life fall apart, it felt like the story was used more in service of Sam. Because through it we got to learn more about him and his bloodline. Which then segued into our first introduction to Sam's Jewish anti-war, dope-smoking dad.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...