Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
Beyond the obvious NZT pill, Limitless has toyed a bit more with sci-fi elements in recent episodes, particularly "Arm-ageddon" and, more recently (though not as successfully), "Stop Me Before I Hug Again." This week's episode pushed them even further, as Brian returned to CRAFT to look into a mega-futuristic mind file case. The result, thankfully, was better executed than the previous episode's, even if the conclusion was a little hokey.
It was cool seeing the return of Quentin (or "Q") after Brian had become a consultant for CRAFT a few episodes earlier. While the mind file premise was pretty out-there, the idea that Brian and Rebecca could interview the victim's mind file to track down the others was certainly clever, and the special effect they used for "ELO" was both creepy and impressive. I'm not exactly sure how they did it -- some combination of practical and digital effects, I think -- but it definitely gave off a creepy, "Uncanny Valley" vibe.
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Beyond the obvious NZT pill, Limitless has toyed a bit more with sci-fi elements in recent episodes, particularly "Arm-ageddon" and, more recently (though not as successfully), "Stop Me Before I Hug Again." This week's episode pushed them even further, as Brian returned to CRAFT to look into a mega-futuristic mind file case. The result, thankfully, was better executed than the previous episode's, even if the conclusion was a little hokey.
It was cool seeing the return of Quentin (or "Q") after Brian had become a consultant for CRAFT a few episodes earlier. While the mind file premise was pretty out-there, the idea that Brian and Rebecca could interview the victim's mind file to track down the others was certainly clever, and the special effect they used for "ELO" was both creepy and impressive. I'm not exactly sure how they did it -- some combination of practical and digital effects, I think -- but it definitely gave off a creepy, "Uncanny Valley" vibe.
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