​I have to admit that I was watching the clock yesterday and counting down the minutes to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. simply due to the fact that last week’s brutal episode left so many questions swirling around in my head. After all, what was going to happen between Fitz and the team now that he crossed the line and hurt Daisy? Plus, was Phil going to be safe in slightest now that he was in Hale’s evil clutches, and for that matter, what exactly is her end game? Thankfully, all of those questions were actually answered over the course of last night’s episode, ‘Rise and Shine’ and well, this particular tale dropped all kinds of storytelling surprises in our lap.   
 
Case in point, the fact that this episode hammered home that sometimes, villains aren’t always born with a desire to do evil and harm mankind. Sometimes they have the best intentions in mind and do rotten things thanks to a few formative and critical moments in their lives and that’s really the best way to describe Hale. Who, as a teenager, had a promising career ahead of her in Hydra, until a fist fight with Von Strucker derailed her options and decided her fate as nothing more than a breeding vessel for a perfect warrior. Something that she clearly had no desire to do, but when one considers the horrible things Hydra will do to people when orders are disobeyed, she fell in line, and had Ruby and saw her world turn upside down the day that Hydra fell a couple of years ago, allowing for her to make contact with the Confederacy and learn that Earth is in grave danger of becoming a battle ground.
 
This led to her believing it was high time to shed the old ways of Hydra and work with others to save humanity. But despite her best efforts to negotiate a partnership with General Glenn Talbot, her Hydra ties torpedoed any chances of that, which brings us to Phil Coulson, who oddly enough…sees eye to eye with the General. Because they both believe that the strange Confederacy is not to be trusted and that mankind needs to fight back against whatever is coming, but exactly how…became the point of contention. For it was revealed in this tale that Whitehall’s device for creating the perfect warrior would give birth to a being known as ‘The Destroyer of Worlds’, which means it is this device that brings about the end of the world and sadly, Hale won’t listen to reason on that, and for good reason. Because once again, someone is telling her she’s in the wrong, and well, her fury at Hydra and that organization’s ability to oppress and look down upon her, came back into play, forcing her to dig in when it came to her plans.
 
Yet while Coulson was dealing with this mess, the team was trying to figure out Hale’s angle on their own and well…since May is fully aware of the fact that their resources are thin and that Fitz’s disturbing actions were not indicative of who he really is, she turned to him to help figure out Hydra’s end game and while Leopold was indeed able to gather that Hale was on the hunt for more Gravitonium to build some kind of super weapon, when he requested lab time and file access to learn more, Daisy stepped in to say no and really it’s obvious now the team is split at this point, and in need of a unifier like Phil Coulson and until the boss man is back in the saddle, conflict will reign supreme and really, I have to give to it to this episode, it was downright brilliant. In part because of the fact that it split the team over the Fitz mess rather than have everyone turn their backs upon him, but more so because of the depth it provided General Hale with in this episode.
 
Her journey was downright powerful as we watched her live a life filled with fury over the fact that she wasn’t allowed to let her mind shine, and that she was only good enough in Hydra’s eyes to serve as a breeding vessel and I appreciate the fact that she really does have the best intentions in mind for humanity since she genuinely wants to save the world and that she’s not just some megalomaniacal monster wanting to rule the planet. It gives her character depth and it makes her relatable in a way and well, bravo to the Writer’s Room for giving us a villain for a change that has something more to them. But the bigger question hovering over this story now, is whether or not Coulson or anyone can change her mind or reach her when it comes to her plan since it will in fact, signal the end of everything and honestly, at this point, I’m not sure what will change her perspective on this matter. But what I do know, is that this was a great episode, and now that Daisy is on the hunt for Robin, I’ll be counting down the minutes until next week’s episode, once again. Until next time. 

​Facing death in any capacity is a difficult task for any human being. Because it involves a gamut of painful emotions that can cripple us in ways we never knew imaginable and it’s something we rarely think about or ponder upon for those exact reasons. But when the time does come to say goodbye, we often focus solely on our pain and our experiences when it comes to grief and loss simply due to the fact that we are never prepared to face losing someone we care for deeply. But because we are lost in our own gamut of emotions when that tough moment arrives, it’s rare for us to focus upon what the person who is preparing to pass is going through mentally and thankfully fiction is there to help us ponder upon those possibilities, as was the case in the next episode of Battlestar Galactica, ‘Maelstrom’.
 
Because in this tale, a foreboding sense of doom was beginning to surround Captain Kara Thrace, all of it stemming from the fact that the mandala seen in the temple on the Algae Planet was a dead ringer for the mandala she drew on her apartment wall. And it left her wondering more and more if by chance Leoben wasn’t kidding about her having a set destiny and what that destiny could be, to the point where she visits an Oracle down in Dogsville where she comes to find that apparently her dreams are related to her painful past, one where mother abused her on a regular basis and that Leoben might be right about her having a set purpose in life, and since those are answers are not at all what she wants to hear, she leaves the Oracle and buries the matter for another time. 
 
However, it doesn’t take long for the universe to bring the matter front and center once again when she spots a Cylon Raider in the clouds of the Gas Giant she is patrolling while the fleet performs refueling operations above, and the chase of this Raider leads her down a disturbing path wherein she sees a mandala cloud similar to the one she knows so well along with visions of her past and to make matters worse, the Raider was never there. It leads Starbuck to believe at first that she is losing her mind, but eventually, she comes to realize that likely, the end of her life is near and when she resumes patrol with Apollo, it seems as though her assumption is correct since another phantom chase leads to her getting knocked out…and having her life flash before her eyes.
 
It is here where we learned about how hard Starbuck’s mother was on her, and how that abuse drove them apart and that all these visions and strange moments were indeed related to the end. Because her impromptu guide, a being that looks like Leoben, tells her that he is with her now to prepare her for what lies ahead in the void between life and death and it would seem that Starbuck needed to face these final moments for closure and to serve as a reminder that she was meant for something more. Because back in the real world, her Viper dove too deep into the Gas Giant, and eventually cracked under the pressure, signaling the end of her life in stunning and unexpected fashion, and rattling the crew of the Galactica, since a member of their family…was gone…
 
If anything, I forgot how moving this episode turned out to be, and what a brilliant goodbye it was for Starbuck as a whole and well, even after re-watching this one years later and knowing full well what was coming…it still brought tears to my eyes when all is said and done. And bravo to Katee Sackhoff as well for turning in an incredible performance in this episode and really what made this story so special is that it did in fact give us powerful insight into what might cross a person’s mind when the end of their life is near, and in doing that, this story serves as a fine reminder to live a life without regret, and to celebrate our lives to the fullest and it was just lovely to find a bright spot such as that in a story filled with sorrow and despite the joy that comes out of that, it obviously will be more a touch more difficult for Starbuck’s surrogate family to embrace that message right away, for in the here and the now, their hearts are heavy, as they cope with her passing. Until next time. 

​Over the course of its two and a half season run, Designated Survivor has accomplished a great many things storytelling wise, since it often takes us on a complete journey when it comes to its characters and story arcs and it’s also demonstrated its versatility with genres time and time again. Because on a moment’s notice it can go from being a tense thriller when a crisis arrives on the President’s desk, to a political or family drama in seamless fashion. But if there is one element the show has seemingly worked to avoid, it’s real world parallels. Sure, the show has flirted with current events or thrown in its two cents in regard to the political climate, but outright examining something from real life simply hasn’t happened…until now that this.
 
Because last night the show saw a grand opportunity to create a fictional story that had some solid basis in real world headlines since ‘Summit’ took the time to imagine what it might look like if a sitting United States President had face time with a ruthless Despot, as is being discussed behind the scenes in Washington right now and well, taking a page out of the daily headlines ended up making for a supremely fascinating storyline, one that was fast paced and tense thanks to all the creative liberties the Writer’s Room threw into the mix as Preisdent Kirkman sat down with representatives from the fictional nation of Hun Chiu, whose East and West leaders and nations clearly served as the stand in for North and South Korea. 
 
Yet, while the series was good with fictionalizing the countries, it opted instead to make the controversial leader of East Hun Chiu be as close to real life as possible by naming him Chairman Kim and have him exhibit some of the behaviors of his real-life counterpart and Kim’s missile launches are what brought Kirkman and these two countries to the negotiating table. Because this was a grand opportunity to put together an unprecedented peace treaty, but despite Kirkman’s best efforts to hammer out a deal, leaks from the White House continued to make life difficult for the President, which meant that once again, Kirkman had to call in the most talented negotiator/closer he knows, Cornelius Moss.
 
With Mister Moss’ help, a deal was brokered, but thanks to some surprise intel from Kim’s son, who defected in a stunning twist, Kirkman was able to make the deal far more amicable for America and its allies, since Tom learned that East Hun Chiu had nuclear weapons at their disposal. But despite locking up another incredible diplomatic victory, the ending to this particular tale was far more bittersweet than happy. Because Tom came to learn that Cornelius is the one who has been leaking information to the press all this time, leaving all of us to question Moss’ motives and to make matters worse, shortly after the summit, a disturbing piece of intelligence came across the President’s desk that revealed there is a dirty bomb hidden somewhere in the United States…
 
So really, when all is said and done, the best way to describe this episode is surprising, simply because it didn’t quite fit into the season two narrative. This year has really been about Kirkman’s growth, and the growing conspiracy that is brewing behind the scenes and while this one definitely took me off guard, since it was clearly designed to be a filler episode through and through, I still enjoyed the heck out of it. It was just fascinating to see the series take on real life for a change and hey, it definitely kept my attention, especially when it comes to that ending. Either way, this one was just a fun ride, and it should be interesting to see if the dirty bomb in question, is related to the whomever is trying to destabilize the country. Until next time. 

​When one thinks of the superhero genre, two key storytelling elements come right to mind; action and intensity. Because when it comes to this genre, we expect our breath to be taken away with action sequences that are a feast for the eyes and a story that flat out leaves our heart racing and really, one thing that continues to make the CW’s Black Lightning so incredibly impressive, is the sheer fact that it has been able to tell a compelling tale, without making either of those elements the focus of Jefferson Pierce’s journey. 
 
However, despite the refreshing nature of this show, it was only a matter of time before action and intensity became a focus for the series and the all-important moment for that to arrive came about during last night’s episode. Because ‘Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption’ wasted no time in delivering plenty of the action and adventure we fans crave, and while for a brief moment it seemed as though that traditional brand of superhero storytelling was going to be the focus of this episode, the show surprised once again, by ensuring that that the action in this story served a logical purpose, so that the intensity we expect to go with it, could be brought about in far more fascinating fashion. 
 
That was accomplished, by putting Peter in grave danger for a change. Because Martin Proctor is no fool, and he put two and two together over the fact that Anissa and Jefferson visited his off the books storage site for his collection of Meta Humans shortly after Peter found it, and well, Proctor wasted no time in taking the opportunity to torture his old subordinate in order to figure out his connections to Black Lightning and since Peter is a tough old bird and said nothing when it comes to Freeland’s greatest protector, Proctor upped the ante and had his lackeys bring in Jefferson instead, which meant he had to use his powers to get Gambi free and while that worked out just fine, it definitely led to some fallout.
 
Because there’s no way a man as smart as Proctor would let something like that go, which meant that Jefferson and his family had to go into hiding, and they used Alvin’s old house as their temporary sanctuary and really, what made this part of the story so intense is the sheer fact that there is a real sense of danger hanging over the show now. No one it seems is safe anymore, not even Jefferson and really, it’s rare to see that in a superhero show. Normally our hero just saves the day, but even Jefferson has to keep a low profile to see another day and to top it all off, the twist at the end, where we learned that Ms. Fowdy, someone we thought we could trust, is actually helping out the ASA was a show stopper for certain, and to make matters worse, she too is now aware of Jefferson’s true identity.
 
If anything, this little change up storytelling wise was magnificent to say the least. Because this tale kept me on the edge of my seat through and through and really, it continues to amaze me how this series manages to turn the genre upside down in new and exciting ways. However, despite the wonder I’m experiencing watching episodes such as this; it’s obvious the intensity and the danger is only going to grow, because Jefferson is a marked man and The 100 is venturing into some terrifying territory with Lala making a powerful play in Tobias’ absence which means that at this point, we are going to be treated some explosive showdowns as we barrel toward the season one finale. Until next time.

​Routine is a word that means a lot to people and with good reason; it symbolizes stability and security in our lives and it’s something that we all seek out. We all love the notion of having a comfortable routine day in and day out to keep us free of drama and strife, and while there’s nothing wrong with desiring peace in our life, there is an inherent danger that comes with routine. Because once you achieve it, you have to work to keep it interesting, otherwise it becomes monotonous to the point where people want to be free of it and it is the darker side to routine that was explored in depth in the next episode of Battlestar Galactica, ‘Dirty Hands’.
 
Because in this particular tale, routine was causing trouble in the fleet, to the point where lives were being put into danger when some bad Tylium caused a collision between a Raptor and Colonial One and that ugly mistake brought forth the painful truth about routine in that…people doing some of the dirtier jobs in the fleet, in this case the men and women and children working aboard the Refinery vessel…were starting to break down and with good reason. After all, these poor folks have in essence been working consecutive and excessively long days doing the same thing over and over since the attack on the Colonies and the Battle of New Caprica and no mind can handle that kind of workload forever.
 
Yet, while that alone could have carried the episode, leave it to this series to add something more into the mix by giving these poor people a little more depth when it comes to their situation. Because a pamphlet/manifesto about class warfare in the fleet was being circulated about by Gaius Baltar and his words inspired the folks aboard the Refinery vessel to take part in peaceful protests to bring attention to their plight and flat out demand a better life and the reasons those words inspired them, is because Baltar is right. There were young kids working in this Refinery, ones that knew how to run any machine in the place and that gave Chief Tyrol pause when he went to inspect the ship because it meant that mankind was now settling into a dangerous new routine, one where people were indeed being shuffled into classes and roles, rather than being given the chance to be more in life.
 
It's a truth that prompted the Chief to go above and beyond merely rotating out skilled workers to provide relief, it flat out motivated him to bring any hands-on job on the fleet to a crawl by way of a strike because enough was enough. People needed to have the opportunity to explore whatever career or trade they saw fit and well…his gambit worked. President Roslin listened closely to his demands and his ideas and believe it or not, the genesis of change came about in the fleet thanks to the Chief’s actions since Seelix, who was passed over for flight school because she was needed on the deck, was finally given a promotion to Ensign and her wings as well, and really, this ended up being just a beautiful and thoughtful and oddly enough, relevant episode.
 
In fact, I continue to be impressed with the fact that this series was ahead of its time because class warfare in America is a topic that is heating up and who knew that this series spotted something such as that eleven years ago? But it did, and it made this story incredibly poignant and uplifting with its happy ending and well, I loved it. I loved watching the Chief become the champion for those who don’t have a voice in the fleet and I love that the President was open to seeing the people become more in the midst of a tough situation. But alas, the good times are truly about to come to an end. For the next episode in this storied saga, features nothing but heartbreak and I’m bracing myself before I hit play…until next time.   

​Normally when I settle in to watch a new episode of a television show, I like to let my mind ponder upon the possibilities of what I might be in for and oddly enough, I find myself not doing that when it comes to NBC’s Timeless. That’s largely due in part to the fact that I now know this show is going to surprise me in some form or fashion and I’m glad I came into this one without any preconceived notions because this week’s episode, ‘Hollywoodland’ once again found a way to catch me off guard.
 
It accomplished that, in the simplest way possible, by abandoning the darker and heavier themes that were present during the prior two episodes to instead have some fun and I won’t lie, this was a welcome surprise through and through. Television shows such as this tend to stick to their plotlines to a tee and ramp up the intensity as the weeks go on. But, Timeless is about as unconventional as it gets, and the setting of 1940’s Tinsel Town is what dictated the mood for this tale and allowed for the characters to let loose for a change, and that was just a joy to watch.
 
I mean come on, we got a musical number that was entertaining and joyful. Plus, it was also amazing to see Lucy geek out more than usual about meeting someone from history since Hedy Lamarr truly blew her away and she wasn’t the only one enjoying the era. Rufus may have stolen the show with his poetic rendition of the opening credits to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and to top it all off, the majesty of this place even inspired romance since at long freaking last, Wyatt and Lucy finally became a couple and while I’m definitely behind on season one, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that these two are gaga for one another.
 
But there was still a future to be saved and I really appreciated the subtlety of Rittenhouse’s plan in this one. Because rather than reveal some grand scheme involving murder or explosions, our baddie in this one simply wanted to control information, and stealing Citizen Kane so that Rittenhouse could publish propaganda in Heart’s newspapers was a refreshing plan indeed and while our TimeTrio was able to save the day, have a good time and help Hedy find a fortune she never knew could possibly exist, there were some dark elements for this episode to explore after all.
 
Because there needs to be cause for concern when it comes to Jiya’s visions because there’s some gravity to them now that they’re coming true and not associated with any kind of illness. Plus, Flynn is out of prison and amongst them and this budding romance between Wyatt and Lucy may be in jeopardy considering how the end of this episode played out. But, what matters most, is that this episode was a blast through and through and it just goes to show how versatile this show can be storytelling wise and well, now that I’m all caught up, I guess the time has come to suffer as we all patiently wait for a brand-new episode. Until next time. 

The best part about discovering a quality new television show, is the sheer excitement that comes with delving into this magnificent new world. After all, you meet new characters to get to know, there’s new villains to despise and a world of endless possibilities to explore and really, that’s where I’m at when it comes to NBC’s Timeless right now. Because I have so much to learn when it comes to this series and oddly enough, the next episode of season two, ‘The Darlington 500’ taught me a valuable lesson about this series in that, I should expect the unexpected.
 
Because I’ll be perfectly honest, at first glance, this episode seemed like a fairly by the numbers affair, wherein our Time Traveling Trio were headed to 1955 to save a racer named Ryan Millerson from the evil clutches of Rittenhouse. Which means I expected to meet a confused gentleman from that era, one who was trying to understand why on earth strange people were trying to harm him and his family and well…none that happened in the slightest. Instead, Millerson ended up being the Rittenhouse agent for this particular era and well, that twist was a stroke of genius.
 
Because by having their target for salvation turn out to be the bad guy, the whole story suddenly took on new life and instead of instantly saving the day, it was our heroes that ended up needing a helping hand and the man responsible for that was a driver named Wendell Scott. Who in essence, wanted no part of their shenanigans, outside of doing them a solid, and it took another good deed to convince him to help and well, normally in shows such as this, our heroes appeal to that person’s sense of morality or just reveal they’re from the future to get what they want. So, to see good deeds be used as the plot device to solve their problem was refreshing to say the least.
 
However, while this episode was filled to the brim with plenty of unexpected twists and fun moments, there is an evil villain waiting in the wings to unveil his master plan and we honestly need to discuss the final moments of this episode wherein Nicholas Keynes revealed said plan. Because what he had to offer up was downright terrifying and it raised the stakes for this season to a whole new level, since Keynes is in essence ready to use Time Travel to rid the human race of its ‘impurities’ in order to make it perfect and well, that’s a chilling statement, and the implications that come with that, has me rooting for our Trio to stop him as quickly as possible…
 
When all is said and done however, I am absolutely ecstatic when it comes to how refreshing this series is. Nothing about it is conventional and that’s just downright wonderful. Because it means I’ll never be able to guess what’s coming and that’s a rarity in this day and age, and more importantly, I’m thoroughly enjoying how infallible our main characters are turning out to be. They really are wonderful people through and through who are just trying to make the world (and time) a better place and well, television definitely needs more of that right now and I cannot wait to enjoy the next chapter in this wonderful saga. Until next time. 

​You know, it really has been quite a while since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. delved into darker territory and that’s not exactly a terrible thing. After all, the Framework storyline was downright brutal through and through and I don’t think any of us were upset when that came to an end. But, I think we all knew deep down that eventually the series was going to toy with the darkness once again and last night’s episode, ‘The Devil Complex’, did just that, but this time around the story changed things up, by delivering its bleakness in stunning, outright jaw dropping fashion.
 
Which quite frankly, fascinated me because at first, this episode seemed pretty by the numbers, with Coulson and a small team chasing after General Hale to figure out what the heck she is up to and of course, things went south with this plan real fast. Because Hale expected a confrontation with S.H.I.E.L.D. and she brought along Creel to ensure her safety and eventually she brought Android Anton into the fold and really, she wanted one thing when it came to this encounter, to have Phil Coulson come back with her for reasons unknown and well, rather than let trouble or pain find his team he agreed to the terms and the simplicity of the episode didn’t end there.
 
Because back at the Lighthouse, there was trouble with the Rift as usual since another Anomaly escaped into our world and it briefly harmed Jemma and another agent before finally being put down and well, the appearance of that apparition left Fitz beside himself. Because he knew the answer to this mess would involve compressing down the Gravitonium so it could it fit into a new device to seal the Rift, but the answer as to how to make that happen continued to elude him. But, bigger problems fell into his lap while he pondered on this matter, because Evil Fitz from the Framework appeared in the Lighthouse, giving Fitz and the team plenty of pause and his arrival meant bad news for Daisy.
 
For the good doctor set a trap for Daisy, and for a moment there he appeared to be resuming his awful experiments on Inhumans and that’s where the episode took quite a left turn. Because Evil Fitz, did not hail from the Rift, HE WAS FITZ! Yes, that’s right, Leopold snapped and assumed his Framework identity in order to give Daisy her powers back so that she could in turn compress the Gravitonium and well, despite the conflict within his soul over doing something this bold, he went through with it, and seemingly sealed the Rift, but let’s be honest…nothing will ever be the same between Fitz and the team after this.
 
Plus, as an added shocker, we learned that Hale is working with an alien group known as the Confederacy in order to accomplish something sinister and to top it all off…she’s Hydra. Freaking. Hydra. So, yeah, this one ladies and gents, was simply epic through and through. I love the twists and turns that this episode took and that the series finally took the time to properly address the fact that what happened in the Framework would definitely jack up someone’s psyche. When all is said and done however, this episode is a game changer and I will be counting down the minutes to next week’s episode to see where all of these revelations and surprises take us. Until next time.

Perhaps the best part of writing for the web, is that we here at Nerds That Geek get to interact with passionate fans who love to geek out about their favorite shows and movies and sometimes, those interactions end up paying off in spades for us because we are introduced to wonderful new stories that we haven’t had the chance to check out just yet. Case in point, the NBC series Timeless, which is one that didn’t make it to the top of our radar until this week when a fan (Thank you @affablewarrior on Twitter!) said we simply had to check it out.
 
Granted, this did of course pose quite the conundrum on my end since this show just kicked off its second season a couple of weeks ago. Which meant I either had to start from scratch and binge until my eyes hurt, or just dive right into season two and hope to hell that I didn’t find myself confused since I was likely jumping into the middle of an established storyline and since I enjoy a challenge, I chose the latter option and I’m so glad that I did. Because the season two premiere, ‘The War to End All Wars’, was a magnificent way for me to begin my Timeless experience because this was just a wonderful episode through and through.
 
If anything, this premiere reinforced the fact that a great story will find a way to captivate you regardless of where you begin and what initially pulled me in, is the rich world this series has put together. Because I am a huge science fiction fan, and I love a good time travel story, so to discover that this world is populated with both of those elements was a joy to begin with and the fact that there is a rival faction trying to use time travel to take over the world is a fresh twist to say the least and well, the hardcore geek in me loved the entire journey to World War I and it was equally as amazing to meet Marie Curie and her daughter, and while this alone would have sold me on the series, what truly reinforced the fact that I need to be watching this show, are the characters.
 
Because every single one of them are wonderfully complete characters on the screen and really, what impressed me the most about them is the sheer fact that our heroes are genuinely good people through and through. They are all about protecting the timeline and doing the right thing, and I was thoroughly impressed with just how far they are willing to go to make that happen and that instantly put me in their corner and I also thoroughly enjoyed the complexities that were present in our villains since Rittenhouse isn’t full of mustache twirling baddies, they truly believe in their cause and there are grey areas to be found in what they do, as is evidenced by Lucy’s mother and the conflict swirling within her.
 
So really, when all is said and done, I’m one hundred percent sold on this series. There’s simply no way I can go wrong by settling in to watch a show about a group of down to earth heroes looking to save the timeline from misguided human beings and I love the fact that season two is raising the stakes by revealing that Rittenhouse has planted agents in the timeline because you know these people will be making some serious and dangerous changes to our history as the season rolls on. Which means that I simply have to know how this story is going to end, and I’ll be tuning in from here on out and geeking out here at NTG with the rest of you as we watch Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus work to save our past, present and future. Until next time. 

I have to admit, that I was extremely excited to settle in and watch last night’s episode of Beyond for one reason and one reason alone, this was the big one. At long last, we were finally going to get our grand showdown between Diego and Holden and let me just say it now, the season two finale of the series, ‘There’s No Home for You Here’, delivered on all fronts since we were treated to some epic action and incredible storytelling, so let’s get right down to discussing what made this episode so utterly amazing.
 
First and foremost, I love the fact that this particular tale finally brought the Hollow Sky storyline that’s been brewing all season long to a head by revealing the fact that ‘Agent Borden’ is actually someone named Eleanor Kurtz, and she’s apparently funded by and associated with a group that believes the Afterlife is mankind’s best hope for survival in a world that is crowded and dangerous and this group is ready to make their vision happen by force if necessary, and that led to quite the standoff between the two organizations. 
 
But what made that part of the story so incredible, is the sheer fact that Hollow Sky has in essence opened the proverbial flood gates when it comes to The Realm and it’s chilling to know that others want in on this and that was frightening enough to motivate Willa to do something about this mess and with Luke’s help they were able to set the Cryo-Chamber and the newly discovered location of the Machine ablaze, doing some serious damage to everyone’s plans to reach the other side, since Hollow Sky’s gear and facilities went up in flames at last.  

​While Willa and Luke were dealing with that mess, Holden was working to save his family and despite everyone’s best efforts to try and stave off Diego and his otherworldly thugs, it fell to Holden to save the day, and that meant we finally got that big showdown in question, wherein Holden and Diego went to otherworldly blows in epic fashion and well, it didn’t take long for our hero to gain the upper hand, if only for a moment. Because Diego had a surprise waiting up his sleeve and managed to transfer his consciousness to Holden before he could drag Diego to the Freezer in order to send that special brand of evil back to the Realm. 
 
Which meant it was now a race against to time to get Holden back to the Freezer, so he could dump Diego’s identity on the other side before he could take over and for a moment there, it seemed as though Holden and Charlie were too late since Holden began to exhibit some violent tendencies. But eventually, Charlie found a way to get him into the Freezer, allowing for Diego to be pulled back into the darkest depths of the Realm and at long last, the nightmare that has hung over this season came to an end, and Holden was once again the hero.
 
However, a happy ending wasn’t quite in the cards for this story. Because Yellow Jacket escaped with Frost shortly after the fire, and our enigmatic villain from season one is awake and alert now, and to top it all off, Willa is in serious trouble as well since Kurtz captured her and that’s how season two end ladies and gents, with one heck of a cliffhanger and when all is said and done, this really was Beyond’s finest episode to date. It just feels like everything came together flawlessly in this one. So hopefully Freeform renews this show for a third season quickly, so we can find out exactly how this juicy cliffhanger will come to an end. Until next time.