'Beyond' Recap: 'No Es Bueno'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​Each and every single one of us have goals in life that we would love to accomplish and once we set out to achieve them, we dedicate all of our energies and time into seeing them come to fruition. But while the pursuit of our goals is important and the rewards we reap for achieving them are worth every moment of the chase, there’s one inherent thing we often overlook when it comes to this whole process…what comes next after we’ve crossed that proverbial finish line.
 
After all, at that point, we’ve done it, we’ve reached our personal pinnacle, but life still goes on and sometimes we are ill prepared for the aftermath of our quest and the whole notion of ‘what comes next’ was explored in great detail in last night’s episode of Beyond. Because ‘No Es Bueno’ found just about everyone in Holden’s universe struggling with the next steps in their life now that they are free from the immediate danger that Hollow Sky put them through and I have to be honest, this made for some downright fascinating television, since it explored all of this in such unique fashion.
 
I say that, simply because I simply cannot remember a time in the short history of the series where the plot focused heavily on the supporting cast like it did here because everyone in essence had their moment in the sun and really, it’s quite amazing that everyone seems lost at this point. Even Charlie and Yellow Jacket seem to be struggling and floating about when it comes to their plot for revenge and while at first it did seem that we were going to be treated to an hour of emotional wandering about, there seemingly was a rhyme and a reason as to why these characters are completely out of sorts.
 
If anything, I would venture to say that every single person here, doesn’t believe that the danger they faced a short time ago is gone in the slightest, and it’s almost as if everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop, and I hate to say it…but that’s actually quite wise of them. Because clearly something bad is brewing on the horizon, thanks to our introduction to Diego in this episode, a young man who emerged from his own coma with powers similar to Holden’s, but he harbors a far sourer disposition than our hero and it would seem that Diego is headed to America to confront Holden and that means trouble for everybody…
 
In the end however, this particular episode of the series gets some serious props for its slow burn introduction of what could be our big bad for this season, and for putting Holden on the backburner for a change, allowing for us to truly get to know his family and friends, and former enemies for that matter as well and in all honesty, I was utterly captivated by this tale. It was fascinating to see these characters struggle without a true purpose and it should be fascinating to see what kind of trouble Diego is going to cause when he arrives and hopefully, Holden will be ready and willing to stand up to him when the time comes for them to square off. Until next time. 

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