‘Cloak & Dagger’ Recap: ‘Rabbit Hold’

Written by John Edward Betancourt 

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If there’s one comic book trope that I think we can all agree is tad annoying at times, it’s how most heroes in these adventures, get over some of their problems in quick and clean fashion. It doesn’t matter what the issue is per se, but if they’re not a crimefighter in the city of Gotham, they are able to handle and process great trauma with minimal effort and that can be irritating, simply because, important moments that rattle us or change our lives don’t just go away and seeing that happen in print, or in hero related television shows can sometimes remove you from the experience. It’s just another reason why I’m so appreciative of Freeform and Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, since this series finds ways to address the long-term impact of big moments in our lives, and for proof, look no further than last week’s episode.
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For ‘Rabbit Hold’ brought quite a few elements that Tyrone has been dealing with full circle, such as the pain he still carries when it comes to Connors and the lasting echo he’s had on Tyrone’s life and much of that was immediately brought the surface of this tale by way of Tandy. Because once she realized that Connors was ‘inside’ Tyrone, she straight up called him out over the fact that he could have ended his troubles with the police by pulling him from the void, and while there was some debate as to whether or not he could pull such a feat off, the more important part of this conversation is the sheer fact that it revealed that Tyrone was more or less hiding from life and his problems, and shortly after Tandy entered the void that he can send people to, Tyrone seemingly took the accountability she sent his way to heart and started dealing with some of the messes in his life.

Which could not have come at a better time. Because unfortunately for Tyrone, some of the gang members he helped to capture saw his Wanted poster at the police station, prompting them to put in a few calls to their friends on the outside, which definitely put his mother in danger and thanks to a quick call from Brigid, he was able to swing by and help her escape in harrowing fashion. Because with Tandy in the void, Tyrone was unable to teleport, and that ended up being quite the good thing when all is said and done. For this little problem forced our intrepid hero to spend quality time with his mother, and have an honest and earnest conversation with her about some of the decisions he’s made over the past few months, and eventually, he seemingly made peace with everything that was chewing at him and when the gang came calling, he found a peaceful way to keep everyone safe, by calling the police to turn himself in.

However, while Tyrone dealt with all of that, Tandy ventured to the place where Connors was banished to and this was, a strange universe to say the least. Because in this dark and twisted place, the worst parts of life were on display, and of course, monsters lurk here as well since Tandy ran into Mayhem and Connors and despite her best efforts to keep things peaceful and steer clear of the dark temptations present in this place, curiosity and Mayhem made her mission difficult, to the point where she was banished from the void, but she didn’t return to our world empty handed. For not only did her return allow for Tyrone to ‘jump’, shortly after he discovered that the police sent more officers than necessary to arrest him, but she also brought back Connors, and he’s loose upon the world and it would seem that everything Tyrone learned in this tale is going to have to be applied in the future, if he wants to have one of his own…

If anything, this was just another incredible episode from this magnificent series. For it wasted no time in getting down to business since we dove into Tyrone’s journey right from the start and might I say, it was quite refreshing to have a tale focus upon him and acknowledge the fact that he hasn’t quite healed yet or dealt with his demons, he’s simply using heroism to fill the void, and there’s something supremely relatable about that. After all, we’ve all done what he has done, and buried ourselves in other tasks to not deal with something nagging. Plus, I love that this episode actually bothered to bring Connors back from the void, because now, we can finally get proper resolution on this matter and hopefully see Tyrone put some of the pieces of his life back together. But in the here and the now, Connors is on the loose, and I am counting down the minutes to the next episode, because you know that our broken hero will be hot on his trail. Until next time. 

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