"Limitless" Recap: "Side Effects May Include..."

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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It was obvious to me early on that Limitless was up to something. All the fluff and fun of solving crazy cases was just the beginning to a grand plot that was waiting to be revealed. Slowly and surely that plot has begun to reveal itself to us and last night on the show...they finally pulled out the big guns and gave us a our best taste of the grand scheme going on behind the scenes.

Yes, at last there were answers to so many questions, but what fun would it be if the show completely tipped its hand only six episodes in? So naturally, for every answer we got, another question was posed and the mystery of Eddie Morra and exactly what he is up to continues to grow, but what matters is that "Side Effects May Include..." gave us just enough of what we needed while at the same time continuing to build the mystery that continues to draw us in. 

Either way, with Rebecca now knowing what Brian knows, Mister Sands comes calling yet again...and this time he wants Brian to ruin Rebecca's career. Senator Morra wants her to disappear and framing her seems like the only way to do it, something Brian is not willing to do and this time he stands firm in his conviction. But this of course comes with a catch, the shot Brian has taken is wearing off and time is running out as side effects from the drug begin to arrive. Forcing Brian to take drastic measures. He wants to find the man that may be responsible for creating the drug and in the process, solve the mystery of how Rebecca's dad got NZT. The good news is for the most part his plan works, Rebecca is able to speak with the man who fed her dad the pills and in the process a bigger picture presents itself to Rebecca and Brian. There seems to be a crackdown on NZT in the city and slowly, someone with vast resources is making the drug and the people that take it disappear.  

But Brian's symptoms only get worse and when it looks like all is lost as Brian slips into unconsciousness, he pulls himself out of the darkness and is face to face with Eddie Morra once again and that's when things get interesting. Eddie reveals that he had to test how far Brian would go, not to punish but to understand his character and whether or not he could be trusted. Turns out that Brian can and Eddie lets him know that there are bigger things at work here, a chance to save the world but first those who would oppose the simplicity of saving lives need to be dealt with. He wants Brian to be a partner and well, Brian agrees and is even given a lovely gift, five NZT pills for a rainy day and it seems all is well, except for the fact that the man who gave Rebecca's dad the pills is brutally murdered by Sands by way of explosives...

Which brings us right back to one thing...can Morra be trusted? What exactly is this partnership he is proposing to Brian because let's be honest...he never tells Brian exactly what that entails. In fact the whole thing seems fishy. Sure Eddie has ideas on how to make the world a better place and save lives...but at what cost? Eddie even points out there's an ugly side to his business and if his intentions were 100% good, why would he ever need an ugly side to business like say...killing the doctor who knew a lot about NZT. Eddie is using Brian as a pawn and Brian, who wants to be more in life and be something important is falling for it and quite frankly, the addict in Brian is clearly enjoying the drug since he has no qualms taking Eddie's bribe. The senator is up to something, and I'm sure he's the one behind the control now being exhibited over NZT in the town. This is truly not the same Eddie Morra from the film, and his plan, even though its not revealed yet greatly concerns me. Either way, I have to know more and I'm sure the show is eventually going to reveal everything to us...all in good time.

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