"Limitless" Recap: "When Pirates Pirate Pirates"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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It's been quite a wild ride on Limitless the last few weeks and when you think about it, everything has changed since Brian had his rooftop meeting with Senator Eddie Morra. Gone are the days of solving wacky crimes, instead that element has been replaced with some dark storytelling and quite frankly, I welcome it. This has been the best story arc yet on the show and this week's episode delivered on all cylinders as well.

In fact, this week was all about fallout in fact and slowly the pieces are beginning to connect as the Black Op that Brian was sent on without anyone's consent at any level took center stage on the show as Naz decided it was high time to confront her superiors about the action and launch an inquiry into who exactly signed off on loaning Brian to the CIA and have that person held accountable and in the process keep Brian safe and in New York. 

But of course, nothing goes as planned. Naz is arrested for treason, for funding a terrorist directly and is promptly removed from her office and the NZT program is immediately shut down as is Brian's consulting work. Naz was prepared for something funny to happen however and sends Brian and Rebecca to a safe house...her apartment. It's there that we meet Naz's daughter Ava and find out...Naz is guilty but for all kinds of crazy reasons. She paid three million dollars to a known terrorist in the hopes of saving Ava's cousin, Mitra, who happened to be kidnapped by pirates in the South China Sea, and just when it seems like her release has been negotiated, just like the title of this episode says, pirates pirate a bunch of pirates and she is kidnapped again. 

It gives Brian the chance to make use of his emergency NZT stash, something I'm certain will have some consequences soon from the looks of his conversation with Rebecca, and figure out a way to save the day. But as he tries to locate Mitra, a second plan is launched to help clear Naz's name and Agent Boyle gets in on the fun. He offers up Brian's complete medical record to the top brass in Washington in the hopes of finding the person and the memo responsible for sending Brian on the black op. Both plans work, and Naz is thankfully back where she belongs but while it seems like all has ended well, I would say this episode leaves me deeply concerned with what's going on behind the scenes.

After all, it was revealed that Brian's medical records were altered so he wouldn't become a guinea pig in an FBI lab somewhere and let's be honest, the fact that there are people in the FBI willing to see their coworkers falter or disappear in this case is wholly disturbing. It's obvious from the last two weeks that the FBI and CIA see this drug as a cure all for the world's issues and problems and Brian is clearly on the radar of several folks. Plus, did anyone else find it odd that Eddie Morra was quick to help Brian this go round? Does this mean he's serious about a partnership or did he have a hand in all of this as well and helped "expose" everything to keep whatever plan he has in motion safe? I have a funny feeling we'll find out later on this season, until next time. 

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