"Limitless" Recap: "A Dog's Breakfast"

​Written by John Edward Betancourt

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After last week's episode of Limitless, I think we all knew that life was going to be incredibly different for Brian Finch when he came home from Russia, and that turned out to be absolutely true, since he had to face Naz's fury and a long list of restrictive changes when it comes to his career with the FBI. But what I wasn't prepared for at all when I tuned in this week, was the giant and powerful twist that the show threw our way...and the fact that the series suddenly has a completely different feel to it. 

I say that, because it really felt as though Brian's safe return was going to fix a lot of problems at the end of last week. That the worry and fury exhibited by his co workers and family was going to subside once he was able to give them a hug and an apology and it turns out I was totally wrong. People are still pissed at Brian and now...no one seems to trust him, or one another for that matter as side investigations and suspicions were everywhere this week, and it made "A Dog's Breakfast" one uncomfortable episode, despite the fact it tried not to be.

I actually appreciated that the show tried to make everything seem like business as usual for Brian and the Bruntouchables at the CJC, because it helped smooth over some of the show's more uncomfortable moments. I mean, was anyone really comfortable with watching Mike and Ike tail Brian around town? Because I sure wasn't. Not to mention it was incredibly strange to watch Rebecca meet with them and plan their next move since Rebecca found the video footage of Brian and Sands talking in the elevator in suspicious fashion. Hell even Boyle got in on the weird vibe of this episode by flat out calling Rebecca to the carpet and getting her to spill the beans about her side investigation into Senator Morra. All of this overshadowed the case revolving around a dead billionaire and by the time we reached the last ten minutes of the show, I had completely forgotten about it because of that incredible twist that I made mention of. 

All this time, we have been led to believe that NZT will eventually warp you mentally. That the drug alters your perspective on the world and your understanding of right versus wrong because for the longest time it appeared that Eddie Morra, the lovable loser from the movie that brought this show to fruition was our super villain. A man hell bent on using NZT to rule the world and mold it to his own image. So imagine my surprise when we all discovered that there is a good chance, that the drugs don't warp your mind and that Eddie isn't a villain after all and it looks like Sands is the monster when it comes to this series since we learned that Sands never told Morra that Piper was alive and the fact that Eddie revealed that Sands has access to his own brand of NZT and takes it regularly. That brief revelation, not only changed the course for the entire Morra plot line, but it also brings forth a host of questions about Sands.

Because now it looks like all the dastardly deeds we thought Sands was doing to help Morra retain power may have been nothing more than a power play of his own all along. All the murders, the crackdown on NZT across the city, one has to wonder if this was all part of Sands' plan to corner the market for his own purposes. This also makes me wonder now if Eddie wanted Brian in the FBI for the sole reason of watching Morra's back. Having a man on the inside with a strong moral center can't hurt when the chips are down and it looks more and more like Rebecca is about to finally get all the answers she needs and one can hope that she and Brian are going to go after Sands and his strange Council of Eight. Either way, what an incredible twist. It still has my mind reeling and in all honesty, I'm actually relieved that Sands is our villain and not Eddie. I really wanted to see Eddie Morra succeed after all he went through in the movie, and if Brian can get Rebecca on his side as well...maybe the man can truly change the world for the better as President. Guess we will find out. Until next time.

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