"Limitless" Recap: "Hi, My Name is Rebecca Harris"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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When it comes to lies, it's irrelevant how well you do it or how good you are at covering up said lie, the truth will always come out...it's simply just a matter of time. It's something we have all been waiting for when it comes to Limitless,  because of the fact that we know that the clock has been ticking steadily on Brian Finch's web of deception and this week on the show...the time came at last for the truth to be revealed. 

Granted, we knew it was coming, after all our closing image in the last episode was Rebecca asking Brian to cuff himself and tell her everything and that's where we picked up this week, with Agent Harris finally getting the truth she has so desperately been looking for all year, and "Hi, My Name is Rebecca Harris..." turned out to be one incredible episode filled with salvation for both Brian and his friendship, and it featured one incredible sacrifice...all in the name of honesty. 

Now the first thing that truly caught me by surprise this go round, was the fact that Rebecca was willing to cross the line she thought she never would...and take Brian's daily dose of NZT since he was still riding high on the last dose given to him by Senator Morra in the hopes of finally bringing Sands to justice. Sure it led to some amazing scenes where we witnessed the two smartest people on the planet work together to build a case against Sands and it was equally as awesome to see them bring him down in a single day. But what mattered most, is that the two of them were finally friends once again and the trust and understanding they shared was finally back as well. NZT helped in repairing that, but let's be honest...all the drug did was remove the hurt feelings between the two of them and allow them to see the value of their friendship in the clear, which made the finale all the more heartbreaking.

Because when all was said and done, Sands went down and found himself behind bars and in the process...Brian made the ultimate sacrifice. By bringing Sands in, his only real link to the NZT immunity shot was severed and well, he did it all for Rebecca and this may be the noblest thing Brian has done on the show to date. To sacrifice a chance to be the smartest man on the planet and save lives in the process...what a powerful thing to walk away from and clearly whatever he said to Naz off screen was enough to warrant his release from the FBI. As for Rebecca's fate, we don't quite know, but I'm still in a little bit of shock over Brian's willingness to give it all up. Clearly the need to lie and deceive has taken its toll upon him and this was likely the best option to save his sanity...and his soul. 

But with this being the penultimate episode before the two part season finale...there are still many questions that remain unanswered. First and foremost, can we still trust Senator Morra? We heard a lot about "The Purge" this week and saw some of the fallout from it by way of Amelia Glasser, but we still don't know how much of a role Eddie played in it and how much of it was Sands' own idea. Plus we know now that Sands has a new lady in his life that also uses NZT and she is clearly part of his Council of Eight...so what will happen with that group now that Sands is in jail? Will they come after Brian and Rebecca and more importantly...what the heck are they planning? Hopefully the two part season finale will answer all of our questions at last, we simply have to wait a couple of weeks to find out. Until then.

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