SPOILERS
I kind of saw the ending coming, but “True North” was a really good
episode. Just the right amount a drama to keep me hooked and nothing was
ambiguous.
First, let’s talk about the weekly case. Again with the unusual. So we
have a guy who is creating human sundials and using water and a shock collar to
shock them, all out of some twisted revenge that he did not receive a college scholarship
at a science fair. He ends up killing the kid who got the scholarship by using
ideas from both their projects, the sun dial and the shock collar. He is also
on his way to killing the woman who was the judge for the fair and didn’t give
him the scholarship, but is apprehended by Luke and JJ. This is all after he mercy-kills
his afflicted mother and attempts to kill himself. A smooth take-down occurs as
JJ cut the power and therefore he couldn’t electrocute himself. Yes, he’s
another revenge-bent 20-something white guy. I’ll let it slide. It was interesting.
The episode begins with the ending of last episode and a transition
that shows us how Reid is coping with what happened. The team comes up with a
strategy to get Scratch, but only if Reid identifies him in a cognitive, so they
send Tara to talk to him. It made sense Reid was so withdrawn for most of the
episode and was resisting Tara. He kept blacking out at the same spot as always,
and became increasingly frustrated, completely convinced that he was the one
who killed Nadie with the knife. He was also still feeling the effects of the
last episode; he made a difficult decision, he’s feeling disconnected, and I believe
he was starting to lose hope, which is why he kept believing the “I killed Nadie”
narrative.
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| Tara guides Reid through a cognitive interview. |
That ending, though! There were only two outcomes: it would either be
Scratch, or it wouldn’t. I was guessing it wouldn’t, and I was right. But a
woman! Nice. Finally we get a female bad guy. I wonder who she is. I’m glad
that Reid pulled himself out of his misery for a minute and really focused and
gave the audience what they wanted: a clearer look into what happened. Now we
just have to wait to find out what happens next. Only a few episodes left! I
knew things would start to pick up, and now they have. There’s a woman out
there who wanted to frame Reid. Is she with Scratch? Is she alone? Will this
carry into next season or will it be happily resolved in a month? I can’t wait
to find out.
9/10
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