What I’m Watching: Enlightened

Enlightened: Season 2, Episode 7 “No Doubt” (B+)

It always seemed like Amy was too much of an idealist, assuming that the information she wanted to find existed and that it could serve to bring down Abaddon. Now, that’s true, and she’s in a completely different place, back to her blissful opinion that change is possible and that maybe she can make a difference from inside the company. Jeff’s negative reaction to her news and his subsequent break-up was a wake-up call to the fact that everything isn’t as wonderful as she’s thought, and none of it is permanent. Szidon’s offer of a $100,000 position for Amy to do exactly what she wants is quite monumental, and I’m really curious to see what she tries to make happen. I was surprised that she told Krista everything, and even more caught off guard by Krista’s reaction, which was just that she hoped she knew what she was doing. Levi is definitely furious at Amy, and I suspect that he won’t forgive her anytime soon. Tyler wants everyone to have a happy ending, something that it seems he’s found with Eileen, and I sincerely hope that she doesn’t find out what he’s done. Dougie is losing it, and his speech to his underlings was actually quite powerful, much more impassioned and energetic than he’s ever indicated himself to be. It’s hard to know how things will turn out, and we got our first glimpse of Amy losing her temper in a long time, and while it wasn’t terrible, it’s still not good to see her teetering on the edge of losing the positive attitude she’s found.