What I’m Watching: Blindspot

Blindspot: Season 1, Episode 21 “Of Whose Uneasy Route” (B+)

I actually liked this episode a lot, since it didn’t have anything to do with the tattoos and then ended on an unexpected note that wasn’t related to the major events of the hour. At first, it seemed like the lockdown might just serve as an opportunity for a few of our characters to be sequestered in tight spaces and have some important conversations with each other. That totally happened, with the most effective and informative dialogue coming out between Mayfair and Tasha. At first, Mayfair was lecturing Tasha about going down the wrong path, and then when Tasha finally came clean, she got very angry that Tasha didn’t trust her. Edgar and Sarah were in close quarters and Sarah was really not happy about that, and it’s a shame that, after everything, Sarah told him that she’s moving to Portland and they’re not going to be able to pursue their relationship even if he wanted to start it back up again. I liked the action content of this episode, with Jane sliding under the door just as it is closed and Edgar getting pulled out of the elevator just as it plummeted and would have sent him to his death. I enjoyed Kurt’s museum comment that Patterson took as a compliment even though it wasn’t meant as such. Mayfair getting arrested for murder seemed like it was something that would be dismissed quickly, but Jane realizing that everything that was being thrown at Mayfair was a result of what Oscar had her do confirms that this was a deliberate frame job a long time in the making which makes Mayfair’s future look very uncertain.