What I’m Watching: The Bridge

The Bridge: Season 2, Episodes 10 and 11 “Eidolon” and “Beholder” (B+)

After the deadly shootout that occurred in episode nine, putting the pieces back together hasn’t been easy, and has nearly led to more bloodshed on the part of our favorite protagonists. It’s a relief that this show transformed into an action series with an intense chase scene when Eleanor was ready to go torture Hank’s wife to make him confess where he had hidden the ledger. Unfortunately, the successive episode, in which Sonya got herself pretty easy access to Eleanor before being interrupted by Adam Arkin’s straight-faced federal investigator, showed that Eleanor is far from out of the picture. Ian Hart always plays seedy characters, but the fact that his CIA agent immediately released Eleanor and is now planning to get the ledger back and ensure order to things is immensely disconcerting. That’s not to say that Marco’s journey to the mountains to find Galvan is going any better, since his police escorts were stupid enough to get themselves killed and now Marco’s cover has been blown. With Hank in the hospital and Eleanor on Sonya’s trail, who will be able to rescue Marco? Maybe Sebastian can help if he’s not too distraught about his daughter, but I think that Daniel and Adriana may actually be closer to unraveling the truth and stepping in at just the right moment. On an unrelated note, Steven looks so normal and a whole lot like Daniel Day-Lewis with his beard shaved. Kudos to Eva for the good idea, and it’s great to see them finally get together in a normal way.

What I’m Watching: Almost Human

Almost Human: Season 1, Episode 12 “Beholder” (C+)

It’s hard to believe that we’re almost at the end of the season of this almost sure-to-be-cancelled show. I was so happy with how it was going and presenting the future at the start, and now I’ve all but lost hope. This episodes continued to deliver with a fresh idea about how technology plays into the criminal landscape in the future, showcasing a man so obsessed with perfection that he was willing to kill a number of people to steal a flawless feature from each of them. I didn’t find the villain of the hour all that compelling otherwise, and wasn’t too thrilled with the big twist, that the woman he had tried so desperately to be beautiful four was actually blind, meaning that his entire quest was for naught. It is intriguing to see Stahl’s status as a Chrome play into her investigation, and to see her talk her way into a private club for Chromes only. Kennex flirting with her and essentially asking her out at the end of the episode led to better disappointment, as her new Chrome date arrived at just that moment to pick her up. It’s been a long time since I was rooting for Kennex since I think he’s just too grumpy for his own good, and I’d more enjoy seeing him display even an ounce of personality that didn’t involve telling someone else to shut up. Dorian is holding his own well, but the rest of the characters on this show just aren’t quite cutting it.