What just happened?

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→ What just happened?!?!?!? I was just saying last week that neither Gwen, nor Jamie have alibis for the night Rosie was killed. The third man on the 10th floor has got to be Jamie. I love that little scrappy fucker, but there's no way it's Gwen. The whole thing with her coming to the cops about Richmond's alibi not panning out just wouldn't make sense if it's her. (Unless she was just jealous of all of Richmond's exploits and thought she'd pin a murder on him?) Dammit. Jamie Wright, I sincerely hope that if you were there in that casino that my whole "trying to save Rosie and ended up driving the car into the water and couldn't save her" theory is true. Either that or Ames did it and Jamie's some kind of bystander. Ugh. Why do I feel so strongly for him? This isn't fair. I actually have come to love the dynamic between him, Gwen, and Richmond. They're like this little, fucked up, political family. Ugh.

→ Not enough Linden and Holder in this ep. I rarely complain about this show. But this is unforgivable. Basically, haha. This is one of the only eps where their presence has been super low-key. But I do have to say I absolutely loved the shot of them marching into the casino. (And serving that warrant! SNAP!) And loved all the shots of their legs walking together through city hall, Holder at Linden's heels. My people, you guys. I love them so much that they literally just have to walk near each other and I'm happy.

→ Proud of Stan for not being able to go through with it, although I don't know what his game plan was for dealing with Janek after letting that guy get away. Alexi is kind of my hero right now though. As soon as he overheard Janek admitting that he ordered the hit on Michaelski and that it wasn't Stan acting on his own accord, as Alexi was previously led to believe, I knew that Janek's number was up. That whole scene was great. Especially Alexi's final line. Boom. Good riddance.

→ Linden and Holder fighting? Again? Breaks my heart every time. Can't you see that he just cares about you, Linden? Can't you?

→ Linden and her smart ass flashing the key card to the casino's security camera. I LOVE HER SO MUCH.

→ JAMIE MOTHERFUCKING WRIGHT, YOU GUYS. I just can't. I don't want him to be the killer. This turn of events with the damn key card is so unexpected. I just... how am I going to wait until next week?

ETA: Spoilers for the promo below:




...after seeing the promo I'm feeling differently about my "the third man must be Jamie" assessment. But still. Worried!

PS! I wrote post-ep fic earlier today for last week's ep:
how we ended up here; holder/linden; pg13

Comments

[timewaslost.livejournal.com]

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IDEK i was thinking it was jamie but it would be a twist if it was gwen this whole time IDEK

MY BRAIN HURTS NOTHING MAKES SENSE

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

I agree with you re. not wanting it to be Jamie, but mostly because I don't think I could buy (unless some serious 'splainin was done!!!) him as being that cold-hearted. That he could be involved in such a horrific incident/cover-up and not be outwardly affected by it at all. I just... don't get the impression. And I don't get that impression because of the characterisation we've received for him to date. If they want to re-write that, then fine, I won't like it and I'll rage against it because, well... cop out. But yeah, I don't know... I don't like it! I would particularly find your 'Jamie trying to save Rosie but not being able to' suggestion hard to buy, because SURELY that would have had an impact on him in SOME visible way??!

As you know, Gwen was my prime suspect right through season one, though I tend to agree that it makes less than zero sense for it to be her now... Hmmm.

Is it possible that the swipe card had been stolen/lost and then used by someone else? Like it's all just been a massive fake-out?

I knew it was going to be Alexi in the car with Janek at the end there (for no real reason other than that initial fore-shadowing in Stan's garage), but I was still like BOOYEAH when it was! The whole second half of this episode had me on tenterhooks despite most of what was happening (besides the final swipe card revelation) being pretty damn obvious. I didn't notice the lack of Holder/Linden, but that's probably because I'm not as invested in them as a potential couple as some people are? Maybe? No idea. I think the focus on the other characters this episode was important and intriguing and the bits we did get of H/L were spot-on. As usual!

TWO MORE EPISODES TO GO.

eta: I just found this: it's from a review I posted in my journal post the season one finale. Most of the Gwen stuff is now utterly redundant, but the Jamie stuff I still stand by...

Jamie | Some are saying that there has been collusion between he and Richmond and that he is the murderer. I do not at all buy this. I don't think he has the balls for murder. He seems altogether too naive, and maybe that's the whole point. But I don't think so. His "are there any skeletons in your closet" comment to Richmond and his earlier season comment regarding "plausible deniability" are interesting. But, when it comes down to it, I think he's a little too wide-eyed to be that calculating.

Gwen | My money is still on her. And now I think there are two motives in play where she is concerned. I think she found out about Richmond/Rosie and killed the girl (maybe accidentally) in order to get rid of her and 'save' Richmond (motive one). I think she dumped Richmond in it (after finding out that Meg wasn't only a thing of the past!) by recanting her alibi out of jealousy (motive two). I think she is smack bang in the middle of all the shit. SMACK BANG! Also, a couple of times she made reference to being "good" at her job etc.

[ozmissage.livejournal.com]

What kind of wife doesn't show up to her own wedding? The answer is no kind of mother. No kind of wife. And she knows she should feel guilty and ashamed, and there's a part of her that does, even when she tries her best to ignore it.

I awwed at the TV screen like I was part of some cheeseball live-studio audience for a sitcom when that happened. The framing on this show is so perfect sometimes I don't even know how to process it like a normal person.

For no reason whatsoever, Jaime has always been my number one suspect, but now that they seem to be pointing in his direction, I don't buy it. I don't feel like he has it in him, no matter how cutthroat he's willing to be. I'm not sure what the motivation would be for him? Or Gwen either for that matter. UGH. This is actually super frustrating because I felt like they had did a good job at telling us who killed Rosie (the casino people + the mayor/and/or his lackeys) and that the more pressing question was now why. What did she see or hear that warranted her dying? But now we're twisting back around to the Richmond team and I don't think we need anymore suspect twists.

I'm with you, there wasn't nearly enough Holder and Linden, but I always look forward to seeing the Larsen family, so the Stan subplot worked really well for me. I'm not as invested in the Richmond stuff though.

Linden and her smart ass flashing the key card to the casino's security camera. I LOVE HER SO MUCH.

SO MUCH LOVE FOR THAT SCENE. :D

[mollivanders.livejournal.com]

I have to wait a whole week? What is this nonsense? I NEED THEM IN MY EYEBALLS NOW.

Jamie's the only one out of the whole political team I actually like. Damnit.

[twilightthief.livejournal.com]

I was proud of Stan too but holy hell Alexi!! Wow!

So many twists and turns and I was literally gasping at the end when Linden and Holder walked into the Richmond office!!

It's hard..sometimes I lean towards Jamie and other times I lean towards Gwen ;/ TBH I dont want it to be either of them though!

Linden was great when she flashed the card to the cameras! loved it!

[geekiest.livejournal.com]

I think it's Gwen. Trying to punish her father, or Mayor Adams for what they've done.