I usually don't review titles, but I had to do for this particular one. Because this might be the worst episode of this series if not worst episode ever for any series I've ever watched. I couldn't stop laughing entire episode because of the bad writing.
The cleaner guy goes upstairs, even though they heard some noise (previous episode) he doesn't check the most obvious hiding spot, aka the closet? He just creates some drama and says it's clear. Nice.
The kid shows his head as soon as the cleaner goes away, and gets out, but why? Just to make some more noise and maybe this time he can hide under the bed. Nice.
Who doesn't have their phone with them in this century? And he has a pluggable phone under his bed by coincidence and luck? Nice.
But now it's bed luck that there is no RJ45 plug upstairs, in this futuristic home it's in only one room downstairs. But luckily the cleaners are having some big time fun with the big TV. Nice.
The terrorists require to kill someone and send a picture. I can even come up with that "brilliant" idea that they already killed someone, send her picture. I can come up with this after weeks in real life. But the characters killed her several hours ago and they can't come up with this? Thankfully we have 200 IQ hero. Nice.
And even if they didn't kill someone previously, or for the second murder, why don't you just fake it, if you're that desperate and don't want to kill someone (they said no killings at some point I remember)? No one will know until you land and everything is over. They were choking the flight attendant so faking that picture wouldn't even require blood.
The main criminal takes the car from the police and drives away. Don't they really think that he would switch the car at some point, are these guys stupid to think that criminal (mastermind behind this wonderful hijack plan) guy would drive that car to go wherever?
And the chasing part, like oh my god. You already have the satellite data every second updating plus the drone if you need visuals. Why would you chase the car with 3 big black cars, and that close? I couldn't stop laughing when they said "reverse" when they got caught.
And, when he realized that the phone is being tracked, and that's how the criminal guy knows they're still following, why don't the other two cars continue chasing if chasing him was that important? The guy with the phone can stay there to prove they stopped and can answer if he calls again to prove they didn't throw the phone away.
Why the provided car doesn't have any hidden cams or something to let the police know if he switches the cars? They really didn't think about this possibility, switching the car under a tree or a bridge or in a tunnel? Nice.
Why are passengers passing a bottle with the "shake" message being circled. Just find a paper or some clothing, or take that bottle apart and write an actual message that explains what happened. Like "their boss requires to kill someone and send photo, if this happens again, we attack, if you hear a whistle, attack the guy/girl in your section" or something like this contains the actual plan with something to initiate the action. It could've be easier to pass than the big bottle thingy also. When they got caught the message didn't hide their intention so I don't why would you skip writing and actual message since you have the pen, and just use it to circle it. (It would've been understandable if they didn't have the pen but passing the bottle to send a message) This is like you're locked in a wooden box, but you have the keys to go out, but you use the keys to try to cut the wood to go out. Nonsensical.
And the mom, why are you yelling to that Karen to take the bottle, just give it to someone else. Just nonsensical writing again.
And after everything starts, no one helps the protagonist? Nice. Even the Asian flight attendant who's just there. Just take the gun and shoot the bad guy already.
I remember several scenes that they could have gone inside the cockpit (the second pilot, previous episode) but she never thinks about the idea for some reason. And now the pilot considers to go in the cockpit, waiting for some reason that I can't relate and then fails to do so. But the real problem is, why would he consider that? He's the one who opened the door at the first place (this is where I started hating the writing btw). And his lover flight attendant isn't dead or anything so they would threat to kill her again. So it was so stupid for writers to make him consider this option, just to create more nonsensical drama.
The two star is for the twist at the end. I think that lady is the ultimate terrorist, that the other terrorists are unaware. After the "now" text, she goes to cockpit room and locks herself to crash the plane. Main terrorists have no idea about her because they wouldn't agree dying probably and they think this is a big bluff. I hope this is the reason though since I have no idea about the writers mindset about the human beings and nature of the matter.
I'm just continuing watching to finish the job I started, but the bad writing could've been sensed from the first episode. I should've stopped then.
And you think this is peak television, you have no idea about the good writing, just watch the Braking Bad again to understand the beauty of the writing.
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