Post — Aaron Ngo

Major spoilers are included in this episode review. Read with caution!

Hey people! I have returned with another episode review of Marvel's Cloak and Dagger. If you hadn't seen my reviews of the first two episodes, the links are posted here (1x01) and here (1x02) for your conveience. Otherwise, keep reading and comment on what happened in the latest episode.

I believe the first two episodes suffered from uneven pacing and this current episode is no different. I found myself getting frustrated with the two awkward shifts between perspectives, the unexplained mechanics with their powers, and the lack of movement in the plot.

After the cliffhanger is resolved, Tandy continues her way out of New Orleans and Tyrone goes to the church for an explanation. This is shown through their own perspectives, which got hectic and frustrating for the lack of explanation and awkward transitions. They are a part for most of the episode until the ending, where they are finally ready to talk about their powers.

I wanted that resolution to happen at the beginning of the episode, but once again, the show decided to slow things down to flesh out the characters' relationship even more without them actually talking to each other.

However, we do get an introduction to Detective O'Reilly, the female detective who arrested Liam in the previous episode. She is questioning the boy who tried to rape Tandy, but he is not comfortable talking to her once she puts the pieces together. She leaves him alone, but this gives the boy time to figure out how to cover his tracks.

O'Reilly wants to help Tandy and goes to her to come forward. But the boy is two steps ahead and has got Connors to shut the case down. This disappoints Tandy, who is a changed woman after the weird jumping around through time.

Tyrone and Evita's relationship is developed and a new character is introduced. Her Aunt is into voodoo and helps Tyrone tap into his powers, setting off his own journey into Tandy's life. In the end, Tyrone and Evita kiss, but this romance is most likely going to fail in favor of the two protagonists' inevitable love story.

This whole episode felt like a filler. The plot didn't move all that much, but we got more insight into O'Reilly. I wish we got more Liam beyond the hallucination thing because, unlike Tandy, I'm concerned for his well-being.

BUT now that Cloak&Dagger are finally coming together, I pray this show will pick up the pace and fix the unevenness it displayed.

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