Marvel's Cloak and Dagger 1x04 "Call/Response" Episode Review
Major spoilers are included in this review! Read with Caution!
The latest episode arrived. And boy it was something. Miles better than last week's episode as we finally get Cloak and Dagger in the same room. I love the entire conversation between Tandy and Tyrone and how they're going to finally get things done.
The main problem with the episode? The constant transition between present and past. I didn't like it because it felt too abrupt in the beginning, but ultimately, it paid off in the episode's last moments. However, this is my own personal opinion, but I would've preferred the whole conversation to have occurred and then have the present day stuff happen... in chronological order.
We learned about the adults in this episode, particularly Tandy's Melissa, her boyfriend Greg and Tyrone's father Otis, and how their dynamic with the protagonists. Tandy gradually learns, to her shock, that Greg is a nice person! A married man, but he is still a good man.
Tandy bonds with him, uses her powers of seeing hope on him, and helps him with the Roxxon investigation. She wants justice for her father and wants her mother to reconsider her relationship with him. Melissa breaks up with him, and when Tandy goes to his office to see him, he is killed off by a mysterious assailant and then his whole office goes up in flames.
She, and the rest of us, are devastated by this! They made Greg likable to make his death impactful and that is mean! This leads Tandy to commit suicide via drowning and chains around her body, only to come out with her light daggers saving her again!
This resonates with the last bit of conversation between Tyrone and Tandy. They are thrown into a talk about privilege, race, and thoughts of suicide. Tyrone calls her out on the privilege and how if she wants to kill herself, she might as well do it. Their talk ends on a bad note, that sends them off to the present day events.
Tyrone learns more about his father Otis and his involvement with a group called the Red Hawks. This is hilarious how Tyrone is too shook to understand the situation especially when knives are pulled and hugs are welcomed. He also finds his brother's Cloak outfit and wants to wear it. This is a clear allusion to a future superhero outfit.
In the end, Tyrone returns to the police station to face his fear, based on Tandy's advice, and we are left on that little cliffhanger, unsure what he wants with Detective Reilly.
The two are separated again, but at least it feels right that they are. Before, it felt off, but now that these two have talked and argued, there is a lot to look forward to. The anticipation is real, and Cloak and Dagger can finally get going on the plot narrative.