Blindspot - Devil Never Even Lived - Review + Favourite Scene POLL

Blindspot has, for the most part, been suffering from a sophomore slump . However, the memory-less Roman storyline has injected new energy into the show as we begin the back half of this second season. Thus, a Roman centric episode in 'Devil Never Even Lived', was one of the better episodes in recent memory (no pun intended).

Roman questioning his love for Kat provided some very humanistic questions. Memory-less Roman lied when he said he loved her, does that mean he didn't love her in his past life too? Especially considering his memory of not running away with her when he had the chance. Is Roman, as Dr. Sun says, really incapable of feeling emotion? What is most profound about this quandary is the larger question at play: how does Roman truly feel for his sister?

The scene near the end that saw Roman pondering these very questions to Jane was a very tender moment. The look on Jane's face to close off the scene, that stare of concern, held so much weight to it.

In other moments, poor Reade, the guy has been a hot mess this season. From everything from the coach scandal to Freddy and the murder to being friend zoned from Zapata, now he is having sex with his friend's ex?! Things are not looking up for him and with this rumour that a main character will be killed of in episode 16, yikes. Reade is not looking safe right now.

One of the positives of 'Devil Never Even Lived' is the breakup between Kurt and Nas. There is probably not a single fan who was a shipper for this rushed and unnecessary relationship, so them agreeing to go separate ways and to keep it professional didn't carry any emotion weight to. It happened, it ended, good riddance.

I loved the development of Borden in this episode. Since the reveal of him being a mole, he had seemed like a lackey more than anything. Though in the two scenes involving him as he prepared for stage 2, we saw a more intimidating and authoritative figure as he told Parker to respect the chain of command in one scene, and then, his cold reassurance that America will burn in the other.

Speaking of Borden, we also see the effects of his betrayal on the team on Patterson. Her blaming Nas for not noticing was a powerful moment and a natural reaction from someone going through grief.

Overall, this was a solid episode that raised some resounding questions regarding Roman and his capacity to feel. The main story also continued to develop at a nice pace, especially with that reveal of Shepherd having followed Kurt since his high school days. Jaw dropper! The episode was light on the action we come to expect from this show, but strong character moments make 'Devil Never Even Lived' a memorable one.

8/10

What did you think of 'Devil Never Even Lived?' Leave your comments below and make sure to vote for your favourite moment in the poll below!