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“New Terrain” was something of an odd episode, and not just because the episode title referenced Allison’s new car. The episode seemed to take a while to get up to speed. The dream about the girls in the car, and then the accident at the school, weren’t connected at all to the bank case, and made for some strange pacing. Fortunately, while the structure felt a little odd, the episode ended up being excellent as Allison unraveled the twists behind the big heist.
Since it did play a role in solving the case, we should probably talk about Allison’s new wheels. I’m one that is generally very touchy about product integration, because it is so often done so poorly. But this was really an example of doing it right. It never felt like a GMC commercial had been jammed into the show, and Allison’s move into the technology future has been long overdue. I even made a comment about the fact that Allison still doesn’t have a hands free device earlier in the season.
The case took a rather circuitous route in getting Allison to the answer. I bought into the spooky-radio right away, so was never into the theory that Sanborn (Todd Louiso) was anything other than a patsy. Seeing Reeder (Franc Ross) building the bomb in his trailer though… that really did seem to seal the deal. It was perfectly understandable when Scanlon and Devalos were ready to call it closed. That twisted path is really what made the episode. They did such a good job selling Wilkes (Shea Whigham) as a hero cop that the revelation of his master plan came as quite a surprise.
Meanwhile… Ariel’s powers are continuing to grow, in a rather frightening way. I suppose that on the balance, and one day looking back, it’s a very good thing. She did, after all, save Jamie’s (Hayley McFarland) life. Still, things like the newspaper, in the middle of her school day, are a pretty heavy load for a teenager to be carrying.
All things considered, I’m marking this one down as an excellent episode. It took a while to get to the big case, but it turned out to be my favorite case of the new season. And the additional exploration of the girls’ powers continues to be a good addition to the show. Season 6 is progressing nicely.
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