Ugh, the finale was a mess. So Rittenhouse is this huge, pervasive conspiracy woven into the heart of the power structure since the dawn of the nation, yet suddenly it's supposed to be a smaller fringe group that can be brought down by a few boxes of evidence, and that there's enough of an honest power structure in place that the key members can be arrested without it bringing down the entire structure of the government and society? That's just sloppy and slapdash. Of course, there was the big twist about Moira Queen, err, Lucy's mom being Rittenhouse and the conspiracy somehow still existing, which was predictable but given no shred of explanation. It all felt rushed and careless -- but then, this whole show has been plagued by carelessness in its worldbuilding.
And if it's safe to bring three people through time but dangerous to bring four, then shouldn't the danger have affected all four travelers equally? I mean, if a rowboat can support three people without sinking but not four, then all four people in it are going to get wet. It was arbitrary that Jiya was the only one who suffered ill effects.
They seem to be setting up Annie Wersching's character as the new big bad, but she's just been cast as a regular (I think) in Marvel's Runaways for Hulu. That could be a problem if Timeless gets renewed, though apparently that's looking iffy. At this point, I'd be okay if it didn't get renewed. I like the cast well enough -- especially Malcolm Barrett, who's done some fantastic acting -- and I like its attempts to look at history from overlooked perspectives, though it's dropped the ball on occasion. But conceptually it's a mess, and I'm sick of Vast Conspiracy stories.
And if it's safe to bring three people through time but dangerous to bring four, then shouldn't the danger have affected all four travelers equally? I mean, if a rowboat can support three people without sinking but not four, then all four people in it are going to get wet. It was arbitrary that Jiya was the only one who suffered ill effects.
They seem to be setting up Annie Wersching's character as the new big bad, but she's just been cast as a regular (I think) in Marvel's Runaways for Hulu. That could be a problem if Timeless gets renewed, though apparently that's looking iffy. At this point, I'd be okay if it didn't get renewed. I like the cast well enough -- especially Malcolm Barrett, who's done some fantastic acting -- and I like its attempts to look at history from overlooked perspectives, though it's dropped the ball on occasion. But conceptually it's a mess, and I'm sick of Vast Conspiracy stories.
