I love flashback episodes. Wait, that's a typo. I loathe flashback episodes. What you're reading is a highly censored version of my original reactions to this episode. Why? I took nine pages of notes just to make sense of the episode plot for you guys. Nine pages. At what point does a television show stop being entertainment and become homework for viewers? Because that's exactly what this episode is, homework. If you're not quick-witted and capable of putting together puzzles, the disjoined story telling device will leave you scratching your head, wondering how they got from point A to point Z without going to points B, C, D, etc in order.
I love flashback episodes. Wait, that's a typo. I loathe flashback episodes. What you're reading is a highly censored version of my original reactions to this episode. Why? I took nine pages of notes just to make sense of the episode plot for you guys. Nine pages. At what point does a television show stop being entertainment and become homework for viewers? Because that's exactly what this episode is, homework. If you're not quick-witted and capable of putting together puzzles, the disjoined story telling device will leave you scratching your head, wondering how they got from point A to point Z without going to points B, C, D, etc in order.