Blindspot Episode Recap: Draw O Caesar, Erase a Coward
We begin the episode with some sparring between Roman and Weller, hoping that training will work for Roman to draw out memories like it did for Jane. That, or maybe Weller thinks he can smack some memories loose?
Patterson solves another tattoo case–or rather, three. (With the help of Rich Dotcom, as Weller wryly states) The three interrelated tattoos lead to the group splitting up to pursue three different leads that all tie to an infamous smuggler bringing something into the area.
This episode was kind of interesting, as we see what each group saw and did during the same stretch of time by following each beginning with when they separated.
Reade’s Decline
Reade was absent for much of the episode, as he was home hung over in a drug stupor.
Oh, Reade. We are disappointed.
Later in the episode, we learn a little more about Patterson’s background when she confronts Reade after he finally drags his ass into work–she recognizes the dilated pupils and the slowing of his reflexes for what it is. She had a brother who was an addict, and she basically tells Reade he better sort his shit out. Of course, he denies everything.
An Investigation in Pieces
In Jane and Zapata’s part of the investigation, they go to an auction house owned by their connection to the smuggler–a guy they had in lockup. Turns out his partner is in on the crime. A big firefight ensues.
Weller and Roman do the undercover thing, and go talk to a doctor at a ritzy spa that was part of the tattoo solve.
Once Reade finally drags his ass into work, he and Patterson go after the third lead, ties to a drug cartel. This is one of the spots we see Reade’s impairment, when one of the baddies nearly gets the drop on him. Patterson coolly shoots the guy before he kills Reade, being the tragedy-hardened badass she’s becoming.
The three groups put together that they’ve stumbled on a human smuggling ring, where the people are being used for black market organ transplants. Ew.
Of course, our team saves the day.
No real progress on the Sandstorm hunt, however. Roman still can’t remember anything (except that he killed Taylor Shaw’s mother, and Jane still hasn’t told Weller. This will undoubtedly cause enormous amounts of trouble later). Weller lets on that if Roman doesn’t remember something soon, that meddling goon Director Pellington wants to hand him over to the CIA.
Remember them? The ones that tortured Jane?
Yeah, Jane’s having none of that. Problem is, if Roman gets desperate enough, will he make something up? Or worse, what if he remembers what Jane did to him, and doesn’t let on until he has the advantage? That’s what Old Roman would do. Eep.
During the episode, Weller also talks to Jane about Oliver, warns her that they all need to be careful–look what happened with Patterson and Creepy Mole Borden. He starts off by almost telling her that she can’t see Oliver, but by the end of the episode, he realizes that’s a bit heavy handed, and people do need a life. Jane is relieved, but still figures it’s time to look into Oliver’s background just in case.
She finds out that Oliver changed his name some years back. She has a romantic little dinner night planned out with him at the apartment, and she awkwardly brings it up. Oliver flips out, because Jane’s established a no-talking-about-the-past rule, and now she’s asking him about the name change like it’s suspicious or something?
Um, yeah.
I mean, I get why he flips out. Still, what’s the story there? I’ll be disappointed if it’s something embarrassingly boring. He storms off.
Speaking of Inattentiveness…
Throughout the whole episode, we see that Nas has gotten a call from her Sandstorm mole, and they arrange a dead drop appointment to set up a meet. Weller isn’t too cool with her going alone, but figures what can he do when there’s so much to cover today?
Yeah, that was a mistake.
It seems her mole betrays her. She picks up something from the dead drop, but as she gets in the car to drive away, someone pops up in the back seat to garrote her.
She’s a government agent and doesn’t give her back seat a glance before getting in the car, when she’s in a shady place?
Sloppy, Nas.
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