Troubles and Doubts
Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
12 Monkeys began its three-part season finale with the eventful and emotional "Resurrection" which saw several important characters die, one character come back to life (kinda) and the pivotal relationship between Cole and Cassie revived. How permanent some of those deaths will be depends on whether or not the destruction of the time machine can be undone by Cole and Cassie's now last-ditch effort to stop the paradox of the mysterious primary in 1957.
Jen has known the date of her death since she read it on the Word of the Witness map. We've seen her be a strong leader for her Daughters, but this week we saw her as an old woman with real regrets about how she's lived her life. Knowing her fate has perhaps made her tentative when she should have been bold. Even her warnings about Titan leading only to death, which always seemed to come from a place of foreknowledge, have been cast into doubt as the dying Jen tells the younger Jen that she's been avoiding Titan and a battle with the Witness out of fear. Such a terrific scene. Wouldn't all of us tell our younger selves to be braver, if we could?
This was a great episode for the underused Deacon. His naked, drunk wallowing over Cassie was funny while also revealing (ahem) his softer side. We were also reminded of his dead brother and his real name that he hates, which seems possibly significant. He was seeming pretty likable, even as he helped Cole out of spite for Ramse and Cassie, but his killing Jen (accidentally) kind of killed that buzz. Though she herself said she didn't like him "yet" so there seems to be hope for his becoming a better person.
Pretty much everyone, even Whitley, turned on Jones by the end of this one, so Cole's loyalty was all the more poignant. The missions have not had the kind of success they were supposed to. Her thank you to Cole for believing in her was a real tearjerker, as was her standing by her machine, like a captain going down with her ship, while the fabric of time unraveled around her. Oh, and that headbutt she gave Ramse was awesome.
Cole and Ramse had an interesting conversation when Cole was arguing that they were family and Ramse was telling him that he can't understand what Ramse is going through because he doesn't have kids. It's the type of line that makes you wonder if Cole is or will be a father and what that could mean. We've already seen Vivian travel back and give birth Olivia who ends up helping to raise her own mother, so Cole and Cassie's journey to 1957 could have any number off crazy outcomes.
It was painful to watch Cole and Cassie physically fight, but Cassie couldn't bring herself to shoot him and there have been a lot of scenes this season where Cassie, Cole, and Ramse can't bring themselves to shoot each other. Is this foreshadowing one of them being the Witness, and not being able to kill them? Conversely, could the Primary they have to save in 1957 somehow be someone they don't want to save? There has to be an interesting reason we don't yet know who it is they're trying to save.
A few bullet points:
- It was so perfect that when Jen finally found someone who gets her pop culture references, it was herself.
-Katerina's explaining to Cole that a badly-plotted splinter could send him into a rock was delightfully reminiscent of Han Solo explaining the complexities of travelling through hyperspace to Luke in Star Wars.
-Jen's enjoyment of splintering, in contrast to everyone else's, was great. Time travel for a primary must be like what dogs get out of sticking their heads out of car windows.
The Verdict
Like Cassie's death back in "Tomorrow", Jen's death in 'Resurrection" packed a real punch even though we don't actually lose the character from the canvas. It seemed to galvanize our heroes, reminding them of what they truly meanto one another. They get a do-over, with Cole being able to say goodbye to Cassie and Ramse and wish them luck, instead of trying to stop their mission. Even better, Cassie abandons the Titan contingent to join Cole in the 1950s.
Because there won't be a new episode next week, I expected a cliffhanger and we certainly got one, losing Jones (among others) and stranding Cassie and Cole in the past if they can't change the future. But having that moment where Cole realized Cassie chose his mission over her need for revenge was a nice little gift to viewers, as we psych ourselves up to face what's coming as Season 2 draws to a close.
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