Reviewer Rating: 3.65/5.0
3.65
Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Episode 8 is the beginning of the end of Polaris’ story.
While there may be more factions involved besides Damien and Jed, they appear to be the ringleaders, although Stewart House is not a one-off incident.
The most shocking thing is that Elias Voit did not show up, and he sent a message to the wayward young people who killed wantonly, begging them to forgive their cooperation with the BAU, which shows his disapproval of these two The importance of the organization is diminishing.
Before we get into the details, I’ve written a full recap of Criminal Minds Season 17 Episode 8, so you can click on that link to get the episode details. Now, back to our regular review!
The most important actor in “Northstar” is Gil Gideon.
Her past with David Rossi is dynamic and emotionally powerful, and the two work well together, even as she tries to steer him away from danger while placing herself at the center of it.
Interestingly, this arc works well in context. We both knew Gideon and Rosie, but not together.
Surprisingly, Jason Gideon is still a big part of the show after 17 seasons and 15 after Mandy Patinkin left status. It’s a testament to his skill as an actor that he left such a lasting mark throughout the series.
Joe Mantegna came in to replace Gideon and he did a great job. He is family. He brought an emotional element to the cast that never went away. He thinks with his head and heart, which is both endearing and sometimes terrifying.
You’d think we’d heard about Rosie and Jill’s relationship before, but it doesn’t matter that we haven’t. We’ve buried a lot of people in the past, and it makes perfect sense for them to want to move on after Gideon’s death.
When you lose a guy in the middle, the outer edges of the trio get ripped apart. although they don’t real In the trio, Gideon’s dynamic character invites Gil and Rosie to each other for support.
I’ve been in a relationship like this myself, where it’s easy to get close to people you shouldn’t be close to.
Rosie had moved on when Gideon died, but when circumstances brought them together on Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Episode 7 (or Criminal Minds Season 17 Episode 7… The show and their… When they get together again (the relationship is just as confusing), they are both electrocuted.
There’s something between them that needs to be explored further, and the way Rosie responded to her analysis suggests she could join the team more permanently, like Taylor.
When they first brought Jill in, she seemed to be on the fringes of the team, but she’s just as integral as Rosie and Gideon. JJ points out that her gender may force her to take sides.
Jill still has crazy skills. She knew Damian and Jade were coming for her, and she accepted her fate. She felt like she had gotten them into trouble, and she was trying to find a way to get them out of it.
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As shocking as Voight’s absence from this episode is that Damian missed the clue that he was the little boy Gil wanted him to save. This couldn’t have been clearer than the fact that she would be taking him to the cabin she and Rosie had discussed earlier.
She made a point of sharing her location with Rosie so she would have enough time to impress Damian.
She certainly made a lasting impression. Damian’s mood swings were palpable. It’s like he’s been waiting his whole life for someone to explain to him how things got so serious.
But what Jill doesn’t count on is the life-and-death bond Damian and Jade form. Their connection transcends the trauma they shared and has a deeper meaning.
Their suicide pact was never in doubt, and you can see it in Damian’s face as he hands over control of the situation to Jill and his future to Jed.
I’m not a fan of shows that give brutal killers so much backstory that we start to feel sorry for them, but that’s what happens to Damian, Jade, and the rest of the Stewart House family, even though we don’t know them.
Before it was taken away from her, Jill’s understanding of the program was completely different from what she was working toward, but children and adults around the world suffered just as much, if not more, as they did, and they struggled Overcome without becoming a cold-blooded murderer.
There is a danger in letting history give too much power to current actions, especially when those actions are lethal. We’ve seen some of this in real life, as the young man who shot former President Trump and killed his innocent husband and father was portrayed as being bullied.
The word jumps out at you as a justification for committing atrocious acts, but it also stifles an individual’s ability to change the course of his or her own life.
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We all have choices to make. If we are treated badly (and too many of us have experienced this fate), we need tools to turn things around and become better than our abusers.
This observation is often overlooked because we want to blame others for one’s actions, but this is not the case. We cannot change the way someone else behaves; we can only change how we react and respond to it.
Still, Jill’s story and her past with the project show how easily things can go awry, no matter how good the intentions.
In our society, too much emphasis is placed on power and money, leading people to make fatal errors of judgment and bring others down in the process. Children should not be manipulated by adults, and Stewart House and everyone who works there are guilty of this.
Now Jed is on his own to carry out his vendetta. It was she who begged Damian to promise her they would never be in a cage again. Would she be able to continue her mission if no one took her away like they did with Damian?
If she’s as determined as she claims, then she needs to put it all behind her and start her life over. However, this is unlikely to be the case.
She might be even angrier at Jill, accusing her of putting her in the position of killing Damian in the first place.
One thing is certain. Damian felt a connection to Voight.
Jed questions this, and Damian’s death is unlikely to change that. So, where does Voit go from here? Will he continue to be useful to the BAU in this and other cases?
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This will depend on how active his network is. Polaris wasn’t the only mission he helped launch. Even his own lawyers are playing in that vile pigpen of hate. Who knows what else to expect from Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 3?
I know you’ve been watching. What are your thoughts on Jill, her relationship with Stuart House, and her past with Rosie?
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