With no hope for a second season, Believe ends without trying to cause any sort of ruckus. Which perhaps is fitting in a way. Though I must admit, I wished it did at least fight and end things with a bang than a quiet whisper. It made my feelings about the finale so indifferent.
Topic 1: Hello to Old Friends – Roman and Winter
Bo seems to be the only thing which can bring Winter face to face with a man who tried to shoot him only a few episodes ago. And, all things considered, if all it took to bring Winter out of hiding was mentioning a threat against Bo, Roman arguably could have had captured Winter and his team ages ago. That tidbit aside, with Dani on the loose and having True Blood vampire like powers which allow her to find Channing, it is decided they will set a trap. Thing is, Dani has become so powerful that when they try to knock her out with toxic gas, it doesn't have an effect on her. Then when Roman has Mr. Zepeda go after her, well he ends up dead. But being that the show is ending, and perhaps logic was never Believe's strong suit, Channing, Roman and Winter decide to run in to see what happened to Mr. Zepeda. Which naturally leaves to Dani confronting them and using her mind reading abilities to learn Winter is tracking Tate's phone so that is her way of finding Bo.
Topic 2: Mommy Dearest – Bo & Dani
With Bo seemingly near the brink of death, her mother appears to her. She warns Bo of Dani's arrival and preps her with what to say and do to save Dani and those Bo loves. Which leads to Tate being confronted with the fact that as much as Bo wants normalcy, as does he, it simply isn't going to happen as long as Bo is alive. So, once again, he gives up trying to find a way to live a quiet peaceful life for Bo has to help someone. Thus leading them to one of Dani's former foster homes, where Dani finds them.
And let it be noted, at this point in the episode, you can clearly see how rushed this story is due to the show being cancelled. For while I get Dani wants to hurt Roman for giving her false hope so she decides to go after his source of hope, i.e. Bo, at the same time the whole situation is so weird. For as much as she wants to hurt Roman, she also wants her brother to forgive her, then she drags Winter into the situation, as well as Channing and Tate, seemingly because they tricked her, and after a certain point it really becomes hard to care. Not just because the show is cancelled, but it is trying to pack so much in that it is rather hard to feel anything for anyone, especially Dani.
Then, on top of that, you don't feel like there is any sense of real danger. Be it because Bo has yet to really fail in the series, or because no villain seems really credible, you just watch knowing it will end well. And, naturally, it does. For even when Dani gathers everyone up into Orchestra, and seems ready to burn everything and everyone, including herself, into ash, Bo pulls a Sailor Moon type moment in which she gathers the strength of her family and friends to stop Dani.
Topic 3: Here's to 2nd Chances – Bo & Dani
But, rather than obliterate Dani to smithereens, the show ends on a feel good moment in which the message Dani needs to hear from her brother, his forgiveness, is delivered, and Bo uses her powers to heal Dani of her cancer like symptoms. However, even as everyone sets out to depart, there remains many questions. Such as: where did all the telekinetics go? For with Roman being bluntly told by his government contact that they won't cover for him, he pretty much tries to erase their existence. Meaning the data he has compiled for years is erased, and he evacuates Orchestra HQ. But considering there were sickly telekinetics, as well as those who just got by like Shawn, it is unfortunate that they become a casualty in this rushed ending. But considering the show had little to no hope of being renewed on a different network, perhaps the plot hole was for the best. After all, why put the remaining fans into a frenzy and create some new continental, if not global, threat due to Orchestra's most unstable, or powerful, running around?
Topic 1: Hello to Old Friends – Roman and Winter
Bo seems to be the only thing which can bring Winter face to face with a man who tried to shoot him only a few episodes ago. And, all things considered, if all it took to bring Winter out of hiding was mentioning a threat against Bo, Roman arguably could have had captured Winter and his team ages ago. That tidbit aside, with Dani on the loose and having True Blood vampire like powers which allow her to find Channing, it is decided they will set a trap. Thing is, Dani has become so powerful that when they try to knock her out with toxic gas, it doesn't have an effect on her. Then when Roman has Mr. Zepeda go after her, well he ends up dead. But being that the show is ending, and perhaps logic was never Believe's strong suit, Channing, Roman and Winter decide to run in to see what happened to Mr. Zepeda. Which naturally leaves to Dani confronting them and using her mind reading abilities to learn Winter is tracking Tate's phone so that is her way of finding Bo.
Topic 2: Mommy Dearest – Bo & Dani
With Bo seemingly near the brink of death, her mother appears to her. She warns Bo of Dani's arrival and preps her with what to say and do to save Dani and those Bo loves. Which leads to Tate being confronted with the fact that as much as Bo wants normalcy, as does he, it simply isn't going to happen as long as Bo is alive. So, once again, he gives up trying to find a way to live a quiet peaceful life for Bo has to help someone. Thus leading them to one of Dani's former foster homes, where Dani finds them.
And let it be noted, at this point in the episode, you can clearly see how rushed this story is due to the show being cancelled. For while I get Dani wants to hurt Roman for giving her false hope so she decides to go after his source of hope, i.e. Bo, at the same time the whole situation is so weird. For as much as she wants to hurt Roman, she also wants her brother to forgive her, then she drags Winter into the situation, as well as Channing and Tate, seemingly because they tricked her, and after a certain point it really becomes hard to care. Not just because the show is cancelled, but it is trying to pack so much in that it is rather hard to feel anything for anyone, especially Dani.
Then, on top of that, you don't feel like there is any sense of real danger. Be it because Bo has yet to really fail in the series, or because no villain seems really credible, you just watch knowing it will end well. And, naturally, it does. For even when Dani gathers everyone up into Orchestra, and seems ready to burn everything and everyone, including herself, into ash, Bo pulls a Sailor Moon type moment in which she gathers the strength of her family and friends to stop Dani.
Topic 3: Here's to 2nd Chances – Bo & Dani
But, rather than obliterate Dani to smithereens, the show ends on a feel good moment in which the message Dani needs to hear from her brother, his forgiveness, is delivered, and Bo uses her powers to heal Dani of her cancer like symptoms. However, even as everyone sets out to depart, there remains many questions. Such as: where did all the telekinetics go? For with Roman being bluntly told by his government contact that they won't cover for him, he pretty much tries to erase their existence. Meaning the data he has compiled for years is erased, and he evacuates Orchestra HQ. But considering there were sickly telekinetics, as well as those who just got by like Shawn, it is unfortunate that they become a casualty in this rushed ending. But considering the show had little to no hope of being renewed on a different network, perhaps the plot hole was for the best. After all, why put the remaining fans into a frenzy and create some new continental, if not global, threat due to Orchestra's most unstable, or powerful, running around?
