So... how come the virus hasn't worked on Takehaya and Kyoko, and is Peng behind it? In this episode we basically center on the investigation of a possible mutation of the virus and the aftermath of Mirchener's apparent suicide. The episode does a good job in keeping things going on, but the pace is slow and the plot developments few.
"Sea Change" is an episode in the middle of nowhere. Takehaya's threat is over, and he has joined the crew, and the kidnapped are free. So, this episode works as an introduction to the second half of the season and some of the developments that had been already hinted through the first episodes: Peng is doing shady things and has some shady and dreadful plan. It is well explained, directed and acted, but after all the tension of previous episodes, it ends being a little bit of a let down. The same happens with the USA situation, where the new president and all other plot developments are tone down, with little energy in the proceedings.
"Sea Change" is an episode in the middle of nowhere. Takehaya's threat is over, and he has joined the crew, and the kidnapped are free. So, this episode works as an introduction to the second half of the season and some of the developments that had been already hinted through the first episodes: Peng is doing shady things and has some shady and dreadful plan. It is well explained, directed and acted, but after all the tension of previous episodes, it ends being a little bit of a let down. The same happens with the USA situation, where the new president and all other plot developments are tone down, with little energy in the proceedings.
