Maniac: Utangatta

September 24, 2018 10:32 AM - Season 1, Episode 9

More C Pill.

Owen and Annie meet again as a disgraced Icelandic spy and a CIA operative who helps him. Greta implores James to shut down the trial.

posted by k8t (5 comments total)

Oh man I knew it was coming, but that scene in the field with Anne and Ellie....I cried.
posted by miss-lapin at 3:47 PM on September 24, 2018 [3 favorites]

Also Snorri! Snorri was so delightful. I was cracking up during the shoot out.
posted by miss-lapin at 3:58 PM on September 24, 2018 [2 favorites]

Also: that moment where Owen is asking Annie how she knows Grimsson, and she says "he's my handler." I got the chills. Not only was it a tight callback, but it's a signal of the depth of the connection that Owen & Annie have formed, and also that Grimsson is about to function as an overall asset for Owen rather than a liability.

It also cemented my confidence that this wasn't going to end like some other shows that are easy analogues for their sheer open weirdness (Lost or Twin Peaks) but ultimately suffer somewhat for lack of a narrative anchor / skeleton.
posted by wildblueyonder at 11:04 AM on September 27, 2018 [2 favorites]

Den of Geek review - Maniac delivers a climax that it doesn't earn. Still, "Utangatta" is an exciting and cathartic episode of television all the same.

AV Club recap - Maniac's picture of the human mind becomes a bit too alien for comfort
posted by oh yeah! at 6:28 PM on September 28, 2018

Arkady!
posted by OHenryPacey at 9:03 PM on October 10, 2018 [2 favorites]