Timeless: The King of the Delta Blues
April 22, 2018 8:44 PM - Season 2, Episode 6 - Subscribe
With a 4th seat added to the Lifeboat, Connor Mason travels with Rufus, Lucy, and Garcia to the Depression-era South to rescue the life and legacy of Robert Johnson. Meanwhile, Agent Christopher keeps Wyatt in the present to execute a dangerous raid on Rittenhouse headquarters.
*Vulture recap - Undercover Blues
*TV Fanatic review
*Den of Geek review - The Robert Johnson legend provides a great backdrop in this week’s Timeless, and the Rittenhouse battle takes a remarkable turn.
*Den of Geek interview: Why Rufus Is the Soul of the Show - Malcolm Barrett opens up about Rufus’ new motivations in Timeless season 2 and why his character’s viewpoint is important.
*Vulture recap - Undercover Blues
*TV Fanatic review
*Den of Geek review - The Robert Johnson legend provides a great backdrop in this week’s Timeless, and the Rittenhouse battle takes a remarkable turn.
*Den of Geek interview: Why Rufus Is the Soul of the Show - Malcolm Barrett opens up about Rufus’ new motivations in Timeless season 2 and why his character’s viewpoint is important.
yeah that was a great moment, i knew it was coming but it was still really enjoyable to see him so ecstatic
pretty good episode overall, i'm enjoying these historic figures that i never hear much about.
posted by numaner at 10:39 AM on April 23, 2018
pretty good episode overall, i'm enjoying these historic figures that i never hear much about.
posted by numaner at 10:39 AM on April 23, 2018
I'm enjoying the plotting that's shoving all the action up front and letting the rest of the episode deal with the fallout rather than 40.9 minutes of goddamn tiptoeing around the tulips trying to avoid stepping on any butterflies before _bang_ an unsatisfactory ending occurs.
It was nice that Muddy Waters, Son House and Bessie Smith just sort of got a shout out without the episode being about them too.
posted by Kyol at 6:44 PM on April 23, 2018
It was nice that Muddy Waters, Son House and Bessie Smith just sort of got a shout out without the episode being about them too.
posted by Kyol at 6:44 PM on April 23, 2018
Like the Vulture reviewer I'm enjoying that they're playing with the formula by not just focussing on Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus and I thought this episode in particular was a really good one in terms of seeing more from Conor & Agent Christopher, both of whom are played by really strong actors who don't always get much screen time.
I greatly enjoyed the reaction of the time travellers when Mason said that he'd never done it himself as it was too dangerous, the Shakespearean babbling was also a great moment and his reaction to hearing himself on the record was great.
Goran Visnijc has also been really enjoyable in the last couple of episodes, I feel like he's getting an excellent balance between the smug/cocky DGAF time terrorist and the more sensitive human side. I feel slightly wary of where they're going with the Lucy's diary plot but I suspect they don't plan to resolve that this season (so maybe never if they don't get renewed).
Definitely agree that so far they're doing well at focussing on plot rather than tiptoing trying to avoid making changes and I'm relieved that so far they're also steering away from overly philosophical time-travel logic stuff.
posted by *becca* at 2:51 AM on April 24, 2018
I greatly enjoyed the reaction of the time travellers when Mason said that he'd never done it himself as it was too dangerous, the Shakespearean babbling was also a great moment and his reaction to hearing himself on the record was great.
Goran Visnijc has also been really enjoyable in the last couple of episodes, I feel like he's getting an excellent balance between the smug/cocky DGAF time terrorist and the more sensitive human side. I feel slightly wary of where they're going with the Lucy's diary plot but I suspect they don't plan to resolve that this season (so maybe never if they don't get renewed).
Definitely agree that so far they're doing well at focussing on plot rather than tiptoing trying to avoid making changes and I'm relieved that so far they're also steering away from overly philosophical time-travel logic stuff.
posted by *becca* at 2:51 AM on April 24, 2018
I was a bit skeptical of the lifeboat redesign to accommodate an extra person, as it seemed like such a strong hurdle to overcome if we can follow the narrative of past episodes, but having watched this episode I'm now all for it. I think allowing the mix of time travellers to change as the various missions and situations require will be a good one to keep the show and the scenarios interesting.
posted by sardonyx at 6:27 PM on April 24, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by sardonyx at 6:27 PM on April 24, 2018 [1 favorite]
Definitely agree that so far they're doing well at focussing on plot rather than tiptoing trying to avoid making changes and I'm relieved that so far they're also steering away from overly philosophical time-travel logic stuff.
Legends of Tomorrow threw time-travel logic out the window and that show got much better for it.
posted by numaner at 12:48 AM on April 27, 2018
Legends of Tomorrow threw time-travel logic out the window and that show got much better for it.
posted by numaner at 12:48 AM on April 27, 2018
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Also, why is the time machine in the lobby?
Little visual inconsistency: when they are in the past, walking away from the lifeboat, Mason trailing, the hatch is open. In the subsequent wide shot it’s closed.
I liked Mason’s tickled moment hearing himself on the recording. When these people express awe and enjoyment over the momentousness of what they do it really makes them believable to me.
posted by phearlez at 9:28 PM on April 22, 2018 [1 favorite]