Mom's Minute

Hodgepodge of Stories in Blindspot, Season 3, Episode 12

Blindspot, Season 3, Episode 12 seems to be a hodgepodge of stories, leads, undercover operations, interrogations that should, but does not come together.  First we have the case of Jane Doe overtly not trusting her daughter to tell the truth and you have her brother engaged in some sort of operation that he knows nothing about supposedly.  As if this was not enough, we have Jane’s husband pretending to be some sort of weapons expert -- which of course he is not. This show is beginning to be quite a maze so, hopefully the writers can follow these stories and most importantly, keep the viewing audience from becoming confused.

Blindspot Script Mantra - Do not Trust Anyone

As I reflect back upon this and other episodes of Blindspot, I’m realizing the vast majority of the plots deal with conniving, thievery, dishonesty and the inability to believe what anyone says. This does not make for a suspenseful script because whenever someone new arrives on the scene, I have doubts if the person is really who they say they are. Case in point, Jane Doe’s brother is involved in some type of caper and was  found out that he is not who he says he is by someone he supposedly his partner. However, interesting enough, he continues to work with him even after he finds out he is not who he says he is.  

In the meantime a big fight occurs where Jane Doe’s husband manages to save the day with Jane Doe making a last minute appearance when all the actions of the scene are all finished. Also it looks like the criminal mastermind eliminated the wrong person who he thought betrayed him, while looking into the eyes of the person who did -- Jane Doe’s brother.

Blindspot Formula

 Similar to the previous episode, Blindspot Season 3 Episode 12 has twists and turns and a major catastrophe that had to be diverted -- So it looks as if the writers are keeping to the same formula of writing for every show -- which is not  a good thing.  The biggest fallacy behind doing this, is sometimes the story seems to run in circles-- which it has with Jane Doe’s brother now seeking to destroy the main characters in Blindspot.    The good news is at least in this episode (unlike the last one)  the Jane Doe tattoos which are the basis for the show in the first place was discussed.

Hopefully the writers can turn this show around and devise better stories, especially those that would push Jaimie Alexander in the forefront instead of further in the background.

SInce this story is getting to be even more convoluted as ever with Jaimie Alexander continuing to be pushed aside, I  rate Blindspot, Season 3, Episode 12 one (1) star.