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Introduction to Blindspot, Season 4, Episode 3 TV Show Review by Ms. H

After two episodes of season 4 which included giving Jaimie Alexander’s character the spotlight --  she is once again a supporting character. This is deja vu -- reminding me of all the other episodes where she was practically overlooked in her lead role as an action TV star.

Blindspot, Season 4, Episode 3 Storyline

The new storyline involves a new recruit who happens to be a romantic interest for Patterson -- the other FBI agent/investigator. Additionally, in this episode, Jaimie Alexander and her husband as well as another agent are in the field trying to locate a bomb.

All the action is happening in the office where there are a group of student recruits assisting in the investigation -- one of whom unknowingly initially made an intimate  acquaintance with Patterson before knowing who she was.

I am not a fan of the cameras not following Jaimie Alexander and the agents as they try to track down the bomb. Instead Patterson and another investigator are guiding their actions from inside the office, with the help of the new recruit romantic interest.

There have been many episodes where the agents try to track down bombers-- but the option to keep the cameras away from the  action was not interesting to me. In other words, locating and detonating the bomb were not shown in any of the scenes -- you just heard the voices of the agents and sometimes see their facetime as they try to locate the bomb while at the same time attempt to keep the public safe.

Patterson’s Gets the Spotlight in Blindspot Season 4, Episode 3

This episode was basically Patterson’s show.  She had most of the lines and showed up in most of the scenes.  Maybe it was creative to show the bomb situation from the office instead of at the actual location.  However, for me, this was a boring approach. It also seemed unreal -- the way Jaimie Alexander tried to sound like the bomb was going to go off.  As expected, Jaimie Alexander completed the mission -- which was not shown in the episode.

If the storyline involved a  space mission with a command center -- I could understand this manner of telling the story.  However, since this was not the case, I think this episode was basically a waste of time because no action was actually seen taking place.

The issue I have with Patterson having a lot of visibility -- is that even when Jaimie Alexander gets lucky and appears in a few scenes -- Patterson is always around and manages to get camera time.

Where is Jaimie Alexander in  Blindspot Season 4, Episode 3?

If you missed this episode, you did not miss much.  As I alluded to above, this show was more like Patterson’s romantic comedy instead of an action packed FBI story starring Jaimie Alexander.  As if to appease the viewers who were probably looking for more Jaimie Alexander appearances -- she did show up in the last scenes where she met a strange woman to establish some sort of cliff-hanger.  This seemed disjointed and out of place, especially since Jaimie Alexander was hardly mentioned or seen during the show.

These shows are taped; however, if subsequent episodes do not demonstrate that more competent writers were hired for this show for this season, I may stop watching Blindspot. However, for now, I will wait and see what happens.

Rating of Blindspot Season 4, Episode 3

Based on a rating of 1 star to 5 stars with 5 stars being the highest, I rate Blindspot Season 4, Episode 3  -- 2 stars.