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Introduction to Blindspot - Season 4, Episode 9 TV Show Review by Ms. H

If you saw the movie Escape Room or similar movies,  this episode may bring those movies to mind. Similar to the Escape Room movie, Jane Doe has to solve puzzles in order to get out of the room.  Her partner in the “escape room” is her husband. Or is he really her husband? You'll find out what I’m talking about if you watch this episode.

The catch here is the escape room scenarios are all happening in Jane Doe’s brain as she undergoes a medical procedure to restore her memory of the true Jane who seeks to replace Remi - her evil alter- ego.

Scary Movie Scenes in Blindspot - Season 4, Episode 9

I was not a fan of the writer/director trying to add a “scary movie” vibe to this episode, which of course all happens in Jane’s brain. There was a disconnect with Jane’s brother Roman who at first appeared as sort of a monster, chasing her; however, in the next minute or so, he is soothingly talking to her as they sat across a table from each other. There was a previous scene dealing with a scary little girl; however, she had a connection with Jaimie Alexander’s character.

Jaimie Alexander Finally Takes Center Stage in Blindspot - Season 4, Episode 9

Even with the misstep described above, Jaimie Alexander was at the center of the action and drama.  The complete story revolved around how she finally separated herself from Remi. There was a side plot dealing with the deceitful ex-FBI agent. She was subsequently apprehended and taken in by handcuffs by the FBI.

That being said,  it has been awhile since Jaimie Alexander’s presence dominated almost all of the scenes, including the action ones -- which was a huge plus for this episode.

Puzzle Solving Skills in Blindspot - Season 4, Episode 9

As mentioned previously, bringing Jane back from being Remi played out like an escape room. However, this show was entertaining not only because of the escapre room angle, but eventually this set up was abandoned and returned to the show's usual playbook -- i.e. solving puzzles that lead to clues which in turn lead to answers.  The interesting part here was that during the dream sequence, Jane had to use all her faculties and puzzle solving strengths to figure out what was going on since she was not with the team.

Even though the team mentioned they would be around whenever she needed them in the dream, I think it was smart to have her literally imitate the puzzle-solving techniques that would have been used by the team to lead her to the next step and ultimately sort of away from Remi. I use “sort of” because during the dream sequence, Jane mentioned that she knew that Remi

did some good deeds and that really they were one and the same.  I think this was an opener inserted by the writer to leave the door open maybe for Remi to return at some other time or in some fashion.

Assessment of Blindspot - Season 4, Episode 9

Blindspot has been on hiatus for the past few weeks.  When the show returned, I was curious as to how they would depict Jaimie Alexander -- either on the outside looking in -- or on the inside where all the action and story were taking place.  They chose the latter -- which was the right choice and was a long time coming.

I also liked the creativity used in this episode where actions occurring in Jane’s brain formed the basis for the story. Will this trend of focusing on the main star, Jaimie Alexander continue in future episodes? I guess we will just  have to wait and see.

Rating of Blindspot - Season 4, Episode 9

Based on a rating of 1 star to 5 stars with 5 stars being the highest, I rate Blindspot, Season 4, Episode 9 five (5) stars.

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