I love how this show opens with 5 minutes of no dialogue and still there is so much happening. I hope it's not the last we see of Martha, though. It would seem such an off-handed way of ending that character's arc on the show.
Knowing what we now know about EST (and similar self-help things) Elizabeth is of course right in saying that they just want more money from their attendees. But at the same time it is helping Philip in some way, even if right now it seems to be creating more hurt and doubt within him. It is definitely detrimental to their work, as Gabriel finally realises by the end of the episode.
I don't know what to say about that 7 month skip at the end. It felt a little bit pushed, even though it helped in solving some of the storylines that would have taken ages to resolve otherwise (Gaad, Pastor Tim).
All in all, Claudia is right in saying it's the world that is changing. We know it will, but it will take a few more years. It would be interesting to speculate about Martha's plight during those final years of the Iron Curtain, and also what would happen to her afterwards. Presumably, she would try to contact her parents. But she could never return to the US, because she would be arrested.
Also, Tatiana is BIG TIME LYING. But why? Is she a double agent? Did Martha really reach Cuba? Or did the rat end up somewhere else?
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Date: 2016-05-05 06:45 am (UTC)Knowing what we now know about EST (and similar self-help things) Elizabeth is of course right in saying that they just want more money from their attendees. But at the same time it is helping Philip in some way, even if right now it seems to be creating more hurt and doubt within him. It is definitely detrimental to their work, as Gabriel finally realises by the end of the episode.
I don't know what to say about that 7 month skip at the end. It felt a little bit pushed, even though it helped in solving some of the storylines that would have taken ages to resolve otherwise (Gaad, Pastor Tim).
All in all, Claudia is right in saying it's the world that is changing. We know it will, but it will take a few more years. It would be interesting to speculate about Martha's plight during those final years of the Iron Curtain, and also what would happen to her afterwards. Presumably, she would try to contact her parents. But she could never return to the US, because she would be arrested.
Also, Tatiana is BIG TIME LYING. But why? Is she a double agent? Did Martha really reach Cuba? Or did the rat end up somewhere else?