Wayward Pines Review: Time Will Tell (Season 2 Episode 7)
Well, this week’s episode is quite eventful, to say the least.
We learn more about Margaret and her fellow abbies. We dive into CJ’s past and learn more about what happened to Group A in Wayward Pines. And another Season 1 character bites the dust.
I think the star of this episode is CJ. Despite “Time Will Tell” being a curtain call for Megan, CJ truly stole the spotlight here. His solo acting is definitely on point.
I would like to point out that, before this episode, CJ barely has any dialogue. In fact, most of his appearance on this episode is a silent montage of him getting up every year and doing some routine stuff.
When he does speak, you realize how broken he truly is. He misses his world, he misses his family and friends (one of whom happens to be Harold Ballinger), and he has no one for company in a tiny shack when he wakes up.
All of this makes a lot of sense.
In case it turns out that Pilcher is wrong, they need a safeguard. CJ is that safeguard, even though it cost him everything. Furthermore, he can take care of the crops.
I’ve always thought of Pilcher as the real villain on the show. His ideals are responsible for the state Wayward Pines is in. Instead of trying to learn more about the abbies, he’s instantly aggressive towards them.
Who else is feeling extra aggressive because of Pilcher? Oh yeah, Jason.
Jason is turning into a bloody madman here. For now, they’ve got him under control, but it’s only a matter of time before he does something stupid.
Margaret is also the center of attention on this week’s Wayward Pines. Dr. Yedlin tries to teach her how to communicate with cards. Megan is skeptical, and even Hassler doesn’t want to side with Theo.
Hassler thinks that they should turn over Margaret to the abbies so that they won’t attack. The funny thing is, Margaret is there on her own free will, so they never really provoke the abbies.
Both Margaret and Theo are actually willing to cooperate with each other until Jason decides to shoot the abbies. This is exactly the kind of behavior that Pilcher has inspired in the citizens of Wayward Pines.
I sincerely think that there’s a huge possibility for an alliance between humans and abbies. Trouble is, Margaret is definitely not looking too good in next week’s episode.
If she dies, I’m sure the abbies will be very mad about it.
So far, we see abbies to be really similar to humans in their behavior. As Theo pointed out, compassion is a human trait, and the abbies seem to have it.
It seems likely that the mutual connection will certainly lead to an alliance.
I’d like to point out that if Ben really is dead, there are literally no Season 1 characters alive apart from the receptionist.
Maybe they’re trying to turn Ben into the sole survivor from Season 1 to make him a better protagonist.
Theo does seem to be improving as a protagonist, but I certainly see why the show runners would want Ben to replace him. There is no relationship drama this time around, but it was mentioned when he was talking to Megan.
At this point, I really want Ben to be alive though. Anthology series never work out since they keep replacing characters, and I don’t think Wayward Pines can continue doing that. We need Ben back!
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Wayward Pines airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on FOX.
Irtesam Zaidi
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