Blindspot: Top 5 Moments from “Two Legendary Chums” (Season 3 Episode 12)
Exhale that sigh of relief, because Blindspot is finally tying together all the threads it’s been weaving over the last several episodes. Blindspot Season 3 Episode 12 “Two Legendary Chums” is all about the search for Hank Crawford from different angles.
Here are the top five moments from Blindspot Season 3 Episode 12 “Two Legendary Chums.”
1. The Truth About Avery’s Father
I wondered how Avery was connected with the story at large because it seemed too coincidental to bring Jane’s missing daughter into the mix and not have her play a role in the bigger picture.
In one of the opening scenes, Avery lays out how she came to work with Roman. She says that he offered to help her avenge her father’s death and clarifies: “the man who actually raised me, not whoever knocked you up.”
How Avery goes from the death of her father to looking for Jane is glossed over, but her petulance comes through loud and clear.
Avery also reveals that her dad’s boss was Hank Crawford. It will be interesting to see where this goes because it feels odd that everyone’s intentions would be aligned and Roman would still play games. Of course, we have to remember that this is personal between Jane and Roman, so there is that bad blood as well.
2. Zapata Interrogates Hirst
When Hirst disappeared for several episodes before Zapata goes to step-up interrogation efforts in these almost surreal scenes. The way these scenes are shot and the way Mary Stuart Masterson plays the truth serum induced state of being is really compelling to watch.
After Avery, Hirst’s confessions are the second thread that connects the episode to Crawford, but it also relates to the case-of-the-week. This direct thread is something recent episodes of Blindspot have been missing and was desperately needed.
Hirst also delivers one of the best quotes during one of these scenes: “The line isn’t fixed. The more you push it. The more it moves.”
3. Kurt Clashes with Don Shipley
Ghosts from the past always make for good storylines, and is a dynamic that Blindspot seems to specialize in. Having Kurt’s first partner come back into the picture for the case-of-the-week gives the writes the opportunity to add just a little more tension to the team.
The thing is that I am unsure what exactly happened all those years ago. It’s not necessary to have all the answers right up front, but for a relationship built on “bad blood,” they seemed to fall back into an old rhythm very quickly.
4. Victor Tries to Burn Roman
It’s funny how confident Victor is when he tries to burn Roman. We know, as an audience that he is 100 percent on the money about Roman! But we also know that Roman isn’t that calm and collected for no reason. He has a plan.
But somehow, two smug guys with somewhat messy hair and beards dancing around each other is oddly compelling.
5. Crawford Kills Victor
Crawford’s discovery that someone close to him is working with the feds is like a gutpunch—for a moment. Then Crawford stabs Victor in the gut.
It takes a moment for the shock to wear off before we realize: “Of course Roman has a plan! Of course he saw this coming!” I mean this is a guy who learned from Sandstorm and put a whole new set of tattoos on his sister’s body. He knows how to anticipate.
And the answer seems so deceptively simple. Roman switched phones with Victor and has been using his phone this whole time?
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Blindspot airs Fridays at 8/7c on ABC.
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Lauren Busser
Lauren Busser is an Associate Editor at Tell-Tale TV. She is a writer of fiction and nonfiction whose work has appeared in Bitch Media, Popshot Quarterly, Brain Mill Press Voices, and The Hartford Courant.