Big Sky Review: The End Has No End (Season 2 Episode 8)
Big Sky Season 2 Episode 8, “The End Has No End,” is an eventful mid-season finale that ends with an emotional cliffhanger and much to think about over the winter hiatus.
There are some genuinely creepy scenes, a (severed) handful of gloriously cringey moments, and a whole lot of tension.
And amongst all this, Big Sky takes the time to check in on Jerrie who is going home to her estranged parents. I commend the show for not completely giving way to the camp as it so easily could. It shows restraint while still maintaining its bold storytelling style.
In honor of this action-packed, feels-filled mid-season finale, I put some of its delightful chaos into the holiday classic, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
On the twelfth day of Christmas
Big Sky sent to me
Twelve hundred tears a-crying
Eleven bullets flying
Ten drug lords leaping
Nine dogs a-barking
Eight bowls of cereal
Seven-foot tall Dhruv
Six liars lying
Five cliche tropes
Four kids in trouble
Three fresh Rens
Two missing duffels
And a psycho killer on the loose
Okay, festive silliness aside, Big Sky Season 2 Episode 8, “The End Has No End,” is an entertaining hour of television from start to finish.
The tense sibling dynamic between Ren (Janina Gavankar) and Jag (Vinny Chhibber) needs to be explored and I also would like to meet their infamous father, head of the Bhullar cartel, Veer.
Bridger (Jeremy Ray Taylor) has karate class which is so random and out of left field but it sets up Ren’s interaction with the hubristic (white male) sensei so it’s entirely forgivable.
Along the same lines are the many laughable cliches and melodramatic moments that contribute to the campy side of the show.
Jenny (Katheryn Winnick), the headstrong cop who wants back on the case (“Put me back on the case, Tubb.”), and the long-suffering chief that tries to wrangle her (“Don’t make me regret this.”) is a particular favorite.
Whereas Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) and Mark’s (Omar Metwally) romance is sweet with a side of cringe, the Jenny and Travis (Logan Marshall-Green) ‘ship is all cringe, but the good kind—the amusing kind. Travis does these exaggerated soap opera-esque expressions in an effort to convey emotion that crack me up every time.
And Travis goes further with the cliche trend as the undercover agent out for personal vengeance. The cartel killed his partner, his “best friend.”
Travis: I’m going to make every single one of them pay.
It’s this type of comical melodramatics that run parallel to more serious scenes like those with Jerrie (Jesse James Keitel) and her father. It’s a compelling combo and Big Sky makes it work in a big way.
What did you think of this episode of Big Sky? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Big Sky airs Thursdays at 10/9c on ABC.
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Erin Allen
Erin is a former script supervisor for film and television. She's an avid fan of middle aged actresses, dark dramas, and irreverent comedies. She loves to read actual books and X-Files fan fiction. Her other passions include pointing out feminist issues, shipping Mulder and Scully, and collecting pop culture mugs.