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The third episode ofCloak & Daggeropens with a shot of …
I dont know what.
Somethings being made, and mechanics are involved, although we arent told what it is.
Tyrones just shot a bullet into Tandys getaway car.
She reprises the first episodes line, saying to him, Youre that kid.
To Tyrones dismay, she doesnt have time to help him figure out his situation.
Tandy still hops in her car, and informs him that shes out.
Dont take this personally, she adds, but I hope I never see you again.
And of course she will otherwise, we wouldnt have much of a show.
Meanwhile, we return to Tandy, whos gone back to her mothers house because … who knows!
Guess she wasnt headed out of the city after all!
She tells the detective that she hasnt seen Tandy in weeks.
She notes that, if theres trouble, her daughter is probably already gone.
But it turns out that Detective OReilly isnt looking for Tandy to book her, specifically.
What she wants is herstory.
OReilly thinks that Tandys been mixed up in an assault.
She gives Tandys mother her card, asks her to tell her if anything comes up.
And when her mother starts to relay this info, Tandy is already, actually, gone.
First, we see her in a diner.
Next, we catch her on a bus.
All of a sudden, she steps off that bus and into the middle of nowhere.
Only, the middle of nowhere is a basketball court.
And its there that she finds a very young Tyrone.
Tyrone leaves the scene.
Are you doing this?
I cant control it, because I cant control myself?
And then: I miss you so much, Billy.
Im trying to be like you, but Im failing.
Which was a pretty great scene on the whole.
But at that point, Evita the young woman whos made it her mission to understand Tyrone comes through.
She says, Theres someone I know who might be able to help.
As a character, Evitas aunt revitalizes the episode.
Evitas aunt sits Tyrone down.
She lays out some cards.
As Tyrone motions towards the voodoo dolls lining the wall, she says, Dont TOUCH.
Those VOODOO dolls on the WALL are as OLD as the CITY.
She speaks (what sounds like) a little Creole.
And, eventually, she hands Tyrone the card of the joker.
She tells him that theres both hope and fear in that position.
When Tyrone asks which is more present, Evitas aunt smiles.
In the end, she tells Tyrone that what he needs is a cleansing bath.
Kid-Tandy is standing on the roof beside a ROXXON CORP sign.
She doesnt seem to be able to see him either.
You try one thing in a parallel universe.
When it doesnt work, you start over from a predetermined point.
But, honestly, the repeating-our-alternate-timeline-until-we-get-it-right unit is the most annoying trope in the history of contemporary television.
yo dont argue with me about this.
In this instance, the episode isnt doing itself any favors.
If you want a new result, youve got to try something new.
They catch sight of each other through stained glass.
And then they snap back to the present.
The end result is that Tandy decides she wont be taking the bus out of town after all.
Tandy tells OReilly what she knows.
He tells her that they need to talk.
It doesnt look like Tandy entirely disagrees.
Only this one looks a lot like Cloak as we have yet to see him.
On the whole, swathes of this episode felt a lot like a filler.
Were left with a plethora of questions, like, what the hell is gonna happen to Liam?
Are we saving him?
Does Tandy even care?
And what about the basketball game that Tyrone was assaulted over in the last episode?
Is he still going to practice?
Does he plan on getting revenge for that, or at least acknowledging it going forward?
