Marvels Cloak and Dagger
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InCloak & Daggers fourth episode, things finally come to a head between Tandy and Tyrone.
But Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph cross that bridge with intensity and sensitivity.
(In comparison, the narrative-hopping histrionics felt like an entirely different series.)
It is absolutely a feat.
But one wonders why it took us so long to get here.
Nevertheless, we start with a conversation that proves to be indicative of Tandy and Tyrones relationship.
The pair literally walk in circles around one another, dishing on their respective backgrounds.
Tyrone asks Tandy about her fathers death, and whether Roxxon led to that demise (it did).
But stakes aside, theyre still two teens getting to know one another.
They lie on the churchs wood floors.
They lean against the walls.
They prod each other about parents, hopes, and fears.
On Tandys end, we watch as she returns home homehome to her mother the following day.
Or rather, hes just a guy.
Neither too good, nor too bad.
He seems to really care about Melissa.
Heistotally married, but hes also in the middle of a divorce.
So Greg is hardly the monster Tandy painted him to be.
After trailing him to his office the next day (turns out heisa lawyer, too!
With an actual office!
It takes a moment of prodding, but Greg agrees.
As he catches Tandy up to speed, she notices a safe in his office.
Its where he left his Roxxon documents.
She notes its presence for later, and Greg isnt the wiser for any of it.
At school, he runs into Evita for the first time since their haunted-cemetery-voodoo-spiritual date.
He finds the bolt cutters in Tyrones bag, and then tells him to get in the car.
Theyre going on a trip.
Turns out, Tyrones dad was aMardi Gras Indian(of the Wild RedHawks of the Ninth Ward).
Turns out, his friends didnt take too kindly to his leaving.
), he and his old comrades embrace in a hug.
They acknowledge that its been too long.
It is, for once, a positive turn of events.
So, of course, everything has to come crashing down.
Tandy tries convincing her to patch things up, but to no avail.
On Tyrones side of town, he attempts to get closer to his brothers killer, Detective OReilly.
Thatll ultimately involve infiltrating a police station, as per Tandys advice.
She suggests that Tyrone create a narrative.
And Tyrone wonders aloud what narrative he could possibly concoct for a cop.
The issue is broached throughoutLuke Cage, but their approach is, at times, comparatively overly earnest.
But here, Tyrone states the issues on his face: Theres no tangible villain to defeat.
Cloak cant cloak himself from white supremacy.
This is his reality.
And thats something that Tandy, at this juncture, simply doesnt understand.
Afterward, Tyrone storms off toward home.
Tandy retreats into pills, her upcoming conflict with her mother, and the not-yet-deceased Greg.
For the first time, it looks like shes entirely in control of her powers.
Thats where Tandy will presumably begin a case of her own.
But this time, it feels different.
Their separation is earned.
It resulted in their learning more about themselves, andourlearning more about the world they inhabit.
