The Purge

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Some have grown stronger and more resolute in their beliefs.

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Others have taken advantage of the Purge and the lowering of inhibitions.

After all, if its legal, it cant be wrong, right?

But that doesnt make the unthinkable normal.

Will she have to tell her parents about what shes done?

Does Mark have a family?

Shes not having a great night.

Along the way, Miguel and Rex encounter some red armband-sporting Purge participants who only target rich NFFA types.

(Welcome to #ThePurgeResistance?)

They also bond a bit.

After all, he used to be a Verizon call-center employee.

Now hes reinvented himself as a modern-day buckaroo and lives exactly the life he wants.

Living the dream dont come cheap, Rex reminds his new friend.

Is it foolish not to take advantage of the moral gray area opened up by the Purge?

Is it just a matter of survival?

The episode ends with a big TBD for Miguel, but elsewhere Rick seems to be slipping.

Specifically, Jenna came to realize that she enjoyed spending time with Lila away from Rick.

Then Lila started to act unstable, in his words.

But maybe she has bigger things to worry about.

As the episode draws to a close, Catalina warns her to leave this house.

(Except for Penelope, who seems destined to life as a cog.)

Hopefully the remainder of its ten-episode run reaches the standard its set.

Also this week: We get a look behind the mask, and he doesnt seem all that creepy.

Whats he up to?

And which, if any, of the series protagonists will he meet first?