What a joy it was to see Datak attempt to stage the assassination of Mayor Pottinger using a religious fanatic as his patsy. I can’t decide which I liked more: the transparent convenience of Datak’s supposed heroism or the ease with which Pottinger dismisses his underhanded ploy. As much as I dislike the interim mayor, it’s very refreshing to discover that he’s not an idiot. It will take more than a haphazard Castithan scheme to bring him down. His true love, Irisa, was about to show him everything! As Tommy points out, she has to tell somebody the secret she’s been keeping from Nolan: that Irzu is using her as an instrument of death. Her insistence that she and Nolan return to Defiance, in fact, was a command from her pet god. I can’t help but wonder what her mission will be moving forward. All of the characters have been able to reinvent themselves this season on Defiance, and it didn’t seem fair that Nolan should be sucked back into his role as Lawkeeper. Hunting down the town’s bomber was absurdly easy, but it served several purposes. First, Nolan caught up with Amanda, Rafe, and others on the state of things since his departure, including the worrying absence of Kenya Rosewater. Also, Skeever’s involvement underscores the potential mistakes being made by Stahma in playing a hard line with Alak and the family business. And lastly, it allows the townspeople to forgive Nolan for his past mistakes and endears him, however superficially, with the acting mayor. This season is off to a great start! They even snuck in a Castithan bath scene with Stahma AND Christie. Hoo boy! Defiance knows its audience, that’s for sure. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
