- No Ordinary Powell And, given that their current nemesis is a shape-shifter, it didn’t take the brain of JJ to work out who it was. Yet, and I find myself pinching myself for saying this, the flashback storyline to how we got here was actually rather good in places, and I’d rate this as probably the best story so far in the season. Every time she replaces someone, she makes it really obvious. She replaces Stephanie and then strolls into the house at a leisurely pace, and she even changes back to her original form before leaving Jim, assuming he wouldn’t turn around. Considering she has the power to shapeshift, as an infiltrator, Victoria is abysmal. Yet, even with this lack of nuance, the way things develop is rather fun and I might even say slick, on occasion. We find out that Dr. King has a thing for Stephanie, which isn’t much of a surprise, and Katie finally outs Josh as a ‘super’, which allows him to become useful when Jim and Victoria finally have their confrontation. With her dealt with, the Powells decide to take the fight to Dr. King, and in a neat twist, Stephanie manages to convince him that she’s Victoria, shifted into a pleasing form for him. Overall, what I actually liked most was the idea that the Powells are now in the driving seat of the narrative, and not just reacting to oncoming traffic. With them going on the offensive against Dr. King, things might actually start to happen that aren’t just accidental and corny. I hope. But then, just when I thought that the show may have turned some corner, where the writers generally accepted the notion that things have to get more interesting, they then return to shoddy type in the last segment. What I’m talking about are plot jumps that make Jim’s city leaps seem like skipping. JJ meets his ex, Natalie, and mentions that they caught her mother’s murderer! How, exactly? Police are called to what appears to be a bizarre road traffic accident, and without any evidence that leads to the conviction of someone for murder. Clearly, JJ and Daphne weren’t going to give evidence in court, were they? It’s the scant regard for any attempt to join up this story that really infuriated me, because, clearly, the writers didn’t consider this, and other huge holes, as worth filling with anything meaningful. Read our review of episode 14, No Ordinary Double Standard, here. Follow Den Of Geek on Twitter right here.
