1.12 This Trick May Chance To Scathe You Which is all we could have hoped for, really, with the last few episodes showing a marked improvement compared to the muddled early days of the show. There’s now something definite to root for, whether that’s the doomed love triangle between Grayson, Emery and Roman or the sweet romance between Drake and Taylor, and each of the personal stories more or less links into the overarching themes the show set out to cover. We seem to be headed for a big disaster, with absolutely everyone involved in the fallout, and that’s as good a way as any to end the first series. Ambition was never the problem, but long-term execution of Star-Crossed’s many ideas seemed like more of a challenge. Episodes like this, in which the different character relationships are put on hold for a spell, are good for seeing how strong all of those smaller elements are, and the ensemble cast have definitely become a good little group of characters. I’m still not feeling the apparent love between Emery and Roman, though I suspect that has more to do with personal taste than anything the show is doing wrong, but supporting characters like Drake and Sophia have inexplicably become the things worth tuning in for each week. I’m starting to wonder whether we’ll ever get to visit the Atrian Narnia that more and more people seem to be disappearing to, but the fact that Saroya has now bid farewell to Drake suggests that we might get some more information soon. Remember, Roman’s half-brother is also currently residing there, and it seems like he might be the thing that brings peace between the Trags and the now defensive Red Hawks. With Taylor pregnant, it makes sense for the only other known half-human/half-Atrian child to pop back into the story but, then again, since we’re not going to see Draylor become parents anytime soon, maybe this is being saved? Which, let’s face it, probably means that the story will never be resolved. A second season isn’t likely at this stage and, if not for those loose ends that the showrunners could be saving for more episodes, next week’s showdown will most likely be a nice closing hour for the series. As we leave things this week, Roman is mortally wounded, Teri edging back over to the heroes’ side, Grayson’s delivery of the Suvek intercepted by (an alive!) Zoe and, though they weren’t in the episode, Julia, Eric and Taylor poised to join the fight. Read Caroline’s review of the previous episode, Give Me A Torch, here. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.
