Brilliant Minds 2x15
Oh man, I missed those characters. It's a bitter-sweet reunion, knowing the show has been canceled, but it's good to have them back for a bit and I think they did a good job jumping back into things. I enjoyed this episode quite a bit! Wolf: This is going to sound weird but I am so glad he's finally at Hudson Oaks. One of my main issues with this season was that they dragged the build-up to his institutionalization out for too long, so it's kind of a relief to see things actually coming together. Also kind of amused by the fact that after all the theories about whether Wolf would actually have a breakdown or go undercover at Hudson Oaks, it turns out that it's both - Wolf THINKS he's going undercover but actually he's having a psychotic break. (I do wonder about the ethics of Carol basically admitting him under false pretenses, but I guess if he's that far gone and it's the only way she thinks he'll accept help, she probably felt she had no other choice). Wolfnichols: Considering that they barely had any screentime together, this was such a good episode for Wolfnichols. Josh still thinking he was just a "blip" on Wolf's radar (aww no)! Josh being irrationally jealous of Brad and also Charlie (lmao)! Wolf clearly having a type (sweet guys who look like jocks)! And then Josh being so tender and careful with Wolf in the office, and Wolf immediately trusting him enough to go along with him, even in the state he's in ... I finally have hope for them again! (poor Beau though ... speaking of, where's Beau?!) Open Questions: (1) So where the fuck is Wolf's dad? Now that the Sophia mystery is cleared up, it seems even weirder that Wolf has been in and out of his dad's apartment for weeks while his dad is completely AWOL. Who is paying the rent on that place? If they can't bring Mandy Patinkin back, is it just going to be releaved that his body was found and he's long dead? Is he going to get in touch via mail? Will he just stay gone forever? (2) I think the most frustrating thing for me is that I still can't make sense of Charlie's character. The actor is definitely doing with the role the best he can, but we are two thirds into the season and I still feel like the writers never really made up their mind about who he is supposed to be. I don't mind that he's flawed or morally grey, but the thing is that he seems to have two different modes: (1) Dorky, slightly douchey, but ultimately nice dude and great doctor, and (2) Scheming weasely villain, and the two sides never really seem to merge into one consistent character.
















