Grace and Arthur stop for some trippy takeout when Blood Drive orders the Chopsocky Special
ThisBlood Drivereview contains spoilers.
This week the Blood Drive racers become day trippers as his wound begins to fester.
The superfluous mushrooms in his egg drop soup put him on a vision quest.
Or as Aki (Marama Corlett) puts it, he is tripping balls.
I dont think Syfy could find a better trip mate than Aki.
She is relaxing as an Ambien and exciting as a vitamin B shot with something extra for lightweights.
Arthur is depicted as a serious, button-down but caring cop.
Hes been staid, steadfast and steady.
Cool under pressure and impervious to some of the most enticing of temptations.
But there are cracks in his armor.
He was able to resist the seductive overtures of his partner.
He holds back on most of his violent tendencies.
The hallucinogen strips him of his veneer only to uncover an even more reliable foundation layer underneath.
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The set designs have been consistently extraordinary onBlood Drive.
They do so much with so little.
They created a gravity-defying set a few weeks ago that worked because of strobe effects.
Their Club Mayhem traveling parties adapt to any finish line.
Tonights moment comes through a split second of forced perspective camera work.
Who says everything has a secret meaning?
We venture to find our own way, but the world has the final say, Pearl drops.
The same Rib Bone who will be Jesus in the diner Da Vinci.
The lamb of the world is almost sacrificed in the garbage disposal to fuel the house.
So much symbolism it would make Blood Race drivers heads explode if their brains were still armed.
Aki give her life for a the reluctant warrior in his quest for cosmic expansion.
Arthur needs the key.
It is physical key because it is a symbolic key.
This episode shows how the main characters can be paired off in any combination without losing flavor.
The pig looks good with an apple stuffed in his gob.
The scene is fun and ridiculously suspenseful.
Arthurs vision quest becomes reality TV on the Contracrime Files.
This is where we, and he, get our deepest insights into his character.
Arthur was a hooded hoodlum in his youth.
But that doesnt make him a bad person.
He got caught stealing food the first year after the quake.
He still carries the guilt to this day.
It was an accident, but karma is no accident.
Arthurs survivors guilt was triggered last week when he offed the sheriff of Red River.
But Arthur had already subdued him before pulling the trigger.
But Arthur wasnt always that way.
That is the cross he has to bear.
That cop that let him go, who set him on the road to protect and serve, died.
But before he did, he imparted a truth beyond truth.
The kind of truth that can only be enhanced by chemicals, the world still needs heroes.
It is the weepiest acting in the series so far.
With the sappy music and the cornball over-emoting, the scene is doubly effective.
Its pure treacle to stir the sentiments and it works.
The whole over-the-top approach works.
It brings tears to this reviewers eyes.
They were tears of laughter.
The transfusion scene is cheesy fun.
Do it yourself medical procedures are in vogue this season.
Grace and Arthur are totally loyal to each other.
Grace gets a bill for services from Pearl.
But it comes with a fortune cookie and a note saying We hope to see you again really soon.
So I dont think were done with eastern cuisine or MSG flashbacks.
Havent you figured it out yet?
There are no good guys onBlood Drive.
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Rating:
4 out of 5
