I likeDominion, I really do.

And I truly wanted to like tonights episode, Reap the Whirlwind, but ultimately I didnt.

Thats not to say that this wasnt an important episode, because just the opposite is true.

I just think this show needs to remain true to its many characters and their various motivations.

That being said,spoilersahead.

I like Claire Riesen.

Shes driven, shes complicated, and she possesses a great deal of agency.

Were meant to like Claire, even if shes obviously moved on from Alex.

So lets talk about Zoe for a moment.

Shes not truly effective until she goes off-script and begins speaking from the heart.

Once she does that, she becomes an unstoppable force of nature.

In Zoes case, however, this change of heart feels disingenuous and rushed.

Yes, Zoe has been in several episodes now, but her character is woefully underdeveloped.

If you want viewers to care about her, we need to know and understand her better.

This is not a complaint, merely an observation.

This leads me to another quibble, which is Claires own speech.

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Lastly, we should consider Nomas sacrifice in tonights episode.

Noma is an eminently likable character.

Shes tough and practical, and yet her heart burns bright with myriad passions that include one Alex Lannon.

We already know these two characters have a lot of chemistry together.

I suppose you could say Alex and Noma are fighting on the side of angels, as it were.

I want Noma to stick around.

Alex needs her, and we as viewers need a dynamic character like her to keep us riveted.

It certainly helps that Kim Engelbrecht is so good in such a physically and emotionally challenging role.

Though, to be fair, a dyad is a bit different from a run-of-the-mill eight-ball.

Whats also important about this attempted eviction is that Alex has finally played his hand with Julian.

We also learn of Arikas duplicity.

Given the nature of the godless world they all inhabit, its hard to refute such a statement.

A healing poultice can be made from the ashes an angels wing feathers?

Thats a pretty nifty trick, but I wonder if this only works for angels.

If it worked on everybody, youd have to imagine thered be some major angel wing poaching.

I like Pete better as an eight-ball.

There, I said it.

Rating:

3 out of 5