The Company You Keep Season 1 Episode 10 Review: The Truth Hurts

Was that unnecessarily sophisticated, or was it simply me?

The plan to carry down the older Maguire and Connor began fairly simple, however in typical The Company You Keep trend, issues went off the rails, and instantly the whole lot bought actual complicated, and each Maguire and I weren’t positive what the hell was happening.

But The Company You Keep Season 1 Episode 10 ended a lot the identical because the collection started, with Charlie and Emma collectively, albeit in a barely completely different manner now.

As far as season finales go, this one was okay. There had been issues to love, and so they principally concerned the quieter moments between a number of the characters—particularly, the stuff involving Charlie, Emma, and Daphne, which was actually good.

But the massive con, the one to do away with the elder Maguire as soon as and for all, was so convoluted that it went from enjoyable to not so enjoyable rapidly.

Truth was on the middle of this hour, and truthfully, it is the middle of the entire present.

Emma was on excessive alert after the automotive bombing, and it did not assist that her personal company was after her. And wasn’t that an attention-grabbing twist? Emma has devoted her grownup life to combating the nice combat with the CIA, however they turned on her with a quickness when she began poking her head round the place they felt it did not belong.

Dalton Bridges and authorities shenanigans apart, it was extra essential for the CIA to attempt to get to Maguire, hoping he’d cause them to even larger whales than it was to guard Emma.

Charlie: Why is your individual company following you?
Emma: Because they’d slightly defend the Maguires than defend one in every of their very own.

And that betrayal set Emma’s path for the remainder of this hour.

The partnership between Charlie, Emma, and Daphne was tentative at finest, however it labored primarily as a result of for all of the mendacity Charlie’s accomplished, Emma and Daphne nonetheless trusted him, and so they trusted his plan.

And the plan was simple at first. Get Maguire to implicate himself and get the FBI to swoop on in. But instantly, Maguire was establishing Daphne, and Charlie was outing himself in entrance of a bunch of males with weapons, and there have been a number of vans on a freeway and a drone capturing all of it.

For a person who assembled an enormous legal enterprise, Maguire wasn’t too good in how he operated down the stretch. He trusted Connor, who has repeatedly proven him to be a hothead with daddy points, to do away with Emma, and after he botched that, he determined that he also needs to do away with his daughter. Smart pondering!

And what, if nobody else will say it, I’ll. Justice for Daphne!

Yes, she is a drug dealing legal, however the present bent over backward to point out us there was a lot extra behind the girl blackmailing the Nicolettis, and so they succeeded. Maybe you did not need her to win in any tangible manner, however I am unable to think about anybody was rooting for her to die, particularly not by Connor’s hand.

She had numerous points, however she and Emma weren’t so completely different when you concentrate on it.

They had been each underestimated and undervalued, but they nonetheless stored making an attempt and making an attempt to get that approval.

Daphne deserved higher from her father, whom she was genuinely loyal to. He got here into her life, and he or she simply needed him to see and settle for her. But he was by no means prepared to take action as a result of it doesn’t matter what form of recreation he talked, it might all the time be about him.

You do what you gotta do. I simply hope you see what this actually is as a result of it was by no means gonna be you. It was all the time solely ever gonna be him. Truth hurts, would not it?

Daphne [to Connor]

And she figured that out in the long run, even when it needed to be thrust in her face. On the opposite hand, Connor was by no means in a position to get that by way of his head.

Emma saving Daphne’s life was a cool full-circle second for the women. No love was misplaced between these two, however Emma wasn’t going to let Daphne exit like that, and it wasn’t simply because they had been working collectively.

She understood Daphne and meant what she mentioned about defending her.

Emma all the time needed to guard Charlie and raced again to the docks to just do that.

Charlie’s resolution to inform the reality to Maguire confused the person greater than something as a result of after getting duped as soon as earlier than, there was no manner he would blindly consider something that Charlie needed to say.

And that labored to Charlie’s profit completely as a result of Maguire bought erratic and confused, and he handed himself over to the FBI with out Charlie even having to do a lot.

The shootout was worrying, and in all his planning, Charlie couldn’t have accounted for Maguire taking off with Emma like he did. But fortunately, he was outfitted with a bulletproof vest, and snippers had been close by, so issues did not get too off monitor.

And identical to that, Maguire was useless, and technically Charlie was free now.

Having lengthy since squared up with Daphne and Maguire useless and Connor off within the wind, he was free now. Free from working with Emma and never beholden to anybody. That ought to have arrange Charlie and Emma’s endgame montage, proper?

Wrong! So very, very mistaken.

It was solely a matter of time earlier than Charlie and Emma gave in to temptation once more. And it got here after they bought an opportunity to speak a bit.

It was particularly good to listen to Emma apologize and inform Charlie he wasn’t a foul man. She had each proper to be upset with him after discovering out he wasn’t truthful together with her, however she generally went out of her strategy to be merciless to masks her ache.

Charlie did not even want to listen to the apology, having lengthy since forgiven her, however he wanted to listen to her inform him that he was good.

That’s one thing he has struggled with all season. Meeting Emma and falling in love together with her unlocked this entire new piece of himself, and he began questioning who he was and who he needed to be.

Just understanding that he was sufficient for Emma and that she noticed him and thought him good needed to really feel monumental for him in that second.

I assumed the 2 had been totally on their strategy to a reunion as soon as the mud settled, however they threw us the oldest cliché within the guide: I like you, however it’s not sufficient.

Man, do I hate that, even when it is smart in sure eventualities. Just since you love somebody does not imply you are meant to be collectively.

You can love somebody utterly whereas recognizing that your relationship is unhealthy or that they do not carry out one of the best a part of you.

Charlie and Emma are on completely different sides of the road, and so they do not essentially see issues the identical manner, however additionally they do.

Charlie aspires to be Robin Hood, and Emma needs to carry down the unhealthy guys, so their agendas are extra aligned than not. So, what is the precise drawback right here?

Once Emma stop her job, which good for her, it appeared like that they had the right set-up to get them again collectively, however they nonetheless determined to play it coy, which does not equally monitor. They had been on reverse sides, and now they don’t seem to be, so what’s stopping them?

Emma’s resolution to ditch the CIA and begin her personal little covert unit wasn’t one thing I ever noticed coming, however as soon as they turned on her, it was arduous to see any manner wherein Emma working there would have made sense as a result of we all know that is not Emma now.

She would not and could not work for somebody who did not worth her and did not prioritize her life over a collar.

And discovering out that in the long run, Emma stole the cash? Oh, she and Daphne had been actually kindred spirits.

We want that season 2 renewal as a result of there’s nonetheless a lot left to discover on this world. So, please give it to us!

The Notes I Kept

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  David Hill lives! The finest a part of the episode was seeing his smiley face and his ardour for doing the correct factor. He is by far one of the best individual on this present and should be protected.

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  So after the whole lot, Jenn really WAS taking part in David. I didn’t just like the sound of that telephone name one bit.

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  The plan to screw over Frankie was funnier than anything, however Leo’s impassioned plea was heartfelt in an surprising manner. It was a bit excessive, however it was meant to clarify the Nicolettis, and I’m glad they saved it for that second.

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  Where did Daphne go? I’m nonetheless intrigued by that Charlie dynamic and wish to see extra.

Let’s all cross our fingers that they get that renewal as a result of there are nonetheless many alternative avenues to pursue. While ready for that information, drop all of your feedback concerning the finale beneath!

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