Recap and Review
Does the episode named Delivery actually deliver? Oh hell yeah it does.
With last episode ending with Chase blown up by Blade, last night's episode lets us know right away how poor 'ol chase is doing. And she ain't doing well. Vampires might be able to heal themselves, but after a building sized explosion, it takes more than a few minutes of yoga to return to ones self. As such, Marcus immediately sets Chase up with multiple blood transfusions during a process that will take more than this one episode to fully heal her.
With Chase out of commission, Marcus sends Krista after Blade and Vanessa (the pregnant woman). Unfortunately for Krista, the mission comes at the worst of times as she learns her mother is sick with leukemia. Likely knowing the consequences of disobeying Marcus' orders, she only pays her mom a brief visit in the hospital before heading off to Paris to find Blade.
Before Krista shows up, Blade deals with a handful of sporadic vampire encounters, though they're nothing he can't handle. He also deals with a few dream sequences of his mother being pregnant with him. She warns him of Vanessa and her pregnancy, though Blade tries to shake it off. To determine exactly what he's dealing with, Blade takes Vanessa to a doctor who finds out the woman isn't carrying a human or vampire, but rather, a bunch of liquid. Just as they are about to do some further testing, Krista and a vampire hit squad show up. Luckily for our hero, Krista offs them in the car before they even show their fangs.
With Marcus' goons out of the way, Krista, Blade, and the doctor proceed to remove the liquid from Vanessa. Knowing Krista's cover would be blown if she didn't return with the liquid, Blade lets her take it with her - minus a sample for his own research. Krista realizes the liquid alone wouldn't be enough to cover her tracks, so they agree Blade has to make it look like they fought. Apparently removing one of her eyes was just the right amount of damage to convince Marcus.
Back in Detroit, Marcus has his own problems to deal with. Charlotte once again gives him a lecture about his scheming, and tells him that Dominic (the head of the House of Armaya), wants to meet. During the meet, Dominic reveals that he knows of Marcus' experiments and that, surprisingly, it was Sanz that tipped him off, not Boone. Dominic demands an end to the Armayan exile as well as a seat on the governing body. Charlotte agrees, at least for now.
At the very end we're presented with FBI agent Ray Collins again as he's searching for more clues. We learn that he's on thin ice with his department and that it sounds like he's had a recent personal tragedy that may be fueling his eagerness to solve the case. His scenes seemed out of place in the episode, but it's all likely to be building up to something.
Notable Scenes
- Poor charred Chase.
- Blade's mother saying "Gut the bitch", referring to Vanessa.
- Krista without an eye... definitely not a good look for her.
Closing ThoughtsWhile I think I liked last week's episode more, this episode was still phenomenal. The show held up without Chase, Boone, Shen, and Frederick, which shows just how many interesting facets there are.
It was interesting to hear that the House of Chthon is basically the head house but that they could still be brought down by Armaya quite quickly. Dominic is playing Charlotte and Marcus while Charlotte and Marcus are playing each other and likely everybody else. They all know they are all being played and they all hope
their hidden agenda will win out. I don't think there is an honest person in the entire show... and I love it!
[tags]blade episode, delivery, Blade: The Series[/tags]