Susie Borton's love spell derailed everyone's (even her own) plans, resulting in an orgy whose amusing aftermath we see with a bunch of people waking up dirty and half-naked at the Sheriff's station, leaving it to the viewers imagination what exactly happened.
Dirk, Todd, Farah and Tina try at their original plan, getting Susie to come in via her son, but it does not work out as Susie knows they're bluffing and has now completely lost it. Amanda Walsh brilliantly plays Susie, having now crossed over to crazy evil witch, her self-centeredness turning into hate for everyone, yelling manically and later at the hospital even turning into something else entirely.
Meanwhile Ken has furthered his advancement in Blackwing, obtaining another clearance from the - as always - hilariously stupid Friedkin which means bad things for Dirk & Co as Ken is actually competent. The appearance of Blackwing in Bergsberg and the fact that Hobbs is missing leads to Tina and especially Dirk panicking. Dirk's crisis intensifies as he gets increasingly worked up about the danger they're in and his wish for this case to be over. Dirk's rant about having solved the case, declaring Arnold Cardenas as The Boy, is both incredibly comical and tragic. Max Landis as writer and Samuel Barnett as performer have created an incredible scene which is at the one hand insanely funny but at the other hand so tragic, as Dirk is clearly traumatized and dangerously nearing a meltdown. After Arnold is killed by Susie and Priest is after them, Dirk's trauma truly overwhelms him and in a heartbreaking scene he gives up, terrified and despondent. As much as this episode drives the plot forward, it is ultimately very character-driven. Dirk's crisis dominates this episode with Dirk faltering and Todd trying to keep him going. Samuel Barnett does a brilliant job playing Dirk, being both very funny and tragic.
Meanwhile Ken has furthered his advancement in Blackwing, obtaining another clearance from the - as always - hilariously stupid Friedkin which means bad things for Dirk & Co as Ken is actually competent. The appearance of Blackwing in Bergsberg and the fact that Hobbs is missing leads to Tina and especially Dirk panicking. Dirk's crisis intensifies as he gets increasingly worked up about the danger they're in and his wish for this case to be over. Dirk's rant about having solved the case, declaring Arnold Cardenas as The Boy, is both incredibly comical and tragic. Max Landis as writer and Samuel Barnett as performer have created an incredible scene which is at the one hand insanely funny but at the other hand so tragic, as Dirk is clearly traumatized and dangerously nearing a meltdown. After Arnold is killed by Susie and Priest is after them, Dirk's trauma truly overwhelms him and in a heartbreaking scene he gives up, terrified and despondent. As much as this episode drives the plot forward, it is ultimately very character-driven. Dirk's crisis dominates this episode with Dirk faltering and Todd trying to keep him going. Samuel Barnett does a brilliant job playing Dirk, being both very funny and tragic.
