By: Allison

I’ve talked before about how I’ve never really understood Jacqueline, and felt she hasn’t been well-defined as a character in this show. But holy hell, this episode changed all that. Not that she’s now defined by her sexual assault (though she herself admits it irreparably changed her life) but more like I finally see her drive, her ambition, and the way she sees herself in the young women who work for her. She’s always been this kind of blurry, amorphous quasi-maternal authority figure, but I feel like this was the episode, for me at least, where she finally became real. The scene where she takes the weights from Mia is the best thing this show has ever done.

Props to this show for such an ambitious season finale. This was not an easy story to tell well, but then managed to do it justice I think. And also, it’s a very bold move (ha, irony) to have Jane leave Scarlett – I have no idea how that’s going to look moving forward, since that sort of cast shake up doesn’t usually happen until season 3 or 4 of most shows, and never lasts very long. It’ll be really interesting to see how the show incorporates, or doesn’t, Jane’s life at Incite in the future.

Thanks for your wonderful recaps Kayla! I really, really hope we get more of this show!