It’s another strong entry in a season of mighty episodes, which makes me wish it had another season or two in the works. It lets us explore the inner landscape of one if its most popular characters. “Raven’s Feather, Phoenix Blood” showcases one of the show’s best fight scenes ever. But any other type of humor wouldn’t be out of place in a show like this, which features a graphic death every fifteen minutes or so. And when he does, it’s mostly gallows humor. If you think about it, he’s the only character that provides any levity or intentional comedy here. He has some great moments in this episode where gives The Widow and Lydia a good dose of real talk. I haven’t spoken much about Bajie in these reviews, but Nick Frost has really grown into the character and lately, you can tell. It’s cute, but I’m noticing that although Daniel Wu is the lead of the show here, he’s becoming just another character who is integral to everything but doesn’t need as much screentime anymore. Having survived the fallout of “Chamber of the Scorpion,” Sunny goes all Will Forte in Last Man on Earthand starts talking to a bunch of mannequins he hides out with in some abandoned department store. Baron Quinn was a good bad guy, but the dynamic between Pilgrim, his followers, and just about every other character is a fertile ground that reaps rich dramatic reward. Especially Cressida.Ĭan I just say that Babou Ceesay, Lorraine Touissant, and Ella-Rae Smith are excellent additions to the cast? I can’t imagine this show without them anymore. Nix openly displays the control she has over her gift and expresses that she doesn’t trust Pilgrim fully, which is dangerous to do amongst his followers. The most intriguing bits involve navigating through the complex web of relationships between Pilgrim, Cressida, M.K., and Nix.
Much like the previous episode, everyone has something to do, say, and reflect on, and it all keeps the plot moving forward towards its final stop. Basically, we needed a character study with a wire-fu sword battle - and we most certainly got it.Īlthough this indulgent act of doppelganging gorgeousness is the main attraction (and climax) of “Raven’s Feather, Phoenix Blood”, plenty of other important stuff happens too. It’s that as an audience, we needed to have that inner struggle externalized and presented in a visual way. It’s not that The Widow’s redemption arc doesn’t make sense. Since both have been at odds with each other ever since the show began, this gives us a strange and much needed sense of relief. This fight gives The Widow a chance to reconcile the light and dark sides of her personality once and for all. So, at the end, we’re treated to what may be the show’s most beautiful action sequence ever: a Widow versus Widow fight to the death. Spoilers! The Raven is actually just the Widow herself.
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