In the thirteenth and final episode of\u00c2\u00a0Terriers<\/i>, Britt and Hank set their plan in motion. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to finish\u00c2\u00a0Terriers<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Trigger Warning: For mention of pedophilia<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Holy shit.<\/p>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very common for me (obviously!) that I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know anything about the shows I watch for this site. But every so often, I literally know nothing: not the genre, not the stars, not the tone, zilch. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fun to be able to discover what a show is, and\u00c2\u00a0Terriers<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0is no exception. Yet a part of that fun came from finally getting to see \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and\u00c2\u00a0still<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0not knowing what the show was about.\u00c2\u00a0Terriers<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0took a few episodes to find its footing. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Changing Partners\u00e2\u20ac\u009d was a good hint of what was to come, and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Manifest Destiny\u00e2\u20ac\u009d gave me a much better sense of the greater story. But these last four episodes have been incredible, and it blows my mind that we aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t getting any more of this.<\/p>\n
Damn the TV gods.<\/p>\n
The Other Shoe Drops<\/b><\/p>\n
There was no way that the end of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Quid Pro Quo\u00e2\u20ac\u009d wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a huge affect on the start of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hail Mary,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d but I honestly did not expect Zeitlin to gamble \u00c2\u00a0with Hank\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fate. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t imagine he\u00c2\u00a0thought<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0it was a gamble; it was easy for him to pay those men to confess to murdering Jason and the whistleblower and to have them implicate Hank. Even worse, Hank\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s history \u00e2\u20ac\u201c full of the many bad decisions he made this season \u00e2\u20ac\u201c paint a portrait of a jealous ex that absolutely had the motivation to murder Jason.<\/p>\n
But it\u00c2\u00a0was<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0a gamble because Zeitlin assumed that Hank\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s relationship with the Ocean Beach PD has been entirely ruined. I love that Zeitlin underestimates this part of Hank, especially since it allows Mark to play a role in the finale, one that demonstrates to us that he\u00c2\u00a0does<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0care about Hank a great deal. Still, this was all an example of the other shoe dropping. Zeitlin\u00c2\u00a0knew<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0he had to take out Hank in order to succeed with his development plan.<\/p>\n
Revenge<\/b><\/p>\n
I went into this episode expecting Hank to do something reckless and silly in order to get revenge. I really did! Why else would Hank buy a gun? But Mark \u00e2\u20ac\u201c bless his heart \u00e2\u20ac\u201c steps in to stop Hank from making an irrevocable mistake. However, once Zeitlin went after Hank, I figured that Hank would try to take out Zeitlin again. Thankfully, he adapts. And if there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s any growth on his part in this show, then it comes in Hank\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s willingness to correct the mistakes he makes. Because when he comes for Zeitlin the second time, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so much smarter about it. Britt pulls in Ashley for help, who directs them back to Mickey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s daughter, who directs them to the lining of her father\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s jacket.<\/p>\n
Where Hank finds the evidence he needs. Unfortunately, so does Burke. LOOK, Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ALL, THAT FIGHT WAS BRUTAL, AND I WAS NOT READY FOR IT. But shit, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such a\u00c2\u00a0Terriers<\/i>-esque sequence, and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how else to describe it. Only this show can have Hank nearly die at the hands of someone like Burke, only to have Britt arrive and then he and Hank crack a joke while staring at a dead body. It so perfectly encapsulates the tone and humor of this show. Hell, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s their whole rapport, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it?<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll get back to that in a second.<\/p>\n
Mortal Combat<\/b><\/p>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so easy to see how there could have been a second season that centered on Cutshaw (OH MY GOD IT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S NEAL MCDONOUGH), but for the sake of the story that\u00c2\u00a0Terriers<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0got to tell, I really want to acknowledge how incredible this takedown is. Like I said before, Zeitlin is a relentless antagonist. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not designed to be sympathetic, and when contrasted with the messy but admirable duo of the Terriers team, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s evil incarnate. So the show works as catharsis. Burke is killed and then disposed of like garbage. WHICH IS WHERE HE BELONGS. How could the show provide catharsis for all the awful things that Zeitlin had done?<\/p>\n
Well, having Britt punch him repeatedly in the face was pretty satisfying. But the writers had to shift the power dynamic, ultimately. I\u00c2\u00a0needed<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0to see Zeitlin afraid. I needed to know that he was utterly destroyed. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know if the\u00c2\u00a0Terriers<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0crew knew they were going to be cancelled, so I admit my expectations took this into account. It was entirely possible that I was about to be cliffhanger\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d in the worst way. For the most part, though, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hail Mary\u00e2\u20ac\u009d delivered what I needed. Seeing Zeitlin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fear and humiliation was a treat, but the introduction of Cutshaw and\u00c2\u00a0his<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0destruction? GOOD FUCKING GOD, THIS SHOW, Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ALL. In a matter of minutes, Hank gets what he wants. Zeitlin will be sacrificed. Cutshaw abandons his plans to pave over Ocean Beach and build an airport. Hank\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s friends and family are safe. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still the hint of a story for another season \u00e2\u20ac\u201c which I life because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about destroying Cutshaw because he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a disgusting pedophile \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but most of the plot threads are tied up.<\/p>\n
Britt<\/b><\/p>\n
Except for Britt Pollack\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. Katie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rejection of him stung, particularly since I did not expect the tables to turn like that. I could tell Britt wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t going to fight on that because he knew that beating up Gavin was a terrible, awful thing. But the threat of his impending prison sentence was enough to convince him that he couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t leave Katie behind without some closure. The audience gets closure in a way, too, since we know that Britt and Katie repair what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s left of their relationship before he leaves. We know that Britt is willing to be a father regardless of the paternity of his son. These things matter!<\/p>\n
But in the end,\u00c2\u00a0Terriers<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0was always about Britt and Hank. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no surprise that the final image is of the two of them pondering whether to head to prison or to Mexico. Their rapport is the core of the show, and seeing them discuss a future where they accept responsibility for the things they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done or where they become fugitives. Both realities would be realistic for these characters, you know? And I love that all we hear is a car driving away over the closing credits.<\/p>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about as good of an ending as I can ask for. Tons of resolution and closure, a great respect for these characters and their journey, and I laughed. What else could I have gotten?<\/p>\n
Well, more of the show, of course. Thanks for this, friends. What a surprise it was! Up next: season 2 of\u00c2\u00a0Agent Carter<\/i>!<\/p>\n
The video for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hail Mary\u00e2\u20ac\u009d can be downloaded\u00c2\u00a0here for $0.99<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – I am now on Patreon<\/a>! There are various levels of support, from $1 up to whatever you want! You’ll get to read a private blog, extra reviews, and other such rewards.<\/b> In the thirteenth and final episode of\u00c2\u00a0Terriers, Britt and Hank set their plan in motion. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to finish\u00c2\u00a0Terriers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[659],"tags":[660],"class_list":["post-5739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-terriers","tag-mark-watches-terriers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5739\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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