Now we know why Quinlan has been making eyes at Fet’s newest girlfriend: she reminds him of a chick he knew in 1888 London. When we see the year “1888”, all educated geeks (educated, that is, in geeky matters) automatically think of Jack the Ripper, as that was the year of the murderer’s official rampage. (Secondarily, more literate geeks might recall that it was the year of Tarzan’s birth.) It is thus safe to infer that the Ripper killings will play a part in this subplot, but how? The Giant Master shows up at the end of the episode, but why is he there? Did Quinlan’s lady friend or her deranged brother bring him there in hopes that he might prolong the dying brother’s life, as they hoped Quinlan might? And the little girl, the daughter of Quinlan’s new friend: who exactly is her father? Were the twin brother and sister a little TOO close?
The producers seem to have heard my pleas for more Quinlan, as they gave us an episode this week that was heavy on the personable dhampir and light on the Eph, although Goodweather and HIS new friend do arrive at the abandoned town where all the residents were taken away to a “New Horizon” camp. Move that plot along a baby step, they did, and then it was back to Quinlan and Fet’s search for a nuke. Oh, and Dutch encounters Eichorst again. The latter really needs to stop letting his guard down around her, as it doesn’t usually go well for him. I thought Setrakian was done-for there for a minute. Then Dutch set Eichorst on fire and affected their rescue. All in all, the most exciting episode of this new season thus far. Keep ’em comin’ folks!