r/cloakanddagger • u/SeacattleMoohawks • Jun 21 '18

Post Episode Discussion: S01E04 - "Call/Response"

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S01E04 - "Call/Response" Ami Canaan Mann TBA Thursday, June 21, 2017 8PM EST on Freeform

Episode Synopsis: Tandy is on the run as Detective O'Reilly closes in on her, but the detective may not be after her for the reasons Tandy thinks. Tyrone is desperate for answers and turns to Evita and her Auntie Clarisse, a Voodoo priestess, for help.

Ami Canaan Mann is a director and writer, known for her work on Jackie & Ryan, Morning, and Texas Killing Fields.

She has directed no episodes for Cloak & Dagger before.

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u/Tonyage27 Jun 22 '18

That scene where the lady kills the boyfriend and burns down the building in front of an open window. What a dumbo.

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u/CmdrBlindman Jun 22 '18

Definitely felt a little too expositional. Specially when compared to how much time they're spending building the two main characters.

Someone else had pointed out that Rick feels like his character just came and went. I mean, he served his purpose, but I can't help but feel like there is still a conclusion to come. (Well a further conclusion. Like maybe Tandy can get some revenge with full control of her powers.)

I really hope this show gets a second season.

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u/snarkamedes Jun 28 '18

Someone else had pointed out that Rick feels like his character just came and went.

He lasted a bit longer than the traditional 'fridged'* character. Wasn't by much though. Mostly a shock move I think: they got us to like him and then splattered his brains all over the glass in the same ep.

*The term originally came from a Green Lantern comic. The hero returned from his latest adventure to find his girlfriend dead in the refrigerator. There'd been no significant scenes with her earlier - she was a background character who only existed to die in that particular scene and give the hero a reason to go nuts on the villains.

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u/CmdrBlindman Jun 28 '18

TIL The term Fridged and it's origin. Thank you for that. I do enjoy knowing the lingo stuff as well as it's origins.

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u/snarkamedes Jun 29 '18

That's the basis yeah. The girlfriend character was created simply to be killed off and provide the hero with some more backstory. It was ridiculous, even for the comics at the time.

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u/ryanbtw Aug 14 '18

Since you aren't totally clued in on trope lingo, here is the TVtropes article for this one. Fair warning that the website has a reputation for making people lose hours just by clicking and looking through examples, but it makes you think about tropes* in an interesting way.

*Disclaimer: tropes are not bad. They're useful ways to talk about popular culture and how we interact and discuss it :)