All that aside, "Duped" is a really, really good episode, and makes me happy I've stuck with the series long enough for it to find its feet. It proves, thankfully, that last week's "Implosion" was not just a fluke, the series really is getting good =)
Character-wise, I could go on for paragraphs and not say enough good things. Leena is actually useful (yay!). Claudia is brilliant, and I love how she fights so hard to get to talk to Myka. She really cares for her fellow Warehouse agents now, which is touching to see. Oh, and Myka still owes her a hug.
I cannot tell you how happy I am that the Artie-drama from last week wasn't just dropped. I was half expecting it, to be honest, because shows tend to do that, but this was a very pleasent surprise. I have to say that Artie and Myka's conversation through the mirror is one of my favorite scenes so far, it was wonderfully touching and very real, a testament to the abilities of the actors.
From a directoral standpoint, "Duped" shines as well. I loved how in the breakfast scene and in the hotel room scenes, "Myka" is shown mostly in mirrors. It's something that only makes sense after the end of the episode, but after, it makes you say, "Huh. Now that makes sense!" There were several really nice pan shots of the casino floor, and I like the different effects that come into play whenever someone is seeing the future with the coin. Also, Alice/Myka slowly becomes less and less like Myka . . . which builds suspense until the end.
There's a few things that bothered me, though. Alice takes over Myka's body very easily . . . too easily, actually. She knows exactly how to act like Myka, she has fighting skills far beyond anything a girl her age should have . . . it was just odd for me, because my understanding of the mirror was that one essence fuses with another image or body. Which should mean that Alice would have no idea of who Myka was. It was confusing. And the music. I know, I know, part of the fun of W13 is that it has funny music, but in this case, the "Go Ask Alice" song when Claudia, Artie, and Leena are setting up the trap completely ruined the mood they were trying to set up. Like, completely completely. And, lastly, when Alice/Myka tesla's Gary, and Pete tells her he's dead . . . he's so not. His eyes are even moving. And I'm sure Alice/Myka knew the tesla wasn't high enough to kill him. And the tesla also doesn't do anything to their memories, so . . . anyway.
Overall, though, this was a brilliant episode.
And I know I don't usually do this, but I want to pull a few of my favorite lines from this episode.
Myka (to Artie): "When I get out of here [the mirror] I'm hugging her [Claudia] and I'm kicking your ass."
Myka: "You do not treat me like some chess piece that you move around on a board only you can see."
Artie: "What kept you?"
Leena: "Three pumpkin pies, and a broken oven thermometer that you keep promising to fix."
Pete: "The real Myka would never kiss me. Not if her life depended on it."
Claudia (to Artie, on how to contact Pete): "Well, dude. He's in a big hotel."
Oh, and that disco ball? If it ever gets out of the Warehouse, it is becoming mine.
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