12 Monkeys brings its first season to a close with “Arms of Mine.” The episode is written by series creators Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett and is directed by David Grossman. There is a lot of pay off in this episode as much of the plot circles back to previous episodes. However, there are a couple of big questions that aren’t answered and a lot of balls thrown in the air which we’ll have to wait to fall when season two airs. Hopefully, Syfy won’t keep us waiting too long, though it’s not scheduled until 2016. In addition, Matalas and Fickett – who have provided many of the best episodes this season – will be replacing Natalie Chaidez as showrunners.
There is at least one major death in the episode and other lives hang in the balance. Look for not one but two standoffs. And we get to meet a character that we’ve heard a lot about but haven’t seen yet.
“I don’t have time for your crazy bullshit!”
“Sometimes, science is literally like watching paint dry.”
“There are no straight lines.”
“They are lean but mean.”
“All of this is preordained, scripted by time, unmoveable. Because there is nothing more powerful than fate.”
“It’s a delicate balance, and it ends today.”
“Sometimes the choice isn’t even yours. It’s fate.”
“You’d do horrible things.”
“Atari.”
I hope that whets your appetite for the season finale! You won’t want to miss this episode as it brings the first season to a pretty satisfying conclusion – though you may be tearing your hair out over the wait for the second season… “Arms of Mine” airs on March 10 on Syfy at 9/8c.
