Crisis - Episode 1.05/1.06 - Review: Is this "the following" generation of incompetent cops?

Double review time! Sorry for not doing a review of last week's Crisis, but I had a busy week and couldn't get to do it before the next episode. Therefore, here is my review of episode 5 and 6 of NBC's action thriller.

In episode 5, Gibson used his wife to get to CIA director Widener. He wanted to have access to the director's phone, which he of course succeeded in. Elsewhere, Finn and Dunley protect the two soldiers they found in the Pakistani embassy, because they're afraid the CIA might come and take them. They flee the hospital with a nurse, but they don't know that he is a CIA operative called Jonas. Eventually, the CIA takes the soldiers when Jonas knocks out Finn and Dunley. However, Gibson uses Widener's phone to change the drop-off loation of the soldiers and lure them into a trap, taking the soldiers himself. Meanwhile, Meg continued her own investigation, and we discover Jonas was her company's CIA contact and the man she was sleeping with. Finn and Dunley also begin to question Gibson's involvement in the kidnapping and whether he might be the mastermind behind it all. Oh, and a lot of uninteresting stuff happened at the mansion.

In the next episode, the FBI attempts to lure out the kidnappers with a CIA file. This mission is seemingly accomplished when they see one of the captors and in turn follow them to a mansion. At that mansion, they get a positive ID on one of the kids and the FBI agents storm in. But, as always and forever, Gibson was one step ahead of them, using a parent mission to play the feds. Meg gives Jonas up to the CIA in order to get the name of the kidnapper from Widener, who reveals it's Gibson. Kyle attempts another escape from the mansion but it fails miserably. In the end, Finn and Dunley realize that the two soldiers were part of a Mirakuru'd group of soldiers that was and is functioning as Widener's personal hit squad. The side effect of the drug was that the soldiers' emotions faded away, which also happened during Operation Lennox. After realizing this, Finn and Dunley change the game and let the kidnapper call them, allowing him not only to explain his actions but also presumably to use them on parent missions.

All in all, both episodes (as well as the previous four) can be summed up as: Gibson is one step ahead of the FBI, so Gibson wins and the FBI loses. This raises the question: does the FBI in Crisis follow in the footsteps of Under the Dome's naive sherif Linda and (from what I've heard) the incompetent FBI from season 1 of The Following? It sure looks like the FBI in Crisis cannot beat Mr Gibson. Whether this is due to the bad guy's strength, or the good guys' weakness remains to be seen. Gibson sure looks omnipotent at this point, which is also the reason Finn and Dunley join forces with him instead of fighting him. I can only hope this makes for a change in the FBI's behavior, because if they continue at this rate every episode is gonna have the same conclusion.

These two episodes were not as intense or interesting as the previous ones. Episode 5 in specific was a bit boring and had way too much drama at the mansion. Episode 6 was the better one of the two and it will be interesting to see how things are going to change. I'm especially looking forward to see how Dunn and Finley will team up with the kidnapper and what their missions will be like. Meg also knows the truth about the Gibson and the drug her company produced, so I am curious what she is gonna do with that information. Also, what will Kyle's punishment be for his escape attempt?

What did you think of these two episodes? Do you consider the FBI stupid or do you think Gibson is too strong to beat? How are things going to play out now that Finn and Dunley are on Gibson's side?

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About the Author - Daniel

Daniel (Veer95) is a Dutch university student studying Psychology. On SpoilerTV he is a reviewer of NCIS, Crisis and The 100. He also likes to watch Arrow, The Tomorrow People, NCIS: LA, Nikita, The Blacklist, Under the Dome, Intelligence and Hostages.