Isaac and Arachnid fight to the death in a final effort to win E.V.E.Isaac and Arachnid fight to the death in a final effort to win E.V.E.Isaac and Arachnid fight to the death in a final effort to win E.V.E.
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S4 E5: Judgement Day
Here we go... we've made it to "Judgement Day", the culminating episode of the series. Pretty much the series finale, as the 6th episode of the season acts as an epilogue (similar to many series' created by MJN).
As it turns out, Aunt Martha was the one who logged on as Isaac in the game and was shot by Arachnid in the previous episode. Pretty random and surprising death, although for some reason it doesn't hold too much weight to the significance of this episode. Probably because of how wild this episode is. Isaac gets back in the game as himself, and finds the Servant (Joseph) with Arachnid at gunpoint. Then the hard reality sets in... the game doesn't even have a wish that was promised. The first time I watched this series, when this was realized, I started to question... "then why does this series exist in the first place?" but once you watch the true final episode you'll see what Jesse had planned. Right then and there, Isaac shoots Arachnid dead, and Isaac is the final player in EVE. He won the game... but at what cost? For no wish at the end? Abraham manages to get out of the game alive... was a little confused about this one. He should've died, right? Did he use a lag switch or something to stay alive? Looked like the lag switch or the reverse lag switch didn't quite work when Abraham logged out. But, I'm not concerned about that being a major plot hole. Abraham gets to Joseph's house, and puts him at gunpoint in "real life". Isaac wishes to see his sister again, and in a way, the wish is granted. He gets out of the game, and Eve steps into his room. It's a heartfelt scene, and let me just say... the little girl who played Eve in this series has a BRIGHT future. Wow I was impressed by her in this series when she was involved. Just a little kid who put on an impressive, convincing performance. Props to her! Isaac goes outside to find Abraham killed his dad. Lots of irony comes to light in the showdown between Abraham and Joseph. Remember back when Joseph stated in "A Tangled Web", way back when, that he was concerned the game would cause people to kill each other in real life. Abraham denied it. Well, turns out Joseph was 100% correct. In fact, turns out Abraham was the one who killed Joseph. You can also recall the end of the Psycho Series where Jesse's character's father was killed. Instead by Jesse's character, it was by Larry's character, but still, for those who watched the Psycho Series, that certainly was in mind.
That takes us to the final battle between Isaac and Abraham. What a long, bloody battle that was, lol. I thought it was a well done, shocking scene. Although a good scene, I wasn't able to appreciate it as much as a few scenes from the past couple episodes. Didn't want to see Archie get killed, but he was. Pretty much the story of MVE is "Everyone Dies In The End". Except, well, that isn't fully true after watching "Break Free". Isaac kills Abraham in real life, and that's the rest of the episode.
Although a well done and directed episode, I wasn't able to appreciate the writing as much in this episode as I was able to in episodes 2, 3 and 4 of Season 4. Well, the series is ending, so there aren't many twists or anything in this episode; it's pretty straightforward. It does its job and is a good episode, but after watching the episode there wasn't anything that I was blown away by. No scene that I felt was incredible. There were a few incredible scenes in "Noah's Ark", "Haven", and "A Tangled Web" that I was blown away by. The pool scene with Abraham and Joseph was outstanding, and even the scene with Isaac and Eve was great, but not at a top tier level in comparison to some in Season 4. However, don't get me wrong, this episode was still brilliantly executed. Rating: 9.4/10.
As it turns out, Aunt Martha was the one who logged on as Isaac in the game and was shot by Arachnid in the previous episode. Pretty random and surprising death, although for some reason it doesn't hold too much weight to the significance of this episode. Probably because of how wild this episode is. Isaac gets back in the game as himself, and finds the Servant (Joseph) with Arachnid at gunpoint. Then the hard reality sets in... the game doesn't even have a wish that was promised. The first time I watched this series, when this was realized, I started to question... "then why does this series exist in the first place?" but once you watch the true final episode you'll see what Jesse had planned. Right then and there, Isaac shoots Arachnid dead, and Isaac is the final player in EVE. He won the game... but at what cost? For no wish at the end? Abraham manages to get out of the game alive... was a little confused about this one. He should've died, right? Did he use a lag switch or something to stay alive? Looked like the lag switch or the reverse lag switch didn't quite work when Abraham logged out. But, I'm not concerned about that being a major plot hole. Abraham gets to Joseph's house, and puts him at gunpoint in "real life". Isaac wishes to see his sister again, and in a way, the wish is granted. He gets out of the game, and Eve steps into his room. It's a heartfelt scene, and let me just say... the little girl who played Eve in this series has a BRIGHT future. Wow I was impressed by her in this series when she was involved. Just a little kid who put on an impressive, convincing performance. Props to her! Isaac goes outside to find Abraham killed his dad. Lots of irony comes to light in the showdown between Abraham and Joseph. Remember back when Joseph stated in "A Tangled Web", way back when, that he was concerned the game would cause people to kill each other in real life. Abraham denied it. Well, turns out Joseph was 100% correct. In fact, turns out Abraham was the one who killed Joseph. You can also recall the end of the Psycho Series where Jesse's character's father was killed. Instead by Jesse's character, it was by Larry's character, but still, for those who watched the Psycho Series, that certainly was in mind.
That takes us to the final battle between Isaac and Abraham. What a long, bloody battle that was, lol. I thought it was a well done, shocking scene. Although a good scene, I wasn't able to appreciate it as much as a few scenes from the past couple episodes. Didn't want to see Archie get killed, but he was. Pretty much the story of MVE is "Everyone Dies In The End". Except, well, that isn't fully true after watching "Break Free". Isaac kills Abraham in real life, and that's the rest of the episode.
Although a well done and directed episode, I wasn't able to appreciate the writing as much in this episode as I was able to in episodes 2, 3 and 4 of Season 4. Well, the series is ending, so there aren't many twists or anything in this episode; it's pretty straightforward. It does its job and is a good episode, but after watching the episode there wasn't anything that I was blown away by. No scene that I felt was incredible. There were a few incredible scenes in "Noah's Ark", "Haven", and "A Tangled Web" that I was blown away by. The pool scene with Abraham and Joseph was outstanding, and even the scene with Isaac and Eve was great, but not at a top tier level in comparison to some in Season 4. However, don't get me wrong, this episode was still brilliantly executed. Rating: 9.4/10.
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