Sadly, there are few ties to the animated series beyond her presence. One of the other totems is a plot point and Kuasa does drop the fact that she and Amaya are related near the end, but that's about it. I would have liked to see more done, especially when Vixen Mk II confronts Vixen Mk I's enemy. The subtle expression on Kuasa's face as Vixen steps forward and that line are sufficient, though. Instead, she just serves as something of a hired gun, acting as a time travelling assassin who is currently targeting the title character in the year 2042.
Alas, the future seen here isn't much brighter than 2046. Metas have been deemed illegal by Argus and have instituted a police state. This isn't really the problem for the team that you think it would be. I was kind of baffled when Ray, Sara, Mick, and Nate were accosted by a squad. I mean, only one of them is meta. The others are a ninja, a man equipped with fancy tech, and a thug with a flamethrower.
Ultimately, they act as window dressing, as the episode's primary conflicts focus on both Kuasa and the Time Bureau.
The latter is a bit of a wallbanger as the conflict was completely unnecessary. Previous episodes have shown how Sara is a better fit for the role of team leader, but this one decided to go in the opposite direction. Stein or Rip would have handled things much better. Everything does work out for the most part, but some bad decisions were made for really dumb reasons.
At least Nate had the excuse of "tripping balls". His attempt to help Amaya with her totem troubles through a potent hallucinogen oddly acts as the episode highlight. Not only does it help Amaya get her groove back, but there's some nice foreshadowing as it's revealed that the totem amps up its power when a big threat is approaching. As such, Amaya has to trust it and go with the flow, lest the power overwhelm her.
On top of that, Nate's antics are just funny. You'd think the fact that he doesn't really contribute much would be a detriment, but he got some of the episode's best lines.
Other parts of the script are somewhat eye-roll or groan inducing, but those instances are few and far between.
The "Prison Break" line would have been good for a chuckle....if the show hadn't already done that before with Wentworth Miller. I get it, but still.
While this episode is probably the weakest of the season so far (though that's not saying much as we're not very far in) it does have its strong points. We have Nate's drug antics and a formidable adversary in Kuasa (seriously she gives Sara a run for her money and doesn't even invoke her powers in that fight.) The conflict with the Time Bureau escalates (for dumb reasons, but still) and we get an idea of what sort of threat is brewing. I think this episode was more about setting things up for the season and it did that competently.
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