Bradley Cooper, star of the original Limitless movie and an executive producer of the CBS TV version, has made most of his appearances on the show in constantly re-aired flashbacks (plus the time he voiced a talking CGI fetus
Dunno about you guys, but there were definitely a couple minutes where I thought Brian really killed Piper. But, duh, of course not! The show gets dark sometimes, but having a murder hanging over Brian for the rest of the series would’ve way been too much. I also loved the throwbacks to the pilot: “I know a thing or two about jumping in front of subway cars.” And how great was Georgina Haig
Naz continues to be the stern but chill-when-she-needs-to-be Professor McGonagall of the bureau. “The form is just a bunch of lawyers trying to save their asses,” she tells Rebecca after shooing away HR forms Rebecca should’ve signed detailing her office romance. “You think I haven’t slept with anyone here?”
It was a relief to learn that Brian didn’t fall to the dark side after all... but then we’re greeted with Senator Edward Morra’s Frank Underwood-ian announcement and we fear for the future:
And oh god, Rebecca’s getting closer to the truth. Just thinking about the eventual Rebecca-Brian confrontation over the NZT connection to Morra makes me want to crawl into a corner and sob.
And finally...
“GoatWhore?”
“Yeah... I liked them in high school.”
What’d you guys think of the first episode after Limitless’ mini-hiatus?
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