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Oct 1, 2014 · Jubilex: Directed by John Dahl. With Diane Kruger, Demián Bichir, Emily Rios, Thomas M. Wright. Marco, Fausto, Obregan and an ailing Romina try to make it through the woods. Sonya and Hank get closer to their targets. Eleanor gets her reward.
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By Matt Fowler
Posted: Oct 2, 2014 3:05 am
Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...
Hey, guys. Fowler here, stepping in to review the Season 2 finale of FX's The Bridge. Some background. I did not review The Bridge for IGN during Season 1. I also did not really enjoy Season 1. At least not the "serial killer revenge" plot which took up the bulk of the time. And yes, I know that the series was mirroring the events from the Danish-Swedish show it's based on. But watching Marco, a character we hardly knew at that point, both ruin his own marriage via a random adulterous moment and then have his life ruined by a horror movie-style psycho made for a jumbled, unsatisfying show.
Season 2 however, which producer Elwood Reid purposefully distanced from the foreign series in order to do his own thing, was markedly better. It had just a really great, overall feel with a much more sprawling story involving what felt like a richer tapestry of characters. Plus, for a while the focus was on Matthew Lillard and Emily Rios' reporter characters and that really helped amp up the over-arching government conspiracy angle. It wasn't The Wire, but the show was reaching for a larger overview of the politics, police, and crooks. And it didn't lose its sinister sting either, thanks to Franka Potente's Eleanor Nacht and Ramón Franco's returning Fausto Galvan.
"Jubilex," as a season ender was good, but the one big problem when you've got an underdog story like this - meaning local police and news hounds vs. the shadowy CIA - is that justice will never truly enter the equation in the end. No one will actually "win." And here Agent Buckley (Ian Hart) was taken out by his own people in an obvious attempt, to all involved, to cover up the entire mess. So the "boots on the ground" guy got killed, but the true perpetrators escaped scot-free. In fact, Buckley's handlers seemed like they wanted to take him out a few episodes ago, but the trigger wasn't pulled until now because - well - it was the finale.
The Bridge's Season 2 finale didn't put a definitive stamp on the season, choosing more of a "running in cycles" style ending befitting a story about never-ending layers of bureaucracy and conspiracy. Foot soldiers would fall, but not the so much the generals who commanded them. Plus, Linder surviving his gunshot wound felt a bit phony. Especially ...
Oct 2, 2014 · Tensions on both sides of the border mount, as Marco attempts to bring Fausto to justice while Sonya pursues Eleanor in 'The Bridge' season 2 finale.
- Kevin Yeoman
"The Bridge" Jubilex (TV Episode 2014) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oct 1, 2014 · Jubilex. Episode. 13. “Jubilex” didn’t feel like a finale to me. Sure, storylines were wrapped up with just enough to get the second season started, but it was the first time throughout the...
- Molly Eichel
Previously on The Bridge: Sebastian has gained Eleanor's loyalty, the CIA is working a shady deal, Linder had a less than successful attempt at murder, Marco is in a bad situation, and Sonya & Hank are very close to solving everything.
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Oct 1, 2014 · HitFix's Alan Sepinwall reviews "Jubilex," the season finale of FX's "The Bridge," in which Sonya chases Eleanor, while Marco tries to gain the upper hand with Fausto.
