Again, here we are. Another week, another awful City on Fire episode. Just to let you know, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a fantastic movie that is currently playing at a theater near you. That, I can assure you, is a long cry from the current episode of the worst television adaptation of one of the worst novels ever written. This pitiful show pretends to offer drama, action, romance, anarchy, beautiful music, and other things, but it lacks them. Therefore, go watch the story of Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy if you value your life, your time, and your money. If you are still reading, let’s quickly review what happened last week before moving on to today’s work. Sam’s father was informed that she would pass away. William used the whole “purification by water” cliché and discovered that Amory Gould was paying Nicky Chaos to sweep away an entire neighborhood so that he could spread his (metaphorical) tentacles. Gould was using Chaos to do this. A brief flashback of William’s reasons for leaving his family was shown to us. Additionally, Charlie learned that Ex Nihilo had constructed a bomb while the investigators watched CCTV footage of Gould leaving the scene of the New Year’s Eve shooting.
Warning: Spoilers
William And Regan Talk About Her Illegitimate Child
Sam is now unconscious, but she is constantly attending an Ex Post Facto concert in her head. That is more tragic than dying. Yes, Sam is a fan of the band—or not. But as soon as their masks came off, even she grew angry with them. Can you see William, Sewer Girl, Nicky Chaos, DT, and Sol living in your own personal purgatory? I would have awoken from the coma and asked the nurse to turn off the machine so she could save me from my suffering. However, despite the fact that Sam can hear Joe’s speech but is powerless to stop it, Joe Yeung keeps claiming that Sam’s eyes are moving. Joe is informed of this and unwillingly hands up custody of Sam to the nurse. Ex Nihilo’s headquarters are turned inside out by the NYPD, but they discover nothing. We are informed that the detectives still lack a warrant to investigate Amory. Thus, they keep looking while the world’s most annoying terrorist organization prepares to place their homemade bomb in Amory’s office.
By pointing out that there are blue-collar workers inside the building they are about to attack, Sewer Girl offers some opposition. She loses the vote, nevertheless, and the bombing goes ahead. While Sam delightfully freaks out in her purgatory, Charlie continues to visit Sam and apologizes to her for every error he may have made. After finishing, he lies down next to her to sleep. The focus of the story then switches to the Hamilton-Sweeney home, where Mercer persuades William to talk to Regan because the two of them were at odds the last time they saw one another. How does William behave? He goes and reminds her about her unborn kid, which he learned about via Amory’s records. I just want to point out that this rom-com, sibling bonding, and nephew bonding type of tone is so incredibly off-putting considering how they were all grieving Bruno’s death and the fact that all of William’s efforts had burned to the ground at the end of the previous episode. What the hell is going on with this insanity, then? Are they finished? Why then were you acting so dramatically at the time? Simple: Absolutely dumb writing is to blame for all of this.
Charlie Reveals That Ex Nihilo Is Targeting Amory Gould
Amory discovers that Bill Sr. is hesitating to sign a legal document that would let him dismiss the accusations filed against him. He only needs to admit that, despite what it sounds like, he actually committed every offense for which he has been held accountable. Yes, Amory is relying on Bill Senior’s declining mental state in order to smuggle him away and use the Hamilton-Sweeney name for anything he wants to accomplish. However, that is very foolish. We are supposed to think that Bill’s ability to see through the façade is extremely intelligent. However, even a young child would be able to recognize the trick if it were attempted on them. And are we supposed to think Amory is some sort of genius? what universe? Do you understand why City on Fire enrages me now? Do you need additional evidence? Following this incident, Mercer, William, and Regan send Will and Cate off at school. Why?! Is tone constancy unimportant to anyone in this room?
Is it really expected of me to take Bill Sr. and William’s reunion on the show seriously or to feel sentimental about it? Keith discovers Charlie in the midst of all of this at the hospital and assists the police in locating him because he is a wanted guy. Keith is also driven to the train station. The most obnoxious terrorist group plants the bomb at the prospective crime scene and then returns to their vehicle while uttering so arrogant phrases that you want to hit your screen. They learn that Sewer Girl has vanished. After some less than thoughtful contemplation, they simply leave. The characters then give an explanatory overview of everything that has transpired in the program, which has become a regular occurrence in this godforsaken show. No, I’m not joking. As soon as they get at the station, Mercer, William, Bill Sr., and Regan begin rehashing episodes 1 through 7. I’m not sure if that makes my work simpler or more difficult. I guess it is what it is. The sequence tries to make it seem like the location of the Ex Nihilo bomb is the most important revelation, but we already know that’s Amory’s office. The two new revelations that come from this arduous struggle, however, are that Keith used to work for Amory because he promised to settle his bills (which is not surprising, though), and that Bill Sr. was deceiving his entire staff by pretending to be mentally ill so that it would be simpler to find his opponents. Amazing things happening right now.
Did Charlie Find The Bomb?
Amory departs after being informed of the bomb danger. William, Mercer, Regan, and Bill Sr. confront him. In the end, William is wounded by Amory’s guard after attempting to threaten him with a knife. Sewer Girl, who is there to perish in the bomb blast since she is too guilty for participating in such an unhealthy undertaking, is found by Charlie at the bomb site. She also demonstrates where the bomb is, which is on a gondola lift that is used to clean the exterior of buildings. Charlie performs a brave leap, but due to the subpar wire work, it doesn’t feel brave at all. Sam’s ventilator loses power at the end of City on Fire Episode 7, along with the rest of New York City. However, the nurse uses a manual oxygen pump on Sam because she is determined to keep her alive for Joe. And the showrunners, mercifully, decided to end this agonizing ordeal there.
Since it’s a collage of nonsense, I’m not sure if there’s a real explanation for everything that happens in these 48 minutes. However, I will admit that the way Charlie’s jump and the darkness are combined gives the impression that either Charlie or the bomb set off the blackout. But since Nicky is a pyromaniac, we all know that Charlie isn’t Electro and the bomb isn’t an EMP. Therefore, it seems strange that they put it together this way. Why wasn’t the blackout component of the narrative included sooner in the show? There would have been a sense of urgency to bring Sam’s case to justice before she passed away. It has appeared that everyone has been moving at their own pace up until this point. The blackout doesn’t incite anxiety or terror because there is only one more episode of City on Fire left. At least we won’t have to bring up the series again after the following week, which is a major victory.