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The Boroughs

“Time To Go”

The penultimate episode of the Netflix show The Boroughs was amazing. I was into everything that was going on from the beginning to the end.

All of the arcs going on are just so exciting. Sam’s struggles inside The Manor, Wally’s attempts to save Mother, Renee and the group’s attempt to break Sam out, Claire’s realization that her father was right… all of these are working so well and blends together into a great final scene.

We even get a deeper motivation for Blaine, who we learn is more about saving his wife Anneliese from her pain (who had polio and withered limbs as a youth) than just his own selfishness.

Mary McDonnell played The Dutchess is a new great character who can also hear The Mother. It was revealed that Sam’s weird images of his wife were coming from Mother. It helped turn Sam’s thoughts about Mother around. She’s not a monster…

I love when the whole group is back together and on their way out of The Manor, only to have Sam say they can not kill Mother, they have to save her. I also loved the scenes between Claire and Paz.

Again, knowing this show will not be renewed, I sure hope there is a satisfying way for the story to end and it does not leave off on a cliffhanger. I was not sure about this show when I started it last month, but The Boroughs has been fabulous.