You
see, the government thinks that Eve is an undocumented immigrant of a different
kind. She and a “caravan” of others have
come from a parallel dimension, seeking a better way of life. Eve pleads ignorance to no avail. She eventually escapes, but the episode ends
with her being brought back into custody.
Even her own family rejects her.
I’m
not entirely certain what the episode is hoping to do. I get that an immigrant can look like
anyone. We all came from somewhere. It’s just a question of how and when. I find it odd that Eve can’t remember
immigrating. It might be to show the
plight of people brought by their parents.
People
who came to the country as children often run into their own problems, as they
may think they were born here, as is the case with Eve. I don’t think the episode really did enough
with Eve to make any sort of point. She
just has her life upended. Anna, on the
other hand, does know that kind of fear.
She’s not really used that well in this episode. In fact, her only role seems to be putting
Eve in her place.
In
the end, the episode really doesn’t give me anything to think about. It doesn’t shock you into realizing what it
might be like for someone in that position.
It doesn’t do much to explore different angles or degrees of
immigration. There are plenty of people
who come here legally and are still harassed and still fear legal action. Even people who were actually born here face
discrimination.
The
issue of immigration seems like a backdrop for Eve’s horror. It’s not something that’s used to make a
point. Having watched all ten episodes
at this point, I’d say this one was the weakest. It’s way too simplistic.
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