Playing a woman with black hair who wears armor and kicks butt insures that I will be a fan. I’m not talking about Lucy Lawless as Xena. I’m talking about Jaimie Alexander who plays Lady Sith in the Marvel franchise. So when I saw previews for Blindspot last year featuring Jaimie Alexander as Geena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight meets Prison Break, I knew that I would watch the TV show. I was initially not disappointed.
Blindspot focuses on Jane Doe, a woman covered in tattoos who doesn’t remember anything about her past except her skills, which includes kicking ass, flying helicopters and speaking foreign languages. The FBI finds her in a bag as big as my daily bag in the middle of Times Square. Her tattoos lead to crimes involving government corruption.
Initially Blindspot was satisfying because you always got answers every week about Jane’s past and a crime solved, but then the show went on hiatus and devoted less time to Jane and more to the other characters, including Weller, who always shared the spotlight with Jane, but I did not come for. The other characters are affable, but they vary in levels of originality. One character seems ripped from Law & Order: SVU.
Blindspot lost me when elements of Jane’s past appeared in her life. What is the point of wiping someone’s memory just to have her resume that life as if nothing happened except now with character angst? I understand what Blindspot is going for, but I am concerned that there will ultimately no answers to the mystery, and the shape of the storyline bears so many similarities to The Blacklist that if there is no crossover, I’ll be somewhat disappointed. (Side note: I have not seen Season 3 of The Blacklist yet so no spoilers please.)
Because I am a completist, I will continue to watch Season 2 of Blindspot, but I am here only for the fights, which are spectacular. The introduction of Luke Mitchell and Michelle Hurd to the Blindspot cast is promising. Blindspot is an enjoyable diversion, but I am concerned that even the writers have no idea how deep the rabbit hole goes. Please don’t Lost me, bro!