The day of Joe Carrolls execution has finally arrived.
Police, media, and protestors gather around the prison.
Welcome to the last day of your life, the prison guard sneers as he delivers Joes last meal.
Guards and his attorney soon come to escort him to the execution.
It becomes clear very early on that this day isnt going to go down the conventional way.
Ryan watches the coverage from his apartment, still refusing to go.
Its cute, but not convincing; did anyoneeverreally think Ryan wouldnt be there?
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Joe demands that Ryan must come to the prison or the hostages will all die.
But if Ryan simply refuses to come and Joe kills his hostages, then Joe has no leverage.
A conundrum, indeed, would have occurred had Ryan been able to resist.
As was expected, he couldnt.
Ryan, Mike and Max arrive at Joes prison and get up to speed on the plan.
I have a feeling the pregnancy will surface in spectacular fashion during the finale.
Joe and Ryan have the reunion Joes wanted forever.
They both realize how true it is that they know each other better than anyone else in the world.
Theos sisterthe proverbialpokeherehacks into the prisons security system and lets prisoners out.
They separate Joe, Ryan and the other two.
Ryan comes kills three of the four attacking prisoners and saves the defense attorney.
The otherwho Joe mocked earlier in the episodehas taken Joe to a cell.
Ryan is much closer to criminal than cop, this episode.
The ferocity in his eyes when he kills tells the whole story.
Lovecraft short story The Nameless City.
(Yeah, Im a nerd and love literary references…so what?)
The code hed been looking for leads to a hiding place.
After Joes been captured again, he acknowledges Ryan as his real legacy and calls him a brother.
Joes parting words to Ryan are that Theo was born in Philadelphia of violence.
Ryan watches as Joe is killed, Joe getting his final wish.
Joes dying words are, Quoth the raven, nevermore.
A poetic end to a fantastic character, despite the long overdueno pun intendedexecution.
James Purefoy is at his absolute best in Joe Carrolls swan song.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5
