Citadel
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It feels just a little thumb-twiddly, though, giving viewers a little So what do we do now?
shrug even as it continues to unwind the tangled threads of the plot.
In theprior episode, we thought we were steeping in the most intense brew of trust and lies.
Honestly, if thats the way this season resolves, fair play to the writers for sheer ballsiness.
It turns out hes also an engineering savant!
His latest invention, the Oz Key, sounds pretty dire.
Is he simply giving Celeste helpful advice on managing her most intense long-term field assignment to date?
Is he perhaps talking just a tad about himself?
A little bit of both?
Maybe Mason really is, as Bernard has described him, a top spy, really hot stuff.
How far would they go to do so, even when they suspect theyve been betrayed?
Nadia would trust Celeste with her life, but should she?
The speed of the shift is astonishing.
But what can he do?
The whole thing is a gigantic shitshow.
At most, three people could be that woman: Grace, Nadia, or Celeste.
The odds are not in Nadias favor.
She cant, and thats enough to cast a damning suspicion that shemustbe a double agent.
This is all a little weird, right?
to buy Citadel enough time to figure out whats really going on.
Obviously, Nadia can never know that they backstop Celeste.
For him, work-life balance may as well be a mythological concept.
Two more episodes left for us to get to the bottom of this!
Is this a cute little homage toGlass Onion?
If youre enjoyingCitadel, I recommend theBritish political-thriller seriesCOBRA.
The Oz Key is such a weird name for the all-powerful unit Anders is developing.
Has he not seen the end ofThe Wizard of Oz?
Another reminder that espionage is not a field that supports healthy, honest relationships.
Of course, he has already said hes very untrustworthy.
This show has them in abundance.
