For the last few episodes though, the shows been struggling.
Fix My Present Havoc is the episode that changes that.
Fix My Present Havoc begins with one of the most heartbreaking and violent scenes in the shows entire run.
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The episode takes us back to Stuarts final days.
Hes rocking his headphones in the lab and working on solving the molecule tattoo that eventually gets him killed.
Weve long known why he was killed, but the who has remained a mystery.
But shes not there to secure the evidence.
Instead, she pulls out a knife and slits Stuarts throat.
We know its coming, but its still incredibly shocking to see Hirst be so brutally violent.
Blindspotcuts from that scene to one of domestic bliss.
Its an early Christmas for Wellers kid, since the visits from Colorado are so difficult to coordinate.
While the early Christmas is a nice moment of calm, it cant last.
Inside the box are a few alphabet blocks.
The trial is only taking place at one clinic, so that gives them a location.
But what exactly are their plans?
At the same time, Hirst calls Reade and schedules a weekend brunch date with him and Zapata.
Is she on to them?
Does she just really like bagels and lox?
It ended up affecting a whopping 19 people, strapping Palmeri with millions of dollars of debt.
Oh, but the twists and turns arent done there.
They chase him, capture him, and bring him back to Weller and Janes apartment.
When the team questions him, he gives themsomeanswers.
So, when his husband started getting healthy, he had no choice but to comply with her demands.
Knowing what we know about Hirst from the opening scene, hes not wrong.
With no substantial on-the-record evidence against Hirst, the team necessarily shifts their focus to Palmeri.
They track Palmeris money to the purchase of a warehouse, and find her secret lab their.
The virus is gone though, meaning that Palmeri and Park are set to release it at any moment.
For a while, it looks like the team is going to be able to do it.
He tells the team all about Hirsts assignments.
The team finally learns the truth: that their boss killed Stuart, all on her own.
Allie organizes a safe house for Vance, and it looks like a win for the good guys.
But that win is tinged with sadness.
Vance loses his husband, whos angry about what he did to assure he stayed on the trial.
Weller asks him if hed change what he did, lying about Hirst and everything else.
Weller muses on those words, and the ones from Allie.
She says that shielding someone from the truth isnt heroic, its just dishonest.
A sniper shoots Vance through the window of his safe house.
Weller calls everyone on the team and tells them the news.
More importantly, he says that Hirst likely knows everything.
In the episodes final shot, Hirst walks into Reades office just as he gets off the phone.
Finally,Blindspots cat-and-mouse game is in full swing.
