This review contains spoilers. The article about Season 5 Episodes 1 to 3 [here] is spoiler free.
At the end of Episode 3 “Rigor”, we meet three new characters – the new mob of New York. Three not so mysterious characters enter the secret casino hidden under the Arconia. Bilionnaires Sebastian Bash Steed (Christoph Waltz), Jay Pflug (Logan Lerman) and Camila White (Renée Zellweger). A close up to Jay’s alcoholic drink and his bandaged hand suggests he might be the one who’s missing a finger.
Although Lester has been replaced by his apprentice, the residents discover the new doorman: a robot named LESTR. A weird tribute to the deceased that leaves our trio unimpressed. And another flick for viewers about technology and its abundance in our every day use.
We learn Fish (Richard Kind) was bird buddy with Lester, and helped Oliver decode Lester’s ledger. Remember Lester uses bird names as codes for people? Oliver’s murder board compares our three billionaires, and it does give us a funny scene where the men imitate bird calls, while Mabel is being her usual not-amused self.
After a ton of bird analogies, the trio bumps into Althea in the hallway of the Arconia. She definitely doesn’t bring the best out of Mabel, and Mabel explains broadly why she has so much trouble with the situation.
Jay comes to dinner, soon followed by Camila and Sebastian. They all seem shady, which is exactly the point! They clear things up really quick – yes, you know it: too quickly – and everything is too convenient, because their story lines up perfectly.
Turns out the contract our amateur detectives wanted so badly with Wondify might not be the great deal they were hoping for. (Who signs a contract without reading it first??) Power is definitely in the hands of the wealthy – and if that’s not a reflection of our world, I’ll let you chop off one of my finger.
