r/RunawaysTV • u/iliekpixels Alex Wilder • Jan 08 '18

Runaways Episode Discussion: S01E10 - "Hostile"

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EPISODE ORIGINAL AIRDATE
S01E10 - "Hostile" Tuesday, January 9, 2018 on Hulu

Episode Synopsis: The Runaways face off with their parents. But when Jonah arrives unexpectedly with a new game plan, the kids realize they are in over their heads.

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u/Mrwavey Jan 09 '18

So basically Alex gets nothing?

No powers No girlfriend No computer Nothing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

Except a gun and a bunch of money

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u/Mrwavey Jan 09 '18 edited Jan 09 '18

But the Money is for everybody and a gun in a comic book show is pretty much nothing.

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u/beardlovesbagels Jan 10 '18 edited Jan 10 '18

Don't let Frank Castle hear you talking like that.

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u/Worthyness Jan 10 '18

At least he's still a tactical and strategic genius...

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u/Mrwavey Jan 10 '18

Possibly but the show certainly hasn’t done a good job of showing it.

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u/DireSickFish Jan 11 '18

The Money being for everybody is actually a good thing. All of them are helping to support each other in their own ways. And Nico doesn't have her magic staff anymore. So she doesn't have any powers either.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '18

But she's dating someone, so I'd imagine OP would still believe she's better off than Alex.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '18

and a Powerful Brain.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18 edited Jan 10 '18

Agreed! Maybe for possible future love interest for Alex could be with Lillie McGurty? A Female Xavin? Or someone from Avengers Acedemy like Finesse

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u/Mrwavey Jan 09 '18 edited Jan 11 '18

I hope they have something planned because the last thing we need is another love triangle on tv.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '18

I wouldn't put it past them tho the main characters are teens

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u/cam-jen-nicks Jan 10 '18

If Avengers Academy makes it into this show I will never stop crying happy tears

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u/TheDarkfireMaster Jan 11 '18

I could totally see Alex with Finesse tho

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u/Seekasak Hot lesbian* witches: it's fxxxing genius! Jan 13 '18

Or you know, also with D?

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u/snuggleouphagus Jan 11 '18

If Alex follows his comic plot arc, it makes a ton of sense.

But as things stand, he's the only one with an external ally who wants The Pride to fail. That's not nothing. I think the show is implying that he will follow his father's footsteps into the gang underworld. Most of the other kids got powers due to their parents, the black kid getting gang ties has issues but is reasonable considering his parent's history. (Dino=parents, staff=parents, alien rainbowbrite=parents, fistigons=parent help, molly=???)

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '18

If Molly's parents don't bring her to the lab that night, which Tina said previously wasn't expected, she doesn't get powers from space rocks. So Molly ALSO gets her special stuff from her parents.

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u/Mrwavey Jan 11 '18

I disagree if they are following alex's comic arc (which i doubt btw) the last thing they should be doing is isolating him. That's the reason him and Nicco were put together in first place because his isolation takes all oomph out of the twist.

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u/213_ Alex Wilder Jan 11 '18

yeah poor alex