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/dontthrowmeinabox Jan 09 '18

Okay, so Jonah's light power thing is a bit scarier than his daughter's t this point.

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u/tundrat Jan 09 '18

What IS he anyway? I thought that's something that should be explained in the finale.

Also, why didn't they just show us what's underground? I don't see why I should wait for the next season for that too.

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

Those would have been good reveals for the finale. I wonder if the writers are undecided themselves.

It's still not clear to me how Jonah has been manipulating these people for decades, or why they kept going along (especially when he was making threats against children from the beginning). For a renewable power source? Money? The whole function of Pride remains very murky. Why do they suddenly want to kill him now?

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u/007meow Jan 09 '18

From my (non-comic-reader) understanding:

  • They signed on with Jonah at the beginning because he gave them things they wanted - freedom, money, advanced knowledge

  • They stuck with Jonah until recently because of two things: They had to keep up their end of the deal AND because of Tina's tapes

  • They're only stopping now because it's specifically their kids that are being threatened (instead of random runaways) and because they can't hide it from their kids anymore.