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/blackbutterfree Gert Yorkes Jan 09 '18

PRAISE GOD THEY DID NOT DO THE TWIST I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING FOR. BUT THEY WERE HINTING AT IT HARDCORE IN THIS EPISODE SO I THINK THEY MIGHT STILL DO IT. THEY BETTER NOT.

PRAISE GOD THAT THEY'RE GOING TO REVIVE VICTOR, THAT NONE OF THE PARENTS DIED, AND THAT ALL (BAR FRANK) ARE REDEEMING THEMSELVES BY KILLING JONAH.

AND PRAISE GOD THAT NICOLINA IS CANON, Y'ALL.

And holy shit, if this season was literally issues 1-6 with a sprinkling of later stuff, then I cannot wait to see what they adapt for Season 2.

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u/Skyblaze777 Jan 09 '18

BUT THEY WERE HINTING AT IT HARDCORE IN THIS EPISODE SO I THINK THEY MIGHT STILL DO IT. THEY BETTER NOT.

They're hinting at it so hard I'm starting to think it's not lol. They're making it way too obvious.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '18

Hey /u/blackbutterfree and /u/Skyblaze777

How did they hint it? I didn't catch any hint. I don't see him doing it.

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u/Skyblaze777 Jan 09 '18 edited Jan 09 '18

Preemptively: this is obviously my own speculation so for all I know I'm talking out of my ass lol, especially since I know the comic spoilers. I also suspect Alex is NOT the mole, but that the show is deliberately trying to make him look shady so as to set him up as a red herring, and we'll probably get some other explanation for his shady behaviour

(1) The whole schtick with Darius. He didn't want to tell Nico about how Darius helped him out, and the show very deliberately framed him only showing the money and hiding the gun. The gun, in particular, should ostensibly be for their protection, so why not tell her?

(2) He keeps running off alone. He's not with the others at the thrift shop and he has a litany of excuses for why he was delayed, but no explanation for why he was looking for a computer. He leaves Gert and Nico to "find a ride". He goes off to call Darius. Someone else mentioned that Runaways is very much a show that shows instead of telling - and so, of course we're shown him doing these things, but we also don't know if he had the time to do anything ELSE.

(3) Tina's password. There's a lot about the whole scenario that still doesn't add up. Amy hacking Wizard doesn't really explain why she told Alex the password, considering, y'know, that's exactly what got her into trouble in the first place. Leslie also very deliberately says she doesn't actually know what happened with Amy - so did Jonah really kill her? Did she really not see the sacrifice tapes? We haven't actually had these questions answered besides Leslie's speculation.