To recap my review of the series premiere last week, The Cape isn't a deep show or particularly emotionally resonant. It does, however, embrace the superhero to the fullest, with big fights, costumes, and a slew of characters ripe to explore.
"Kozmo" isn't too different from the previous two episodes, especially the second episode "Tarot," but it immediately tries to involve the other characters. We learn about Max and Gregor and how Max probably did some bad things a long time ago with the Kozmo moniker. Orwell is introduced to the circus, although they don't know that she is Orwell yet, and Gregor accurately expresses how alone Orwell is. The episode ends with the Vince versus Gregor fight which doesn't differentiate itself from the previous fights, but is cool enough.
There's heavy implication that Orwell is Chess's daughter with the spin ballerina comparison and all those things Gregor said about her. Whatever the connection may be, we know there's plenty of backstory to come from Orwell and the circus people.
The biggest problem with the show so far is that family stuff. Whenever Dana and Trip show up, it's an obvious attempt to tug at heartstrings, and more often than not elicits eye rolls instead of tears. Would it be too much for the audience to see them going through daily life instead of the exact moments they're thinking of Vince or The Cape?
Score: 8.5/10
