Gen V Season 2 Episode 5 Review: Cipher’s Secrets, Shocking Twists & Marie’s Rising Power

We begin the episode with a brief month flashback to Cipher taking care of his dad that was in the chamber in the previous episode. I’m not sure what is going on here, but I’m wondering if somehow Cipher is pulling his powers from his dad’s body. I could totally be wrong, but that’s the impression I’m getting so far. 

We cut to Marie rushing through the crowd after the fight to the locker room and sees Jordan having a moment of frustration and anger after Cipher took over their body. I really felt for them, they already are going through a lot right, and this on top of that. It is so upsetting and heartbreaking to watch. I really just want to know what Cipher is and what his motives are. 

Cate arrives at Elmira and is forced to strip down and change into her uniform before being taken to her cell. This was a really hard watch & I felt so bad for Cate. I know she’s done some pretty crazy stuff, but the writers do an amazing job of making you sympathize with her character throughout all of that. The power situation is still off in this week’s episode; I’m wondering what it’s going to take to get her powers back or if they’ll come back even stronger than they were before. 

Sam comes home to see his parents. Which starts out pretty good for a scene or two, but it quickly goes bad. He’s enjoying time with them and catching up, then he snaps on his mom because he believes she’s being sneaky. During that heated moment, he unintentionally throws his dad backwards onto the ground from his powers. We also get to learn a little bit more lore about Sam’s upbringing and how he ended up becoming who he is today. I found this to be really interesting, especially after we had essentially little to no Sam content in last week’s episode. 

Emma, Jordan, and Marie together. Marie suggests that they all go to save Cate from Elmira. Emma doesn’t want to do it at first but is convinced. They begin to come up with a plan to get in and get out. Emma talks to Sam and tries to convince him to help them save Cate, but he doesn’t want to. 

Andre’s Dad meets with Cipher. Cipher knows that he’s been asking around about him, he turns the conversation around and wants to know what happened to Andre. He holds Cipher at knifepoint, Cipher grabs the knife and stabs his own hand. I know I’ve probably said this every week at this point, but, I am so nervous about Cipher and what his plans are for everyone. It’s actually terrifying the way he acts towards everyone and everything. Later on, Andre’s Dad seemingly starts to have a stroke and everything in the house starts flying at him. 

Emma, Jordan, & Marie are on the room and then someone throws a smoke bomb in and takes them to their cells in Elmira. Emma’s cell ends up being across from Cate’s and Marie’s across from Jordan’s. The banter in both scenes is really good and you can see everyone’s emotions clearly concerning the situation they’re currently in. I loved Marie and Jordan talking to each other, but Cate and Emma were such a unique and interesting duo to see this week.  

Marie and Jordan talking through the walls and then Cipher shows up. Marie realizes she can’t control her powers. Jordan standing up to Cipher. Cipher takes Marie out of her cell, shows her the door that Andre was trying to ruin when he died. Then, Cipher takes Marie to a cell and sees he is holding Annabeth hostage. They shock her and take her back to her cell. Marie says that she is going to kill Cipher when she ascends to her full potential. 

Cate uses her powers on the guard to get the keys from him. She gets Emma out of her cell and is on her way to save Marie and Jordan. Jordan thinks it’s suspicious that no one is coming after they escaped. Marie said she’s going to get Annabeth and Jordan says no one is getting left behind. Finally, after their breakout, everyone gets to Annabeth and her throat has been slit. Everyone is telling Marie they have to go, but Marie tries to save Annabeth’s life. Everyone’s nose starts bleeding and having a visceral reaction to Marie trying to save Annabeth’s life and the guards start coming and the episode ends. This was such an insane scene to end on (as it is almost every week), but wow, Marie is getting stronger and stronger by the minute & I want to know why her powers were affecting everyone like that. Cipher definitely planned and expected it all, so I’m interested to see what happens there. 

Overall, another very strong episode, getting to delve into more of the character’s story and advancing the overarching plot of this season. I had no issues with this & I think this is one of my favorite episodes so far, I would give it 5/5 stars.

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