

Quantico
Quantico – MHORDER (2×19)
The task force has tried and failed to keep up with the collaborators, who are always a few steps ahead of them. On this week’s Quantico, Alex Parrish and team finally thought they had the upper hand, but were in for a rude awakening. One that shook up the structure of the series, upping the stakes for the remaining few episodes of the season. Put your bullet proof vest on, we’re going in.
When Clay gets wind that his former friend Felix tried to break into his personal email, everyone realized they had to stop trying to target the collaborator’s individually but rather, take them down as a whole by turning one of them against the group. Sounds easy? That’s what they all thought too.
First, they needed the perfect and inconspicuous setup. For the second time, that seemed to be infiltrating Clay’s personal life and throwing an engagement party for him and Maxine, to lure out all the suspects and pin them against each other. At first, Maxine was skeptical but she immediately found join in playing, as Clay called her, Mrs. Smith. And that’s where the “easy” stopped and the “too obvious” began.
Each agent was assigned one of the collaborators to persuade but despite each person having a ‘weak’ point or a selling point, everyone struggled – Shelby flopped with Peter Theo and Raina couldn’t budge Felix. They were all two steps ahead of them, even Rourke, who President Haas thought she was keeping occupied while they turned comrade’s against him and got intel to ruin him. In all honesty, it’s sad that the most powerful people in the world could outsmart the most powerful agents in the world, isn’t it?
It seemed like the only one making any headway was Ryan, who was working Alice Winter. In an attempt to sway her, he tried to pretend to turn against his team and it seemingly worked. Alice admitted to killing both Leon and Sasha on camera, which prompted him to serve her with an immunity deal. Going smoothly right? Wrong.
Apparently, the FBI/CIA never taught these agents, specifically Booth, an expertly trained one, that when you have someone in the corner, you don’t give them ‘more time’ in exchange for more names. Maybe he was desperate since he was personally involved with Sasha or maybe he just thought that he could be greedy and didn’t think it through.
Either way, when Alex heard about Ryan’s plan to meet up with Alice, who promised to bring two other collaborators with her, she knew it was a setup. Especially after her target, Fletcher, basically told her that he knew what she was up to and was here on the same mission, even offering her a position on the “winning team.”
However, Ryan didn’t want any negativity since he was convinced his tactic worked. Shelby agreed, because like I said, all their training just went OUT the door. Poof. As expected, when Ryan arrived at the specified meeting place with Alice, he’s approached by a reporter from the Washington Post and finds himself compromised. There’s even a video… you know it’s bad when they get a video. Seriously Booth, I know it gets hard to see Alex always right but dude, she’s ALWAYS RIGHT.
After the failed party, Clay asked Maxine to elope with him but she surprisingly turned him down. Even on her secret-agent rush, she knew that his job was coming between them, and quite possibly a new team member, and he was just asking out of fear. Another piece of advice – don’t get married cause you’re scared to lose the other person.
Clay then confronts Shelby, admitting that he’s falling for her. Of course, he doesn’t want that to happen because he loves Maxine so he asks her to help him get over her by making him hate her again. “I see what they saw in you,” he tells her, which probably isn’t easy to hear. I don’t know what siren-magic Shelby has over these Haas men but damn girl, give me some. Shelby figures that the only way to help is to quit the team but Clay says no, obviously still wanting the cake and eating it too.
Shelby enlists Caleb’s help and the next day, when he’s over, the two fake hooking up so he can see. It works because Clay is definitely bothered by it and Shelby seals the deal by telling him that she thought she had feelings for him but she was just projecting what she felt for Caleb. I swear, it’s definitely not okay that every one of them, including the father, fell for her and willingly entered the relationship, yet everyone blames her. At this point, she’s the victim in the madness and it isn’t her fault that everyone is just drawn to her. Homegirl is just trying to get her career on! When all is said and done, Caleb says his goodbyes and leaves for school or Mexico or to do more heroine. Who knows. What’s obvious is that he’ll be dearly missed for the comedic relief he offers up.
During the night, someone breaks into the bunker, hacks all of their computers and deletes their information. The next day, everyone is convinced that it was Alice after Ryan gave her some pretty detailed blueprints about where their lair is.
As they turn on the TV, they realize that everything they worked for has been for naught – President Haas is being impeached for running an undercover and illegal CIA operation on U.S Soil. Both Boothe and Shelby are outed in the media and Clay basically throws his hands up in the air. Rourke and the collaborators won and they got everything they wanted.
While this came as a major shock to the rest of the group, Alex and Owen seemed to have figured out that their force was about to crumble and jumped ship, launching a, hopefully, indestructible plan of their own. It’s always Alex that saves the day, even if it means sabotaging your own people for the greater good.
After a pretty intimate goodbye session where both agents admit to nerves and trusting each other (seriously, who else was surprised there wasn’t a steamy kiss between them), Alex walks out and meets up with Fletcher, telling him she’s taking him up on that offer to join his team to be on “the right side of thing.” Then she hands him all the evidence and intel the task force collected.
Seems like the new plan is to infiltrate and take down from within. But can Alex and Owen really outsmart these guys after they publically exposed the President and the rest of their team? How will everyone else react when they find out?
Memorable Quotes
Clay: “Oh what, you’re sleeping with her too?” – Clay to Shelby about his mother, President Haas.
Featured
13 Best Government Conspiracy Shows to Watch During Your Self-Quarantine

Feeling a little restless and bored at home during your self-quarantine? It’s understandable. You didn’t expect to be living and working from home a month or so.
While you’re doing your part to flatten the curve and help prevent the spread of coronavirus, if you don’t have something to keep you occupied, your mind begins to wander just a little bit.
That’s honestly the only explanation I can think of for all the conspiracy theories I’ve been reading. While there’s absolutely no basis to them, it made me think that maybe there’s something there entertainment wise– people are craving a specific genre of television to help them through this tough time.
So, I’ve put together a list of shows surrounding government conspiracies that you might enjoy while you are cooped up inside.
Manifest (two seasons – currently airing)
Manifest is a mystery inside of a riddle that focuses on the return of Flight 828 five years after its initial disappearance. The plane’s re-emergence shocks everyone because they assumed their loved ones were dead. As the passengers begin looking for the truth, they stumble upon a government conspiracy that’s dangerous and frightening.
Emergence (one season so far)
Manifest made way for Emergence, a drama about a small-town cop who takes in a young girl at the site of a mysterious plane crash. The young girl begins exhibiting certain supernatural powers, and as high-ranking officials develop an interest in the girl, Jo realizes she’s entangled in a mystery larger than she ever imagined.
Stranger Things (preparing for season 4)
When Will Byers goes missing, three best friends in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana begin their search for him along with his mother and police chief Hopper. The investigation leads them to unraveling a series of supernatural mysteries that lead to secret government experiments with an alternate universe.
God Friended Me (two seasons – currently airing)
Not all government conspiracy’s have to be dark and dangerous, sometimes, they’re feel-good shows! Miles is friended by the “God Account,” a mysterious account on Facebook that allows him to help people in need. Miles and his friends try to figure out who is behind the all-knowing account, and the possibility of a government entity is high up on that list.
The Bodyguard (one season)
The British police thriller follows Police Sergeant David Budd, who is a war veteran suffering from PTSD. He currently works for the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch of London’s Metropolitan Police Service and is assigned as security for Homeland Secretary, Julia Montague, who is rather controversial in the political landscape. It keeps you guessing until the very end over who did what and who knew what.
The Passage (one season)
The series, based on a trilogy of the same name, focuses on Project Noah, a secret medical facility where scientists test dangerous viruses that could potentially be a cure-all. However, there’s a chance they could potentially wipe out the whole human race if they get into the wrong hands (this might be a little too on the nose). A federal agent grows to love a young girl who becomes a test subject and attempts to protect her at all costs… even human destruction.
Quantico
Alex Parrish is the one of the top recruits at Quantico, a training facility for only the best and brightest, but she’s being set up of masterminding the deadliest attack on U.S soil since 9/11 — a bombing at Grand Central. Can she solve the conspiracy and clear her name before its too late?
Timeless
What’s better than a show that combines time traveling to relevant, pivotal, and iconic moments in history with a government conspiracy? Timeless is an adventure series that places you in the middle fo all the actions as Lucy, a historian, Wyatt, a soldier, and Rufus, a scientist, get recruited to thwart a nefarious government institution that wants to change the world as we know it.
Prison Break (5 seasons)
Michael Scofield’s brother, Lincoln Burrows, is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit and put on Death row. Michael holds up a bank to get arrested and begins his elaborate plan of breaking them both out, which eventually leads into the reason he was framed and yeah, you guessed it, it’s an intricate political conspiracy that’s really messy.
24 (9 seasons)
Jack Bauer, Director of Field Ops for the Counter-Terrorist Unit of Los Angeles, thwarts assassination attempts, torture, traitors, and nuclear attacks, while hoping to save his nation from ultimate disaster.
Designated Survivor (3 seasons)
In a similar vein and also starring Kiefer Sutherland, low-level cabinet member Tom Kirkman ascends to the role of President of the United States after a devastating attack on the night of the State of the Union blows up the Capitol and kills the President and most of the top-reigning officials. Soon, it’s revealed that Kirkman wasn’t the designated survivor on accident as a government conspiracy unfolds.
The Event (one season)
Extant (2 seasons)
After a year in space, Molly Watts (our girl Halle Berry) returns to Earth and reconnects with her husband, a gifted scientist, and her son, Ethan, who has skills and powers that make him incredibly special. However, she begins to realize something isn’t just right and the conspiracy that unfolds threatens her career and family. The thrilling drama hails from Steven Spielberg, so even if it’s slightly overcomplicated, you know it’s bound to be an adventure.
There’s likely plenty of other shows… which ones would you add to the list? Share them with us in the comments or on Twitter @CraveYouTV!
Quantico
Quantico – Ghosts (3×12)

Quantico’s penultimate episode took us on an intense trip overseas all the way to Ireland.
As most things on this show, getting there safely wasn’t an easy feat, especially when the snake Connor Devlin escaped from custody.
Their exchange in the very beginning of the episode couldn’t have been more accurate — Alex has dealt with many monsters but none have ever come close to Devlin’s level of dangerousness.
Extradition was all part of his greater plan because as you imagine, he has almost everyone on his payroll back at home.
And you know who else is in his corner? Fricking Fiona. Which meant that they couldn’t remain ghosts, aka dead in a plane crash as most would have presumed, for too long.
We didn’t find out about her real motives until a little later in the episode, but I always knew there was something off about her. She was too eager to help and get Devlin to Ireland and also, getting too close to McQuigg.
Turns out, she was an MI-5 agent who felt like she owed her life to Devlin who supposedly saved her and her brother back in the day. Per usual, she was romantically involved with him and he only needed her until the job was done.
When Alex finally caught on and realized that Fiona was the mole, Devlin left her behind knowing that she would probably sacrifice herself to protect him.
Then again, this is the man who shot his brother in cold blood just to regain the kingdom for himself.
Seriously, Devlin is the BIG BAD who makes all those who came before him look like child’s play.
He’s also really conniving. Then again, you have to be if you’re going to gain control over so many folks and order them to do whatever at your beck and call.
He played his own brother, you know, before killing him, by allowing him to follow through on his auction. Eamon was so convinced that this new business was better than the simple drug shipments his father and brother dabbled in because it guaranteed big money. However, there’s something slightly more dangerous about auctioning off kidnapped women so at least Devlin realized this wasn’t something he wanted to get mixed up in.
He knew that since his brother had Maisie, Harry’s sister, the agents would pursue the lead and walk right into his plan.
When they busted the auction, they thankfully saved all the girls costing Eamon tons of money. None of that matter though because Devlin then killed him and made it look like a kill by the FBI so again, he walked away scot-free. How does he keep getting away with it all?
Harry was reunited with sis, though at one point, I really thought she was going to mess this up for everyone because of her big mouth. And then I thought she would die after being saved. Thankfully, none of that happened.
McQuigg felt understandably stupid for believing Fiona and not seeing her for who she really was. Yeah, pretty girls can definitely have that effect on you.
Alex tried to cheer him up by saying they were all fooled but you know that’s a lie — she never trusted her.
Since this is the final episode before the finale, the writers had to give into all that tension that’s been building up between her and McQugg. And boy, did they deliver!
McQuigg mosied his way into Alex’s room where she was conveniently laying in a silk nightgown. She was practically beginning for him to come over. They could have definitely done away with that because when has Alex ever done such a thing? Never.
I have to say, I was always Team Ryan and wanted her to end up with him, however, their chemistry didn’t light a match to what she and McQuigg have. I guess it’s a good thing he married Shelby.
Of course, the moment Alex gave into temptation, you know that they had to bring back Andrea and his daughter into the picture.
Remember when Devlin told Alex she hadn’t “lost” anyone yet or paid the price for killing his son? Yeah, he didn’t mean her mother, he meant Andrea and his daughter.
The man is connected so he easily got his hands on the two of them and is probably holding them as leverage in exchange for Ryan Booth.
You know, maybe she was onto something when she told McQuigg she couldn’t hook up with another co-worker. That’s one messy web to be tangled in.
Devlin’s ultimate revenge is to kill Ryan since he’s the one who took the actual shot that killed his son.
The question is, would Alex trade Ryan to spare Andrea and his little girl? Shelby definitely wouldn’t allow it, but the stakes are higher because there is a child involved.
And if Andrea is saved, what does that mean about her relationship with McQuigg? I would say that regardless of her feelings, she would need to let Andrea and the girl go because even inadvertently, she’s still a danger to them.
I doubt Andrea would even want anything to do with her if he found out that she’s the reason they are in this situation.
How do you think it will all end? Will Ryan pay for his sins? Will Alex survive? Will they kill Devlin? Will this finale be as good as the rest of the season? No matter how messy things got in season 2, the writers really redeemed themselves for this season and I have to say, I’m sad to part ways with these incredibly talented FBI agents.
Since the series finale is called “Who Are You,” maybe Alex finally has to stop and think about who she is when she’s no longer an FBI agent. I don’t believe she’d ever give up the profession — it means too much to her — but it’s no secret that it has impacted her life greatly. Who would she be without it? Who is the real Alex?
Quantico
Quantico – Hell’s Gate (3×03)

Quantico seems to be getting it right with their cases in this rebooted third season.
Yes, personally, the only tension is still between Alex and Ryan and now, Shelby, but case-wise, things are linear, interesting and at times, even funny.
Charlie was a great one-time addition to the team because his motive wasn’t readily available and you couldn’t actually argue with his plans for the cartel. He was a legend; he’d been in with them longer than any undercover cop and understandably, he didn’t come out unscathed.
Culebra took everything away from him — his freedom, his career and the love of his life.
You can’t argue with a man wanting to get revenge for that.
It’s not every day you see someone use an EpiPen to take down the kingpin of a massive cartel in a courtroom while the FBI is shooting at him to stop him. The storyline definitely kept you on your toes.
While Owen’s newly minted FBI unit began searching for the mole, I thought it was pretty obvious that the mole was standing right in front of them. It wasn’t pure coincidence that when they went to pick up Charlie, the cartel was tipped off about the exact route they were taking.
Knowing how good Alex and Owen are at what they do — I can’t speak for the remainder of the team since I don’t know them all that well yet — you’d think they would have suspected it from the get-go.
If they had, we probably wouldn’t have seen Ryan donning leather pants and trying to get his gay-flirt on to “pull off the role.”
Again, for an agent that always follows through on the character that’s needed to get this done, I’m surprised that he couldn’t sell being attracted to a male. Put your ego and your pride aside for one moment and just do what needs to be done. I won’t say he deserved to be stabbed, but really, what did you expect? This guy deals with the biggest cartel in the world. Don’t you think he’s ready at all times even at a gay club where he’s trying to get his hook-up on?
Shelby didn’t even seem too concerned about Ryan’s well-being which was just further proof that there is zero chemistry between these former Quantico cadets. Truth be told, Alex cared more than his own wife.
Charlie was good at reading people so he intensified the conflict brewing beyond the surface with Shelby and Alex. I’m not sure if Shelby was just hopeful or if it really didn’t occur to her that there would be some ongoing awkwardness regarding the whole “I married your ex” ordeal.
Personally, Alex is being super cool about all of it, especially the fact that Ryan tried to kiss her. She’s wedged between two people she cares about so it’s difficult to decide who she “owes.” Should she honor Ryan’s wishes and keep quiet until he decides to tell Shelby? Should she tell Shelby the truth because she’s her best friend and deserves to know?
And does honesty trump heartbreak here? Because that’s what Shelby will be when she finds out — heartbroken.
He’ll finally be convinced to tell her when he can no longer deny or suppress his feelings. Which based on his jealousy of Alex and McQuigg’s innocent interactions is coming up really soon.
I’d imagine on some level, she already knows. She knows Alex is hiding something from her and Charlie’s winded-clock analysis simply proved that to be true.
I think she also expects it to happen because let’s face it, Ryan has never gotten over Alex; Shelby is a band-aid, second best.
And it’s truly unfair that Ryan put Alex in this position and is asking her to withhold the truth. I used to root for him but his messy love triangle this season is painting him in a really negative light. Even Harry called him out for it.
Quantico incorporating a deaf-character as a lead and allowing for dead-air so they can communicate strictly in sign-language is awesome. I’ve never seen this happen on a TV series but do think it’s important to address. It is possible to tell a story without using words!
Other Thoughts
- There was a shootout on a packed highway and not one civilian was injured. I find it hard to believe.
- What kind of courtroom has a window where you can see the witness testifying? That seems rather dangerous.
- Charlie knew Alex better than she knew herself and everything he said, right down to her hesitating and buying him some time, was accurate.
- Who had the best abs? I’m going to say Harry won this round. Deep and Celine are proving to be comedic relief. When he asked her how she explains the job to her parents, I could just picture an Indian mother inquiring about what kind of work he does.
Overall, there’s no avoiding a love-triangle on Quantico and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The series was built on this doomed relationship between Ryan and Alex and followed them coming to terms with never getting a happy ending because of their career demands. It doesn’t succeed in love stories, however, but in friendships, which I think have always been solid.
And the case-of-the-week layout is just an added bonus so that we can see just how badass Alex and co. really are.
- Sullivan's Crossing3 weeks ago
Sullivan’s Crossing Season 1 Episode 6 Review – Boiling Point
- Upload3 weeks ago
Upload Season 3 Finale Recap Episodes 7 and 8 – Upload Day & Flesh and Blood
- Found3 weeks ago
Found Season 1 Episode 6 Review – Missing While Addicted
- The Buccaneers2 weeks ago
The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – Homecoming
- Found2 weeks ago
Found Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – Missing While Indigenous
- Goosebumps3 weeks ago
Goosebumps Season 1 Episode 9 Review – Night of the Living Dummy: Part 2
- The Santa Clauses2 weeks ago
The Santa Clauses Season 2 Episode 3 Review – No Magic at the Dinner Table!
- The Santa Clauses6 days ago
The Santa Clauses Season 2 Episode 4 Recap – Miracle on Dead Creek