BLINDSPOT Season Finale Review: Who is Jane Doe?

Seriously, Who is Jane Doe?

Who is Jane Doe? We started the season with that question, and we’re ending the season with the same question. There were false hopes that she was Kurt Weller’s childhood friend of Taylor Shaw, with even some DNA and a childhood scar to prove it, but it turns out she wasn’t actually Taylor. She had been set up to appear as Taylor to help control Weller once he gained power within the FBI. Taylor had been killed by Bill Weller, and buried at Fort Boone. While both Jane and Weller discovered that Jane really wasn’t Taylor in different ways, their respective worlds were both crushed. Weller no longer had his long-lost childhood friend, and Jane no longer had an identity she could cling to. And unfortunately, Weller predictably reacted with anger to what he thought was Jane lying to him, and it’s going to be tough for this duo to move past this come season two.

Meanwhile, we had the rest of the team pulling even closer together as Reade and Zapata brought in Patterson to their investigation of Mayfair. I hope there can be some episodes next season of these three working things out on their own because they all play nicely off of each other, and get the job done – including solving Mayfair’s riddles to discover the mysteries of Orion. They’re now fully involved, and are going to have to watch their backs next season, since everyone involved in Orion ends up dead. And did anyone else notice Ashley Johnson holding the Critical Role mug? Great inside joke.

Speaking of Orion, who thinks that the leader Shephard, is in fact, FBI Director Pellington? In situations like these, the bad guy seems to always be someone we’ve already been introduced to, and Pellington is the only one who seems to fit the bill. He’s the right age range, and he’s the one who made the decision to put Weller in charge, which was the desired outcome of Phase 1 of their plan.

Overall, tonight’s episode was a little anticlimactic after last week’s heart pounding episode. Oscar’s death just didn’t seem to pack as big a punch as Mayfair’s, and the episode felt rushed, with reveals that easily could have been placed in other episodes. But, it did serve up a wonderful cliffhanger between Weller and Jane, which will leave all Blindspotters speculating as to the resolution for the entire hiatus.

The season as a whole however, was a lot of fun, and I’m really looking forward to season two. Thanks so much for reading all season, and looking forward to tweeting with you all in the fall!