Class of 09 Episode 3 Review: Hulu’s out with its latest release and it is a miniseries that is created by Tom Rob Smith. This FX on Hulu show has released its third episode which has a runtime of 40-50 minutes. It is produced by FX Productions and Color Force by executive producers Tom Rob Smith, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Nellie Reed.
Class of 09 stars Brian Tyree Henry as Tayo Miller, Kate Mara as Ashley Poet, Raúl Castillo as Amos, Jake McDorman as Murphy, Sepideh Moafi as Hour, Brian J. Smith as Lennix, Jon Jon Briones as Gabriel, Brooke Smith as Drew, Rosalind Eleazar as Vivienne, Briar Boggs as Henry Lee and Mark Pellegrino as Mark Tupirik.
The third episode of Class of 09 is titled Thank You for Not Driving. It is directed by Amanda Marsalis and written by Tom Rob Smith.
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Class of 09 Episode 3 Review: Thank You For Not Driving
It is as clear as day that Class of 09 is moving in a very ABC’s Quantico or Netflix’s The Witcher fashion with a past, present and future timeline going side by side. In this episode, you can see that the show is really trying to streamline things and make it more understandable to the viewers- its themes, motivations and nature, in general.
As the episode title suggests, driving is key to this episode. For starters, the past timeline is dedicated to the FBI teaching Poet how to do a J-turn and, that is mostly it. But, this sets a precedent for what is to come in the present and future timeline. The present is dedicated to Tayo’s hunt for Tupirik and, Poet and Hour’s discussion on the crime-fighting database called ‘Better Life’ (an ironic and fun name to give to a system that will soon define most of the FBI agents’ lives, for better or worse).
When we head to the future, Better Life is clearly not making lives better but, is growing obscenely dangerous and threatening, not only to the bureau but, to mankind itself. After Amos’ death, Poet meets with Hour. The disagreement from the present timeline is not the tension between the two but, the romance from the past is what makes the two shift in their seats.
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They discuss Better Life’s danger as they drive. However, the final nod to the episode’s title comes when the driver is no longer a conscious and controlled one and, we hold witness to an invasion like no other.
Class of 09 Episode 3: Final Thoughts
One can really get the hang of Class of 09 after the third episode which delineates a lot of things and differentiates it from the other shows that have existed in this genre. The dystopian and science fiction aspect really takes a step up a notch in this one, which makes this show more than just another crime thriller.
It was from episode two that the grey in each of the characters started to reflect on the screen with Tayo holding everyone’s special interest. Nonetheless, episode three continues this trope and, there seem to be more questions than answers at this point about several of the people from the class of 09, especially Tayo. But be assured there is some interesting revelation made at the end that will keep you craving for more.
You can watch Class of 09 Episode 3 now on Hulu. To read our review of the previous episodes, click here.
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