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In the sixth episode of Mosquito Coast season 2, William and Allie are desperate to find an exit. With the whole place locked down, the Bautista’s are moved somewhere private, given the poor health of the patriarch, while Allie and Will head to the stairwell and eventually up to the roof. They’re stopped by security guards before they make it though, and Carter is informed. ..
In the main conference room, a kid who was kept alive in the AV room is brought out and given to the table. However, Luis covers for them and claims he doesn’t know them. It’s very much touch and go, especially as they could have saved some headaches and dispatched him last chapter. As it happens, lady luck is shining on them both and they get away with it, but they may not have been so lucky on another day.
Meanwhile, Margot tells Charlie about her terrorist activities and the real reason they’re on the run. Margot says that she didn’t mean to do it, it was an accident. Charlie points out that it must have been all Richard and that Margot is the innocent party in this. Charlie doesn’t want to blame his own family, but he shifts everything onto Richard. I mean, Charlie doesn’t exactly have much of a stake here, his stupidity is partly the reason they’re in this mess!
Margot and Richard had been together for a year before Margot left him for another man. She was hurt by his betrayal, but she also felt betrayed by him. She followed him to the jungle to watch him walk around, but when he came back, he had a bag with him and he told her that he was going to meet with the cartel. Margot was worried about what would happen, but Charlie reassured her that everything would be okay. When Richard came back, Charlie held him at gunpoint and threatened to kill Margot if she didn’t give him the gun. Margot decided to give it to Charlie instead and then ran away.
Allie heads back to the community, where Margot points out that they have no choice but to keep their landlord happy. That’s just their way of paying the rent. She doesn’t expect him to understand but despite both of them sharing disdain for big corporations, Allie points out that 99.9% of people don’t chose to kill innocent lives or conduct terrorism, ironically not realizing he’s actually married to the 0.1% here! Anyway, Allie leaves this situation precariously in the balance, especially back at the community as Allie speaks to Margot about Richard.
Margot decides to make a deal with Interpol in order to gain their immunity. Margot suggests they turn in Richard in exchange for their immunity, but we know Margot has actually offered to give up Allie so who knows what she’s really planning. Margot is adamant that she’s going to find out what Richard is up to and follow him if need be.
The Episode Review
The Mosquito Coast feels like a lesson in patience at this time. The show has been lurching its way through the story and this far down the line, very little has actually happened. We’ve had a subplot with Allie off disrupting an event, the kids getting into trouble and slow, lethargic drama at the community. Beyond that though, very little has actually happened to drive the series forward.
The second season of Mosquito Coast has been a major disappointment. The first season was action-packed and manic, but this second whiplashes the other way, with lethargic drama and drip-fed plot points. Hopefully the rest of this series can actually pick up the pace because, dare I say, this has been a bit of a bore! ..
