Episode 2 of The Flight Attendant Season 2 starts with Cassie explaining every detail to her best friends. Max is as usual curious and starts to put the pieces together. Annie, though, is typically overwhelmed by the adventure and by the fact that the imposter uses a highly expensive Santal 33. ..
The two detectives decide to work together on the case. Marco is still unaware of the controversy. Cassie, in her bid to solve the mystery, latches onto the idea that Grace, her cabin crewmate, is the guilty party. She has a plan to visit Grace’s house and investigate. Annie warns her against it and she agrees. Annie also prepares for her interview on the day. Cassie, as expected, goes to Grace’s home, who lies to her and says she has to deal with “a bad case of sourdough”. Cassie being Cassie follows her to the airport where Grace picks up a package. ..
Annie reveals her nervousness to Max about her condition. She doesn’t feel confident not being self-sufficient anymore. Max comforts her and reassures her of her abilities. Annie’s interview does not go swimmingly. She is extremely skittish and offbeat with her answers, convincing her she is not going to get it. Cassie’s big day sees her brother Dave and Marco visiting her AA meeting to mark one year of her sobriety. Cassie, while thanking her loved ones, has a vision of the place (let’s call it “mind palace” from now) in the hotel lobby of her older and younger self berating herself.
At the meeting, Jenny asks Dave for a day out and lunch to discuss something. Grace messages Cassie asking if she still wants to hang out. Cassie, in her mind palace, investigates but doesn’t find anything incriminating. In fact, she clears her on the basis of no tattoo on Grace’s back. The package turns out to be medical-grade fentanyl lollypops, used to comfort cancer patients. Cassie makes an excuse and leaves. ..
Jenny tries to get information out of Dave about Cassie’s incident from season one. A very brief scene also shows Megan grinding mushrooms and sending her son a weird Snapchat message. Max discovers that one of the pictures from the camera found in the imposter’s bag is of the Lady of the Lake statute at the Echo Park. The three visit the park and the imposter takes photos of them together. She is in town and a confrontation is nigh.
The two couples have dinner together. Cassie reveals to Annie about her visit to Grace’s house, angering her. Marco says he is going to be more assertive with Cassie and asks her to move in. Annie and Max go ahead of them and find Esteban trying to break into Cassie’s house.
Gabrielle also emerges from the opposite house, saying the two Air Bnb’d that house. It is then revealed that they have taken the old couple hostage in the backroom. ..
The Episode Review
The ending of “Cassie” has got our hearts racing again. The danger to limb and life persists with Cassie. Somehow, she hasn’t been able to shrug off attention for more than two seasons now! A possible solution is on the horizon, but it’s going to take a lot of hard work and determination from Cassie.
The CIA has granted her a reprieve, in some sense. This time, she has a stronger network of friends around her to absorb unexpected shocks. Even more importantly, she has the patronage of the CIA, although I suspect something might be fishy there. ..
Jenny and Megan are two storylines that are set to be explosive for the series. Some groundwork has already been put in place to introduce them fully into the overall narrative. While the former is set to be an unlikeable character because of no fault of her own, Megan is the underdog we’re all rooting for. There have been no new developments to lead to the blonde’s identity or the couple that appears in the final shot. ..
The looming uncertainty will only make matters worse. The future of Cassie and Grace is still up in the air, and who knows what will happen next. ..
After Cassie’s initial suspicion was misplaced, she begins to question her own abilities and the validity of her findings. She is likely frustrated with herself for not being able to find the culprits quickly, given her intimate knowledge of them. It is possible that she will find a way to solve the case, but we will have to wait and see.
