While Barnes hasn’t really been on my radar since the season started, he had a really sweet moment with Gordon this week as they weren’t on each other’s throats for once (at least for a minute or two). However, as Barnes is investigating the crime scene where Alice died, a drop of her blood accidentally gets into his system and something wonky happens to our beloved captain. Are we going to see an even nastier side of Barnes? Only time will tell and it would probably not surprise me if Mad Hatter takes advantage of it in one way or another, later in the season.
Verdict: While it was a really solid episode, “New Day Rising” felt like it was trying to rush through several storylines that we could have spent a few more weeks on. Even if we know what the results will be on some of them, it’s just unnecessary to go this quick in progressing some of those arcs. Unless Season 3 has less episodes than usual, there is really no need to progress these story plots so quickly. Aside from that, “New Day Rising” was an enjoyable episode from start to finish.
Grade: B-
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