Episode Reviewed: Alcatraz Cal Sweeney

This week we saw the return of thief cal sweeney, who seduced bank tellers and used them to rob banks. He hits up a few banks, Rebecca, Doc, and Emmerson take notice, and corner him at another bank, which they end up having to break him out of so the cops don't take him. As usual, we have some flashbacks revealing what happened to cal on alcatraz in the 60s. Now, after the first few episodes, the villian of the week format is starting to feel a bit repititous and i'm starting to want Mr. Abrams to focus a bit more on the overall storyarc. It doesn't really help that, unlike Jack Sylvane or Ernest Cobb, who are both really interesting villians, Sweeney honestly feels kinda 2D. This episode did have a few saving graces, though, namely the reappearence of something (two somethings, actually, but i'm not gonna say who) and a nice twist at the end that hints a little at just what's going on and who was involved. A couple of brief notes: Memories were a big theme in this episode, as Lucy suggested the possibility of memory tampering. My theories on what's actually happening on the show are always open for change, and right now, the most likely possibility appears to be that the 63s have their memories tampered with so that they have a mission once in the future, but can't remember why they need to do it, just that it has to be done. From there, some sort of two-way time travel seems possible. That seems likely, but i know that there are a few holes, namely that it doesn't explain the blood drawing in 1960 or the scene at the end of the episode. Got any really crazy theories? Comment below and share. Episode Final rating: 84%