'Gen V' Recap: Good Twist, Doug

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I’m not going to get into the nitty gritty of this week’s episode of Gen V while Mike is away because I don’t typically cover the series. However, I do want to briefly talk about the twist (and maintain recap continuity here). Spoilers , obviously.

I thought it was a good twist because casual viewers may not have seen it coming, and while those who are more dialed in ( or who read Mike’s recap two weeks ago ) probably did, it was at least well executed. The gist? Hamish Linklater’s character was not Cipher. There is no Cipher. Linklater’s character is actually just a dude named Doug.

The real “Cipher” was Godolkin, the burned-up old man, all along. Marie and the gang discover that when Marie decides to use her po

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