He was the one keeping her connected to Sandstorm, giving her a reason to stay invested.
As Why Let Cooler Pasture Deform begins, that struggle with Roman is front and center.
He says that in 12 hours Phase Two will be underway, and the world will forever be changed.
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That sends Jane into a panic; well, a carefully controlled panic at least.
No matter what, Jane stays focused.
If Phase Two is about to take place, she needs to get in contact with the FBI.
The team puts it all together.
Or, as Weller puts it, Sandstorm is about to send America back into the Dark Ages.
Oh, but thats not all.
Remember how Shepherd has been saying that Sandstorm has another mole inside the FBI?
Well, its true, and its perhaps the person we least expected: Borden.
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That reveal takes us to one ofBlindspots better uses of a flashback.
We get to see that Jane essentially recruited Borden for Sandstorm.
You see, he was one half of a husband-and-wife team working with Doctors Without Border in Afghanistan.
Bordens wife, Kristen, found Jane after the U.S. Government tried to destroy all evidence of Orion.
Alas, her and Borden were out for a physical therapy hike, and Kristen becomes the victim.
So, in some ways, Jane was responsible for the death of Bordens wife.
Sandstorm has been ahead of the game for a long time then, especially with Borden feeding them information.
But theyre even more ahead of the game than anticipated.
For instance, that call to Weller about Allie?
A fake out from Sandstorm meant to draw him away from the action.
We have something special planned for him, says Shepherd to a tied-up Jane.
Oh, and the raid on the compound?
Well Sandstorm wanted that to happen as well.
Shepherd brings in video surveillance so Jane can watch as her team is blown to smithereens.
When she orders Roman to shoot Jane, he turns the gun on her.
Its empty though, as she once again predicted his move.
This episode gets a lot right, but its the action that truly stands out.
For a while, it looks like everything is going to be fine.
But everything isnt okay.
Patterson sees him packing his stuff, and a gun stuck into his waistband.
Thus, the episode ends on two big cliffhangers.
Then, theres Patterson and Borden.
Weve said it before and well say it again:Blindspotsure does know how to execute agreatcliffhanger.
