With the city in imminent danger from Roxxon’s drilling, Ty and Tandy must put aside their demons and their differences to try to save the day. Right after they’ve each dealt with their own pressing problems.

And so it all comes down to this – nine episodes of buildup and now we get to see whether it was all worth it. The short answer is yes, but it comes with certain caveats.

The first thing to say is that for a series that has been so deliberately paced, so determined to lay things out at its own speed, this finale feels a little rushed. There’s a lot of loose ends to tie up – Tyrone is on the run after being framed for murder, Tandy has to save her mother from Scarborough’s assassin, Evita must confront the truth that Ty and Tandy are the divine pairing which means (according to Auntie) one of them must die in order that the city be saved, there’s Mina, the network of pipelines about to blow, Connors, O’Reilly – it’s a lot.

What the show does to get around this is, rather than sacrifice the important character beats and development, is make the actual ‘quest’ of our heroes – to stop the city from being destroyed – really quite simple. There’s a literal room to go to, some valves to shut off, that’s it. As the city descends into anarchy with monsters on the streets, and as Ty tries to evade Connors and do the right thing and Tandy finally opens her eyes and steps up to be the person she can and should be, our heroes must essentially embark on a Nineties videogame escapade to save the day.

Thankfully, that character stuff the show is so fond of is laid on here in spades, and everyone we care about gets their chance to shine. Whether it’s O’Reilly acting as a one-woman army backing up our heroes, Mina doing her best to help out or Ty’s father doing the best job he can in the circumstances with which he’s faced, everyone gets their turn and every beat is perfect. Evita gets her chance to shine too and it’s welcome – she’s one of the more interesting characters and if anything has felt a little underused. Seeing her quite easily repel Tandy last week only lent more intrigue to the character and I hope we see a lot more of her being actively involved in series 2.

The denouement, when it comes, is fairly obvious and pretty standard, but it lands precisely because of all the work the season has done to this point. These are unusual heroes with weird abilities – just throwing them at the screen doing their thing would likely have been dull. The way it’s been handled, the conflict, the ups and downs – all helped to make this conclusion a satisfying one in every way.

There’s also some more Easter eggs in there both for MCU fans and more hardcore followers of the Marvel universe. Let’s just say that when season 2 does hit, New Orleans might start to feel a bit crowded in terms of ‘specially talented’ people.

Verdict: A fitting end to a great series. The writers wisely recognised the strength in the property and carried it through to the conclusion, focusing on the characters and their development to bolster reasonably straightforward plotting. This has been a delight to watch, and I cannot wait to see the further adventures of these characters. 10/10

Greg D. Smith