Jentry discovers Ed has been using footage of her for social media clout. Michael has a vision of himself killing Jentry. It’s almost prom, and the apocalypse.

The most important moment in this episode is one of the simplest. Jentry breaks. Gugu has betrayed her, Ed has exploited her, Michael may truly be more than a friend and Kit continues to have no idea how to be around her or she around him. She gets a chance to be normal, to be part of the same football game Michael is no longer sure he wants to be part of and against all odds, it goes great. She’s happy, she’s welcome.

And then Vice Principal Wheeler airs the footage he has of her using her powers. Surrounded by her town, alone, Jentry finally breaks down. It’s too much.

It’s the most important moment because people see her. Not her powers. Not her reputation. Just a resolutely normal girl, bullied on the most public stage possible by an authority figure, crying her eyes out because she doesn’t get to be normal, even here. It’s a moment of axis, the show turning as the town’s perceptions of her shift. Hope in the middle of darkness and it ends at the worst possible moment for her, and, just maybe, the best too.

It’s a gutsy play in an episode full of them. Jade Chang’s script gives Jentry the space to feel the complicated emotions she needs to feel about everyone in her life. It also gives everyone a fair shake, with Michael, Kit, Ed and Stella all getting surprising extra facets. The implication Michael’s parents have been expecting his visions is fascinating. Kit’s actions are a neatly balanced combination of sweet and horrific. Ed, and Bowen Yang is quietly an anchor for so much of this show, even gets moments of self-awareness. This is such a great, well-formed cast and at this stage in the show they’re all working in lockstep.

Verdict: A jailbreak for Gugu and a major shift for Mr Cheng, as well as tantalising hints of his origin, round out yet another very strong episode. 10/10

Alasdair Stuart