Who You Are
“Dion, I know you’re scared. But remember, you’re the one who’s going to save us all. You have to fight.”
Dion finally opens up about Brayden and the pair decide to face him together. Just before they do though, Dion heads off to give Esperanza words of encouragement before her big gig, telling her about Brayden. It’s all up to Esperanza to keep everyone inside and entertained, and that comes from her singing her heart out.
What happens to Pat? Does he die?
Pat is in critical condition at the hospital. The doctors are struggling to save her, but it turns out that the Powered DNA is competing for dominance and she may well be dying. For David though, he doesn’t care about Pat and instead, is more interested in the outcome of the DNA once everything settles down.
David wants to monetize his powers and make a tidy profit. After being refused by the board, he takes drastic measures and when Pat passes away, he organizes for samples to be taken from his body.
Pat wakes up after a long sleep and discovers that he has the power to heal his own body. With electrical powers and a big chip on his shoulder, he hits out at Suzanne for locking him up and betraying him. Those powers aren’t all he has either. Pat also has telekinesis and explosive capabilities, which he puts into good use to escape from BIONA.
What happens during the final fight? Is Brayden stopped?
Dion and Nicole approach Brayden. The pair are joined by Tevin, who manages to use his forcefield to hold back the monsters. Suddenly, a bright light in the sky appears and swirls down to the ground. It’s Janelle! Somehow she manages to materialize and dematerialize her own cells, and helps turn the tide of battle. At least a little anyway. ..
Brayden continues to manipulate Dion, throwing him off his game. Given he has the power to read his thoughts, Brayden has his infected hold everyone down. With electric sparks emanating from his fingers, he prepares to hit the killing blow. However, it’s Nicole who manages to talk him around. ..
Nicole reveals that she and Brayden’s mother had a love story. The darkness fades from Brayden’s eyes as he embraces Nicole, and the Crooked Energy crawls away and into the Sinkhole.
How is the infection stopped?
Brayden confirms that the Crooked Energy is en-route to create more of the infected. The flowers are the key to the infection here so the gang deduce that if they could inject the serum into the flower, at the root cause of it all, it should stop the infection.
Dion takes the serum and heads into the sinkhole alone, preparing to inject the flowers. The Crooked Energy continues to swirl in the air. Dion doesn’t let that stop him though and he injects the flower, which in turn cures everyone from their infection.
What happened to the Crooked Energy? Where is it?
Thankfully, the group manages to do all of his just in time for Esperanza’s big singing number. And as she sings, the gang all gather together after having saved the day. ..
Despite David’s best efforts, Pat remains unconvinced of the righteousness of David’s cause and refuses to join him in seeking to monetize the Powered serum. The Crooked Man returns for one final time, this time with Pat fully corrupted by the dark energy. This looks set to be bad news for everyone involved. ..
How does Raising Dion Season 2 end?
We skip forward two days later and Nicole isn’t dying after all, negating her whole video message for Dion and a lot of the drama these past few episodes. Kat remains determined to try and reverse Pat’s powers, working with BIONA to make that happen.
Nicole encourages Dion to use his powers, letting him grow up a bit while Pat’s whereabouts are still unknown. At least until the post-credit sequence.
What happens during the post-credit sequence?
Pat, the leader of a rebel army, is seen outside of Atlanta. It’s unclear what his power is, but it’s hinted that he has some kind of ability. ..
Dion, the Mind Mover, has shown up and decided to stop the evil beings known as the Dark Ones. This could mean a lot for the future as it seems like this older Dion is more experienced and knowledgeable about them than anyone else. This could mean that things will be better for all involved, as this older Dion is willing to fight for what’s right.
The Episode Review
Dion’s farewell novel, “Raising Dion,” comes to a conclusive chapter that uses the oldest trick in the book to say the day – love. Using a monologue of love to save Brayden and thwart the darkness is about as cliched as you can get in this genre. ..
However, it appears that the Crooked Energy has now infected Pat again and he’s back to his old tricks once more. That’s a bit of a shame if I’m honest, negating the whole redemptive arc this show was building up toward for much of the season. ..
Brayden’s ending just sort of…ends. It would have been nice to see him touch down in the future flashback alongside Dion (if that is him of course) and show that he’s managed to turn his life around. For now though, his fate is left unclear. ..
The subplots in this episode have been pretty poor, especially Esperanza’s singing. Sure, this is a nice inclusion, but like I said in last episode’s recap, it has absolutely no effect on the main storyline.
It seems like a missed opportunity not to include this into the mind control Brayden used, explaining how she managed to stop him controlling her rather than “I just didn’t listen.”
This season has been a mess and it’s a shame that there wasn’t more development between Nicole and Dion. There have been glimmers here of the pair starting to grow, but mostly it’s been thwarted by the tepid romance between Tevin and Nicole.
This second season of Raising Dion has been pretty lackluster. Dropping on a Tuesday is an odd choice too.
This has not been a season to remember. There have been potential but it feels untapped in a way. ..
If the third season of “The Crown” is as good as the second, it will be a success. ..
