Robyn

Ptolemy Grey is in his apartment, calling out for Reggie. Robyn is having trouble too, sprung tight and distrusting of Hilly. We know he’s an opportunist and not exactly saintly, and Robyn believes he’s trying to come at her and rape her that morning. His mum is no help, making excuses for Hilly’s behaviour. Eventually Robyn leaves, snatching up the key to Ptolemy’s before she does.

Robyn arrives at Ptolemy’s apartment, using the key to let herself in. The place may be a mess but it’s nothing compared to the backed up toilet and lack of water he’s dealing with. Robyn is determined to help turn Ptolemy’s life around and that starts with cleaning the place up.

Robyn starts cleaning one room at a time, but all the piles of boxes and clutter is a breeding ground for insects. Cockroaches scutter out from under the sink and cobwebs blanket the walls and old magazines.

Robyn does an incredible job with the bathroom though, using her knowledge and know-how to unblock the toilet and get the sink running again. Ptolemy is delighted but when he tries to hug her, she pulls away. Between this and getting spooked over Hilly, something bad clearly happened in her past but for now, that remains hidden.

Robyn enlisted the help of a couple of guys to help her unclutter the rest of the house. The sun began shining through the windows and it was definitely brighter inside; it was a big difference for Ptolemy. With nowhere else to go, Robyn was going to crash at his place for a while. She even got permission to break into the locked room hidden by a sheet; a bedroom that was almost in perfect order. ..

Robyn and Ptolemy are confronting the woman who broke into their home. The woman is asking for money, and Robyn is trying to help her. However, Ptolemy is fearful and cowers. Robyn has bigger problems to contend with.

Robyn sets off some poison to do its work and leaves with Ptolemy, visiting a motel room for the night.

Remember Reggie’s important meeting for Ptolemy to attend? Well, it turns out that’s to see a doctor specializing in dementia and Alzheimer’s. Apparently he can temporarily remove all forms of dementia inherent in a patient with an experimental medicine he’s working on. After two doses, Ptolemy will remember everything, including explicit details of his life. There are no side effects but the treatment will only work once. After that, it won’t work again.

Ptolemy begins to remember crucial parts of his life and is even walking faster too. He hears about Reggie’s death again, this time learning that he was murdered in the alley by Delmar Circle. The cops are disinterested in pursuing this case, having written it off completely. Ptolemy is on a tight window and he decides to head down and see the alleyway for himself.

Reggie’s death has brought about a lot of anger and sadness in the neighborhood. Ptolemy, one of the squatters who live nearby, claims that the shooter was a “brown coloured man with spiky hair” and also sports a “zig-zag scar across his left eye.” Ptolemy believes that this account of the shooting is true, and intends to find Reggie’s killer before it’s too late. He recognizes the injustice that Reggie’s death has brought, and wants to do everything he can to make sure that it doesn’t happen again.

Ptolemy’s memories of the night he lost control and died have been hidden and buried from us. That night, Ptolemy begins to lose control. He’s breathing heavily and panicking. Robyn calls a doctor over, as Ptolemy wails to the heavens, claiming he’s dying.

The Episode Review

There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s and as far as I’m aware, no drugs can radically reduce and reverse these effects. It’s a shame then that The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey has wandered into the realm of fantasy after such a grounded opening episode.

But it’s not the show that I was hoping for when I first saw it. The first few episodes were good, but then things started to go a bit downhill. The writing was poor and the characters were one-dimensional, which made for a frustrating experience.

The show is moving into the mystery genre, and it seems that Ptolemy and Robyn are going to work together to solve Reggie’s murder. This early on, it seems that they will have a strong bond and be able to help each other out.

This week’s episode of “Reggie” comes to a close with a mystery that will be solved soon.