My Review of The Beauty: "Beautiful Chimp Face"

 

Written by Ryan Murphy And Matthew Hodgson 

Directed by Alexis Martin Woodall 

Cooper: "Do I know you?"

Jordan: "It's me. It's Jordan."

When this episode opened with a flashback with Cooper and Jordan in Rome, I had a feeling it was going to end with Cooper meeting the newer version of Jordan. Suffice to say that I wasn't wrong here.

In flashbacks, Jordan quizzed Cooper on how well he actually knew her and Cooper passed. At a fountain, Cooper was hoping and praying that Jordan wouldn't fall in love with him. Somehow I don't think his wish came true.

Back into the present day, Cooper talked to a former partner of Harper Rose's named Ashley and it appeared that he was possibly infected. More time however was spent on Manny (Ben Platt), who worried about his dogs/mother/boyfriend before he broke free and changed into Isaac Powell halfway through the episode. This led to quite a scuffle between Manny ang and Cooper.

Between Jordan's transformation, Manny nearly beating the crap out of him and a discovery of some mad scientist antics, Cooper had enough. On top of that, his cat Nine Lives (unfortunate name choice) had been dead for two months. It really wasn't his day.

As for the baddies of the piece, while they didn't have as much screentime as the previous episode, The Assassin and Jeremy still make for a good team. The Assassin taught Jeremy how to navigate sex now that he's been transformed while also upgrading his wardrobe.

Last but not least, Byron Forst wanted to move up official release of his product on World Beauty Day (September 9th). This also meant him ignoring the advice of lead scientist, Ray (Rob Yang) and generally being obnoxious. I'm so hoping for Byron to get the worst comeuppance before the end of this season.

- Jordan liked Dr Seuss and Simone de Beavoir as well as movies such as Last Tango and Conformists.

- Manny had a labradoodle and a terrier. Cooper mentioned having a Jack Russell when he was younger.

- Standout music: Nice use of opera music during one scene with The Assassin and Jeremy.

- Chronology: It's been 1238 days since Byron started this whole beauty mess.

Beautiful Chimp Face was weaker compared to the first three episodes. It's not a bad episode but it did feel like it was plodding in parts. Hopefully things move a bit faster from next week onwards.

Rating: 6 out of 10