"It's Dr. Lang!"
Inevitably, the resolution to a splendid cliffhanger is a bit rubbish, as Billy's gag comes loose and he says "Shazam!" in time for Captain Marvel to save Betty and himself. But the rest of this episode manages, in spite of the continual captures, escapes and set pieces, manages to avoid the curse of being a late episode but still not too close to the end by developing further the intrigue of the Scorpion's identity.
I had to raise an eyebrow at Billy's suggestion that Betty quit her job because of the danger; you can tell that first wave feminism hasn't happened yet. I also raised my second one at the suggestion it might be normal for Billy to "borrow" Lang's car without asking.
But all the intrigue over the Scorpion, and which one of the academics will have an injured right hand, is clever: I suspect, by the rule of drama, that it isn't Dr Lang in spite of his sinister butler. But all this inrigue is much better done than one might expect from a movie serial, and I have confidence that the narrative isn't cheating. This is good stuff.
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