"All I want is for you to disappear!"
Another excellent episode this time- these one-offs where the villain isn't necessarily from Batman's rogues gallery have a tendency to be strong. This is no exception, and it's extraordinary just how much incident gewts packed into twenty-two minutes.
At first we have an interesting scenario with an invisible jewel thief who seems to double as a little girl's invisible friend for whom he's stealing. But it then takes a tragic turn into a custody battle, with the "villain" ending up back in prison and potentially poisoned by the invisibility suit.
Parts of the episode- the acting and animation- try to portray Ventrix as a straightforward bad guy, but... well, he may be a thief, but is it a bad thing for a father to want to look after his daughter as he should, rather than have the mother take it upon herself to refuse? I don't know how it works in America, but in the absence of a court order (and so such thing, or US equivalent, is implied), surely custody is a civil matter?
Still, let us just say that I may admittedly have my own reasons for perhaps overthinking that. And that, if one is being prevented from seeing one's child by an unreasonable ex, it's wise not to cause drama but to take them to court instead.
As far as trivia is converned... wow, a very young Elisabeth Moss. And is this the first appearance of Lucius Fox?
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