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Chekhovs Mentos and Diet Coke, for example, or Chekhovs rabid cat holding a switchblade in its paws. Basically, dont even introduce these things if they wont pay off later. In this weeksContainment, it was the latter that finally exploded onstage. Credit: Quantrell Colbert/The CW (Not literally.) A Time to Be Born… was a remarkably on-the-nose title for this weeks episode. It was finally time! If Jake and Jana decided to open a midwifery business, I would probably watch a show about it....

His cremains-dusted tank top was practically bursting at the seams! (Naked corpse Jon Snow couldget it.) But Jakes sexy undertaker routine was a welcome change from how boring deaths been onContainmentlately. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW (The proliferation of which, to be fair, is probably the IRL most dangerous virus in America. Civilization was finally starting to erode. NEXT: Blackout forever? Maybe do a more thorough escape-ladder check next time? Journalism keeps people competent, and this version of the CDC could use a lot more of that....

At least theres that. Fine, as long as theres no more baseball. Goodbye forever, baseball. Credit: Quantrell Colbert/The CW Which is not to say He Stilled the Rising Tumult was a good episode. Not a lot happened, and what did happen was a snooze-fest in general. Much like a certain sport! But friendships were strengthened, child actors were hugged, and Jake wore that sexily disgusting tank top again. Never mad about that....

Maybe also avoid beet salads or borscht, or really any food that is both red and wet. But Ill be over here reminiscing about the time food seemed like a good idea. But as last weeks flash-forward revealed (spoiled? Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW ), the virus was far from contained, so it was probably too early to celebrate just yet. Other plotlines also benefited from the premises slowdown. But then he walked back into frame, having changed his mind on the spot to stay with Katie....

Meth is a hell of a drug. Speaking of manners,Containmentis a very polite show. Its basically the gentlemans zombie show. Credit: Quantrell Colbert/The CW The best means, of course, being EXPLOSIVES. And it was about time. Inferno had actual horror movie moments scattered throughout and it was a joy to behold. Whatever, its TV! And now Theresas mother was almost certainly infected with the flu. Theresas tear-filled goodbye before her mother went off to find a quiet place to die was utterly heartbreaking....

Trulyimaginewhat your life would have come to if you were de-feathering a dead pigeon while salivating? For most of us this nadir would arrive months, perhapsyearsafter the downfall of society. Desperate times come faster than we think! Credit: Annette Brown/The CW its still undeniably captivating. Like, you know a series is getting grim when it starts directly referencingSchindlers List. (48-hour screening tents? Of course not.) Worse, its policies had led to actual starvation within the fences....

The CW series brought us its first shocking death… Or did it? Did that really just happen? Like, come on. Credit: Guy D’Alema/The CW We read the trades, that actor isnt going anywhere. I thinkContainmentjust killed off its leading lady. Katie certainlylookeddead when the episode cut to its somber credits. But did it really do so inEpisode 11? Killing off a main character is a season-finale move! Were talking nightmares about melting flesh, children falling into buckets of blood, bloody eyeballs....

Desperation (and entertainment value) finally reaches fever pitch Romance is just another word for obstacles. Problems like bad timing, family disapproval, bobcat maulings. The more formidable the obstacle, the more justified the passion. Credit: Eli Joshua/The CW What a difference a shower curtain makes! But, again, it needed to be complicated. These obstacles were a start, but nothing too compelling. Were Jake and Katie solid enough to stay together in the real world?...

A bored scientist pouting? Have her build a cell phone from scratch! A bland couple flirting? Credit: Daniel McFadden/The CW Put them in wacky sunglasses while they discuss mental illness! Add asecondgroup of armed robbers. See, sometimes you only have to take things one step further to get a viewer to care. The only thing these characters are trying to contain arefeels. If he cant be right, he can at least feel guilty about it....

A widespread jewelry heist built toward a high-stakes escape Every dramas best character is the Grim Reaper. Oh sure, you mightthinkthe best character is the wise-cracking best friend or the irascible grandmother, but no. The best character is the Grim Reaper. Credit: Carin Baer/The CW And now, I hate to tell you this:Containmentis wonderful and thats the truth. The reason I hate to tell you this is becauseContainmentis likely finished after next weeks finale....

Id Bing it, but I just watched the series finale ofContainmentand Im too drowsy. Just between you and me, the series finale ofContainmentwas not great. Exactly how was the destruction of important Atlanta infrastructure a great idea on the governments part? Credit: Tina Rowden/The CW And, you guessed it, that guy was A PRIEST. And thus, a choir of angels groaned in unison. Outside the cordon, Lex found himself on the receiving end of some questioning by Internal Affairs....

Played Marco Polo in a septic tank? Allowed animated woodland creatures to dress you for a ball? Well, perhaps stop doing these things! Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW As it turns out, they are all great ways to catch a disease. Its these kinds of extremely unsoothing germs that are the stars and subject of the new CW seriesContainment. UnfortunatelyContainments grossest infection are the virulent soap opera tropes that invade the screen every few minutes....

What would you do if a deadly virus broke out in your city? Thats the question that everyone onContainmentis forced to answer within minutes of its first episode. After all, where human connection is involved, surely theres going to be a little romance, right? Credit: Quantrell Colbert/The CW Containmentpremieres on Tuesday, April 19 at 9 p.m. ET on The CW. Bob Mahoney/The CW Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW Tina Rowden/The CW...