# Blindspot season 5 (starts May 7) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082 "2020-05-03T20:44:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/1 "2020-05-03T20:44:43Z")
I might be the only one who watches this show. The plots are frankly ridiculous. But I’m going to watch the final (I believe) season – they better give Patterson’s first name. Ashley Johnson is one of reasons I watch (I mean there is plenty of eye candy, but AJ has legitimate geek cred) Last season we found out that Patterson’s dad is Bill Nye\* (the science guy) (she took her mom’s last name) - according to IMDB he might appear next week. Brian - in real life Bill Nye doesn’t have any kids – there is a family history of some genetic disease and he didn’t/doesn’t want to chance it. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/2 "2020-05-04T02:39:33Z")
Wait - this show is still on? I’ll have to check it out. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/3 "2020-05-05T04:02:48Z")
You’re not the only viewer here. And I primarily watch because of Patterson and [Rich.com](http://Rich.com), both of whom I adore. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/4 "2020-05-05T10:40:55Z")
I did not like Rich at first, but now that he is (mostly) good I like him better, and I like the Patterson \<–\> Rich dynamic. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/5 "2020-05-05T17:33:37Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I might be the only one who watches this show. The plots are frankly ridiculous. > But I’m going to watch the final (I believe) season – they better give Patterson’s first name. Ashley Johnson is one of reasons I watch (I mean there is plenty of eye candy, but AJ has legitimate geek cred) > Last season we found out that Patterson’s dad is Bill Nye\* (the science guy) (she took her mom’s last name) - according to IMDB he might appear next week. > > Brian > > - in real life Bill Nye doesn’t have any kids – there is a family history of some genetic disease and he didn’t/doesn’t want to chance it. Interestingly enough, the episode where we find out Bill Nye was Patterson’s father was the exact same episode I said “I’m out”. ---
**Author:** ![DrForrester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/6 "2020-05-05T18:16:44Z")
I thought the initial premise was really interesting. I wanted to see how the writers would answer all of those open questions. Unfortunately, it appears that the writers had no idea themselves. It’s called “planning”. Anyway, I’ve been watching ever since. I hate myself for it. It’s unrealistic in almost every way you can think to explore. It’s so poorly written. It’s so poorly acted. It feels like an Action Movie Soap Opera. I did give up on Walking Dead after roughly 5 or 6 seasons. I can at least be proud of that. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/7 "2020-05-15T02:00:45Z")
So Patterson’s first name is William but we still don’t her Space Camp name. I missed how they bypassed the pressure sensor behind the dome, can anyone clue me in? Thanks, Brian ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/8 "2020-05-15T14:27:17Z")
Some background info: > **['Blindspot' Finally Reveals Patterson's First Name (Exclusive)](https://www.etonline.com/blindspot-pattersons-first-name-finally-revealed-creator-explains-all-exclusive-146547)** > > Martin Gero explains why he chose to answer the series' biggest question in Thursday's episode. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/9 "2020-05-16T03:50:43Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Some background info: > ['Blindspot': Patterson's First Name Finally Revealed! Creator Explains All (Exclusive) | Entertainment Tonight](https://www.etonline.com/blindspot-pattersons-first-name-finally-revealed-creator-explains-all-exclusive-146547) > > Brian From the article: > [@](#): > > Now that we know Patterson’s first name, another question popped up by way of her father: What the heck is her Space Camp name? > > That, unfortunately, is a question that will remain a mystery. “That will be lost in time,” Gero says with a laugh, confirming that he does know what it is. “That’s for when we reboot the show or we do a Patterson spinoff.” A Patterson spinoff? Yes, please! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082/10 "2020-07-25T02:13:35Z")
Well, just watched the finale. I think they had a cameo for every person who had more than two lines into it. I had several “that person looks familiar, but I don’t remember their significance” moments. (I’m not even sure who the woman was that Patterson and Rich talked to at the dinner about the alchemy device) Nice that Patterson has a “Critical Roll” mug (Ashley Johnson is on that show where a bunch of Hollywood folks play D&D). I couldn’t quite catch Zapata’s mug. The season fulfilled my main goal (finding out Patterson’s first name). Anything else was bonus. Brian