Last week left us with a hell of a cliffhanger and a lot of questions. Speculation has covered about every possible scenario, but the route Dark Matter takes is uniquely its own. Every episode I try to find something negative to say, but so far all I’ve come across is that the week long wait between episodes is painful. So, to help ease the pain of my fellow Dark Matter fans let me give you a little character preview so you know what to expect from our favorite amnesiac space crew.
The show, since the very beginning, has very skillfully tapped into character and actor chemistry when pairing them up for stories. This episode builds on two previously setup pairings for a couple of eye opening adventures. To properly preview this episode I’ll address the paired characters together instead of individually, because the pairings bond theses characters so tightly that I can’t address one without the other.
Four is a bit of a loner this week. We learn some very interesting things about him throughout the episode. He doesn’t have a big presence this week, but his screen time was very wisely used to propel his character forward.
Six takes the opportunity presented by the space station and he gets his arm checked out. It’s a fun little side adventure for him and things don’t go quite according to plan. Not everything is as it seems in the world of Dark Matter.
The Android gets a little bit of a rest this week after her adventure from last week. She is left in custody of the ship while the others partake on their adventures. We do get to see her in a few pivotal scenes, including a curious encounter with a member of the crew.
This episode focuses primarily on the two pairings mentioned above, but the others do have their moments to shine. The end doesn’t have any big game changing moments like last week’s episode did, but by the end of this episode we may finally have an answer as to who the original owner is of the memory Five conveyed to Two in the premiere. This episode sets up new dynamics and fundamentally changes others.
You may have noticed that this preview is slightly shorter than most of my past ones. That is because Lindsey will not be back in time to work up a review for this episode, so she has asked me to fill in for her one more time, which means I tried to save my best material for that. After you enjoy this adventurous episode on Friday night at 10pm on SyFy be sure to return to SpoilerTV for my detailed review of this episode. I will try to have it up about an hour after the East Coast airing, so we can all discuss the information and relationship changes this episode presents.
Want a chance to earn an extra spoiler, or two, about your favorite character? Accurately guess who says the five quotes below and you can request a bonus spoiler. And because I’m so generous, I’m giving two chances to win spoilers, if you can also correctly guess who the quotes are being said to you too can get a spoiler about a character of your choice.
-”Hey, any crispier and you could serve it with a side of slaw. Now go.”
-“Guess we’ll have to agree to disagree.”
-“So, bottom line, we’re worse off than we were twenty-four hours ago.”
-“Alright, we’ll see you guys back on the ship. Let’s go sidekick.”
Hit the comments below and leave your thoughts about this upcoming episode. Are you excited to watch the crew tackle the challenges this space station presents them?
