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Dark Matter - Episode 5 - Review: “Immortality”

Jul 12, 2015

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The driving force behind any good show is a great cast of characters. It is their interactions and relationships that give us a way into their world. No matter how fantastical a series is at the core of every story is human emotion. The internet is full of fans that ship certain couplings and for a lot of them that is there in to that series. It is what they connect with that draws them back week after week. Others tune in to a show to watch characters overcome obstacles and witness awesome fight sequences. Dark Matter has an exceptional grasp of both concepts and as they bond together we get to watch their bonds form and witness them make romantic connections that blossom and grow. From the very first episode the show figured out its core bonds and has allowed us to watch as they grow and evolve. Not only does the show have great character development, but the action sequences never fail to impress. This show has the perfect balance which allows Dark Matter to appeal to a wide spectrum of viewers.

Episode 5 was a great follow-up to last week as we got to watch One and Three continue their hesitant partnership and witness Two struggle to find a way to reconnect with Five. Last week left One and Two in a limbo of sorts as both got the rugs pulled from under their feet. One learned that he wasn’t who he thought he was and Two learned that she may just be the person she was told she was. Both are fighting against those events and this week gives us great insight into the struggles each is facing.

As the episode starts the crew is facing the consequences of what happened on the space station. They weren’t able to resupply, so they are stuck eating the same unappealing grub as before. It is obvious all of this is weighing on them as they try and scheme up ways to get money. Three suggests getting back to their roots and robbing to get the money they need to survive. You know the situation is desperate when even Two is entertaining Three’s idea. One on the other hand hates the idea, but he is forced to agree thanks to Three and his blackmail. Five on the other hand has no such holdups, so she tells everyone about a vault she discovered in hopes of changing their plans. Three tries to act like he knows nothing, but he is very bad at it.

I can’t move on from this scene without commenting on how well Melissa and Jodelle did in portraying the rift still standing between Two and Five. It isn’t mentioned in this scene, but Melissa holds Two rigid and uneasy while Jodelle has her arms crossed and is holding Five at a distance from Two. It always impresses me when actors can convey a situation or circumstance just with the way they expertly control their bodies and movements. These two actresses made excellent acting choices to show the uncertainty between their characters.

Speaking of Five, she takes the crew down to Three’s vault and everyone is impressed by the sheer scope of it. Six sums it up well, “Well if I were a pirate and a smuggler…and apparently I am, this is the kinda place I might just pick to hide my loot.” Whatever is behind that door is massive and probably quite valuable, so it’ll be interesting to see the big reveal in a future episode. Two wants to know as well, but without the code no one is getting inside that room. Three would like to open up Five’s brain and scoop out the knowledge, but he’s practical enough to know that will probably not work all that well. Someone should warn Three what Two does to people who try to hurt Five. For the record it does not end well for the person trying to do the hurting. Five looks appalled at what Three would like to do to her, but the awkwardness of the situation is cut short when The Android calls Two and the rest of the crew to the bridge. They are receiving a very long distance transmission from an acquaintance.

Talbor Calchek (David Hewlett) is a little upset at his ragtag crew of mercenaries since they failed to complete their last mission. The way he addresses Two confirms that Portia was the leader even before the memory wipe. Just like with the mining captain, Two is able to act just enough in the know to be able to keep everyone else out of the loop regarding their memory loss and keep her crew safe. Talbor does not approve of The Android or her attitude. Too bad he doesn’t approve because the rest of us do. The Android seems a bit perturbed by Talbor’s assessment of her and it’s at this point that I hope they meet in person one day so The Android can put him in his place. I think we can all agree that an in person scene between David Hewlett and Zoie Palmer would be comedic gold. David is spot on, as usual, with his comedic timing in this scene and I’m glad he is booked for a few more episodes this season.

Talbor: “Your Android, little testy by the way, might want to get that checked out.”
The Android: “I thought I was nothing but patient.”


He has a mission for the crew to make up for their mining planet blunder and they will be doing it for half their normal rate to make things up to him. This is a way for them to get some money and get back in the good graces of the politicians that have apparently been helping to keep them free of jail despite their criminal backgrounds. This scene did help to solidify the fact that Five was indeed somehow a part of this crew because Talbor did not seem at all surprised by her being there. Now the crew has to decide whether they are going to take this mission or not.

After receiving some specs from The Android, regarding the Far Horizon freighter ship, the crew weighs the situation and decides they have to take the mission. Whether they like it or not they need the money and Talbor is their only real connection to the people they once were.

I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but throughout the early part of the episode the show does a nice job of silently handling the tension between One and Three as well as Two and Five. One does everything in his power to keep away from Three, but they keep crossing paths thanks to Three. He tries to keep One close at hand to try and keep him under his control. While the Two and Five dynamic is even more complicated, even with this huge rift standing between them they can’t seem to keep apart. In the mess hall scene Five could have sat somewhere else, but she stays in her spot next to Two. In the briefing scene they are standing right next to each other. Even though they are on the outs they still have this draw that they can’t shake. These two must have had some powerful bond before the memory wipe for them to keep being drawn together despite everything.

One seems is drawn to people he really can’t catch a break with. He goes to talk to Two and finds her in her room with Three. It’s obvious they were hooking up and One seems as confused as I’m sure most of the audience was. What made Two seek out the least trustworthy member of the crew? That’s a question for later as One tries hard to cover up his shock by suggesting they go over the plans for the salvage. One looks as confused and heartbroken as us fans are, but he handles the whole situation well.

On the salvage ship the guys want to search for any contraband that they can obtain and use to make a little money. Two caves and lets the guys go off on their search mission while she looks for the engine room so she can rig a connection with the Raza and allow The Android to program it for a jump home. They all split up and begin to search the, supposedly, abandoned ship.

Back on the Raza, Five seeks out The Android for some help identifying something she found with the dead boy. I’ve come to really enjoy the interactions these two have because they are by far the most innocent of the crew and that brings a nice light element to their scenes. The way Zoie delivered “so far so good” with that little hand gesture made the moment endearingly human like for The Android. She took to heart what Talbor said and she’s trying something different. But at her core she is still an android and that makes for a fun awkwardness when it comes to certain things.

Five: “Do you think I could drag you away for a sec?”
The Android: “I highly doubt that, despite your low center of gravity, you possess neither the strength nor the stamina to pull my body weight over any significant distance. “
Five: “No, I mean, could you help me with something?”
The Android: “Of course, I on the other hand possess the strength and the stamina to convey you with great ease. No dragging required.”


In the infirmary The Android analyses the object Five found. It is apparently a piece of a device that can be used to access interdimensional space. For me this was a very important discovery as it sets up some interesting mythology for the show and it gives us yet another possible theory for whom or what the crew are. Could they be from an alternate dimension? Is One really an alternate Jace, but just from another reality? It is a very intriguing discovery and I look forward to seeing how that plays into the bigger overall story.

Five: “Do me a favor, don’t tell any of the others about this. Okay? ”
The Android: “I thought you had resolved to trust them. Well, some of them anyway.”
Five: “Yeah, so did I.”

Five was quite obviously speaking of Two when asking The Android to keep this discovery a secret. The pain on her face was visible as she accepted that she really has lost her trust in Two. It was nice to have that verbal confirmation of the rift still hanging between them before the scenes to come.

Two finally finds the engine room of the salvage ship and sets to work. While exploring Four and Six locate four recently killed crew members and realize the attack happened fairly recently. It would appear that the ship they thought was deserted has more life left on it then they thought for. Two orders all the guys to fall back to her, but she’s lost communication with One and Three. This is becoming a very unfortunate trend. She would be better off just having The Android implant them with tracking devices so she can find One and Three more easily since they always get themselves into trouble.

Elsewhere on the ship One can’t convince Three to head back to the others, so he reluctantly joins Three to continue pushing further into the bowls of the ship. Two should really stop letting these two wander off together because eventually one of them is going to go off on the other. It really is only a matter of time.

Two is trying to rapidly conclude this mission when she hears a noise. She thinks it is Four and Six joining her, but instead she is ambushed by a not so dead, or very dead, depending on your definition of space zombies, member of the crew. She goes at him with her best moves and lands some good blows before he bites into her neck. Before he can turn Two into his dinner Four and Six finally show up and Six unloads his gun on the man. Six examines Two and reveals a big nasty bite on her neck. Two gets The Android a link to the ship and orders her to scan the logs for more information on what the ships mission really was.

In another part of the ship One and Three are still looking for contraband. With time to waste they have a conversation regarding Three’s involvement with Two. One is pissed and thinks Three got her drunk and took advantage of her. While Three admits he would have totally done that it was actually Two who was the aggressor. Three even admits that Two basically ordered him to sleep with her. It is also Three’s opinion that One is to nice and sensitive for Two, but I choose to disagree with him as I think One is exactly the kind of person Two wants to be with. She wants to live a different life then she believes Portia did, so being with the good guy would be just the thing for her to do.

Time to address what is going on with Two. I think that in the wake of the events on the space station Two has been spiraling out of control. When Five was slapped Two completely lost control and acted in such a primal way that I think it terrified her. Five is shutting her out and she seems to care about One, so she turned to someone she knew would happily comply with her request and a person she would feel no guilt about using. Three was the one thing she felt she could control and she was willing to use him to be able to regain some semblance of control over her life. I don’t believe she has any feelings for him, not in the least, but he is serving a purpose for her and for that reason she needs him. He is giving her an outlet to deal with her control issue. I believe this insecurity is some residual left over from Portia and her brief reflexive reemergence last week.

For the moment Two has other more pressing issues to deal with as The Android is able to dig up an audio recording made by the ships First Officer. They knew something was spreading onboard and it was believed to be spread by bodily fluids. Four and Six both know what that means as they eye Two. Unfortunately Two knows what it means as well. Four suggests leaving Two behind to avoid spreading the contagion to the Raza, but Six has bonded with Two as a friend and he’s not prepared to leave her, or anyone for that matter, behind. As the noble leader Two is ready and willing to stay behind to protect her crew. Luckily, The Android has a better plan that involves bringing Two home and placing her in a isolation chamber where they can scan her. I like how Six and The Android refuse to just give up on Two. She’s fought for them time and time again and it was their turn to return the favor to her.

Six takes Two and Four home with a promise to come back for One and Three. On the marauder they discuss what may have happened to One and Three. While Four thinks they could already be incapacitated Two is convinced they’ll attack each other before being attacked. I’d say that is a very likely scenario, especially if things keep going like they are with the guys. If anything the undead crewmembers of the Far Horizon should be worried about getting caught between these two and their issues with each other.

Two: “Those two can handle themselves. I’d be more worried about them attacking each other.”

One and Three are walking in circles despite Three’s “keen sense of direction”, which is doing them no good right now. Three calls One out in terms of him thinking he is better than the others. It’s weird to say this, but Three does seem to be onto something. Even before One knew about Jace he did seem to think he was slightly better than the others. He was never blatantly obvious about it, but it was always there in the background. In the middle of One trying to explain himself Three hears a noise and they follow it down the hall. They find an undead infected woman eating a human arm which, rightfully, freaks them out. Right about now One should be happy Three thought to bring bullets along.

On the Raza, Two is being examined by The Android when Five comes racing in. She has heard the news and wants to make sure Two is okay. Two keeps her at a distance and heads into the chamber. Two has these massive walls in place around her emotions that up until now Five has been able to nestle past, but the rift sitting between them even left her shut out for a brief moment. The look of concern Five has for Two during the scan shows that even after what happened she still can’t help but care for Two. This incarnation of them were friends and who knows what they were before, and seeing someone you care about in trouble has this way of making everything else not matter. The scan will take some time for The Android to run, but if Two starts to turn Four makes it clear he is ready and willing to take her out. Credit to Two for being able to keep her reaction to that in check. Five, however, was not quite as able to hide her shock. I don’t think Four will find himself on Five’s trustworthy list anytime soon after that.

Fully aware of the crew members trying to eat them, One and Three try to find a way to safety. One has luckily been watching Five work her magic on wires and tries to get a door open. He manages to do it, but not before Three causes an explosion which results in a massive hull breach that almost gets him pulled out into space. One puts aside his issues with Three and risks his own life to grab Three and pull him to safety. In his mind they are even now and when they get back he doesn’t care what Three tells the others. Three tries to get in his head and make him think the others will condemn him, but even with One’s hesitation I think he’s over all of Three’s games. This is the moment where One decides to take back control of his life. It’s a rather heroic moment for a guy who seems to have minimal skills.

Six is holding true to his promise to go back for the others. He has left Two in the care of Five and The Android with Four as her guard. In the infirmary the scan has finished and Two is indeed infected with the virus. Four calls The Android to join them as Two and Five possess very similar looks of concern. Once The Android joins them she informs them that the ship went to a planet it did not belong. This planet has trees that are tens of thousands of years old and a pharmaceutical company tried to find a way to use the properties of those trees to effectively make humans immortal. I think it is safe to say that the plan failed miserably and it appears that whatever they were making has turned humans into the living dead. With the planet quarantined Two realizes that the ship was hired to smuggle out whatever remaining research they could and the Raza crew were hired to complete this high risk mission. Given the information they now have about the virus The Android deduces that Two has less than three hours before the change begins.

The Android promises to keep searching for a way to cure Two. When she leaves the room she has this very somber way about her. Two is more than her captain, she is a friend, and much like Two fought to save her The Android will keep fighting for her. The shock is obvious on Five’s face as she realizes that time is running out for Two. In the isolation chamber Two can’t completely contain her reaction to the news. With Five’s eyes on her Two has to turn away to try and recompose herself.

With dwindling life support One and Three come to after passing out. They are running out of oxygen and realize the bad spot they are in. Six comes into communication range and is able to inform the guys about what is going on. He also has to deliver the bad news about Two. Six isn’t about to lose anyone without a fight, so he starts searching the ship for a way to retrieve the guys.

In the infirmary Two is pacing in the isolation chamber when Four approaches her. He offers her a swift and honorable death at his hand, but Five is appalled by that and the reaction isn’t missed by Two. In an attempt to assess the situation Two steals a glance at Five and seems to make up her mind to not give up. If Five hadn’t spoken up I can’t help but wonder if Two would have allowed Four to do it. Seeing Five faithfully staying with her seems to motivate Two to not just give up. She has a crew that needs her and she’s not going to go down without a fight. Two feels fine, but Four reminds her that the virus was detected in her system. She shuts down Four’s plan and turns to face Five. No words are spoken between them, but the look in Two’s eyes has a silent message begging Five to talk to her. Two was so hard faced towards Four and the second she looks at Five her face softens drastically. Five has some choices to make as she has to decide if she can face Two after everything that happened. With a timer on Two’s life she doesn’t have much time to make these decisions.

Six is still valiantly trying to find a way to rescue One and Three, but he can’t get them to respond. The Android assists him while he keeps making passes over the ship looking for a viable airlock.

Five watches Two in the isolation bay and seems to have made up her mind. She’s not going to let Two die without talking to her. As she approached the chamber you could see this look of determination on her face. She’s not entirely ready to forgive just yet, but she’s also not ready to lose Two. When Five tells Two that she doesn’t want her to die the look on Two’s face is one of pure relief. She forces a slight smile at that statement as she realizes that things between her and Five may not be completely destroyed. Seeing that Five is finally receptive to a conversation Two apologizes for what happened on the space station. She explains that it was a reflex and that she lost control. That there is the core of Two’s trouble right now, she lost control and that scares her because she thought she could be better than the person she once was.

Two: “I thought I could make things different, you know…take a different path. Now it looks like I might not get the chance.”

At hearing that even Two doesn’t think she’ll survive Five takes a deep breath as she tries to fight back her emotions. Here is this woman she’s come to care about and respect and she may lose her which is a lot for any teenager to take in. To someone like Five, with no memory of her past, Two really is the closest thing she has to a big sister or a mom. Sure, she has Six and they have a brother and sister relationship, but she has had the strongest connection with Two.

Two: “Do me a favor…don’t give up on the others.”

While Two may think Five gave up on her I don’t think Five is capable of really giving up on her or any of them. Sure, she is dealing with a bit of trauma after what she saw, but at her core she’s still not willing to write off Two. I think she sees the good that is Two even if Two can’t see it within herself. Whomever Portia was is not who Two is.

One and Three are trying to find their way to meet up with Six when they encounter an obstacle of the undead. They are having trouble with the lack of oxygen and Three thinks it is safe to try and make their way through. Unfortunately for them The Android is very good at her job, and very proud of her accomplishment, and was able to restore life support. Three is attacked and has to blast his way out of trouble while One watches on from above. Managing to blast them all Three calls One down and they finally make it to Six and get off the ship.

At hearing this news The Android and Five, who finally left Two’s side, both look relieved. I think it is safe to say at this point that The Android has become very attached to her crew. Her emotions are becoming every bit as real and human as her crew. In this moment she just seems happy that no other crewmembers are in danger.

With everyone back on the Raza the guys are both scanned. They are virus free and now everyone’s attention turns back to Two. One approaches her and looks genuinely worried for her. He cares for her and to lose her would be a massive loss to them all. Even thinking she is nearing the end of her life One still values her leadership and consults her for what may be her last chance to lead them. Together they decide to destroy the ship to make sure no one else is infected by what is onboard.

After everything One has gone through he seems to have grown stronger and found his backbone. He steps up and takes charge in Two’s absence and no one really seems to challenge him. Three does make a brief attempt and fails to get him back under his control. One is done playing Three’s game and it is nice to see him stand up for himself. Now we all wait alongside One to see how long it takes Three to vindictively spill the news about Jace.

The crew watches Two from a screen in the mess hall. Since she isn’t changing One advocates for her and says they need to scan her again. When they do the results reveal that she is now virus free. The look on Five’s face was beautifully played by Jodelle as she allowed Five to show her true feelings for Two. There is nothing lost between them and she does still care. Is everything perfect and fixed between them? No, I don’t think so, but there relationship is definitely on the mend. Two knew she wasn’t changing and demands to be let go.

One keeps fighting for Two and does his best to convince the others that Two isn’t a threat. When the decision is made it is One that The Android turns to for the final okay. With a nod of approval from One, Two is finally set free and she just wants to forget about everything that happened. The looks on her crews face indicate that isn’t likely to happen. She may be on her way to fixing things with Five, but the events of the day have done nothing to help right her downward spiral. She is still desperately trying to get and maintain control over everything and that is no easy task for anyone even if they have all their memories.

As things settle down and everyone settles back in to their routines Two finds her way to Three’s room. She apologizes to him for losing the ship, but he’s surprisingly okay with it. He was just hoping to get some money to have some fun with. Two points out to him that there are other ways to have fun. She comes on to him and for reasons I don’t understand he shuts her down. I don’t know if it was because of One saving his life or if he genuinely has a heart under his jerky exterior. After all she’s been through this would have been nothing more than her using him as a release. This is definitely not a healthy path for Two to be on, but it’s going to take time for her to deal with things and I hope Three continues to be respectful towards her. This actually made me respect Three just a bit as he went against his own nature to be a decent guy for once.

Cliffhanger reveals in the final seconds has become a defining quality of Dark Matter and this episode does not disappoint. After being shut down by Three, Two finds her way back to her room. She goes to a mirror and removes the bandage from her neck. The bandage is bloody which indicates she was truly injured, but the gash is completely gone now. Two rubs her neck in shocked astonishment and confusion. The episode fades out on Two’s confusion and we are left with another piece of the mystery.

This reveal was a big one for Two and dare I think it was right up there with the reveal of Jace. This opens up a million other questions about Two and the entire crew. Does Two have a unique biology that allowed her body to fight off the virus and maybe develop some level of immortality? Was she always immune because of some sort of past exposure? Is she a clone that may have a certain resistance to viruses? Is she, and her crew, from another dimension? We saw Six get hurt and not heal up, so is she different from her crew? What allowed Two to heal so rapidly? This sequence left many questions to anxiously await answers for.

Dark Matter downloaded a lot of information to us this week. We now have the possibility of interdimensional travel and we have the big mystery surrounding Two. This episode did a lot to grow One into a stronger member of the crew and it showed us a more human side to Three. The beginnings of a reconciliation between Two and Five was set in motion as they fought to fix the rift between them. We witnessed The Android refuse to give up on her crew and we saw Six risk his own safety to go back for One and Three. This episode did a great job of showing how this crew is learning to work together. It also set into motion several new potential storylines. It will be interesting to see where the crew goes from here.

Next week the show delves into Five’s memories and I have a feeling we’ll get to learn a bit more about all the crew. Maybe we’ll finally get some answers about the bonds the crew so naturally share. Be sure to tune into SyFy next Friday at 10pm EST for this episode then return to SpoilerTV for a detailed review.

If SyFy releases a screener I’ll be back later in the week to preview the next episode and Lindsey will be taking you through the review of that episode. I’ll return with a review of the following episode. Be sure to give Lindsey a big welcome back next week. I for one am very excited to read her thoughts on the next episode.

What did everyone think about this episode? Are you enjoying the bond between Two and Five? Do you like the oddball duo of One and Three? Did The Android’s humanity surprise you? Hit the comments and let’s help each other pass the time until the next episode.

About the Author - Aimee Hicks
Aimee works for a local newspaper and has a BA in Broadcasting and Cinema. She has been a TV lover since before she really understood what TV was. She has a long list of shows that she loves to watch and can be found on twitter (@ahicks83) live tweeting about each new episode whenever she can. A list of her favorite shows includes (but is not limited to) the following: 12 Monkeys, Orphan Black, Outlander, Chasing Life, Scorpion, The 100, The Night Shift, Bitten, Black Sails, 2 Broke Girls, Arrow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Continuum, Lost Girl, Faking It, Falling Skies, Finding Carter, Once Upon A Time, Orange Is The New Black, Switched At Birth, The Fosters, The Flash, The Originals, Teen Wolf, Under The Dome, & Z Nation. The upcoming shows she is most excited about are: Supergirl, Dark Matter, UnReal, Blindspot, Lucifer, Legends of Tomorrow, Stitchers, Recovery Road, Shadowhunters, Quantico, Code Black, Heartbreaker, and Chicago Med. She has a large and passionate dislike of ""reality"" TV, espeically ""reality"" dating shows, but has a weakness for Americas Got Talent and So You Think You Can Dance. But those two don't really count as ""reality"" shows, at least that's how she justifies those guilty pleasures. She was the original creator and co-founder of LOST Video Island (lostvideo.net) which is still operting under the management of the very capable and skilled group she turned it over to.
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43 comments:

  1. That was a very interesting episode. What does everyone think about interdimensional travel being incorporated into Dark Matter? Did the virus change Two or did she always possess this unnaturally fast ability to heal? Join me in speculating and helping pass the time until the next new episode.

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  2. Great review! But I have to say, you are a lot kinder about the choice to have Two sleeping with Three than I am. I lost a lot of respect for her character with this move, and I'm unhappy with the writers for going there. It felt like a way to...and I hate to say it...but to take the strong female character "down a peg." She sleeps with the scummy guy on the ship, then when she goes back for more, it's HIM who turns HER down. I really didn't like it. In my eyes, it made her look weak and silly. And all over Three, a character whom frankly after last week, I really don't like. At all.

    I am glad that One looks like he won't allow himself to be under Three's control anymore. I was disappointed for the writing choices for him last week as well, and as he's one of my favorites, it left me unhappy with him. So seeing him assert himself again tonight, was a relief. I'd kind of been leaning towards him and Two as a pairing, but after tonight, I hope they don't get them together. Let her wallow with Three, One deserves better.

    I am glad that it looks like Two and Five might be repairing their relationship. It was a little too easy for Five to turn on Two like that last week. It felt a bit contrived. So I hope their rift is healed.

    Continuing to love Six. Leery with Four, but at least it feels like he has more of a moral code (albeit his own) than Three does. Android is great! And I really can't wait to see what we can see of Five's memories next week!

    And finally, great to see David Hewlett! Even if he was playing a bad guy, LOL!

    I hope there are no more zombies though! I agree with someone else who posted on the after episode reactions: enough with zombies! LOL!

    I am curious about the new reveal, but it didn't feel quite as powerful as the reveal that they were criminals, or that there was a "real" Jace out there. But still, it's cool that every episode, we get a bit of something new to chew on! Makes the show interesting!

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  3. I don't disagree with you regarding Two and Three sleeping together. I wish the show hadn't gone that route, but I understand why they did it. Two is on a spiral and when a person spirals they tend to become self destructive. This wasn't about love or even lust. What she did with Three was all about control and release. She picked him because he means nothing to her and because of that she could justify using him. If she had gone to One she wouldn't have been able to use him in that way. After she thought she lost Five she kind of lost it a bit. Even as things are repairing between her and Five she still has to deal with this demon hiding in her subconscious and I believe that terrifies her which is what sends her to Three in the end. I didn't read that as him rejecting her, but instead I read it as him understanding, to a very small degree, what was going on with her and forcing her to have to start facing it instead of trying to escape it.

    I think eventually One and Two will be together, but they both have a lot of issues to work through first. She has some make issues to have to face down before they can be together, but in time they seem destined to be together. Keep in mind he's not perfect either so he has to come clean with her about Jace before they have a chance to give a relationship a go.

    I agree, no more zombies please only because it is a pain to review because I don't know how to refer to them. The show technically never calls them zombies, so that made it for an interesting review.

    I think the Two thing was on par with the Jace reveal just because of the number of questions it launches. This is much better than the Four reveal only because there is way more mystery in regards to her. As soon as we learned Five's dream was about Four we already had some answers. With Two we have nothing more to go on.

    Thanks for reading the review and for the amazing reply. I love long detailed replies and especially when a lot of thought has been put into them.

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  4. I loved the episode, even if it focused a bit too heavily on One and Three. I really hope that the next few episodes pull a bit away from them and gives the other characters more of a chance.
    As for the inter-dimensional travel, it certainly opens up a whole lot of possibilities, does't it? Is it just Jace, or is there another Raza crew out there? Why come here? Was it intentional? Will we see this alternate dimension? So many questions I don't even know what to ask.
    As per usual, my focus was on the Android and the rest of the ladies and this was a nice episode for them. The Two/Five scenes were great, they really delved into their relationship after what happened on the space station. The Android doing her level best to save Two was great and I am so excited to find out more about their relationship and what they used to be like. The Five/Android scenes were hilarious and great. JM said that the most important relationship for the Android was going to be with Five, and we're really seeing that come about in that she's the one who really treats her like a member of the crew, and a person, saying please and thank you instead of just giving orders.
    Although, I have to say that the Android's response to Five's question about why anyone would want to mess with inter-dimensional space was a bit hinky. That, along with her 'a while' comment about the dead boy mark it as the second time she's said something a bit off. She's very logical, so her natural response would have likely been about what could be achieved by accessing IDS, not an observation on the unpredictability of people. I'm not thinking it's a sign of her being evil, but maybe a sign that she's becoming less rigid in her thought processes and how she interacts with the world, becoming more human, essentially.


    All in all, I very much enjoyed the episode, and so begins the long wait until next Friday...

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  5. Also, on another note, has anyone picked up massive Mass Effect vibes from the background music? I keep half-expecting Commander Shepard to waltz in and start asking really out of place personal questions.

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  6. 5 saw the person on the ship that she trusts the most kill three guys right in front of her, I dont understand how you came up with it being contrived that 5 is now leery about 2.

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  7. I think it was necessary to have that extra focus on One and Three in order to tie up bits of their story to clear room for evolution of the other characters. They needed to give One a backbone and take Three down a notch before they could level things out and move on.


    They needed to put Two in a position to redeem herself with Five. An apology is great and I think it was tremendously helpful to Two that Five allowed her to explain herself. It was also nice that Five seemed to understand what happened to Two in that moment. But the story also requires that rift to remain a bit longer to allow these two to find their way back to the bond they had prior to the space station. There has to be a history between them and every interaction we see gives us a bit more insight into what they meant to each other in the past. Five is exceptionally important to Two, but I don't think Two understands it any more then we the fans do. It's definitely an intriguing pairing and I can't wait to watch their story continue to unfold. Based off of the previews for next week we will get to see Two stand by Five's side in her time of need. In that preview clip the fear for Five's life was thick in Two's voice, so I have a feeling we're in for a wild ride next wee. This will either serve to strengthen their bond or cause another fracture, depending on whether Five sees anything from Two's past or not.


    Five is definitely important to The Android, but Two factors in with both of them and I'm glad to see the show allow these women to be so supportive of each other. Both Five and The Android fought for Two this week much as she has fought for them time and time again. As I said in the review I think the innocence between Five and The Android are what really make this relationship special. They are childlike stuck in this harsh reality. Together they can kind of help each other through these hard to understand situations.


    I'm anxiously awaiting the next episode too. I desperately hope we get a screener of that episode so that I can give a preview and help ease some of the anguish of waiting for the next episode. Until then I'm as anxiously awaiting what comes next as everyone else. The next episode looks like it will give us a lot of much needed information about these characters.

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  8. The shoe definitely setup the rift beautifully, in my opinion, as they built this strong bond then shattered it in an instant. Two really is the closest thing Five has to a sister or a mother figure and to see the person you've come to idolize, respect, and maybe even love do something like that is earth shattering. Her entire world was ripped out from under her and it's going to be a struggle for them to find their way back together. This episode helped and the next episode has big potential as well, but it is going to take time to mend what was broken. This was a well planned and well setup rift and I look forward to seeing how it will ultimately strengthen the bond they have.

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  9. I really liked this episode. We got some interesting reveals with the inter-dimensional space. I can't wait to see what new aspects that opens up in the show. The fact that Two could fight of the virus and be completely healed was different. I'm thinking something is genetically unique about her and/or possibly is connected to the inter-dimensional space travel. There was way too much One and Three. Those two characters are just so one note to me its hard to even watch them. I really wish more time was devoted to Six and the Android instead. I wish I could just get some of the information they may provide without all of the unnecessary "banter". It's really old and really uninteresting. I feel like with those two they are just killing time that could be allocated to other characters that need it and to other important things.
    I also don't think for a second that Two and Three actually slept together. I think they were doing something else entirely. As is in his personality Three was probably messing with One A. Because he doesn't like him and B. To try and make him feel even less in control. Like Three said and I've said this since the very first episode, One does think he's better than everyone else. My very first impression of him was that he had a holier than thou persona. The combination of that with Three's incessant doucheiness and hey I'm a rouge guy is so hard for me to get through, its pretty painful. At best I find them slightly tolerable, but by and large they are both pretty unbearable.
    The Android was hilarious this episode and I really liked her interaction with Five. She was much more integrated into the episode and the group. I really wish they gave Six more screen time. He is one of the best aspects about the show. As interested as I was to find more about Four last episode, he was so useless this episode. He's way too kill happy to point of ridiculousness. I called out his lack of logic in episode 3. And here he was pretty useless. I hope he actually finds a purpose next episode. And please show we don't need any romance between crew members. Particularly when they have no chemistry together and so early in the series. All of they mysterious are very intriguing and interesting. But to me bringing in the romance and continuing to spend too much time on One and Three will help ruin this great show.

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  10. Two is definitely special in some way, but the question is what about her biology makes her so special? Is she a free clone? Is she from another dimension? Could she be some kind of alien? We have yet to see any alien species, but the miners did believe the Raza crew to be a race of reptilian beings. It is a very interesting rumor to be floating around the galaxy if it has no merit. We know that Six is not like Two as his wound did not heal like Two's did. I can't wait to get some more pieces to the puzzle that is Two's past.


    I do actually think they slept together because of the way she turned to him after the quarantine. It seemed like she was familiar with him and knew he was more then willing. As I said in the review, I truly believe she is using him to control him. With everything else going on right now she needs someone or something she can control. What was fascinating is that when he turned her down she didn't push the topic as Three seemed to indicate she did during their first encounter. Starting to mend things with Five may have helped to curb he spiral just a bit, but Two still has things to reconcile from her past.


    I definitely agree that Three was right about One, but I think this episode did a decent job of bringing him to the same level of the other and finally giving him a backbone. I too would like to see less of One and Three for a couple episodes because we need to get more into Four and Six's stories. The show also needs to start fleshing out The Android a bit more. Not to mention the show still needs to deal with the issues between Two and Five. With the loose ends they left after episode 4 they needed this episode to tie up some of the One and Three story so they can move on. By breaking One from Three's control they've, for now, broken the bonds that were forced these two to keep working together.


    The sneak peek seems to indicate we'll get to learn more about Four next week through Five's memories. The promo gave a lot of snippets, so I think we're poised to learn tiny bits about each crew member next week, so I'm predicting it'll be more evenly divided episode with Five getting the core focus. From Comic Con interviews I think episode 7 is about Three then 8 and 9 are about Six, so ore is coming up.


    I think a romance is inevitable at some point, but I also trust that when a couple is finally minted it will be tastefully done. I trust Joseph and his team to not rush anything. A romance right now wouldn't work because these characters have to much going on, but in future seasons I fully expect to see some couples form.

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  11. The Two and Three reveal made me SICK to my stomach! So you honestly think Two DOES have feelings for One? Don't hate me for saying this but i actually agreed with Four wanting to give Two an honorable death. Honestly if i was in the same position i'd want to go like Four said, being myself and in control rather than a cannibalistic monster. Again don't hate me but when you talked about why people go into shows, the thing that first draws me in is there has to be a relationship, a "shippng couple". Because if there's not i don't feel a connection with the how if it's just story and stuff. The Android is becoming more and more human, normally it'd bother me because Androids don't have human qualities, but Ann somehow has a connection to this crew that it's believable to me for her to be more human. That arm motion had me on STITCHES! Why do you think Five lied to the Android about the gun? Two healing that fast caught completely off guard, SERIOUSLY i can't predict SQUAT on this show LOL. I don't know what the crew is but one thing's for certain, they're not normal. One and Three getting into trouble is like saying you like Mac without the Cheese, those belong together LOL, One and Three are danger magnets.

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  12. Well Five is LITERALLY "childlike" LOL, i can't handle another fracture between Two and Five, there's not a lot of friendly female relationships on TV and this one ranks as my Top 5 and i don't want the show to lose that.

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  13. The "demon" being Portia Lin right?

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  14. space-zombies!!! :D


    I rest my case.

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  15. NoneofyourbusinessJuly 13, 2015 at 10:22 AM

    I don't think Three was being nice by turning down Two; I think he was put off by her mysterious immunity.

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  16. NoneofyourbusinessJuly 13, 2015 at 10:30 AM

    I would bet on Two being genetically enhanced.

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  17. Could it really be that simple of an answer? I'm not sure Dark Matter likes simple answers.

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  18. Correct. Portia is Two's own personal demon. Portia is someone she realized she can't control nor escape since she's an inherent part of her.

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  19. NoneofyourbusinessJuly 13, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    Doesn't seem simple to me. That would give her a dark, complicated past with whatever group enhanced her.

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  20. NoneofyourbusinessJuly 13, 2015 at 1:49 PM

    "I agree, no more zombies please only because it is a pain to review
    because I don't know how to refer to them. The show technically never
    calls them zombies, so that made it for an interesting review."

    http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotUsingTheZWord

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  21. About the episode, I am not so sure that Two slept with Three. First I thought they, maybe, had doing something that wasn't sex, exist the possibility that There was just mess up with One.After I thought like you about Two's mental situation, she was confused about what happened on the station and the situation with Five didn't helped.

    Android is trying so hard be part of the team, what I want mean is she is doing her best to feel util, to please the others. In this episode she showed that she really love these guys. She make me remember Data from Star Trek. Her scene with Five was really fun.

    Six acted as a real second man in command. What makes me think that Six has a old partnership with Two. What explain, mainly, his relationship with Five. It's not like the Two/Five bond, but is the most closest of it.

    Three up on my concept when showed be loyal to One. Their bond is a really good thing for the show. But I don't trust him yet. His idea about how take memories from Five doesn't help much to make us trust him.

    Four showed be a loyal guy, beyond rational. He could attacked Two, but did not. His proposal to Two doesn't make Five trust him, but was a comprehensible proposal.

    This was a really intense episode to Two and Five. They are very important at each other.

    The interdimensional travel bring a lot of possibilities.
    Assuming that the one who hid the card is the owner of the gun, this can mean is the person who probably killed the boy. This raises among several possibilities. The main for me is that One is a parallel version of Corso, and is the original owner of the card. What gave us two possibilities: 1 - One is the one who killed the boy and wiped the crew memories. I can't see him as a murderer. But I don't discount that possibility; 2 - Someone discovered One, and stole his card. That make this one the killer of the boy and maybe the responsible for wipe their memories.

    Finally someone who sees the whole picture, no just what is been talking. I mean, I try to understand all what happens in the scene and the reactions of everyone who is on the scene even if is in the background, but based in some comments, usually I think seen too much.

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  22. In the fourth episode, after finished the massacre, Two seemed confused because what she did, but I stayed with the sensation that was not just that, seemed like she realized in that moment how important Five was/is to her Portia/Two and couldn't understand.

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  23. I kinda think like you.

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  24. Maybe they are all clones, or, like, enhanced clones, that last longer and think they're human, like in "The Island", and that's why Two healed so quickly, and that's why they don't seem to have the same personality as their "former selves"... And I thought thatb thing between Two and Three was so random, that I wondered if maybe I missed something. I thought she didn't trust him at all? When did that happen? Loved the episode!

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  25. good review except you missed Two's comments when she was finally released from isolation,
    " I don't suppose there's any chance that we can just pretend that this never happened...didn't think so"
    There was a very obvious divide and mistrust between Two and the others, with One trying to gather her some support, Six sitting on the fence again, Four ready to shot and ask questions later and Five just looking scared and lost. The Android, exceptional work by ZP, is even confused. Remember this group are walking a fine line on trust issues because of the memory loss and even the smallest thing can tip them one way or the other. Now add that two was infected with evil dead dease and any trust she had built with them has gone down the toilet. Three didn't turn down a leg over for any other reason except that Two had infectious cooties and he wasn't going to touch her with a barge pole, he looked away when she had asked for a little support and comfort when she had stepped out of the isolation chamber.

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  26. I think the Android is still gonna surprise everyone... Don't know if she'ss turn out evil or not, I don't even know if this show is going to be like that (very evil characters, very good characetres)... Sometimes I pick up on some weird answers from her, or looks, so there must be something in store for her and I can't wait to see it

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  27. NoneofyourbusinessJuly 13, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    As Aimee pointed out, though, Six didn't heal quickly.

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  28. That is a very valid point. I did have ideas on that but somehow I managed to leave them out of the review. They were confused is the best way to describe it. I think under other circumstances Five would have run to Two, but the issues they still have to work through kept her away. The Android was just trying to figure what the hell the humans were going on a out. Four made his opinion known very early on and would have been happy to mercy kill her to avoid all this. Six will stand with Two no matter what happenes. She was infected and he championed brininging her home. One has his own secret and a thing for Two so he is definitely loyal to her. Three on the other hand was surprised and I can agree to the assessment that it probably had something to do with him turning down Two.

    I think what she wanted was for them to forget how horribly another mission went. I think she was speaking more to her leadership record versus her emotional connections to the characters. She is a great leader and puts her tram first but they also aren't getting anything out of any of these missions which is not helping her case.

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  29. She asked if the Five had found something beyond the card was strange.

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  30. Two's world was rocked by thinking she lost Five because of her reflexive action. Five was terrified when she thought she was going to lose Two to the virus. They still have work to do to mend their relationship, but I fully expect them to get back on the same page in time. Whatever bond they had in their pasts has carried through to this new existence. It's strong enough a connection to get them through this.

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  31. I believe that in that moment some remnant of Portia emerged and Two lost complete control. It wasn't just the shock of realizing what Five meant to her, but it was also the terrifying feeling of having lost control of her body. For a woman who has been in charge from the beginning of her introduction to her life as Two that had to have shattered her world. Still, she was able to shake it off in the name of getting Five to safety. Five means the world to her and she doesn't understand it any more then we do, but she'll do anything to protect her. We've seen Two react this way towards Five time and time again. She wouldn't let Five have a gun in the premiere and when they were being boarded her very first instinctual act was to send Five away to safety. She's been putting her own body between Five and danger since the moment they met. The instinct to protect Five and the knowledge she cares for her were not new realizations to her. I think the core of Twos reaction at the end of that scene was based on her loss of control. Then the realization of what she had just subjected Five to hit her. She realized in that moment that she inflicted pain on someone she's fought so hard to protect. It's a very interesting dynamic.

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  32. There are many layers to The Android, so it will be interesting to see what she really knows. I don't think they'll make her evil, but I feel like she knows a little more then she's let on.

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  33. I'm not a fan of the Two and Three duo either, but then again I don't think the show was aiming for us to ship them together. As I said in the review, I think she was simply using him as an outlet. She needed someone or something to control and he was a convenient choice. It was her very poor way of dealing with Five's rejection and her own loss of control on the space station.


    I do believe that there is something between One and Two, but I also think it is far to soon to focus to much on that story. These characters have way to many other things to deal with without adding relationships to the equation. I hope they don't have a hookup until next season at the earliest. I won't be surprised if it happens this season, but I hope they hold off.


    Technically Five didn't lie about the gun. She just omitted knowledge of its existence. I think she's concluded that she killed the boy herself and that scares her. It's not all that different from Two's struggle. Every character has a secret about something they've learned about their past lives and it's eating away at them. I think she's afraid of realizing she may be more like her crew mates then she'd like to admit.

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  34. I didn't mean the circumstance was simply, but more of the obviousness of it. I can't imagine the show would make it such an obvious answer.

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  35. NoneofyourbusinessJuly 14, 2015 at 5:01 AM

    I think the answer that makes the most sense is the most likely. Zombies are pretty obvious, after all.

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  36. I watched some videos from Comic Con and they seem to indicate Six will be getting a double episode, 8 and 9, to explore his story. Hopefully we'll start to get some answers about him then.

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  37. True, I'll give you that, the zombies were quite obvious. I'm still not convinced that they'll make it that obvious though, but this show has surprised me before so anything is possible. She's definitely enhanced or special in some way. I just watched a clip from next weeks episode and Two is still sporting the bandage on her neck. She is not revealing this secret to anyone anytime soon, so I have a feeling we're going to be left hanging in regards to getting any definitive answer.

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  38. Sorry, I messed me. I agree with you, she was confused by what she did. But what I wanted to mean is that the slap on Five was what unleashed all the action. Two literally turned herself into monster to protect Five and I think thanks to that she kind of realize how important Five is to her. As you said, she do not understand too much about this as us. But maybe before she saw her relationship with Five as a kind of sympathy, a normal reaction with a kid in one complicated situation, like is in their case.

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  39. I really like how you described Two making herself a monster for Five. That is a great description of the moment. I think Two understood from the start that things were more complicated in terms of Five. When she split the group up in the premiere she made sure to keep Five at her side. She's felt that bond from the very first moments, but she never had to so anything extreme to protect her until that moment. It's a very complicated dynamic with great emotion and heart at its core.

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  40. Space zombies. The writers really are just checking off their list of overused science fiction cliches, aren't they?

    Two shacking up with Three is just the stupidest plot development. No strings attached sex is find and all, but it's vital to the narrative to plant some seed before hand (Two demonstrating in some way that she finds Three attractive) instead of just dropping it in completely out of the blue. And as of yet it only serves to make an intolerable One even more intolerable, as he spends much of the episode whining like a baby.

    Dear Two: when you're attacked by a big mountain of a man, he's not going down no matter how hard you hit him, and you have TWO guns, stop being an idiot and just shoot him. Plots driven by character stupidity are always a bad sign.

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  41. A lie by omission is still a lie

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  42. I am about finished with a preview for this weeks episode, but I don't like to post when I can't be around to interact with all of you. I'm planning on having it up tomorrow in the early evening hours. I'll try to have it up around 8 EST, so join me for a peak into the episode and another round of guess the quotes.

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