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Dark Matter - Episode 7 - Preview: “Entertainment Hack”

Jul 24, 2015

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At the midway point Dark Matter is still as fierce as it was in the premiere. Last week gave us a lot of information and I thought that when we got Three’s story this week it would be quick snippets, but this show loves to surprise me and they dedicate a fair amount of screen time to his backstory. Speaking of surprises, this episode is full of them. The surprises aren’t quite as universe changing as the reveal of Jace or Two’s rapid ability to heal, but they are still surprising. Here is a brief glimpse into what each character will face this week.

One, like most fans, is still struggling to accept things between Two and Three. This week he confronts Two to mixed results. That confrontation leads him to make a very poor decision that puts the entire crew in danger.

Two has to juggle some personal issues while some major life and death events are happening around her. At least one of her complicated relationships will be challenged this week in a way it hasn’t been before. What will come of it? Wish I could tell you, but I’m anxiously waiting to find out myself. The great thing about Dark Matter is every episode builds on the story and this week is no exception, so there are no easy answers on this show.

Three provides the biggest past life surprise so far. Not because of shock value, his story has nothing to do with shock and awe, which was kind of surprising, but instead it focuses on who he was as a man. We knew Four was a prince, many guessed Five was a stowaway and thief, and while Six’s story was surprising his past life still held elements of the man we’ve come to know. Three on the other hand will surprise you in a way none of the others have. Anthony Lemke delivers a standout performance this week and it is powerful stuff. You will leave this episode knowing more about Three, but despite his lengthy flashback we only learn about a very small, but very important, time frame of his life. Even after his story is told you will still have as many, if not more, questions about him then you did when the episode started. Sarah (Natalie Brown), the woman shown in the sneak peek for this episode, plays a big role in Three's past, and it's both what you are thinking and surprising at the same time.

Four has some great fight scenes and an awkward interaction with Wendy. Other than that…well that is about it for him this week. Shows tend to sideline a character either right after an intense episode or just before that character is about to take the forefront. Based off of upcoming episode summaries I’m betting it’s the latter happening here. We don’t get much Four this week, but I get the impression he’s about to get a lot more screen time in the coming weeks.

Five gets them into the vault! What? That wasn’t enough of a spoiler for you? Am I supposed to tell you what is inside? Sorry, that would ruin the fun. You’ll just have to wait and see, but I will tell you this, there is some really good stuff inside. As usual, Five is Two’s go to person when things go horrifically wrong with Wendy. And trust me, when I say things go wrong, I am not exaggerating. She shares a nice moment with Two as they both stand vigil for a fallen friend. When the crew becomes separated she will find herself in an awkward partnership with Three.

Six joins Four in the secondary character department this week. He has a funny encounter with two of the other crew and a fun fight scene. And…yeah, that’s it. I suspect we’ll see more of him very soon, much the way Four’s turn in the spotlight is coming around.

The Android will experience jealousy towards Wendy (Ruby Rose), the entertainment android, and it highlights just how humanlike she is as she tries to secure her place amongst the crew. Zoie also gets a chance to show off her accent skills and the show would be missing out on a massive opportunity if they don't let her go into accent mode again in the future. While the story revolving around these two androids is fun and full of awesome interactions, I will warn this: one thing fans were hoping to witness does not happen. In the context of this episode it just wouldn’t have fit. But don’t fret; our favorite android has some amazing scenes this week. Some of the best moments of this episode come from The Android and Wendy trying to be better than the other. There will never be anyone who can top Zoie's android, but Ruby Rose does a decent job.

The normal shock ending we’ve all come to expect does not happen this week, at least not in the same way we’ve come to expect. However, with that said, the ending is important to the evolution of one previously setup storyline. It will certainly be interesting to see where things go from here.

This episode has a small body count and ends with one of the main characters in medical dealing with substantial injuries. Will they survive? How badly will they be injured? You’ll have to make sure to tune in on Friday night at 10/9C on SyFy to find out. Then be sure to come back to SpoilerTV for my detailed review of this episode.

My schedule this week will only allow me to administer one round of the quote game, so I’m including not one, not two, but three bonus quotes for those who may not want to tackle the big list. For anyone new to the game, guessing all the speakers right is worth a character specific spoiler and same goes for guessing all the recipients right. On the bonus quotes you must get both the speaker and the recipient right to earn an extra spoiler. In total four extra character spoilers are up for grabs. Who wants to earn all the other fans more spoilers?

“The factory default is set to something called Aussie.”
“I don’t eat for pleasure.”
“Look, against all imaginable odds, it turns out that somebody in this galaxy doesn’t think you’re a total jerk.”
“Find a way to work around whatever it is she’s done. I’ll distract her.”
“I don’t think we could get by without you.”

Bonus Quote 1:
“Depends on how extensive the damage is. We’ll have to wait and see.”

Bonus Quote 2:
“Why are you talking like that?”

Bonus Quote 3:
“It’s obvious there is something between the two of you…or at least there was.”

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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41 comments:

  1. This is a fun episode and a lot happens. Who wants to be the hero of all the other fans and earn some additional spoilers?

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  2. “The factory default is set to something called Aussie.”-1 to 2
    “I don’t eat for pleasure.”-A to Everyone
    “Look, against all imaginable odds, it turns out that somebody in this galaxy doesn’t think you’re a total jerk.”-5 to 3
    “Find a way to work around whatever it is she’s done. I’ll distract her.”- 2 to 5
    “I don’t think we could get by without you.”-2 to A

    Bonus Quote 1:
    “Depends on how extensive the damage is. We’ll have to wait and see.”-5 to 2

    Bonus Quote 2:
    “Why are you talking like that?”-1 to A

    Bonus Quote 3:
    “It’s obvious there is something between the two of you…or at least there was.”-2 to 3

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  3. Sorry for the delayed response. I was busy playing hide and go seek with a spider on my couch.


    Welcome to the game VIxx! Really good first guesses!


    1 speaker is right
    3 recipients right


    Bonus 1:
    VERY close


    Bonus 2:
    First guess and you've already gotten one right!


    Bonus 3:
    Very close

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  4. Correction! I was rattled from the spider adventure and told you wrong about Bonus 3! You got that one right too!

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  5. Ooh, I wish I could play the quotes game, but I have an unfair advantage having seen it, too. LOVE your preview post and absolutely adored episode 7. I didn't think I could love Three any more than I already do, but I was proven wrong; very wrong. And I couldn't be happier about it!

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  6. LOL hope you beat it.

    “The factory default is set to something called Aussie.”-5 to 2
    “I don’t eat for pleasure.”-A to 5
    “Look, against all imaginable odds, it turns out that somebody in this galaxy doesn’t think you’re a total jerk.”-1 to 3
    “Find a way to work around whatever it is she’s done. I’ll distract her.”- 6 to 2
    “I don’t think we could get by without you.”-5 to A

    Bonus Quote 1:
    “Depends on how extensive the damage is. We’ll have to wait and see.”-2 to 5

    Bonus Quote 2:
    “Why are you talking like that?”-1 to A

    Bonus Quote 3:
    “It’s obvious there is something between the two of you…or at least there was.”-2 to 1

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  7. It now has residency in my vacuum cleaner. It picked the wrong house to invade.


    1 is completely right
    1 speaker is right
    2 recipients are right


    Hint: None of these are spoken by The Android. Her lines were to awesome to risk spoiling.


    Bonus 1:
    Correct!


    Bonus 2:
    Correct!


    Bonus 3:
    Correct! Well, actually your original answer of 2 to 3 was right, but I checked that one wrong. I blame the spider.


    You've already got 3 spoilers guaranteed. Can you get the other 2?

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  8. Thanks for reading, Tom! I love reading your coverage of Dark Matter. I'm so glad this show is getting covered on so many different sites, it really deserves all the coverage it gets. Something tells me you'd get them all the quotes right the first guess, lol. I literally read over these things a least 10 times before posting to make sure I haven't said to much. This is a major episode for Three and Anthony. I can't wait for everyone to see it so I can geek out over it.

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  9. HA
    “The factory default is set to something called Aussie.”-2 to 5
    “I don’t eat for pleasure.”-4 to Everyone
    “Look, against all imaginable odds, it turns out that somebody in this galaxy doesn’t think you’re a total jerk.”-2 to 3
    “Find a way to work around whatever it is she’s done. I’ll distract her.”- 6 to 5
    “I don’t think we could get by without you.”-5 to A

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  10. You're getting insanely close.


    2 are completely right.
    3 speakers are right
    4 recipients are right

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  11. “The factory default is set to something called Aussie.”-2 to 6
    “I don’t eat for pleasure.”-4 to Everyone
    “Look, against all imaginable odds, it turns out that somebody in this galaxy doesn’t think you’re a total jerk.”-2 to 3
    “Find a way to work around whatever it is she’s done. I’ll distract her.”- 3 to 5
    “I don’t think we could get by without you.”-5 to A

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  12. 3 are completely right.
    4 speakers are right.
    3 recipients are right


    Hint: Everyone is not an answer to any of these quotes. This week all the quotes are spoken to one person.

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  13. “The factory default is set to something called Aussie.”-1 to 5
    “I don’t eat for pleasure.”-4 to 3
    “Look, against all imaginable odds, it turns out that somebody in this galaxy doesn’t think you’re a total jerk.”-2 to 3
    “Find a way to work around whatever it is she’s done. I’ll distract her.”- 3 to 5
    “I don’t think we could get by without you.”-5 to A

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  14. You have 4 completely right!
    All the speakers are right. Spoiler #4 has been earned!
    4 recipients are right.

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  15. “The factory default is set to something called Aussie.”-1 to 5
    “I don’t eat for pleasure.”-4 to 1
    “Look, against all imaginable odds, it turns out that somebody in this galaxy doesn’t think you’re a total jerk.”-2 to 3
    “Find a way to work around whatever it is she’s done. I’ll distract her.”- 3 to 5
    “I don’t think we could get by without you.”-5 to A

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  16. And just like that you have earned 5 spoilers for the characters of your choice. You are insanely awesome at this game. You know these characters really well. Pick whatever characters you want, but I do warn against 4 and 6 because I really did spoiler all there was to spoil about them in the above. Picking them would result in lame spoilers and you work to hard for that. The poor guys didn't get much to do this week.

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  17. If you want to use any of your spoilers for a guest character you're welcome to do that too.

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  18. Thanks a lot, these were tough! Okay could I get 1 spoiler for Wendy, 1 for the Lady that knows Three, 2 Spoilers for the Android, and 1 for Five Please. I can't believe this LOL

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  19. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7792abcee304b6a6681ee9fe8df6583dde6cee954f64f2c794b8b129b6ada521.jpg xcfdgfg

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  20. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7792abcee304b6a6681ee9fe8df6583dde6cee954f64f2c794b8b129b6ada521.jpg gfg fg

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  21. You earned this, so lets see if I can make your efforts worth it. And since it took me so long to reply to you I've even included an extra bonus spoiler for Wendy and Sarah.

    Wendy comes into the lives of the crew in a very unique way. She's the gift that just keeps on giving. She's amazing at all she does...including attempting murder on her captives.
    Bonus spoiler: She manages to deliver some good advice to one of the crew. That makes that person confront a situation they've been avoiding.

    Sarah has a short, but very intimate history with Three. There is a reason she was in stasis and it's going to break a lot of hearts. Natalie Brown, the actress who plays Sarah, has amazing chemistry with Anthony and they give this story so much heart.
    Bonus spoiler: She's from a planet this version of the crew has not encountered and I hope they never do.

    The Android actually has to get a pep talk from another crew member to get her to confront her jealousy issues. Every interaction she has with her crew is progressively making her more human, which probably aids in her experiencing this round of jealousy. She goes to extreme measures to try and reclaim her spot within the crew and one of those efforts involves cleavage. After all she's been through with the crew she still feels like she's on the outside.



    The Android tries everything to try and surpass Wendy in the popularity game. She eventually tries to call for a peace between them and, well, did I mention Wendy has a murderous streak in her?


    Five, at one point, holds the lives of everyone in her hands. She's the first to find her injured crew mate and she acts valiantly in the face of extreme circumstances. Three and Five get along way better then Marcus and Das did in last weeks flashback.


    I hope this was worth tackling those tricky quotes!

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  22. Oh boy was it ever. I was looking forward to this episode before, but now I'm going to be counting down the hours. Zoie Palmer sounds like she is going to kill it. I can't wait for accents and her attempt at cleavage Lol. I'm not a fan of Three or One I think they are by far the worst characters. Hopefully in this episode Three can make himself even a little bit of a 3D character. Not really interested in him at all, but I'm certainly open to him not being so one note anymore so bring it on. Can you say how much I'll have to suffer through more One and Two stuff. I really wish for season 2 they kill that thing with fire. Just not working even in the slightest. Even with those things I'm still looking forward to the episode. Sounds like there is no Android v. Android fight which is a big shame.

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  23. I've been on the fence about Three, but even the most hardcore Three haters will come away seeing him in a whole new light. We've only seen a very small sliver of who this man is. This was a necessary episode for him in order to give him some much needed depth.


    I can confirm that there is One and Two stuff peppered throughout the episode. I think it's a little early in the series run to be bringing in this kind of storyline, so I'm really hoping they'll cool things until much later, but I wouldn't get your hopes up.


    Zoie destroys it in this episode. How they got any usable footage is beyond me because I have no idea how she or her costars kept straight faces long enough to get the shots.

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  24. I don't want to get all weird with this question but how can One have, i'll say "relations" with a robot? LOL, i mean isn't she all metal? I saw two new sneak peeks so i saw One coming out the Entertainment Android's room. I also loved seeing Two jealous of a MACHINE, that's hilarious!!!

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  25. I came too late to guess, but i probably would've lost anyway.

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  26. "VERY wrong"? Whoa is it actually possible to think Three isn't as bad as we think?

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  27. She's an Entertainment Android so she has...um...hmm...well...certain anatomical attachments. If you enjoyed that sneak peek then start counting down to the actual episode because you'll love it.

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  28. So hope isn't shattered between One and Two? When have we seen sliver of who Three is?

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  29. You did really good on the Stitchers one earlier this week!

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  30. Okay i can understand it then LOL, it's the first time i've seen something like that HA! I never thought a sci-fi show would do that. So we'll see Two get more and more jealous?!

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  31. Two has trouble with her feelings, so I wouldn't say more jealous, but there are...conversations.

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  32. For real? Didn't i spend like a hour trying to guess?

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  33. Okay, also isn't it strange for an amnesiac to have walls up when she doesn't know who she is? "Conversations" like last week's cute, funny one or a heartbreaking one?

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  34. Okay her creator made her completely human, "involving cleavage" what robot tries that?!

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  35. She's not a robot, that implies no free will and The Android has proven she has her own mind. The cleavage attempt is in response to things she witnesses. She's just trying to fit in

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  36. That wasn't all that bad. I've gone way longer on some of the tricky Dark Matter ones I've challenged Dark Matter fans with.

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  37. Oh, cool then LOL. Did you get the screeners for the last 2 episodes of the season for Stitchers?

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  38. So she's not bound by Asimov's Laws of Robotics? Fit in huh, but come on Android play foosball or something, don't expose yourself.

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  39. No, and since we've gotten so few for that show I'm not going to bet on it. I'd be beyond thrilled, but I'm not counting on it. I'm just excited that SyFy keeps putting out screeners for Dark Matter.

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  40. Some people are hoping for different things, so some will be happier then others in regards to those two. We get a sliver of who he is this week.

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  41. I don't know what to make of it, i can't tell if the people that will be happy will be the people that want One and Two together or the other ones. THIS week, okay now that makes sense LOL, i thought you meant that we've seen a sliver of him in the past, which aside from him rejecting Two for One's sake we haven't seen squat.

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