I really enjoyed this episode! The first few episodes of Zoo had me a bit worried because they were quite laggy, but the past couple have found a good pace. Every week we’re getting more and more answers and the story feels like it’s steadily moving forward each week. This week was no different, with information on Reiden, the bats, and Mitch! This show keeps building week to week, and I think it keeps getting better and better, which I’m quite impressed with!
Last week all I wanted was for the side-story to have a connection to the main plot and this week my wish was granted. This episode’s side-story was less exciting but much more relevant, while also providing some background on Mitch’s history. At the beginning I was assuming that the dog was going to be evil just like the ones in Slovenia but I was pleasantly surprised when instead it was a super friendly dog who was just trying to help his owner, a little girl with some kind of seizure disorder. We later find out that this little girl is Mitch’s daughter, so this is his old family. Could this be what turned him so cold, cynical, and distant? The dog, Henry, ends up getting hit by a car and has to get surgery and take medication. We see that the meds are manufactured by Reiden which is never a good sign, especially after everything we learn about them during this episode.
So…I officially take back what I said last week about Jamie’s obsession with Reiden and also her being useless. She really proved me wrong this week. Without her constant hunt for answers about Reiden they would not have all the answers they have now. This week the remaining members of the team, Jackson and Jamie went to Mobile to investigate Leo Butler, a lead they got from Evan’s bible, which had Leo’s name written all over it. Agent Shaffer also joined them on their hunt for answers after confronting them at the hotel about a hacking attack on Reiden, curtesy of Jamie (like I said, she really proved her worth!). Also, on an unrelated note, Shaffer and Jamie have a really good chemistry, way better than him and Chloe. I hope they take his character in this direction instead and I hope he becomes a permanent member of the team, because so far I really like him! When they reach Mobile, they find out that Leo was a chemist for Reiden and he explains to them that Reiden spent millions of dollars and years investing in the production of the “mother cell”. By the time Reiden realized that the mother cell was dangerous they had already invested too much to abandon the project. Leo reveals that the mother cell is in all of their products, despite the “side effects”, and it can’t be stopped. This is the best lead they’ve gotten so far as an explanation of this violent animal behavior so they ask Leo to get them the mother cell which he has hidden away somewhere nearby. My question is, if this mother cell has been in every product for years why are the animals only becoming a problem now? Anyways, as Jamie and Leo are on their way back to Jackson and Shaffer, they get hit by a car. I knew something like that was going to happen, the shot as they were driving made me vastly uncomfortable! What I wasn’t expecting was that Evan was the one who crashed into them! After the crash, Evan grabbed the mother cell and I’m really curious what he plans to do with it. If he’s on the animal’s side what could the animals want with it?
Overall, I was really feeling this episode. We learned a lot about the animals motivations for wanting humans dead, learned more about Mitch’s background, and learned about Reiden’s involvement in all of this. Plus, it was exciting as well! That’s basically all you can ask for in a show at this point. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens to Jamie and Leo and I’m still waiting for the whole team to work together in one place. Hopefully the next episode won’t disappoint and will keep building off the great episodes of the past couple of weeks! Let me know what you thought of this episode in the comments and thanks for reading!