The Outpost, “We Only Kill to Survive”, Review!

It is season 2 of The Outpost, Talon is the last of the Blackbloods, she travels to The Outpost to hunt down her people’s killers, and manages to summon a demon called Lu-Qiri.  Then, her ally Gwynn becomes queen, and leads the soldiers against Everit Dred and the Prime Order.  Talon’s friend, Janzo, has discovered the life cycle of the drug colipsum.  The finale had the strange girl companion of Dred, Ilyn, say she is the Dragman!   Riders go through the snow and Captain Garret Spears (Jake Stormoen) checks on tracks.  He sees the corpse of Lord Abdonn and rides on.  They reach a fortress and Garret takes out his sword and a torch.  He is hunting Dred in the dark tunnels.  Dred (Philip Brodie) and his henchmen cut down Garret’s soldiers and they get into a duel.  

Garret is about to finish off Dred, but is cut down by Essa Khan (Sonalii Castillo), the hunter who works for Dred.  Somehow, I think Garret survives, but I’m not certain how.  Day at the Gallwood Outpost, Talon (Jessica Green) checks a necklace and tries to talk to Ilyn (Elizabeth Birkner). She has given her a name to call a Lu-Qiri.  Her temple glows and she opens a portal naming the insectoid demon.  Out of the portal is a woman (Lilly Hollunder).  This is a new complication, not only demons, but there are Blackbloods for some reason.  Talon flashes back to when she was younger (Bella Padden), in the snow hunting.  Her human father and son try to loose arrows at the Rennic, a deer-like beast, he tells Talon, “We only kill to survive.”  Talon’s arrow that finds its mark.  They return with the beast and its meat, Talon goes to fill water buckets, and sees the family dead.  

THE OUTPOST - - “We Only Kill to Survive” - - JESSICA GREEN, ANAND DESAI-BAROCHIA - -  Aleksander Letic/NBCU International © 2019 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesty of Electric Entertainment. 

 

There is a Blackblood (Milos Timotijevic) in black leather, he wants the secret that her mother gave to her, young Talon tries to escape and throws a dagger that kills him.  The woman Blackblood has joined the Lu-Qiri.  Talon admits she killed the Blackblood with the same mark on his cheek, her brother, Varlek.  The Blackblood commands the Lu-Qiri to attack and knocks Talon away.  She holds a spear to Talon!  Janzo (Anand Desai-Barochia) is busy telling the story of Talon kissing him to the imprisoned Plagueling.  He sets off an explosion and is helped up by Naya (Amita Suman). A new actress for the character!  She tells him Queen Rosmund, who was Gwynn, wants to see him.  This brings us up to date with some of the many characters.  Rosmund (Imogen Waterhouse) walks with the re-appointed Marshal Whythers (Andrew Howard).  

He wants to give the soldiers some time to rest.  Janzo and Naya appear wanting more Plagueling subjects.  The queen wants Whythers to find the traitor.  In dark hall, a man (Nikola Rakocevic) takes some of the drug, colipsum, before he is knocked out.  The man wakes up next to Plaguelings.  A bearded man, Munt (Adam Johnson), sets him against a cage of Plaguelings, the Mistress (Robyn Malcolm) calls him Brogan.  She tells him that it is a colipsum farm.  Munt has a message for another shipment to Greyskins, troll-like creatures.  Janzo revives Talon.  The glow shifts to heal the cut on her head.  Talon updates Janzo about the situation and needs to find the Dragman taken by the rival Blackblood woman.  In the snow, Talon tracks the prints of the Blackblood and the Dragman, the woman says she has come to free the rest of her people.  

THE OUTPOST -- “We Only Kill to Survive” -- MILOS TIMOTIJEVIC, BELLA PADDEN 

--  Aleksander Letic/NBCU International © 2019 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesty of Electric Entertainment. 

The Lu-Qiri drops down to protect the woman.  Talon finds that the Blackblood has ordered the demon not to kill her.  Talon retreats.  This looks like an ongoing threat with the complication of Dred and the Prime Order.  Talon and Janzo appear at the gate and are taken to the queen.  Rosmund tries to smooth things over with Garret.  Talon explains what happened with the portal.  She leaves vowing to return the Dragman.  In the morning, the queen reviews the troops and gives one tired soldier a day off.  The gate opens and a soldier rides in.  He explains that Garret has died.  Whythers strikes the soldier until he is pulled off.  Talon asks who killed Garret and he says it was Dred. The winds howl outside of Gallwood Outpost.  

There is a knock at the door, but Queen Rosmund ignores it, so Marshall Wythers enters.  He wants to go out to bring back his son’s body.  She wants to send soldiers.  Rosmund hugs Whythers in sorrow.  Talon gets her horse saddled to go with Wythers.  He tells Talon that Dred is back at the Capitol.  Wythers wants Talon to stay to help Gwynn and rides alone.  Talon asks Janzo to bring her drinks and Rosmund joins her.  They play cards.  Rosmund is taking a bath attended by Naya.  They discuss strategies.  Naya suggests calling for riders to rise up against the Prime Order.  In the morning forest, the Blackblood talks to the Dragman, and she says there is no time from the Plane of Ashes.  The woman says that Talon will give her the way to open portals or the Dragman will be in danger!  This is an interesting continuation of the fantasy series.          

Four Daggers out of Five! 

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