The Ark is heading to faster-than-light with the complication of the Trusts, the unknown factor of Kelly, and an uncertain FTL device may put the plucky crew in danger! Re:cap “A Slow Death is Worse“, the discovery of The Ark-3’s only survivor, Kelly, who tells the crew that faster-than-light speeds were accomplished by Evelyn Maddox. She took over Trust Industries. Ark-2 was destroyed, but Ark-3 followed Ark-1’s path to Proxima B. Angus Medford and Alicia Nevins discovered that Ark-15 fired upon Ark-3 with the Aliciaminium! Felix Strickland and Kelly find the weapon’s locker and he ejects the firearms while we see a gun tucked behind Kelly! Eva Markovic and Lt. James Brice find the Maddox unit, but it sets off a self-destruct! This is shut down by Lt. Spencer Lane who has found the code from revived William Trust! The ending was just crisis after crisis! This ep, Lt. Sharon Garnet tries to contact Lane who is at the secret compartment with the confused William Trust (Paul Leonard Murray. Lane tries to explain the situation, but is struck by Helena Trust (Mercedes De La Cruz)! He wants to know why they are on Ark-1. Next, we find Brice in bed with Eva, that was expected. They agree it is a one time affair, he is about to kiss her, then Garnet calls the bridge crew!
At the bridge, Garnet asks them if they have seen Lane, Strickland has made final checks on Ark-3. Brice drops a notice about near death experiences to get a sharp gesture from Eva, funny! Garnet has Nevins run the footage and Brice mentions the Aliciaminium, still love the name, she ignores it! Strickland asks for an enhancement and they see Maddox on the hull! Nevins goes to check Ark-3’s archives, Eva works on the retrofit, and Garnet sends Strickland to find Lane. Nevins finds Angus at hydroponics when Kelly suddenly stands up, warning! warning! Kelly is surprised Ark-15 attacked her ship. Nevins wants to include Kelly, but she refuses. She wants to go to a remembrance for Ark-3 and Angus decides to go with her. Buddy, wrong tree. They leave Nevins behind. By the way, in this whole exchange, Nevins never babbled, a development? They get to the ceremony and Kelly doesn’t seem too concerned about her former crew members, maybe because she killed a few if not most of them! William Mulcahy (Steven William Moore) also presides over this memorial. She puts her arm on Angus interested in his work.
THE ARK -- “Every Single Person Matters” -- TIANA UPCHEVA, PAVLE JERINIC, TAMARA RADOVANOVIC, STACEY READ -- Photo: Aleksander Letic/Ark TV Holdings, Inc./SYFy
Strickland reports to Garnet about Lane missing. Lane is unconscious as William paces, seriously?, they just let him lie on the floor? He recalls in a flashback that they were leaving the company headquarters. William was angry at the takeover of his company. Strange nod by Helena to a guard before entering the car. They kiss and Helena injects William with a device. Yeah, someone who suddenly wakes up and attacks a crew member can’t be trusted. He realizes his wife put them in Ark-1! A search party with Strickland, Nevins, Brice, and Jelena checks the ship, Stickland has already looked for Lane, it will be at a place that is not a common part of the ship. They look, but report to Garnet that they couldn’t find him. Strickland has Nevins look up Lane’s last transmission. She has found the location, Sector OT, unknown to all of them! Dr. Sanjivni Kabir is conducting an autopsy of the other Ark-3 crew member, Ross, she records her findings. She is very shaken that the bleeding she was trying to stop was not effective. He had died of heart failure. Angus checks on her next to Kelly, be careful Angus. He says he has come for the NOR (Natural Organic Reduction).
Not really considerate, Angus, Kelly just stares on, and Dr. Kabir says she is still conducting the exam. She sends Angus away. Helena tries to explain that losing his company and the threat on their lives is why she took them to Ark-1. Then, she brings up his affairs. Lane wakens, Helena tries to apologize, and help him up! Lane brings them up to date that they are years from Proxima B. William offers to help on the bridge, but Lane explains he has to protect Trust. William brings up that when the atmospheric de-carbonization initiative didn’t work, he built The Ark. Helena trying to act nice asks for Captain Lester, Lieutenant Commander Susan Ingram, and Ensign Trent. He says they all died. Strickland and Jelena are checking the cargo hold where he had pursued Trent. He realizes there is a space between their search area, but not how to reach it. In the engineering room, Eva is attaching the Maddox retrofit almost by rote while Nevins is impressed about it. Nevins mentions that the faster than light discoveries led to disease control which interests Eva. Then, she brings up Angus, and Eva says she should “hold on tight.” Then Strickland and Jelena arrive and he wants her help with the Ark blueprints.
THE ARK -- “Every Single Person Matters” -- SAMANTHA GLASSNER, TIANA UPCHEVA, RYAN ADAMS, STACEY READ -- Photo: Aleksander Letic/Ark TV Holdings, Inc./SYFy
Eva says it is “redundant systems”, but Strickland wants her to follow them. Cat is resting when Dr. Kabir enters. She takes off her robe to show a mole she wants removed. Dr. Kabir is there for a session so Cat gets to her seat, funny! She admits her hands were shaking and that she was addicted to pills. Cat sympathesizes saying she was in a UV storm ten years ago, became dependent on pills, and then went to a rehab center! So, she says her quarters are her rehab center. Cat is becoming more and more an important crew member. In fact with the tensions of the crew, I wonder why Lt. Garnet did not make a shipwide announcement and have Cat work to assist Dr. Kabir with so much time on her hands. The doctor says Strickland locked up the drugs, more drugs came from Ark-3, so Cat offers to keep them under lock and key to give them out when needed. Yay! Strickland and Jelena begin searching the wall for a latch and he manages to open the door. William is still pacing and Lane reveals the hidden door to the genetic material. William says it was to be installed on their scheduled Ark, but Helena planned ahead, so they kiss. The next door has locked out the team and Eva has to by pass the door lock.
William is impressed seeing the genetic library, he points out to Lane the butterfly, he says the butterflies pollinated the last crops. Next, he says only the command crew were briefed on the library. Then, they hear the door open. Strickland enters first and Helena recognizes him! I hope she somehow saved Felix’s daughter! Strickland and Jelena escort the Trusts through the ship with the rest of the group, some crew members are excited at their appearance. Including Cat and Nevins! One woman spits at William for his experiments. Helena defends her husband and reminds her of the ship. Jelena takes the woman away. They reach the bridge, Garnet is about to welcome them, but Brice gives William a right cross! This is stunning! Stickland holds him back and Brice yells that someone who had Klampkins, his disease, and that he put it into the atmosphere! Garnet has Jelena take away Brice. He walks away. Garnet apologizes, introduces herself as acting captain, and then has them on the bridge with food and Dr. Kabir check on their post-cryo. Helena wants Felix to guard them. Garnet looks at Lane who admits he knew about the Trusts since Trent’s death. Love the tension! The Ark continues to travel in space and with a very human, relatable crew and more secrets!
Five Compression Suits out of Five!
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