Last episode, Yavalla is gathering her followers as an army to take The Outpost! Garret is showing villagers how to use a spear while Falista watches with her blue uniformed soldiers who laugh at the villagers awkward handling of spears. He has her soldiers train with the villagers, they are reluctant until Falista gives the order. She enters the throne room to speak with Gwynn. She is there with Garret and Gwynn demands that she turn over control of her army or leave. Falista bows and says that she will serve her as long as Tobin serves her. Garret mentions that Tobin only loves Gwynn so Falista uses her Red Kinj sending Garret and then Gwynn in pain. She stops gasping at her power and Garret threatens Falista with his sword. At the edge of The Outpost, Janzo is searching for plants as Wren is stunned that her mother survived the attack by Talon and Zed. She explains that her mother took the box from her father. Wren says Talon will get lost in the lava tubes and needs a map which she thinks is at The Outpost. A guard, Strom (Luka Jovanovic), is using the rat Zinj detector on refugees. He sees his wife, Ana (Milica Vrzic) who is infected! The incident should be reported to Garret.
THE OUTPOST - “The Hardest Part of Being Queen” - REECE RITCHIE, JESSICA GREEN, GEORGIA MAY FOOTE - Photo: Aleksander Letic/NBCU International © 2020 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment.
Garret finds Tobin who is drunk and angry at him for imprisoning her. It starts to get into a fight, it is brutal, but kinda comical at the same time. The fight enters the tavern with Walita stunned at the two friends fighting each other. Tobin strikes Garret’s head with a mug. Tobin throws them both off a top floor of the tavern! Garret admits that Falista used the Red Kinj on Gwynn. They both laugh at their fight. Wren and Talon enter The Outpost, Janzo follows and tells Walita that Munt is lost. Zed is behind them and warns a guard about the infected. Tobin enters the prison and finds the distraught Falista. Tobin with a black eye says she is not responsible for her action because she can’t control the Zinj. This is brilliant since it shows the strength of Falista's character. It remains to see how the Zinj will corrupt her or how this the Zinj can be controlled. Gwynn goes over the closing of options and Talon mentions the Black Kinj. She brings up that her father in the Plane of Ashes might know where is the Black Kinj. They both decide that the Black Kinj may be the only solution and hug each other.
Janzo walks up to the battlements where they see a man, Higley Muggs (Miutin Dapcevic) point out an infected woman. He takes out a blue potion that he has the woman drink and she collapses. She revives without the Kinj and a soldier uses the rat to find she is Kinj free. Janzo senses he is a fraud and accuses him of scamming the villagers. He has Janzo pay for a blue vial. Talon hugs Garret and shows him her sketchbook. She drew pictures of her family including her father. Garret says Gwynn sent him to try to convince Talon to stay. He wants to go with her, but of course he is needed for the defense of The Outpost. They kiss. Night, Zed is waiting with Talon, Wren wants to look for him and his map. Strom has the blue vial for Ana to bring her in. She reaches out to infect him with a Kinj. He opens the door letting her in as the other guards sleep! Tobin tries to defend Falista, controlling her power and threatened Gwynn, Garret brings up that she has the Red Kinj. He says her judgment may be colored by jealousy.
THE OUTPOST - - “The Hardest Part of Being Queen” - - IMOGEN WATERHOUSE - - Photo: Aleksander Letic/NBCU International © 2020 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment.
Falista is in her prison cell and visited by Janzo. He tries to explain the Kinj. She realizes it may be her fate to be imprisoned. In the morning, Gwynn appears, Falista says she wants to remain in the cell. She tries to transfer the Kinj, but Gwynn pulls away. She reaches out again, but Gwynn again pulls her hand away. Falista admits that she can’t control the Kinj. Gwynn calls the guards armed with crossbows and she orders the baroness to be freed. Her willingness to give it up proved that she is a good person. Gwynn sends her to Zed and Talon to learn how to use her Kinj. Falista bows to her. A very powerful step in dealing with the Zinj. Zed is throwing daggers. Wren brings the accordion-like map. Zed recognizes the mark of Corvin, his brother, who is back in the Plane of Ashes. Wren says she will join them. She had a relationship with Corvin. Wren leaves to say goodbye to Janzo. Zed is waking with Talon. They meet with Falista who needs their help for training. Talon tries to explain how their Zinj work before leaving for the Plane of Ashes. It seems like Falista is key not in how to control her Zinj, but for others.
Falista goes to see Tobin by the fireplace. He goes to hug her unafraid of her Zinj. She admits that she understands why he fancies Gwynn and releases him from their marriage vows. This is a selfless act. She gives him back his ring. I’m not certain why Zed doesn’t bring back Locuri to the Plane of Ashes, they may be more comfortable there, and he is master of them with his Zinj. Janzo is confronting Higley Muggs as Wren watches. He uses his “magic finger” to show Muggs’ trick. Wren tells him that she is going to the Plane of Ashes hoping to convince Corvin to help them. He knows the lava tubes that may lead to the Black Zinj. She kisses him to stop his babbling and leads him away. The Kinjed people look at them. Wren takes Janzo to Talon and Zed when Gwynn walks up and then Garret. She hugs Garret and then activates her Zinj opening the gateway so the heroes enter her gateway. The defense of The Outpost seems to be simple with one gate, no matter how strong, opening to an easy invasion. Considering the threat of the United, I think there should be at least a barricade set up with more rat Zinj detectors. Plus, they found that there is a possibility that the infected could still be in The Outpost so there should be random detectors. This is a good episode with complications of a charlatan, a takeover of The Outpost, but where is Munt?
Four Zinjes out of Five!
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