"It Can't Be True", the seventh episode of The Ark brings back a ship mystery that involves the whole crew! Re:cap - "Pretty Big Deal"; The Ark-1 is upgraded with parts from Ark-3 and goes to warp. They answer a distress call from Ark-8 and travel to the desert planet, Raynick-J. On the shuttle flight, Kimi asks Brice about Maurisa Yi and he suspiciously says he doesn't know her. The survivors find them and it is revealed that they are Gen-2 clones. Also, that one clone, Ian, looks identical to Lane! Other, unstable Gen-3 clones, attack the shuttle. They are able to escape throwing of the attack of the clones, had to do it! At the conference room, Ian is hungrily tucking into a meal when he says the Gen-3 clones shouldn't be rescued.
Alicia explains that the Gen-3 clones are unstable because they are clones of clones. Kabir says that their genes start to degrade. Alicia says they can use gene therapy. There isn't enough room to house the clones and Eva says she can refit the storage dome to keep them in quarantine. Felix says that Kabir can make sedatives that he can use to tranquilize the clones with a security team. Garnet has Brice pilot the team so Lane can talk to Ian. At Lane's room, Ian says he grew up in a lab, had Ark-8 taken over by the Gen-3 clones, and crashed on the planet. Lane is not happy finding out that he is a clone since he had a family. Ian shows his foot explaining that the clones had tatoos on their left heel, I think of the dolls and action figures with company copyrights.
Lane says he doesn't have a tattoo and Ian walks away. At the bio-dome, Kimi shows Lati a photo of Brice smiling next to Maurisa!, Lati says she thinks Brice and Eva are spies. She shows a photo of Harris Beckner (Dominic Cicak) was Eva's lover who died and Lati says he was Eastern Federation. Lati shows Eva's profile photo in mission uniform while the others are in training uniforms. Eva and Brice may have ties to Eastern Federation, but I sense more complications to their stories. Kimi wants more evidence on Brice and tells Lati to be patient. Kelly is frustrated trying to get her controller to work, in the next cell, Trust is annoyed at her complaints while he tries to read Sherlock Holmes. He says Moriarity, Holmes' nemesis, was misunderstood!
She admits Catrina from the quantum entangled world gave it to her. Trust says he can work out how to use the device and she hands it to him! Lane is looking at his left foot when Garnet who was told about the tatoo by Ian enters his room. He admits that he had a scar on his foot and his father told him it was from a cut he had as a kid, but he didn't remember it. Lane is confused about his identity and Garnet tells him that he is an "incredible lieutenant" and her friend. Angus with his flower is nervous, but knocks on Alicia's door. She kisses him and he shows her the flower, Alicia laughs. A sweet moment. Felix debriefs the team about using "non-lethal force." Kimi and Brice are in the shuttle cockpit when there is an explosion on the planet! Garnet enters engineering, Eva says that the explosion had a 100 mile radius, Garnet adds that the Gen-3 clones are dead!
The seventh episode is directed by Milena Grujic, her first work for the show, she was third assistant for the fantasy show, The Outpost. The episode is written by Madeline Hendricks Lewen who wrote the fourth ep, “The Other You.” Eva a signal came from the observation deck. They head to there to find traces of how the signal was sent. Kimi has found a device under a couch. Eva pulls it out. It has a Ark-8. It is Ian. Felix takes Ian into custody. Lane has no problem with Ian placed in the closet with the helmets. Garnet checks in at Lane’s room as he was playing on chess by himself, he needs an opponent. He still doesn’t know his brother. Lane sees Garnet has the Juno Project on her computer. She admits that she had no match. Lane didn’t know he was a clone. He says, “I guess it means were both available.” Hint hint.
Brice lights a candle, Eva is suspicious, and he says he wanted to make her room into a sanctuary.
He has found vodka and for the first time in some time she smiles. Eva wants him to stay and drink the vodka. He says she should have some tipsy dreams, kisses her, and leaves. Trust wonders about Catrina, Cat from the quantum entangled universe in ep. 4, working on Kelly’s control. He is making the adjustments for Catrina. A signal turns her into the Terminator smashing a door control. She walks out even though Trust is surprised. Someone has Kelly’s control! He opens the door control, he's no real prisoner, to follow her. Kelly walks into Eva’s room and gets her in a chokehold! He shuts off Kelly’s augmentation.
Kelly releases Eva and her knuckles are bloody. She looks at Trust. At her room, Brice comforts Eva, Felix and Garnet wonders what happened. Brice blames Trust who had Kelly's control device. Garnet puts guards with Eva at all times. Kelly doesn’t know what happened. Trust says he was there to stop Kelly. Felix asks about her control. Trust looks to Kelly. She admits that Catrina gave her the control. Catrina giving Kelly the controller was a personal moment for her that she shared with Trust. Trust shouts to them that Dr. Marsh is the only one who can control Kelly’s implants. I like the ship mysteries.
At the bio-dome, Angus shows Alicia a plant, a budding apricot tree that he thought was her favorite. She admits that she is worried about Eva. He says he will keep her safe. Alicia laughs, thanks him, and they kiss. The Alicia/Angus relationship is great, but something always happens on this show! They walk back and Lati is angry that they are stepping on the crop. She says it is nice that they finally are together. At Ian’s cell, Lane has some pills for his clone. Ian admits that the research facility forced them to take pills that made them sick. He admits that they were bred for “spare organs.” Lane asks about their brothers. He says they took Fletcher’s heart and Danny’s lungs.
Dr. Marsh is checking on the Ark-8’s radiation patients. Dr. Kabir says that they haven’t showered and Dr. Marsh says that smells like flowers. She admits it is from Angus. He says he wants to kiss her! Kabir moves away and doesn’t want a relationship. There are complications with this relationship, but I like the pairing up of couples on the ship. She says Jelena is into him. Garnet and Felix walk in to talk to him about Kelly. Felix asks for his wrist device. He sees that here is no augmentation controls on it! Dr. Marsh says someone wiped out the control and pleads innocent!
At the conference room, they discuss Kelly. Garnet asks about Dr. Marsh. Brice brings up Trust. Felix wants to check on Trust’s device. Brice worries about Eva, but Garnet says Trust’s door codes are changed and guards placed with Eva.
Kabir checks on Milos (Kiernan Mortell), a fight outside gets everyone's attention, and Milos uses the distraction to grab a jab of pills. At the room, Alicia and Angus kiss, she takes off her shirt, passionate. I guess they are both paitent. She is distracted working on the problem with Kelly. He falls off the bed and vomits. I suspect this has something to do with Kelly's blood in him. At the observation deck, Jelena talks with Kabir aobut getting close to Marsh. Kabir is upset that she is monitoring Marsh. Eva is restless, Brice was sleeping, she is sweating and then collapses! Brice rushes Eva to medical. Marsh checks on Eva. Jelena notes the Critical Condition alarm and doesn’t want Marsh to work on her. He sees she has a rash on her neck. Marsh thinks it could be poison! He injects a solution into her neck.
THE ARK -- “It Can’t Be True” -- SHALINI PEIRIS, JADRAN MALKOVICH -- Photo by: Aleksandar Letic/Ark TV Holdings, Inc./SYFY.
She revives, but is weak. Jelena tells Felix that Marsh is “clean.” He still keeps her at medical. Kimi and Garnet . He says Marsh’s device was switched. Kabir gets their attention. She says it has analyzed Angus’ pillow and finds that it is the poison ricin. At the observation deck, Kabir tells Marsh that he is not a suspect. He says there is something there, but she is hesitant about relationships. Kabir has had problems with past relationships and needs some time. He tells her, “I think you’re really great.” At the biodome, Angus says there isn’t any castor beans. He looks and finds a castor bean plant, and turns to Lati. She starts to run and Kimi knows that it is Lati! Felix, Kimi, and Garnet. Kimi admits that Lati went “off book.” She admits they are Federation operative hunters. Kimi says she wanted to bring Eva to justice. This episode is a return to a ship mystery with the cast and is the best of The Ark where the characters are so compelling, I don't worry about reaching their destination!
Five Compression Suits out of Five!
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