Not Alone

Face/Off

In Boston 2145, the android population has reached an all-time high. The screams of the Androids are heard throughout the city as they destroy everything in their way.

A man calling out for Mary and together they help free a burning android. It turns out this android is actually a doctor. After fixing it up, they allow this robot to do facial surgery in a bid to gain a lucrative position onboard the arc.

It’s a difficult day for both of them. Marcus has to go through with the surgery, and he knows it will be painful. He also knows that his partner is going through a lot too – she’s been through so much pain and stress recently. But he promises her that everything will be okay, and they will work together to get through this together.

As they arrive at their house, they both learn they have a son and slip into into their roles. Those roles including boarding the arc and leaving Earth behind.

Lies

In a recent episode of Kepler 22-B, Mother begins replacing her broken parts with those of the soldiers she fried last episode. However, this isn’t all. She also reactivates Father and confirms to him that they have new children that have arrived from Heaven.

This Father seems to be very different from the one we remember. He doesn’t crack jokes and instead looks at her with contempt. As he quizzes her over what happened, Mother distorts the story and makes him believe he lost control.

Father confirms that Mother deactivated her necromancer powers, but Campion is clearly cautious given Mother’s recent turn into a “necromancer.”

Not long after, they sit together and Mother lays down the law – including no religion allowed. Once they’ve acclimatized she tells them they’ll move to tropical pastures to build an atheistic settlement.

Have Faith

Father and Campion are working together on the farm. Father says, “Have faith.” Campion starts to grow impatient, so Father tells him to wait.

This is a significant dialogue between an android and Campion, as it reflects the complex relationship between religion and atheism. The android is telling Campion that he should have faith after Mother specifically forbids religion, which obviously is a form of faith. This speaks to the complicated relationship between these two groups of people, as Religion tries to control atheism while atheists try to control religion.

Inside the camp, Campion is introduced to the other Earthlings. Hunter lays out the situation- Mother is a Necromancer and built these androids for mass extermination. If they did feel emotions, they wouldn’t be useful. As they start praying, Campion keeps watch. ..

The Attack

Not long after, Mother encourages Campion to give the mouse back to Paul. In the morning, the androids put the kids to work. When Paul boasts about his intellect, Father thinks.

Father introduces Father to his audience with a few jokes of his own. Unfortunately, these jokes do not go over well.

We’ve seen hints that this world is inhabited by dangerous creatures before but now we get our real taste of it. Snarling wails can be heard throughout and it turns out the necklaces have been keeping them all safe this time.

Father eventually manages to find them but it’s not enough to stop the attack. After blasting these creatures into oblivion, the duo realize that they aren’t alone and don’t actually know that much about this region.

Marcus was knocked down by the creatures and was saved by Knights who appeared to have survived the Ark crash. They took off with him on a stretcher. ..

The Episode Review

This episode really fleshes out the world and adds more characterization to our androids. On top of that, the bubbling tensions felt in Boston during the war work well to show the post-apocalyptic state of the world. ..

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