The Fight

Jerome and Lucien are discussing Jerome’s options. Jerome is not willing to fight in the war, but he is also not willing to let his honour be besmirched. He has no choice but to stay and fight.

Jerome is quickly awoken though by that familiar call from Maura to “wake up”, leading Franz to take Jerome out of the brig and closer to the mob. Eyk is in there still, but his cries for release and reason fall on deaf ears. Jerome and Olek are both forced to throw the deceased bodies – which are piling up on the deck – overboard.

The mystery of the ship’s new course and position continues to baffle passengers and crew alike. It was only three days ago that the ship appeared to be heading east, but now it appears to have turned around and is sailing west. Some passengers are beginning to wonder if this is some kind of elaborate hoax, while others are more inclined to believe that something strange is afoot. Regardless of the true nature of the situation, one thing is for sure: everyone on board is eager to find out what lies ahead. ..

As the officers at gunpoint try to keep the mob from harming the young boy, they also reveal that the company requesting the ship be sunk is to blame. This leads to a heated argument between the officers and the mob, as they try to figure out just what is going on.

Lucien tells Clemence that he is dying soon, but didn’t bother telling her because this arranged marriage is nothing more than business, rather than genuine feelings for each other. While Clemence is rather stunned, Maura too is shocked to find herself subjected to being searched when the mob arrive at her cabin door, desperate to find the boy. Opening it up they find… an empty room. As a result, the mob turn their attention to the rest of the ship, determined to find the child. ..

Elsewhere, Daniel continues to operate illegally, tampering with that breaker box once more and causing sparks to fly. Remember his strange green bug? Well, it turns out the boy actually has it in his possession, and he’s still inside Maura’s cabin. Despite the door being locked on the outside, he manages to unlock it in much the same way we saw Daniel do it before, leading it under the wooden door, and the pair hurry up the hallway. ..

Jerome makes it to Clemence’s cabin, where he hides out until the guards are gone. She allows him to stay until she’s no longer being chased, but Jerome is determined. He’s going to free the captain – and Clemence is going to help.

The Captain and the Priest are about to descend into the water when they’re joined by the boy and Maura. The mob is angry and wants to kill them, but they’re determined to send a signal asking for help. The Captain and Priest are able to send a signal asking for help, but it’s intercepted by the mob.

Jerome goes willingly to the party, but there’s a problem. Jerome steps up and gets shot for his troubles, while flashbacks reveal what happened between Lucien and Jerome. With Jerome unwilling to play along, his former friend knocked him out and stuffed him in a cage, betraying Jerome and getting out of there dressed up as a soldier.

Lucien plans to go to the nearest outpost and let the soldiers know there is a deserter in their midst, succumbing Jerome to a life in prison and, eventually, working on the Kerberos. ..

Jerome wakes up and heads down to Third Class, telling them all that he’s now willing to die on this ship and they need to fight back and wrest control. This inevitably leads to a big fight up on the deck, especially when it’s suggested they throw the boy overboard. And unfortunately, it’s Krester’s mother who picks him up and throws him below.

Eyk’s gang decides to head down to the surface in order to regroup after things don’t go as planned. There, Maura runs into what happened to the child, including how he just nonchalantly accepted his fate without even fighting it. However, she’s snapped out of those thoughts by Eyk, who takes Maura aside and questions her about the passenger list for the Prometheus. ..

Maura is surprised when the child appears under the bar and starts to hug her. She’s not expecting him and doesn’t know what to do. The passengers are all shocked into silence as they watch the moment.

The Episode Review

The strange goings-on on the ship continue, with it now seeming as if everything is connected between the two vessels. The watery stranger could well be the older version of the young boy, while the pyramid appears to be some sort of device that allows one to teleport around. ..

The theory I currently have is that everything here is one big therapy session and Maura is actually a therapist, hypnotizing each of the passengers, which would explain the “wake up” whispering and the constant back and forths between flashbacks and present day drama. But again, take that with a pinch of salt dear readers, I’m writing this without having seen the rest of the season so that could be way off the mark!

The mystery series is starting to show its hand and unveil bits and pieces around what’s happening. Roll on the next episode!