In an otherwise Android centric episode, “Episode Three” of Dark Matter was seemingly laying the foundation for what’s to come and if you weren’t paying attention you just might have missed moments like the growing sexual tension between numbers One and Two, and of course the stinger at the end. The Raza has a few technical difficulties which lead to a breakthrough with the Android, numbers Three and Four stage a coup, and more on “Episode Three” of Dark Matter. Spoiler alert!
Mutiny Askew
In a classic “jerkass” move, number Three approaches number Four (the martial artist) in an attempt to plot mutiny against the designated team lead, number Two (the action girl/boss lady). At first, his efforts to recruit the martial artist were fruitless, that is until number Four agreed with number Three that it was in their best interest to abandon the Android—who by the way had just saved their lives—after she suffered an injury outside of the ship. That’s when number Four finally got on board with number Three’s asinine plan. And to be expected, it completely backfired thanks to number Five. Suspecting something was awry with number Three beforehand, number Five (the sneaky little stealth that she is) broke into number Three’s room and stole the bullets from his guns, which meant he was pointing empty guns at the other members of the crew during the stand down. Then there was one.
Even with his apparent superior combatant skills there was no way number Four could take on three armed members of the team at once with no backup. Outnumbered, numbers Three and Four had no choice but to concede. I guess they really didn’t think things through on that one. Then again, what good could possibly come from following the lead of a “jerkass” anyway, right? Asked and answered.
Unfortunately, being blindsided with a lame mutiny attempt ended up causing an unneeded distraction from the real problem at hand, trying to get the temporarily unconscious Android safely back into the ship. The only real good thing to come out of that whole debacle was the fact that the Android managed to earn the trust of most of the members of the The Raza crew because she risked her life to save theirs. So, I guess she’s not the one that erased their memories either. Or, is she?
The Lie Detector
Among all of her technical gifts and talents, it turns out the Android (the no name given/deceptively human robot) is also like a living lie detector. And what better way to put her skills to good use than to stage a one-on-one interrogation with every member of the team—in front of everyone else mind you—to find out if anyone knows anything more than what they’re saying. That went well. Not. It turns out everyone told the truth and so as they say “back to square one.” Well, sort of. Remember, number Five (the psychic wunderkind) can still recall the memories of the other members of the crew. So, there’s still a chance that we may learn who’s behind the memory wipe after all, just not yet.
The Cliffhanger
Dark Matter seems to save some of the best scenes for last and this week was no different. The seemingly non-related final scene takes us to a random bar—elsewhere—where a barkeep is asked about the crew of The Raza. After the barkeep implies he would offer up information for a price, the camera finally pans to the mysterious man inquiring about The Raza, a familiar face nonetheless. The man in the bar, who happens to look exactly like Jace Corso (aka number One on The Raza), reveals that his name is also Jace Corso. Is he a clone of number One or a twin? We shall see. Stay tuned, folks.
Dark Matter airs Friday nights on Syfy at 10:00pm EST.