A much better episode than last week's. Much better. Still not great, but it was a pretty solid episode. Very curious to see what this destruction is that is coming their way. One thing I wish this show did a better job at was explaining stuff; they like to just have stuff happen without any explanation. Also, the stuff going on with the old lady, her whole plot is pretty boring so far.

And so the uneasy alliance between David and the Shadow King began. Since their minds are linked Farouk uses Lenny and his current vessel, Oliver, to speak to David in the astral plane. I am gonna have to rewatch a bit of S1 to remember what was the deal with the music box they found in the desert that upset Syd, I think it had something traumatic to do with her childhood and her mother.

What is up with these telepaths singing and dancing their way while they kill people? Well Oliver managed to detour from the script and left Melanie a clue of why they were there, Farouk needs to find the Monk from last week in the process of unsealing his physical body and once they find said Monk and he does his thing, then David can bring it to him. I guess that is how it works but for now it is find the Monk => find Farouk's body.

David's gotta as honest as he can with the Vermillion always watching and hearing everything. Well, more like hearing or reading all minds because Admiral Fukyama can see pretty well for himself all around him/her through that basket. That was some Byakugan 360 degree vision. I am sure that he/she is not sharing all there is to know about the Migo Order and it's Monk.

Clark so far is just here to piss off David. Where was he when his men were being killed? Safe and sound at home with his husband and adopted child I bet. Judging by his words "we are watching" to David as some of the Vermillion were walking by I think he and Fukyama might have their own little personal cabal. Wouldn't surprise me, he was up with Fukyama's plan last week of killing David in the first minutes of the premiere.

Cary and Kerry are stucked in all the wrong ways. Kerry is either shy or gets quickly anxious being outside all the time, hence why she prefers to just come out to fight. Their emotional bond is going to be a key in switching places this Season judging by that shared memory they have of that song that was playing on the TV from their childhood. It being located in Kerry's womb rather than her mind is fitting, I guess, due to them being mutan conjoined twins.

Farouk vs David was now that I realize it just a mere display of what he was trying to prove to David: they are "gods" and bigger than anyone and reality is their tool. The whole transforming from wrestlers to samurai to tanks proves it. With that said, there is something subliminal going on with the whole reality talk and John Hamm's narration of it with the colors green and red. It did not escape me the slight glitch of that rotten bird from last week when they mentioned the color red, it makes sense since red means danger.

I'm pretty sure Farouk crossed his fingers as he promised no more violence and killing when David made him swear in exchange of looking for the Monk. As if.

Two big reveals: Lenny isn't just a mask, an alternate personality Farouk came up with or even fake and twisted memory of David's real friend Benny but was actually someone that existed and Farouk got a hold of her consciousness to do his dirty work in S1 and currently. And he is selfish and does not want to let her go even if he's got a stronger telepath as host. I think that he made his point clear with the white background questioning that eventually, she will always return to his mind. Or he will easily do it again.

And number two reveal: the reason why future Syd (who now can talk, unless this is an alt. future Syd) wants David to help Farouk find his body is because they need him to fight something that is far worse than the Shadow King and that kills faster than he ever could. Maybe if future David was not in a "complicated" thing as she said she'd have faith in her man to stop the new threat. But that is why. And it all gotta go in one week, they got to find his body before that time lapse runs out or else David will kill Farouk in the desert. Which is a win but also a defeat going by what she said.

I'm gonna be honest, maybe Melanie could be the one to be that new threat. She's been so down and depressed and her small talk with David was borderline touching nihilism. She just seemed to tired of everything and prompted him to not forget to live. I'll stick to that theory for now.

David and Syd are now in the same page, no secrets and off to find the Monk who seems to be going through the minds of all those infected by The Catalyst inside D3's containment cell.

P.S. I heard voices in David's head when he was talking to Kerry to help him with his mind, telling him to tell them what he knew of his previous encounter with future Syd. I wonder if that was the voice of rational!David. Or maybe new personalities are shaping.

And Cary definitely name dropped the Shi'ar's name when he was analysing the orb but is sure he developed it. Could be, future Syd didn't confirm nor deny how many Farouk killed, just "a few". In any case, Shi'ar sort of exist here.

Great ep.

Wait this came out? For some reason I didn’t even know it premiered...