In this episode, we are on another attempt to rescue Ben from the skitters and the evil mech robots. I was thinking, if this episode doesn’t resolve the Ben situation, the show is going to lose some viewers. Thankfully, they finally resolved it.
Since Tom is a hotshot and had done another good deed in the last episode, he gets to put his 5 fighters, probably the best fighters in mortal danger once again. This time Weaver allows him to do whatever he wants as long as the plan is sound, since Tom brings a lot to the table. Tom suggests a plan which is not approved by Weaver. Later Hal comes up with an undercover plan which doesn’t sit well with Tom, but is probably the best bet to get Ben without any casualties.
Apparently, the harnessed kids are allowed to roam around on their own as long as the harnesses control them. Tom suggests he put on a dysfunctional harness and sneak into enemy camp to rescue Ben and the other kids. The plan is put into motion and it allows Hal to discreetly sneak into the place where his brother is being held captive. A skitter takes him and the other kids in a grossly disturbing, symbiotic, motherly embrace and all the kids fall asleep. Hal assumes this is best shot to kill the skitter by the method taught by Anne earlier and puts it to good use.
Dr. Harris has an inglorious end this episode where he is murdered by the skitter. The always calm, collected, level-headed Anne has a breakdown this episode and kills the skitter. She confesses to Tom that she doesn’t have any pictures or physical stuff of her family and is heartbroken about it. The emotional trauma she is going through was portrayed wonderfully. In the final scene, she and Tom holding hands has a deeper meaning and hopefully this will be the beginning of a romance between them. We are getting to know more about Margaret, she actually had cancer before and is now recovering.
Tom and the others rescue all the six kids and take them back to their camp. Five kids survive, but one of the kid dies. This may be because of the death of the skitter controlling those children. The ending was on a happier note with Ben waking up and recognizing his father. This was a very fulfilling episode and now the show can move on from the main objective of Ben to other more interesting things. Each week we are learning new things about the aliens. This week we found out that the working harnesses actually glow in the dark. How freaky is that. They are luminescent and give the skitters advantage to know who is under their control and who is not.
I’m very excited for the next episode. Why is Ricky permanently damaged while Ben seems to have apparently recovered from the trauma of wearing the harness so quickly? Why do the skitters have a symbiotic relationship with the kids? Why the friendly bedding while earlier we saw the skitters sleeping like bats?
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