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  • The Ark Analysis – Fortunate at Trappist-1D or Not So Much?

    The Ark Analysis – Fortunate at Trappist-1D or Not So Much?

    Welcome Science Fiction Lovers on The Ark!

    The Ark Season 2 poster
    Images courtesy SYFY

    We here at TeamWHR have immensely enjoyed this series and hope this is not the last review we write for it. Kudos are deservedly due to the wonderful writers team including series creator Dean Devlin, Jonathan Glassner, India Sage Wilson, Madeline Hendricks Lewen, John-Paul Nickel, James Delorean, Kendall Lampkin, and Rebecca Rosenberg. Additionally, the hard work by series composer Fred Coury, the series costumers, the visual effect team and all the series departments have made The Ark a believable science fiction series.

    As we come to the end of the second superb season of The Ark with twenty-four exciting episodes total, we want to thank all who have been involved in bringing the only science fiction space saga to admirers. As the only Space Opera series broadcast weekly on United States and Canada owned stations, as well as now enjoying broadcasts in several overseas markets, it is hoped by millions to be renewed quickly after the second season finale this week.

    The Ark S1x02 Sharon is added to the crew at the last minute
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    This was all made possible via the awesome acting talent portrayals of Captain Sharon Garnet (Christie Burke), Lt. Spencer Lane and Ian the clone (Reece Ritchie), Lt. James Brice (Richard Fleeshman), Kelly Fowler (Samantha Glassner), Dr. Sanjivni Kabir (Shalini Peiris), Angus Medford (Ryan Adams), Alicia Nevins (Stacey Read), Eva Markovic (Tiana Upcheva), Security Chief Felix Strickland (Pavle Jerinic), Sasha Novak (Milos Cvetkovic), Jelena Griff (Tamara Radovanovic), William Trust (Paul Leonard Murray), Naomi Spencer (Jessica Yemi), Lati Meir (Coral Mizrachi), Kimi Joma (Díana Bermudez), Dr. Marsh (Jadran Malkovich), Captain Zed Evega (Daniel Fathers), Stella Cogner (Jelena Moore), Maija Lync (Olivera Perunicic), Evil Evelyn Maddox (Jelena Stupljanin), as well as deceased members Cat Brandice (Christina Wolfe) and Helena Trust (Mercedes De La Cruz). In our opinion, The Ark is worthy of a RenewTheArk announcement by SYFY for a third season!

     

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    Fortunate:

    The Ark S2x12 Garnet calls a Command Meeting
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    The series second season finale begins immediately subsequent to the end of episode eleven “It Will Be Over Soon” with Captain Garnet calling the Ark-1 Command Team of Lt James Brice, Eva Markovic, Alicia Nevins, Kimi Joma, and Dr. Sanjivni Kabir for a meeting with Security Chief Felix Strickland and William Trust.

    Viewers will recall in the last episode that Felix had been blackmailed by mysterious unknown individual(s) who claimed to have kidnapped his daughter Katherine. Per the demands of the evil motivating these person(s), we will learn that there are many of them. Fortunately Felix and William faked their deaths demanded by the blackmailer, tricking whoever is involved into thinking they had been successful in killing these characters per the nefarious plans of some megalomaniac!

    The Ark S2x12 The view of Arks in orbit
    Image by Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    Written by John-Paul Nickel and directed by Jonathan Glassner, we quickly learn during the meeting that Eva and Alicia have a plan to pinpoint the transponder frequency used by the criminal to perpetrate the blackmail once they are actually on Trappist-1D. Naomi comes in to advise Garnet that they are entering orbit, ending the planning meeting.

    As they all head to the bridge to take a look at their new home, we are treated to a beautiful visual of Arks, 11, 12, 13 and 15 front sections are observed in orbit. Ark-10 which should have been the first to arrive, is missing from the group, as is Ark-14. Captain Garnet praises William Trust for his elegant design when the aft sections of the four Ark’s are identified on the surface of the planet comprising humanities new colony settlement.

    The Ark S2x12 Alicia tells the crew conditions are remarkably like Earth
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    Alicia reports that the conditions are “remarkably like home” (on Earth). However, Lt. Brice reminds everyone they can trust no one until they find out who the blackmailer(s) are. We next are on the Ark-1 shuttle finding out that Ian the clone has joined the Trappist-1D landing party of Captain Garnet, Lt. Brice, Dr. Kabir and Kimi Joma.

    Never count a parent out when it comes to protecting their children. Because when the landing party exits the shuttle, we observe that Security Chief Felix Strickland has stowed away on board against orders of Captain Garnet to find out the whereabouts of his daughter.

    The Ark S2x12 Governor of Home Base One
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    The landing party is met by the Governor of the colony a female character named Vesna Ilic (Tamara Aleksic) nicknamed “Ves”. We learn the colony name is known as Home Base One, Interestingly, the colony has children that were supposed to be forbidden on any Ark’s but were apparently carried on Ark-8 as a last minute decision, or so we are told. Governor Ilic informs everyone that Evil Evelyn Maddox is dead, apparently from a “tragic accident shortly before Ark-15 had arrived” on the planet

    The Ark S2x12 Ark-1 landing party arriving on the planet
    Image by Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    Shortly after arriving on the surface of the planet, Garnet is invited to lunch with the Governor while Ian and James comment that this development (Evil Evelyn being allegedly dead) is exactly what “almost happened to Felix and Trust” setting up the suspense within the story arc that is increased when we observe Felix sneaking around the colony. Wearing a hoodie to disguise himself, Felix sees a group of children, then finds a person with the exact voice of the blackmailer and demands this person tell him where his daughter Katherine (Zoja Milosavljevic) is, forcing the teacher to unlock the computer the man is using.

    The Ark S2x12 Felix sees a man who sounds like the blackmailer
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    If viewers think that this apparently proves the man did not send the blackmail threats from that device, you would be incorrect. However, we do learn that this person is apparently a teacher who reveals that he has three children named Katherine in his “classes”. It is likely that this man is either a clone or is deliberately lying due to his voice that Felix recognized when he was being blackmailed.

    Felix stuns the man to protect himself from being discovered while he enters the classroom finding a young women that looks exactly like his daughter. When Felix approaches the youngster, she does not recognize Felix saying “Who are you?”, then screaming “Get away, I don’t know you!”

    The Ark S2x12 Felix is taken into custody by Home Base One Gestapo
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    These revelations lend credence to my theory that Home Base One may be a planet of liars, but for what purpose, we do not know at this time. The man Felix thought he knocked out suddenly appears with several other men who are obviously security police who take Felix into custody while the students in the class act like this is a normal occurance.

    It is at this juncture, when Felix’s daughter is hugged by the teacher, that viewers know that something un ”Fortunate” is happening on Home Base One, which should be a happy place, not be infested with brainwashed people including Felix’s daughter, the man with the same voice as the Felix’s blackmailer, and Gestapo like security forces!

    The Ark S2x12 Dr Marsh tells Kelly her mother has been reported dead
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    The episode focus moves to Ark-1 where Dr. Marsh is visiting Kelly Fowler who is still being held in custody despite the fact that she helped the crew in the recent past. Marsh says “I want to be the one who tells you, you’re mother has passed”, “We don’t have all the details yet, she never made it to Trappist”.

    With a genuinely shocked look on her face Kelly responds “I don’t know how to feel”. Considering Kelly’s previously expressed hatred of Evil Evelyn, the loss of her mother stuns Kelly. We will find out that is not the case shortly, Evil Evelyn is very much alive.

    The Ark S2x12 Brice stuffs his face in the Home Base One cafeteria
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    Next we are in a cafeteria of some sort on Home Base One. Foodstuffs are observed to not in short supply with Kimi, Dr. Kabir and Lt Brice stuffing his face.  While Dr. Kabir says “You think she was murdered too?” Speculating that Evil Evelyn was victim of foul play, Kimi meets an old friend named Gabby Yur, a civilian horticulturist whom Kimi served with on Ark-15. Gabby welcomes them to Trappist-1D saying “It took you long enough to get here”. Lt. Brice makes a comment that it took longer “Because we had to stop off for parts” since Evil Evelyn abandoned Ark-1. The others around them begin to act strangely. Kimi asks how Evil Evelyn died with Gabby repeating twice “Ms. Maddox died in a tragic accident” causing the other people in the cafeteria to become agitated. Rushing Lt. Brice, Kimi and Dr. Kabir, it becomes clear that something is seriously wrong with many of the inhabitants on Home Base One!

    The Ark S2x12 The Governor says they are asking too many questions
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    We learn from the Governor when she is speaking to Captain Garnet that “1,256” Ark survivors made it safely to Home Base One. Captain Garnet is surprised that they could become self sufficient with so few people and asks if they are looking for the missing Ark’s?

    Oddly, Governor “Ves”, the elected civilian Governor states they are not looking for other survivors but are instead focused on preparing the colony “for when they arrive”.  Governor Ves receives a message blithely stating to Garnet that her crew is asking “too many questions”. Sounds like trouble just up ahead!

    The Ark S2x12 Evil Evelyn is injecting something into the woman who was banging her head into the wall
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    Things go from bad to worse as Ian is exploring the colony. In a corridor, Ian finds a woman who is literally banging her head into a wall repeating over and over “We are so fortunate… to be here”. The woman looks crazed as two members of the colony security forces arrive to take the woman into custody, dragging her off to a locked room where she continues to mumble “We are so Fortunate…!”

    It is then we see that Evil Evelyn has not died, but is instead is witnessed injecting the head banging woman with something that calms her down. Then Ian finds Captain Garnet, Lt. Brice, Dr. Kabir, Felix, and Kimi on the shuttle heading to Ark-1 when all stating the same thing “We’re all so Fortunate to be here” and that “Felix’s daughter has been found” with Lt. Brice finishing his statement “The sooner we leave the sooner we can get back” (To Home Base One).

    The Ark S2x12 A look of horror in Ian's face
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    With a look or horror on Ian’s face it is obvious that Home Base One is an Evil Evelyn brainwashing nightmare as Ian realizes that things have really gone off the rails! On arriving at Ark-1, Ian tries to inform Alicia and Dr. Marsh without success when he finds the source of the problem, a case of subdural devices that implant electronic chips to brainwash anyone. When Jelena Griff tries to help, she is injected as well.

    Ian escapes to let Alicia know the crew are all being injected with a mind control chip developed by Evil Evelyn. Then Captain Garnet makes an announcement that everyone must report to the medical bay for a “vaccination” ending with “We’re all so Fortunate to be here” with a glazed look on her eyes confirming the brainwashing of the entire Ark-1 crew is well underway.

    The Ark S2x12 Ian seeks out William Trust, Angus and Alicia
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    Alicia and Ian seek out William Trust and Angus who have not been injected yet with the brainwashing chip. William Trust confirms that he did develop the brainwashing implants but states “Leave it to Evelyn to perfect my most immoral technology”.

    The good news is that Trust programmed in “kill codes” on how to override the brainwashing. Working as a team, Trust, Angus, Ian and Alicia set off to do so using Kelly’s nanites in her blood to send the brainwashing kill switch command.

    The Ark S2x12 Ian and William Trust seek out Kelly to help
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    As a side note, it was nice to see that Kelly will be able to help save everyone on Ark-1! Unfortunately Angus and Alicia are captured and brainwashed when they go to the Ark-1 Medical Bay to obtain the device needed to remove a few nanites from Kelly.

    Although Alicia and Angus are locked up, Alicia uses a fork to effect and escape from the lockup. One thing is certain, Ark-1 needs a real brig in a third season that no one can escape from!

    The Ark S2x12 Kelly snaps Evil Evelyns neck
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    As the episode winds down, Trust, Ian and Kelly visit Captain Garnet with Kelly’s powers activated by Trust causing the entire crew to become deactivated from the brainwashing implants. Garnet heads to the planet to deactivate the remaining people on Home Base One.

    In the process, we learn that Evil Evelyn steals the Ark-1 shuttle, kidnapping Felix’s daughter as a hostage. Fortunately, Kelly is still onboard the shuttle, quickly snapping Evelyn’s neck. Thank goodness we finally kill this evil woman. Kelly returns to the planet with Felix’s daughter.

    The Ark S2x12 Captain Garnet addresses all the survivors
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    The final sequences find us with Captain Garnet addressing the colonists. She refuses to accept the nomination as leader of Home Base One, advising everyone that she is taking Ark-1 to find the missing Ark’s, nominating Felix to stay with his daughter as well as being the official representative in the new civilian government.

    Doctors Marsh and Kabir decide to stay on the planet together and are observed kissing each other. William Trust also decides to stay on Home Base One. As Ark-1 prepares to leave the planet to search for the missing Ark’s, Alicia is promoted to Chief Science Officer. Ian will assume control of engineering.

    The Ark S2x12 Angus finds an ancient stone tablet
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    The final scenes are with the crew saying goodbye to the everyone that will stay behind while the FTL drive is activated. An ominous contact is made with the other destination planet Ross 128-B warning Ark-1 “Do not come to Ross, turn around before it’s too late”.

    Angus says he must stay on Home Base One to help the colonists grow enough food properly. While digging in the crop fields there, Angus finds evidence of an ancient civilization on a stone tablet with what look like Egyptian hieroglyphs that existed in the past on Home Base One.

    The Ark S2x12 Looking to the future of a season three!
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    These developments eloquently set up The Ark for a third season with Alicia, Captain Garnet, Lt. Brice and Ian on the bridge looking out towards space towards their next destination.

    Of course, including all admirers of this exciting superb science fiction series want a third season to happen!

    In closing for now, we hope RenewTheArk becomes reality in 2025 and suggest everyone contact SYFY to express your support for season three. Thank you.

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  • The Ark Review It Will Be Over Soon and There Could Be Much Sadness!

    The Ark Review It Will Be Over Soon and There Could Be Much Sadness!

    Welcome Science Fiction Lovers on The Ark!

    The Ark Season 2 poster
    Images courtesy SYFY

    As season two of The Ark winds down, the episodes get better and better. All have become invested into the lives and challenges of the main characters Captain Sharon Garnet (Christie Burke), Lt. Spencer Lane and Ian the clone (Reece Ritchie), Lt. James Brice (Richard Fleeshman), Kelly Fowler (Samantha Glassner), Dr. Sanjivni Kabir (Shalini Peiris), Angus Medford (Ryan Adams), Alicia Nevins (Stacey Read), Eva Markovic (Tiana Upcheva), Security Chief Felix Strickland (Pavle Jerinic), Sasha Novak (Milos Cvetkovic), Jelena Griff (Tamara Radovanovic), William Trust (Paul Leonard Murray), Naomi Spencer (Jessica Yemi), Lati Meir (Coral Mizrachi), Kimi Joma (Díana Bermudez), Dr. Marsh (Jadran Malkovich), Captain Zed Evega (Daniel Fathers), Stella Cogner (Jelena Moore), Maija Lync (Olivera Perunicic), Evil Evelyn Maddox (Jelena Stupljanin), as well as deceased members Cat Brandice (Christina Wolfe) and Helena Trust (Mercedes De La Cruz).

    If the series does not survive past two seasons, we all hope the actors, writers, producers and series creator Dean Devlin, and Executive Producer Jonathan Glassner will go on to bigger and better things. But, to be honest, we would really rather that the series continue on one network or another, or maybe even on a streaming platform. It’s difficult to become invested in a show only to watch it die. It’s like reading only half a book. Come on SYFY, PLEASE RenewTheArk and make this happen for your loyal viewers!

     

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    It Will Be Over Soon:

    The Ark S2x11 Captain Sharon Garnet heading to Trappist-1D
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    The Ark has arrived in the Trappist System in an excellent episode written by India Sage Wilson and directed by Orsi Nagypal. Everyone on Ark-1 is excited to see where they hope to eventually live subsequent to their ordeals in deep space.

    Planet Trappist-1D, according to Alicia Nevins is remarkably similar to Earth and should be able to sustain human life. This raises two questions for me.

    1. If it can sustain human life, shouldn’t there already be life there? If there is, wouldn’t we be repeating the same colonising screw ups of destroying the Indigenous people of old? No Prime Directive, then.
    2. One hundred years in the future, we have not given up our old ways of destroying our world. In time, won’t we just eradicate this new world? Or is that someone else’s problem?

    The Ark S2x11 Captain Sharon Garnet calling Trappist-1D
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    After a small delay Garnet contacts the colony. It seems that the people on the planet are happy that the crew of Ark -1 have arrived safely.

    They crew of Ark-1 are seemingly welcomed warmly. Is that a Red Flag? If things seem to be too good to be true, doesn’t that mean that they often are? Keep watching since bad stuff is about to happen!

    The Ark S2x11 Kelly has a chat with Dr. Marsh
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY)

    Kelly Fowler is having another chat with Dr. Marsh. She is intrigued, annoyed, disappointed and confused that he didn’t tell her that he was a Post Human. She demands an answer. Kelly definitely has an aggressive way about her. If she ever gets her freedom back, the rest of the crew won’t be lining up to be friends. Dr. Marsh tries to reassure her that she is awesome the way that she is. It’s not working. Kelly doesn’t buy it and feels like she’s being taken for a ride. I suspect that she will need to work on her people skills. It is interesting, to say the least, that when she was put on trial at the beginning of season two, she was ready to be tossed out of an airlock. How she has changed. Now she is trying to help people to make up for past misdeeds. Most definitely, a noble effort. It also seems that Dr. Marsh has altered the way he looks at things. He is spending a great deal of time talking to Kelly to try to convince her that she is needed. That she is worthy. The thing is, will the rest of the crew buy into it?

    The Ark S2x11 Angus rushes to Alicia
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    Alicia Nevins arrives for an unexpected duty shift to replace Mr. Trust who is not feeling well. This is a regular occurrence, we learn. Things begin to go wonky. A coolant leak blows out a couple of pipes, spreading radiation and injuring both women. At first it seems like an accident. Fortunately, in Med Bay, Alicia is recovering and not as badly injured as Maija Lync, an Ark -15 passenger who has joined Ark -1.

    Angus Medford hurries to Alicia’s side, relieved that she will be okay. Angus hasn’t gotten as much to do lately as the other characters on the series. After losing his position, during his earlier recovery, he didn’t know what to do with himself. Later, as boss of the Bio Farm he seems to not have very much to do and spends a large amount of time with Alicia.

     

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    The Ark S2x11 Felix gets a strange call
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    Meanwhile, Felix Strickland gets a very unusual voice message. He is told that he needs to sabotage part of the ship. His daughter’s life is at stake if he doesn’t do what he is told. Felix had earlier been told by Kelly that his daughter was dead along with his husband on the other Ark. Speaking with his daughter, Katheryn, he learns that it is really her. She knows the name of a book he used to read to her. Shocked, Felix is about to have an emotional moment. Change the capacitors or Katheryn will lose a finger. In Sub Engineering, Felix switches the capacitors. As he finishes, in bursts Ian. The man who seems to know where to be. Felix is, of course there on legitimate business. Ian is not sure he believes that. During a chat in Felix’s quarters, Felix tries to tell Garnet that he is being blackmailed. He can’t. The Evil voice knows everything.

    The Ark S2x11 Dr Marsh visits Kelly again
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    Dr. Marsh, obviously not satisfied with his earlier chat with Kelly, visits her again. As usual she is about as pleasant as her mother, Maddox. Maybe that is where she gets it from. She is still angry that Marsh won’t let her use her nanites to help others on the ship. Marsh tells Kelly that he’s stopping her from using her nanites and other tech to protect her from other people who would take advantage of her. There is nothing worse than a gullible super-being. Kelly does recognise that Marsh could easily mean the cruelty of Kelly’s mother, whom she points out will be on the planet they are traveling to. Marsh reminds her that she had threatened to kill her mother the next time they met. Will she? We don’t know. She doesn’t know, herself.

    The Ark S2x11Felix gets a visit from Sharon
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    “Not now, Ian!” The man deserves an award for lurking. He finds Garnet yet again. She’s somewhat miffed that he won’t let their favourite topic of conversation go. But, no, it’s not about that. Yet again, that is a topic for another time. Ian saw Felix where he was not supposed to be. Strickland was near the very system that later overloaded. Sadly, instead of listening to him, she shuts him down. She basically tells him to stop turning things into a ship wide soap opera. This really isn’t, As the Ark Turns. He needs to get back to work. For an Engineer, he never seems to be that busy. Will anyone listen to him? He’s definitely not someone who takes no for an answer. Well done, Ian.

    The Ark S2x11 In the Ready Room
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    Garnet, Strickland, Eva, and Brice are in the Ready Room conversing about the apparent sabotage in Sub Engineering. Someone is trying to kill Maija and Alicia. Garnet believes that Maija may be someone they now have to worry about since she was part of Ark -15; someone they really don’t know. Strickland begins tapping his fingers lightly on the table. He has volunteered to accompany Trust on the Space Walk. At the direction of the Evil Voice he has to obey, Strickland directs everyone’s attention away from himself or Maija and toward Ian as the possible culprit of the sabotage. Garnet and Brice notice Strickland seems a bit distracted. The Evil Voice directs him to alter the data in the Air Lock so the ship thinks Trust and he are safely aboard once their work is done. Trust has to do the Spacewalk to repair the Dote (whatever that is) that had been sabotaged. Strickland offers to accompany Trust on the EVA. Strickland is a Security officer, so I’m wondering why he doesn’t have a suspicion about who is trying to kill who.

    The Ark S2x11 Ian is lurking
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    Ian is lurking again. How does he know where each member of the crew is at any given moment? He asks Brice to hear him out about what he thinks is going on. He needs to tell someone who will believe him and then tell Garnet. They both head to the spot in Engineering where Ian spotted Strickland interfering with a component. To pass the time, Ian talks about his love of Jazz. Apparently, Spencer Lane hated Jazz. Lane’s explanation about Jazz was, “a group of people who couldn’t read music trying to guess which song to play.” Ian responds that although they looked the same they were two different people. He wished he had gotten to know Lane better. It has been made clear over the last two episodes that Lane was a very popular character. The crew, and especially Brice and Garnet miss him very much.

    The Ark S2x11 Felix with Katana sword
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    Strickland finds Garnet after he was playing with his Katana sword in his quarters thinking about revenge for whoever has his daughter. Felix tells her that it is definitely Ian who is responsible for the sabotage. But there is more. The information the need for evidence is with Maija’s things in Med Bay, As he tells her this, he is tapping on his arm with his fingers. Garnet has finally gotten the message. She heads down to Med Bay and discovers that Maija was also being blackmailed. Garnet realises that Felix has a major blackmail problem. She calls everyone to the Ready Room, leaves a recording of her directions for the Senior Crew. They remove their communications devices and leave them on the table to meet together in what seems like a closet just off the Ready Room. They plan their next moves. Felix explains that he found out his daughter was alive and being used against him. It’s great that those in attendance: Brice, Garnet, Ian, Felix and Eva, were able to pull off the mental and technological gymnastics required to fool the Evil Voice blackmailer. The group figures out that Evil Voice wants to kill Trust. At this point, since he joined the crew of Ark -1, who hasn’t wanted to kill Trust? Garnet tells them that she has a plan, but they can’t tell Trust.

    The Ark S2x11 Preparing for space walk
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    According to Evil Voice, Strickland now knows too much. They want him dead as well. It’s a simple choice for Strickland, either he dies or his daughter does. Trust and Strickland prepare to Space Walk. Strickland has tampered with Trusts helmet so he can’t demand help. They exit into space. Trust completes the work. As soon as he does it, Strickland severs his tether. then he removes his own. Strickland sends Trust floating off then follows him, Ark-1 moves forward,

    As it does, Trust screams. So, it’s true. In space, no one can hear you scream. Once safe on EF-2, assisting in their sneaky sabotage of Evil Voice and his nefarious schemes Strickland requests that he be able to track down whoever is responsible for taking his daughter and blackmailing him. Watch out, Evil Voice, don’t mess with an angry dad.

     

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    The Ark S2x11 Will Ark-1 finding happiness
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV Holdings courtesy SYFY

    There is only one episode left. It is named “Fortunate” Will the crew be fortunate and live happily ever after on Trappist-1D? If the series were to continue and we all hope it will, living on a planet would require a name change for the series.

    It would be more likely that Ark -1 would have to leave for a good reason and continue to wander in Space with or without the Eastern Federation ship. We hope that this series gets another chance for a third season and is resurrected just as the survivors of Earth were when they boarded The Ark!

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  • The Ark Analysis – It Should Have Been You – But It Isn’t!

    The Ark Analysis – It Should Have Been You – But It Isn’t!

    Welcome Science Fiction Lovers on The Ark!

    The Ark Season 2 poster
    Images courtesy SYFY

    There is no doubt Arksters and Arkoholics that The Ark is the finest scripted science fiction series currently being broadcast in the United States, Canada, as well as around the world on streaming services including Electric Entertainment’s cool Electric Now App. We hope that The Ark is renewed for a third season shortly after the conclusion of the current season. In that spirit, we will be using the hashtag #RenewTheArk on all on posts on X and Facebook renewal status is known.

    Our heroes have faced devastating circumstances since leaving Earth to find a new home for humanity among the stars. The loss of crew members including Lt. Spencer Lane (Reece Ritchie) was heartbreaking. Lane died a hero in the last exciting episode “Cycle of Violence” saving Ark-1 from war in deep space.

    Ark-1 plans to continue to planet Trappist-1D after making peace with the Eastern Federation ship EF-2 to rejoin the other Ark’s at the colony that is being built there.

    The Ark S2x10 The crew has a heavy heart over the loss of Spencer Lane
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV courtesy SYFY

    Captain Sharon Garnet’s (Christie Burke) heart as well as the entire crew is heavy with the loss of her close confidant Spencer Lane that many hoped would become lovers. A bright spot in the ongoing scripted science fiction story saga is that Eva Markovic (Tiana Upcheva) returned to good graces on Ark-1 when she played a critical role that helped avert war between the GSA and the Eastern Federation. Eva is restored to her position of Engineering Chief, recognized as a trustworthy individual subsequent to peace talks onboard Ark-1.

     

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    With only two more episodes left in season two of The Ark, a pivot point in the series has been reached. Raw emotions are expressed by the entire crew over their loss of Lt. Spencer Lane, especially Captain Sharon Garnet as we learn at the end of the episode.

     

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    It Should Have Been You:

    The Ark S2x10 Captains Garnet and Avega speak at Lt Lanes eulogy
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV courtesy SYFY

    The episode opens with Captain Garnet stating “We are entering a new era of peace, an era of hope and change, but sometimes at a cost” as she speaks at the eulogy of Lt. Spencer Lane who is given a space burial with full honors with the majority of the crew in attendance.

    Captain Avega (Daniel Fathers) of the EF-2 stands with Garnet during the speech with the help of a cane after his near death experience. in an episode written by  Madeline Hendricks Lewen, directed by Sandra Mitrovic, the two captains emotions are genuinely expressed by both as they share memories of deceased Lt. Lane. As they prepare for the journey to Trappist-1D, the two shake their hands in a bond of peace paid for with the blood of Lt. Lane.

    The Ark S2x10 Alicia and Angus are also sad for Captain Garnet's loss of Lt. Lane
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV courtesy SYFY

    As the burial ceremony breaks up, the scene shift to Angus Medford (Ryan Adams) and Alicia Nevins (Stacey Read). They are discussing the emotional loss that everyone is feeling.

    Angus states “I can’t imagine what Garnet must be feeling right now” with Alicia responding “It makes you want to live in the moment and not waste any time”. Both agree to meet in their cabin quarters after their work shifts to take advantage of each other!

    The Ark S2x10 In the Command Council preparing to toast Lt. Spencer Lane
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    Next we are in the Command Center briefing room with Garnet, Eva, Alicia, Security Chief Felix Strickland (Pavle Jerinic), Dr. Sanjivni Kabir (Shalini Peiris), Lt. James Brice (Richard Fleeshman), and Kimi Joma (Díana Bermudez).

    Dr Kabir says “I can’t believe that he’s gone” referring to Lt. Lane who was respected by everyone on Ark-1. As they stare at the empty chair of Lt. Spencer Lane, it is tragically clear that the emotional impact of his loss is only now hitting everyone.

    The Ark S2x10 A toast to Lt Spencer Lane
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    A toast is offered as the Command Team prepares to move on without Lane. Lt. Brice is promoted to Second in Command stating “that’s what that wee bastard would’ve wanted anyway”.

    Subsequent to the toast to their deceased crew mate, Captain Garnet informs the team that they will leave for Trappist-1D “within the hour” with EF-2.

    The Ark S2x10 Dr Marsh meets Ian and Sharon in the hallway to discuss Dr Kabir
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    Ian the clone (Reece Ricthie) confronts Captain Sharon Garnet in the hallway begging for a title and an assigned position. Sharon agrees but tells Ian to talk with Lt. Brice since he is now in charge of assignments on Ark-1.

    Dr. Marsh (Jadran Malkovich) breaks up the tension between Sharon and Ian by arriving in the hallway wanting to speak about Dr. Kabir who Marsh says is blaming herself for Spencer Lanes death. Dr Marsh asks if Kabir “could take a few days off?” Dr. Kabir will not get the chance to take time off with what is about to happen!

    The Ark S2x10 William Trust argues he will not take orders from Eva
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    Just then, Captain Garnet is called to Engineering by Sasha Novak (Milos Cvetkovic) where an argument is in progress. The argument was of course started by William Trust (Paul Leonard Murray) whose ego is bloated, to say the least. Trust refuses to take orders from Eva who has been reinstated as the Chief Engineering Officer on Ark-1. Suffice it to say, William Trust is a PITA (Pain In The Arse). Garnet makes it clear that Eva is in charge so he is a subordinate assistant to Eva. Trust’s ego tantrum reaches the point where he says “I don’t assist” and storms out of Engineering.

    The Ark S2x10 EF-2 enters FTL but not Ark-1
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    Captain Avega calls to advise Ark-1 they are ready to depart for Trappist-1D. Captain Garnet confirms they will enter FTL together for their journey. Suddenly, the FTL Drive on Ark-1 fails as the EF-2 is observed leaving the area. As they are investigating, Ian, Dr. Marsh, Ian and Captain Garnet are struck by an energy surge that emanates from the FTL Drive equipment hitting Marsh first but bouncing to Ian and Garnet.

    Dang it! Just when we thought that everything would be fine, all three are knocked unconscious on the floor!

    The Ark S2x10 Eva Sasha and Brice learn the FTL surged cause unconsciousness of Ian Sharon and Marsh
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    The three are taken to the Medical Bay with Jelena Griff (Tamara Radovanović) helping Dr. Kabir who says “They’re all unconscious, I’ll know more soon” if they will survive. Lt. Brice arrives in Engineering as he looks on in astonishment realizing that he is now in command of Ark-1 as acting Captain. Brice orders Eva to figure out what has happened with the FTL, then heads to the Medical Bay where Dr. Kabir says it’s “too early to tell” if she can help them. Brice asks if she can do the job with Kabir snapping back “Being that I am the only conscious doctor aboard this ship, we don’t have much choice!”

    The Ark S2x10 Angus and Alicia in bed after the first time having sex
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    In a lightening of the mood in the episode, we segue to Angus and Alicia who have just made love, or tried to, apparently for the first time. Alicia says “that was fun” while Angus says “was it?”. The two geeks look a bit uncomfortable laying side by side in bed. Alicia follows up with “the first time is tricky”. Angus blames himself. Alicia breaks the ice like tension by heading to Engineering to help Eva. Later, Angus asks Lt. Brice for a few pointers (pun intended) telling Eva he learned a “few things” from Brice. Alicia says “what kind of things”. Viewers will never know because they close the door to have intimate relations hiding what was said!

    The Ark S2x10 Ian Sharon and Marsh have dinner until Marsh disappears
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    Next we are with Captain Garnet, Dr. Marsh and Ian who wake up in the Medical Bay but no one is there! All three do not remember anything after the order to take Ark-1 into FTL. They search the ship but nobody is responding. Ian, an engineer, informs Garnet an FTL power surge triggered what happened.

    Garnet, Marsh and Ian seemingly shift time to months later. The three are in some sort of limbo, that we learn is an induced coma connecting them. As they meet for dinner, a surge of energy strikes Dr. Marsh when he is picking up a plate. Marsh suddenly wakes up in the Medical Bay with Dr. Kabir informing him that he has only been unconscious for “about an hour twenty minutes” confirming that they were in some sort of perception altering dream. Unfortunately, Garnet and Ian still trapped in the coma in an unconscious state.

    The Ark S2x10 Dr Marsh admits he was experimented on by Evil Evelyn Maddox
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    Acting Captain Brice notices that Dr Marsh several has scars on his back. Marsh reluctantly admits that he was an experimental human subject of Evelyn Maddox (Jelena Stupljanin) before she experimented on poor Kelly Fowler (Samantha Glassner). Will we ever be rid of the crimes of Evil Evelyn? Doesn’t look like it Asksters!

    We then learn that Dr. Marsh’s last implant is malfunctioning requiring brain surgery that Dr. Kabir says she is not qualified to remove! Thankfully the surgery is a success and Marsh returns to consciousness.

     

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    The Ark S2x10 Bearded Ian and Sharon after years pass in the coma
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    We are back with Sharon and Ian who now has a beard in the time shifted coma with each thinking that many years have passed. On what is apparently the Ark-1 Bridge, Ian says that the only way back is by going through a nearby wormhole, not aware they are really in a coma. During the intervening coma driven years, Ian and Sharon have fallen in love, kissing each other to express their feelings. Sharon says that Ian must shave his beard, however, it is at this point we are happy for Sharon and Ian who in all likelihood will have a stable relationship IF they can get back to a conscious state. In their coma induced state, they enter the wormhole but since it a coma induced fantasy, things do not return to normal.

    The Ark S2x10 Jelena Griff proves Ian and Sharon are in a coma
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    Back in the Medical Bay, Jelena Griff studies their brainwaves with doctors Marsh and Kabir confirming that Ian and Sharon are indeed in a coma. The three notice that Ian and Sharon have matching brain wave patterns.

    This proves that Ian and Sharon are still in a coma induced dream, not in another reality, they compare Dr. Marsh’s coma brainwaves that turn out to be an exact match!

    The Ark S2x10 Ian and Sharon get married in the coma fantasy
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    In the coma induced fantasy world, Ian has shaved his beard and Sharon is in a white dress that could serve as a wedding gown since in their minds ten more years have passed and they get married in their coma. Next we see that Ian and Sharon have entered old age in the coma driven world. The aging aspect of the episode is a bit like the final episode of Stargate SG-1 episode “Unending” except in this episode it’s all a coma induced dream.

    The Ark S2x10 Dr Kabir prepares to try and wake Sharon and Ian
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    In a quick scene switch, Dr. Kabir says that they are unable to stay in this state because their elevated brain patterns will soon kill Ian and Sharon. How can they get Ian and Sharon out of the nightmarish brainwave conditions?

    Dr. Kabir develops a potion to inject into Ian and Sharon to try and snap them out of the coma before it is too late.

    The injection only partially works with Ian and Sharon almost regaining consciousness in the Medical Bay. Instead they fall back into their coma where they decide they must somehow do something themselves to help resolve the situation.

    The Ark S2x10 Kimi finds the implant chip used to control people in a coma
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    Seeking to help solve the coma enigma, Kimi finds a computer chip file developed by Maddox Industries that she shares with Felix Strickand.

    Yep, you guessed it! Evil Evelyn is behind this nightmarish situation!

    The research reveals that the symptoms Ian and Sharon are experiencing are part of an experimental mind control protocol implant developed by Evil Evelyn that was triggered when Ian, Sharon and Dr. Marsh’s implant were all struck with FTL Drive energy affecting all of them putting them in a mind control coma.

    The Ark S2x10 William Trust is called upon to explain the mind control coma tech
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    William Trust is called to the Command Council to explain. While Dr. Marsh was freed from the coma when his implant was removed, Ian and Sharon don’t have implants, meaning they could remain trapped in the coma forever until it kills them!

    Acting Captain Brice shares a story about Parkinson’s brain probe therapy that could be rigged to the implant ship removed from Dr. Marsh to hopefully wake Ian and Sharon from their comas.

    The Ark S2x10 Aged Ian and Sharon decide they must kill themselves in the coma to wake up
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    Thankfully the procedure works with Sharon waking up in the Medical Bay momentarily. Marsh and Kabir theorize that they need to perform the procedure on both simultaneously. In the coma Ian and Sharon realize they have been living in a coma, but theorize that if they die in the coma, they’ll hopefully wake up in the Medical Bay. In the coma they go to an airlock and kill themselves.

    The Ark S2x10 Sharon wakes up from the coma
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    Waking up in the Medical Bay at the same time the implant probes are activated, Ian and Sharon learn they have been in the coma dream for only “thirty-six hours” but they have experienced a lifetime of memories.

    Sharon asks Ian if they cannot talk about it for the time being. Ian agrees to let it go for now.

    The question we wonder about is did they develop a relationship in the coma that Captain Garnet and Ian will be able to enjoy later? We shall see.

    The Ark S2x10 Eva and Alicia are stunned when William Trust shows up in Engineering
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    As the episode winds down to a conclusion, Brice confronts William Trust that his help is needed to finish repairs on the FTL Drive. Trust is at first recalcitrant but eventually agrees rather than be responsible for everyone being trapped in deep space.

    In the last scenes, ego maniac William Trust does indeed decide to go to Engineering and help Alicia and Eva referring to himself as “an old asshole”. It is a nice touch that William Trust has finally become a functional member of the crew as a human being. Trust, Eva and Alicia fix the FTL Drive to return it to normal working order.

    The Ark S2x10 Captain Garnet sobs when marking Lt Lane deceased
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    On the Ark-1 Bridge, Captain Garnet returns to duty thanking everyone, especially Lt. Brice for taking over during her absence. Captain Avega of EF-2 returned to check on the situation with Ark-1. For the first time in the series, nothing goes wrong and both ships enter FTL, finally headed to the Trappist-1D colony.

    The final scene finds us with Sharon who is crying alone over the loss of Lt. Spencer Lane saying to herself “It Should Have Been You”, the title name of the episode. Sharon updates Spencer’s personnel file to “Deceased”. As the screen fades to black, we witness Sharon sobbing.

    The eleventh episode next week is named “It Will Soon Be Over”. We certainly hope that it does not mean that the series will end with season two. We suggest everyone add #RenewTheArk to their social media posts to encourage SYFY to renew The Ark.

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  • The Ark – Cycle of Violence A Never-Ending Human Problem!

    The Ark – Cycle of Violence A Never-Ending Human Problem!

    Welcome Back The Ark admirers,

    The Ark Season 2 poster
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    Science fiction has, in the past, been a perfect vehicle for educating viewers on moral issues. Those of us who find sci-fi movies and scripted science fiction series fascinating either see these morality episodes as useful, or as pandering. Maybe, science fiction is the new religious doctrine of our time? Thou shalt not kill each other to extinction.

    Good science fiction is never about building utopias as much as about warning of the dystopias seeded in their attempt. Justice is of course, part of the moral equation with “honor”, “responsibility”, and “wisdom” being three other ingredients with other values that might be added to individual cognitive taste. “Freedom” is a value added element. At best it’s the freedom to choose futures wisely.

    In this episode of The Ark, we learn that some of the survivors of an Earth that we ourselves destroyed, have apparently learned nothing. Captain Sharon Garnet (Christie Burke) is left to point out the follies of humanity with tragic results when a key member of the crew does not survive the encounter with the Eastern Federation.

     

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    Cycle of Violence:

    S2x08 An Eastern Federation ship locks weapons on Ark-1
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    In an episode written by James Delorean and directed by Hannah Espia we open where we left Ark-1 in We Don’t Kill Our Own when a new ship, the Eastern Federation EF-2 that appears next to Ark 1, is hell bent on getting their way. They want their shuttle and Bojan (Vas Batricevic), their soldier, back or there will be deadly consequences. Since Bojan is dead after he committed suicide in Museum of Death, Captain Garnet tries to explain that all she can do is give them back their shuttle. Eastern Federation Captain Zed Avega (Daniel Fathers) doesn’t believe Captain Garnet, demonstrating the hostility that the Eastern Federation seems to have toward the GSA. Garnet decides it’s time to flee sending Ark-1 into FTL without setting up a destination. This causes all kinds of problems. It’s going to take some time to sort them out says William Trust (Paul Leonard Murray).

    The Ark S2x09 Eva is brought to the Bridge
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    Once safe in another region of space, they hope, the plan is to continue on their way. Garnet asks Security Chief Strickland (Pavle Jerinic) to bring Eva (Tiana Upcheva) to the Ready Room. After all that has transpired, Lt. Spencer Lane (Reece Ritchie) has taken it upon himself to blame Eva for their predicament. Spencer is convinced that Eva must have sent a message to Avega’s ship. Lt. James Brice (Richard Fleeshman) defends Eva. He’s a good boyfriend. Eva explains that she and her brother were stowaways on GSA ships because the Eastern Federation ships were taking too long to get space worthy. When charged by Lt Lane that they are law breakers, she states, “what kind of people send a new recruit on a suicide mission? Do you know what they were doing at the Lunar Colony? The GSA were developing a biological weapon to wipe out most of the world’s population.”

    The Ark S2x09 Captain Garnet confronts Captain Avega
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    Eva is taken back to her quarters. Lane, Garnet and Brice return to the Command Center for an update on their FTL Drive. Surprisingly, the EF-2 shows up almost immediately and fires on them with an EM (Electromagnetic Pulse) knocking out their FTL drive rendering them incapable of escaping. How did the EF-2 find them? Lane has an epiphany; the other ship was tracking their own shuttle. Captain Avega hails them. He now wants Eva to verify their story. Captain Garnet asks, “How do we know that you won’t destroy us?” Avega replies, “Despite what you have been told we are not cold blooded killers like the GSA. I have no desire to push the human race closer to extinction.” He then demands that Eva return with the shuttle or he will destroy Ark 1. Does anyone else have a problem with this? I don’t want to kill you, but I’ll kill you if you don’t give me what I want? It turns out that Eva doesn’t want to go over to the Eastern Federation ship. Garnet has given her the right to make her own decision. I think Avega respects that.

    The Ark S2x09 Kelly isn't healing
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    Meanwhile, there are problems occurring with Kelly Fowler (Samantha Glassner). She is not recovering properly from her overuse of her implants during the It Can’t Be True episode when she saved members of Ark-1 from an evil plan of revenge by Lati (Coral Mizrachi) who manipulated Kelly’s enhanced abilities to try and kill Eva who Lati suspected was an Eastern Federation spy that caused the deaths of many GSA officers during the Lunar Colony incident revealed in previous episodes including Pretty Big Deal.

    The Ark S2x09 Angus is hallucinating
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    Dr. Kabir (Shalini Peiris) and Dr. Marsh (Jadran Malkovich) are worried Kelly may not survive. But that’s not all the two doctors need to be concerned about. The two doctors have developed a good working relationship, are unaware that poor Angus Medford (Ryan Adams) is having his own problems that are connected to Kelly’s Nanites.

    Angus is hallucinating, seeing Kelly everywhere he goes on the Ark-1. I find it interesting that none of the crew bothers to let any Command people know that Angus is losing his mind, or at least seems to be the case.

    The Ark S2x09 Angus returns the Nanites to Kelly
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    A quick message to Lt. Lane or Doctors Marsh and Kabir might have helped the situation. Eventually, Angus makes his way to the Medical Bay where he kisses Kelly by biting her, releasing the Nanites he has in his system back to her.

    It turns out that this was all that was needed. Kelly regains consciousness and the doctors confirm that she starts to heal again. Would you be willing to accept Nanites into your body to keep you healthy?

    What is your opinion? Let WormholeRiders know your thoughts about this on X.

    The Ark S2x09 Lt Lane seeks out Ian the clone
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    Lt. Lane finds his clone Ian (a dual role by Reece Ritchie) reading a book. He seems not at all bothered that the ship outside the massive window in front of him is preparing to destroy them. The Ark’s impending doom is “just another Tuesday” to him, he says.

    It’s at this point with Ian filling in the blanks, that Lt. Lane realises that the people he thought were his natural parents were connected to a specific cloning program. Spencer had been the one chosen to be the child they decided to raise as their own.

    The Ark S2x09 Ian says there was evil in both the EF and the GSA
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    Later on when Garnet is asking Kimi (Díana Bermudez) about what she remembers about the Eastern Federation and GSA after Ark1 had left Earth, Ian approaches to tell her that there was “evil on both sides”. Ian gets volunteered to be the neutral mediator to try and settle the dispute between EF-2 and Ark-1.

    I wonder if Reece Ritchie, the actor who got to play both Lt. Spencer Lane and Ian got paid twice for playing two characters? That would be fair, wouldn’t it? I bet that Reece would agree!

    The Ark S2x07 William Trust reprograms the Wrist Device from Cat for Kelly
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    William Trust, who had been locked up until recently, is not happy that Alicia Nevins (Stacey Read), who he nick-named “Genius Girl” as he derisively calls her, has joined him in Engineering.

    His ego still has Trust held hostage to his own delusions and he is not willing to give them up. Garnet has joined him and asks Trust if he can build that makeshift weapon he had suggested a while ago so they can defend themselves. Trust replies, “I thought you’d never ask.” Eva is brought back to the Command Center so that she can give Avega her decision. Eva says that she would rather stay on the Ark. Avega will not take no for an answer. There is a lot of hate toward the GSA, I think. So he orders his ship to fire. Garnet also orders Trust to fire. The Ark’s EMP knocks out the EF-2’s weapons. The benefit of an EMP weapon is that it doesn’t leave a mess like current weapons would.

    The Ark S2x09 Ian is called to the Command Crew to negotiate with Captain Avega
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    Captain Avega, after some bluffing by Garnet, agrees to peace talks, but only if they agree to swap an equal number of crew to provide safety for both sides. If anything happens to Avega and his number one, their people will be killed. These people turn out to be Strickland and Jelena Griff (Tamara Radovanovic). Garnet, Brice, Lane, Alicia, Eva, Trust and Strickland meet again. They learn that the GSA planned to wipe out billions of people to save themselves; the rich and the powerful, of course. At that point, Lt. Lane discovers that his dad wasn’t the hero he thought he was. We learn that dear ole’ Dad was creating a bio-weapon to kill billions! That is a massive emotional blow for Lane. No one wants to hear that their father is a mass murderer.

    The Ark S2x09 Captains Garnet and Avega make a deal
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    With Captain Avega on board Ark-2, joined by his second in command, Lt. Ristic (Luka Jovanovic Dzivdzanovski), it is decided that Ian will act as the neutral mediator. The peace talks are not going well. After much arguing, they take a break. Captain Garnet asks Avega what he and his crew are planning to do in the long term.

    Captain Avega knows about the planet called Trappist-1D where Ark-1 is headed to as well. He tells Captain Garnet they will be going there too. Garnet tells him that there are already GSA people there setting up a colony. Avega will have no choice, he says, other than to fight for what belongs to the Eastern Federation if forced.

    The Ark S2x09 Lt Lane is shocked when Garnet says kill me first
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    Tragically, it looks like they will continue their war. So much for trying to avoid the extinction of humanity. Captain Avega gets ready to leave. As he does, Captain Garnet grabs his hands and puts them around her neck. “Start with me. Kill me.” she says shocking even Lt. Lane.

    Garnet explains how the violence will escalate it they don’t come to an agreement. What is the solution then? The EF ship must disarm. “If we disarm, how do we know that the GSA won’t fire on us once we reach Trappist-1D?” asks Avega. Garnet suggests that they follow Ark 1 there. They can stay at a safe distance while she meets with the GSA leadership. Avega’s own Lieutenant Ristic disagrees with all of this. Rustic is not willing to take any path other than going to war, resorting to violence as we soon find out.

    The Ark S2x09 Garnet is told that Lt Lane is mortally wounded by his liver can save Captain Avega
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    With negotiations over between Garnet and Avega, they begin walking back to the drop off point so they can return to their shuttle.

    That’s when Lt. Ristic attacks his own Captain to stop any peace deal between the GSA and the Eastern Federation. Ristic is so obsessed over the situation that he shoves a blade deep into the back of Captain Avega.

    Lt. Lane, who is standing nearby, leaps to Garnet’s and Avega’s defence.

     

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    The Ark S2x09 Lt Lane is mortally wounded
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    Lane throws several defensive blows and overcomes Ristic but the “Cycle of Violence” ends with catastrophic results. Sadly, Lane has been mortally wounded.

    Taken to the Ark-1 Medical Bay, doctors Kabir and Marsh confirm that the prognosis is not good. Both men are dying from internal injuries. To add to the trauma, Captain Garnet own hands are covered in blood, from trying to stop the bleeding of Lt. Lane whom she has become emotionally close. Viewers will recall that since both are clones forbidden a Juno Project match to procreate the human species, this drew them together.

    The Ark S2x09 Lt Lnyc trusts Eva and decides to not kill the hostages
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    Captain Garnet then receives a communications hail from Lt. Maija Lync (Olivera Perunicic), the EF-2 ships Second in Command who is under orders to execute Strickland and Griff who are now hostages pending the return of Captain Avega.

    Lt. Lync states clearly she is ready to have Strickland and Griff executed. Garnet manages to negotiate an hour’s reprieve and rushes off to the Medical Bay.

    The Ark S2x09 Doctors Kabir and Marsh can only save Captain Avega
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    Captain Garnet is desperate to save the two men. There must be a way she reasons. Garnet practically begs the two doctors. Ian, who has been nearby suggests that Lt. Lane’s liver be transferred to Avega to save his life. This will also avert further conflict between Ark-1 and EF-2.

    The proposed medical procedure will save the EF captain Avega, but Lt. Lane will die in the process. Ian states that Lane was trying to save Avega’s life and this is what he would have wanted.

     

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    The Ark S2x09 Eva is able to convince Lt Lync to not kill Felix and Griff
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    With the weight of the galaxy seemingly on Garnet’s shoulders, she agrees. Lt. Brice, meanwhile is trying to negotiate with Lt. Lync to save the lives of Strickland and Griff.

    Luckily, Eva hurries into the Command Center room and talks to Lt. Lync. We then learn that they are old friends who explicitly trust each other. It is only this relationship between the two women that ultimately saves Strickland and Griff as well as averting the impending conflict should the hostages be killed.

    The Ark S2x09 Ian and Sharon share their mutual loss
    Image by Aleksandar Letic Ark TV courtesy SYFY

    The final scene is with Captain Garnet who decides that she will go see dead Lt. Spencer Lane to say a final goodbye. His father may not have been a hero, but Lt. Spencer Lane certainly is.

    Captain Garnet and Ian share a moment together to contemplate their devastating mutual loss.

    I will be back to review episode eleven “It Will Be Over Soon”. I hope that The Ark will not be over soon and will instead be renewed for a third season. In the meantime, join TeamWHR for an X party when episode ten “It Should Have Been You” is broadcast and let SYFY know you want a season three too!

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