Connor shows Monroe that he, in fact, has two psychopathic dads. One biological, the other adopted. The adopted psychopath, Nunez, spends the episode testing Connor's loyalty now that Monroe wants his son. Connor's answers and reactions are always a split second late. Not too late for Nunez to complain, but just enough that we can detect Connor's wavering. Monroe spends the episode reminding everyone that his magical sperm produced Connor. Way to go, Bass. Monroe starts his relationship with Nunez by insulting the man's decorating. To be fair, it is a ridiculous combination of pretentious Southwest and French Louis XVI. I just didn't think Monroe would know that. The party never stops behind the gate at Nunez's, with a live band, lots of candlelight, scantily-clad girls and horny guys hanging all over them. Wealth means that you get to mitigate the effects of a 16-year blackout.
Nunez first tests Connor by demanding that Connor dream up some undignified fate for Monroe, which turns out to be selling him for a bounty. Once Texas and the Patriots realize Monroe is still alive (the WORST kept secret EVER), the bids will pour in, by Pony Express. When Monroe fucks up Miles' escape attempt, it earns Miles a spot right next Monroe behind bars, because Monroe doesn't want Connor to get the blame for their escape. Monroe, for his troubles, gets whipped by an evermore confused Connor, and called a "dick" by Miles. Yeah, Miles, you can insult Bass all you want. But we all know you'll always put your own dick on the line for this guy no matter what he does. Connor manages to put a stop to the whipping by reminding Nunez they want to make money off of Monroe, alive.
Rachel spends the episode making eyes at one of Nunez's henchmen until she gets invited to the party. Once inside, she manages to give Horny Guy #15 the slip, pretending she's just looking for the bathroom, but Connor recognizes her, gives her the key to the cell, tells her where she supposedly found it, and leaves her to her own fucked up escape attempt. Which becomes a standoff when Nunez figures it all out, and holds a knife to Connor as Miles, Monroe and Rachel are stumbling around the halls of Nunez's house. Connor saves the day, and we leave the Brave Companions camping somewhere in Mexico, with Monroe still making Connor crazy promises. Imagine if Luke had joined Darth Vader.
It is your DENSITY
Tom and Julia spend the episode around the White House and in the camp just outside it. Neither trusts the other at this point, so Tom keeps reminding Julia that she promised him a promotion, and Julia keeps telling Tom not to screw this up. No one notices Boy Band, even after he angrily demands that his father forget his revenge fantasy to stop Julia's new husband from setting up new brainwashing camps all over, including in Willoughby, Texas. Boy Band goes behind both their backs as they ignore him to trash and search Julia's husband's office, for which he gets caught within the day. Tom and Julia watch Boy Band get arrested, realizing too late that their son is no longer under their control. By the way, I refuse to learn the name of Julia's new husband. He's going to be dead that soon.
Dr. Rachel's Dad (Gene) and Charlie do some bonding over messing up an attempted rescue of Gene's friend from a Patriots' camp outside of Willoughby. Gene gets there too late to save his old buddy, but Truman doesn't seem to mind Gene and Charlie there at all. Turns out the camp is for typhus victims, and Gene is scared shitless of another epidemic sweeping through his town. Truman puts on his serious face as he asks for Gene's help. I guess now we know what they were injecting the oranges with. And no, cunt, you can't use that on me.
Aaron, Grace, and Aaron's ex-wife Priscilla have a series of quiet, but revealing scenes. Aaron and Priscilla piece together that, as the creators of the original program language of the nano tech, they are basically the parents of AI. They commiserate over hearing voices and seeing fireflies. Priscilla doesn't reveal any instance where she set shit on fire, though, which I find odd. Maybe she hasn't been in as much danger as Aaron. Grace fills in the blanks, remind them of the billions and billions of nanites out there, dwarfing the number of neurons in a human brain. Basically, the equivalent of thousands' of people brains are just floating around the world, able to go anywhere, access anything, and communicate almost instantly with each other. Grace thinks it's as close to God as anything will ever get, and she's as close to right as any character on this show will ever get.
The Onion pointed out that a little over half of the show's 30 episodes have featured plot lines of rescues from kidnapping. What is with the producers'/writers' kidnapping fetish? I wouldn't mind so much if the characters weren't still incompetent at it. After about 20 rescue attempts, no one still seems to have learned how to do one. And why does "do anything for family" usually include doing something really stupid that just makes more family problems?
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