So – good to know – Continuum has no intention of holding our hands to help us navigate the complexities of time travel and paradoxes. Luckily, we don’t need a degree in physics to understand the basic fact established by the end of this episode: there are #TwoAlecsOneKiera (yes, that’s an official hashtag for the show now). Kellog now knows about Escher’s antimatter set-up days earlier than he did before. His conversation with the Piron CEO progresses a bit differently in the museum, and the end result is certainly a change! Leave it to Kellog to take advantage of the provided foreknowledge immediately! And Emily proves once again that she’s not above a little “wet work.” I can’t help but wonder what Kellog said to get Emily to agree to such an extreme measure! Whether Alec is successful in keeping Emily out of harm’s way or not, the season will undoubtedly explore the unintended consequences of adding, as Alec puts it “a tweak here, a push there.” Definitely a direction I’m on board with! In any case, Kiera being outfitted with her suit, some freelancer dots between her fingers, and a newer, fancier multi-tool reminds us fondly of the season 2 premiere when she was a bad-ass vigilante. Hopefully, she’ll hold onto that “upgraded” feel a bit longer this season. There are a few questions left open regarding the freelancers after this episode: 1) Why do they need to collect corpses? 2) How is Curtis alive (and why did he travel with Liber8 in the first place)? 3) Why did Escher defect from their ranks? And 4) Why was the original timeline completely destroyed? We may never get answers to these questions. In any case, Kiera will have much less problem navigating the past, and not only because of her new toys and Freelancer status. Someone has taken out her earlier self and left the body in Alec’s lab for him to discover! Never let it be said that the Continuum writers don’t know how to end an episode with a bang! So who killed Kiera? (#WhoKilledKiera is another popular hashtag these days) And what will be “undone” by the time jump? Carlos and Julian’s meet-up? (possibly) Travis’ death? (almost certainly) The very fact that we’re asking these questions is a good sign of things to come for Continuum. Season 3 promises to keep the audience engaged by answering some questions while posing new ones and by never forgetting the intelligence of the sci-fi television audience. Want more Continuum discussion? Join me and Dave over at continuumpodcast.com each week for predictions, nitpicks, and plenty of fan interaction! Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
