First of all, Molly picked the worst possible place to hide from her pursuers: a family member’s house. In this case, it was the home of her estranged father, Quinn, who is a not-so-recovering alcoholic. Given the dubious task of taking Ethan out for dinner so that Molly and John can talk about things, Quinn was bound to screw things up. This was the only problem I had with this episode: unbelievably bad choices. Yes, I was impressed by the rock-skipping and the Bimini ring toss, but wow – way to draw attention to yourselves! And Molly going off on her own was just plain silly; how obvious was that Ethan bait? And what of Yasumoto’s values? Are the two Russian doctors correct about his ruthlessness once they’ve stopped producing results? Time is running out for the dying man, and failure is apparently not tolerated. The pursuit of Molly’s baby appears to be tied to the fight for a cure for whatever ails Yasumoto. Not a completely surprising detail, but I relished the chance to get such a close-up look at the facilities so early in the season. The main revelation for me is that I can finally decide once and for all whether Sparks is a good guy or not. Clearly he isn’t. His method of keeping Sam in line was both cruel and underhanded. Yasumoto likewise seemed to have little regard for the scientist who died clutching the lethal meteor goo. And the cliffhanger scene with the laser cutting into Molly’s abdomen can presumably only be selfishly motivated. Actually, as one Extant fan (@IxChel2025) said during the live tweet, “The only one I trust is the dog.” Want more Extant discussion? Join me and Dave over at extantpodcast.com each week for analysis, predictions, and plenty of fan interaction!