The episode kicks off in the past where the dodgy Helen Cutter is yomping through a prehistoric wilderness (which looked a lot like Lanzarote) and while foraging for food gets attacked by a Terrasaur (you know one of those thingies from Jurassic Park 3 that was kept in the aviary) and promptly gets… well, a good kicking. Even though this would seem a weird way to start an episode it all makes sense after a while as Helen once again appears in the present, which adds to the continued back story of the show that seems to be the ability of some to open the anomalies themselves. To what end they do this is yet to be explained but having this, along with a subtle thing with a security guard, makes the series a little more intriguing and adds another layer to what is essentially a monster-of-the-week kind of show.
As well as the obligatory monster chase scenes and the ‘clever’ way in which the team dispose of the threat with leaf blowers and air conditioning the characters interaction gets a little deeper. The rivalry between Nick Cutter and Stephen Hart gets a little more air time, carrying on from last week’s episode and while this situation is not out and out hatred and rivalry, it will be interesting to see the tension grow, as the source of their conflict is seemingly here for the long run. In addition to this the team’s duo of Abby and Connor take a knock as a new character, Caroline, is introduced. Whether she is playing on the side of the angels and actually likes Connor or is an agent of Lester remains to be seemed.
It’s all quite unbelievable, as really Connor makes us Den of Geekers look very cool and funky and with Hannah Spearritt around (again with too many clothes on) and subtly making advances, why would he look at other women? However, apart from this, the relationship between the team seems to be splitting and with Jennifer/Claudia making a lot of headaches for the team it looks like the character arcs for the show are hotting up.
