Summary: An old war buddy of Nolan's Eddie Braddock comes to Defiance chasing after Earth Republic's most wanted Pol Madis. Will Nolan and Eddie see eye-to-eye on how to handle this mass murderer? Also, Is there trouble in paradise for couples Tommy and Irisa AND Nolan and Kenya? And finally, DEFIANCE REWIND WEEKEND is coming for both the game and show. Find out what that entails and more on this episode of Defiance Reporter. Listen now: DRAMA IN DEFIANCE EPISODE 6 “Brothers in Arms” Recap This week, Nolan reunites with an old war buddy of his and team up to chase after a mass murderer. Meanwhile Quentin has to decide if what Luke had kept secret is important enough to keep or if it needs to be destroyed for the safety of his family and Defiance. Thoughts and Observations Oooh! What shady past does Doc Yewell keep hidden away? I was so happy to see Nikki! Except she showed her hand too quickly and was then gone too soon. Kenya girl, make up your mind. Do you like the guy or not? Do you want him to save you from your work or be cool with it? Kenya's mixed bag of emotions was predictable and still frustrating to me that I was relieved she ended it with Nolan. Of course this leaves Nolan in the cold with Amanda now showing interest in her old friend. Speaking of mixed signals, Tommy is getting a ton of them. As soon as the scene changed to Irisa and Tommy, first thing out of my mouth was “oh, here it comes!” Totally called it! Who was this “Hunter” that Amanda mentions to Kenya? Notice Pol's wanted poster? Wanted for Mass murder, bombing of public spaces, deployment of poison gas and creation of biological weapons. Now THIS is an enemy. He eludes erep for years, escapes in a flashbang in the middle of a crowded street, discreetly kills a thief by electric shock, manipulates and plans to kill Datak... Datak is not nearly as tough as this guy! Another reference to Von Bach. I'm loving the more frequent nods to the game in the show. One of the reasons the Earth Republic is so desperate to get their hands on Pol Madis is that he was working with Karl Von Bach as one of his chief engineers before escaping with highly sensitive corporate secrets. The Earth Republic is desperate not to let those secrets get into the wrong hands. That's twice Varus was mentioned this episode! For those unfamiliar with the reference, in the game Varus Soleptor hired us to recovered a valuable artifact known as the Libera Nova Gem. We recovered the gem, but instead of handing it off to Varus, Nolan and Irisa kept it for themselves and headed to St Louis. And I've never forgiven Nolan for that. (Can't wait until he comes back in the game). Goodbye Mr Birch. We hardly knew ye. Who will do the heavy lifting for Nikki now? What's the deal with Quentin? Can he see ghosts? Is that a hallucination? Could that be a self preservation or defense mechanism from the artifact? Does it possess intelligence? Interesting fact about the caves and artifacts from last episode.. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1811-1812.php There really WAS an earthquake in St. Louis in 1811 - an earthquake so strong that the Mississippi River seemed to flow backwards. Those items Rafe and Quentin discovered - the bones, the pickaxe, the spectacles - looked like they originated from that time period. But what were those people doing down there in the first place? Favorite scenes Want to come over to my place after work? What's at your place? Me! Best. Scene. Evar. Irisa watching over Nolan as he sleeps was both creepy and endearing. Nolan shot first. No way Greedo..ummm..crap. Dislikes? This Pol Madis character is kinda awesome and I wish he hadn't ended up dead. There was some potential for serious mayhem and a strong enemy (though I understand there's only 12 episodes and much larger and more dangerous enemies to deal with I the show already). I totally didn’t believe that Eddie would give himself up like that.
