Summary: Sickness. Death. Rebirth? ZOMG there are Zombies in Defiance! The Bay Area is fighting off horde after horde of plague victims while trying to find a cure to the mysterious illness causing these zombies, and in Defiance, Sukar is killed and brought back to life with only one thing on his mind. Tune in to this episode of Defiance Reporter to find out what that is! ... And no, it's NOT brains. Listen now: DRAMA IN DEFIANCE EPISODE 7 “Goodbye, Blue Sky” Recap - There’s a storm headed to Defiance, only it isn’t rain. Deadly arkship shrapnel is falling fast from the sky in what is known as Razer Rain, shredding everything in their path, including Sukar! Thoughts and Observations Main Storyline - Sukar and Irisa Holy hell! Sukar is a zombie! “What we must do is for the good of all” Sukar dies saying these words in Irisa’s vision.. how did he ALREADY know what was going to happen? Irathient burial rituals are interesting.. the “purification broth” is basically a chemical reaction between water and what looked like several powders that is supposed to dissolve flesh and leave bones “left to adorn this place.” What do they do with the bones I wonder. (The Irathients kind of remind me of the Forsworn in TES:Skyrim) Its interesting to see the conflict of personality in Sukar.. the savagery of an Irathient while just being used as a tool versus the pious and fatherly leader we’ve come to know already. So Sukar, acting as a tool to nanites from a falling ship, saves Defiance by waiting until the ship was close enough to receive a signal to fire its engines and steer the freighter clear of the town... A hero’s welcome he did not receive from Nolan Nolan done screwed the Sensoth’s pooch now. Will Irisa ever forgive Nolan for his mistake? Can you really call killing someone a mistake? Nikki, Rafe and Quentin Oh yeah, Quentin isn’t hiding shtako. He has allergies? Really? And when he lies to Rafe about destroying the artifact, how can NOBODY see through his lies!? Whoa, Nikki just laid everything bare right away. As Rafe said, she really does have quite a set of balls! Nikki is quite the devious character in this episode. I really didn’t know just how insidious she could be until this episode. She kind of knew what happened before getting to the McCawleys ranch and was cunning enough to snare the truth out of hotheaded Rafe. What’s the truth about Quentin’s mother? Stahma and Kenya “Making love to one of you is enormously complicated.” Another elegant performance by Jamie Murray. Seeing how she was hurt and insulted by something we as humans find strange and funny to suggest shows what kind elegant and prideful presence she brings to Stahma’s character. She also plays a convincing mother.. The conversation about doing something for herself between Kenya and Stahma reveals that not only was Stahma a poet/singer star (or the equivalent) with a following, but that she also let that world go when she came to Earth. Receding into her role as a wife and mother, as evident by the way she deflected and asked for more wine. I know a few of our listeners and friends were happy to see “Stahma’s Secret,” though I’m sure it’ll be the cause of Datak’s ire and tantrum throwing in a later episode. I bet Stahma learned just how complicated human women are for herself.. Alak and Christie Not much interesting happening between these two. We get to see how young and immature they really are, wearing their insecurities on their sleeves. Christie who is uncomfortable (as are we all) with the bathing ritual and Alak who is afraid to stand up to his parents for any reason, even his love. You're way too hung up on your bodies? HAH! Coming from a Casti that made me snort. Favorite scenes The climax of the episode, while an emotional tug of war, was a fantastic climax as far as climaxes in this show go.
