Exceptional Circumstances (episode 496)

Wow that was a big surprise. Duncan Mathias's sister is Monika Stone! It's interesting that Monika's reason for helping Andromeda is for her brother. She knows the technology isn't working, so why she is still trying to help Andromeda is a mystery. 

One thing that did shock me about Monika was that she let her mask slide a bit when she was talking to Jason about her brother. It seems like her brother is close to her heart. I think this episode showed us that even though Monika is trying to find the answer for her brother in the wrong places, at least she cares enough to try and get an answer. She isn't as cold hearted as we all thought. 

She can get the true answer she needs if she wants it. All she needs is Jesus and I really hope Jason is the one to show her the way. Jesus can not only heal her brother, but he can help take away the guilt Monika feels about her brothers' injury. Also, maybe by accepting Jesus, it will help Monika see what she is trying to shield herself from, that Andromeda is a liar and is not really trying to help her brother. Andromeda is just trying to do only what's best for them. I hope Monika changes sides in future episodes and instead helps Jason and the rest of the group stop Andromeda.

Now about Monika's brother Duncan, because of his information, we now know everything that went on, in full detail, during the research. Like the fact that Duncan Mathias was the guinea pig and all the research Eugene was involved in actually worked. My only question is, now that Whit and the gang know everything and Eugene's research is in the hands of Andromeda, why hasn't Eugene come back? He's not in any particular danger. Maybe he will come back sometime during the final few episodes of the saga. We will just have to wait and see. (I really hope he does come back and this wasn't AIO's attempt to "kill him off").

In this episode, We also found out what is particularly bad about the Novabox. Whit was talking on the radio and warning all Novabox owners about it, but he didn't have a first hand witness or an extract argument to go by. Now that we have heard from Duncan, we know that the Novabox is really dangerous. The Novabox effects reverse themselves.

I know it's gonna happen to Agnes Riley. She is already starting to experience the reversal. She is forgetting that Jimmy passed away and in a coming episode, she forgets to turn the stove off and burns her hand. 

It's sad that Tom is not listening to Whit. Like Monika, because it is helping his wife like the technology (sort of) helped Duncan, he is blinding himself from the truth. Andromeda is always up to no good so why should this be any different? Andromeda knows that the technology isn't fully tested and from what we have seen, they haven't take a step to try and fix it. Andromeda doesn't care if innocent people are hurt.

Also, in this episode, Mitch was trying to decode the things written on Andromeda's database. I think Andromeda had it all planned for the people to be buying fizzy cola, greezly chips and birdhouses. It's a part of the Novabox test run, to see how well their technology actually can affect people. They are using the people of Odyssey as lab rats! 

I'm still wondering what "Clairmont", "Triumphant" and "Launch Date" are. "Triumphant" is probably a passcode And I think that "Clairmont" is either a passcode like "Triumphant" is, or it is a part of their tests like the soda, chips, and bird houses are. As for the "Launch Date", it might be a date where Andromeda start selling their technology to the rest of the world. I think areas like Odyssey are the test market for the Novaboxes. So on a certain date, these boxes will begin to sell to the rest of the world. That's just a guess. 

I really like how this story arc is turning out. It is by far better than the Dr. Blackgaard Chronicles. (Of Course that's just my own opinion). I think AIO has stepped it up a bit in their writing and ideas. The episodes just keep getting better and better as the seasons go by! There's only 3 episodes left in the saga and I know they will be big! 

This was a shorter review, but I think I covered all the important points I wanted to mention within its small length. 

I really liked this episode so I'm giving it a thumbs up 👍. 

Two more actors!

We now have two more actors on-board for the Adventures of Titus Billings. Victoria Kumar and OdysseyFan. Both have will be given characters, and will be in the upcoming audio dramatization of Titus Billings: Back on the Battle Field. 

In other news, the first audio drama, Titus Billings: Origins, is being scored, and then will be produced. It will be a half hour, and will tie right into Back on the Battle Field. These dramas may or may not air on the radio, and they will first be released online. Thank you all for all the support!

-Trenton Landmark 

The Unraveling (episode 495)

OH MY GOODNESS! MITCH IS ALIVE?! I'm so happy!! I knew throughout the entire episode that something about Rachel wasn't right.  She was acting really odd and I had a feeling that she wasn't telling Connie something. She was so calm about Mitch's death. Connie even wondered how she could act like that but she just assumed that she had accepted his death. I, on the other hand, was not convinced at all! I knew she was hiding something! 

But I do want to say that I am really happy that AIO decided to keep Mitch alive. He's like Connie's first official love. Yes there was Jeff Lewis in the episode "First Love", but that was a very fake "teenager" love. Her and Mitch's relationship was real love. (I cannot believe how much of a hopeless romantic I am...)

I'm also really happy that he was a good guy after all. Before this, I thought that maybe he was a fake christian, but it turns out that he only worked for Novacom to try and find out information, not to be on their side. So he is a real good guy, thumbs up Mitch 👍. (That's was just a foreshadow about my overall opinion of this episode...)

Another thing that I wanted to mention was that we got to see in this episode is that, Andromeda seemed to have really thought out Operation Think Tank. They have to have been planning this for years and years and must have had it all out on paper way before they even started Eugene's research and all the other things that would make their plan work. For Justine to have found the memo not at Andromeda, but Galaxy Enterprises must mean that all Andromeda's smaller "sister" companies, as they call them, are all involved and were created just for this purpose: to eventually control the world. 

And speaking of Justine, it's unfortunate that she died. I'm sure that if she was alive and a character that appeared in future episodes, that she would have eventually become some kind of agent (kind of like Jason or Tasha). Throughout the episode for some strange reason she reminded me of Tasha. 

So moving on from Mitch and all those related to him...

So about the very odd buying trends: I'm gonna say that I thought the birdhouse thing was very... um... unOdyssey like. Don't get me wrong, I love this Novacom saga and how it's turning out, but it this whole thing about mind control and all that is too science fictional. I do love science fiction, but AIO is not science fiction and I don't ever want it to become like that. Science fiction is the kind of genre that is interesting but is not relatable. AIO has always been the kind of show that relates to things we go through or possible things that could happen in life. I don't want that to change.

But anyways, back to the buying trends, we now understand that this Novabox is mind controlling everyone. (I guess Cal was right for once in his life). Everyone who had the Novabox kept buying the same three things: fizzy cola, greezly chips, and birdhouses. And when asked about it, many replied almost robotically, that "it was a great deal." 

The part that really was extremely weird but also very revealing was when Rodney was walking around with the novabox helmet on his head. In all honesty, I didn't think Rodney would have a Novabox... Because his parents wouldn't be able to afford it. (But maybe they can afford it because they always cheat people out of their skin in products they buy from the electric palace.)

So anyways: getting back on track, when Rodney said that the helmet made him smarter and the helmet was also telling him to go "repair" everyone in the neighbourhood's birdhouses, I knew that the helmet was mind controlling and making everyone buy these things. 

Another thing about these boxes is that you cannot turn them off. So whether they are on or off they are constantly mind controlling. Even people who don't watch the Novabox but live in the same house can be controlled. Pretty creepy...

But there is still one thing I don't get: why? 

Not, "why are they mind controlling people" because that answer is pretty obvious: they want to take over the world. but I am wondering: "why are they having people buy these 3 things?" Were they paid buy the birdhouse, greezly chip, and fizzy cola company to promote these products or something? Or are these products a kind of "test run". Maybe for Andromeda to see how much they  can really influence people. In any case, what they are doing is so wrong and has to be stopped. 

And like how I always end, we will just have to wait and see what happens next! Despite my criticism regarding it being "science fictional" I really did enjoy this episode. And I give it a thumbs up 👍.

Sheep's Clothing (episode 493)

Give me a second to get over myself or else I'm going to go and punch someone right in the face.
Alright, that sounds mean... But I will still punch something!

I'm so mad right now that I don't know if I want to punch Monika or Charles. Actually I think Monika, Charles and Jason all deserve it.
Uh! I have to stop being so violent... Even when I'm mad.

Ok I need to talk about something else before I blow up. Let me talk about Walter.
I think I need to give Walter a pat on the back. He definitely deserves it. I guess he isn't a Pastor for nothing. He knows a wolf in sheep's clothing when he sees one.

Now back to the topic that makes me throughly aggravated.
Take a deep breath... Ok... I'm fine now...
In all honesty, even if I didn't know Monika was bad from the beginning of this episode, I probably would have at least seen the signs.
Jason wasn't himself in this episode. Even Walter noticed it. Like I mean for Jason to not see the sloppy job of covering her tracks that Monika was, he must have been really love blinded. Like the woman didn't know some missionary named Kenny, who knew everyone in the entire country when she went to visit?... That was a bit strange to me. Then after she avoided Walter by asking him the amount of chairs he wanted.
I think the next big thing that popped out to me was when Monika and Jason were talking and Jason told her that he wanted to be with a Christian woman. Monika wondered if being with a christian woman was a "deal breaker" for him. Like how could Jason not see her hesitance?... That's a bit weird.
Even my mom thought it was a bit odd for him not to notice that. Like my mom came into the room and only listened to that part. She hadn't heard the entire Novcom saga that time, but I told her what was kind of happening in the scene, and right away when she heard Monika ask Jason if that was a deal breaker that he be with a christian, my mom asked me if the girl was a faker.
Like please Jason were you deaf as well as blind?
I don't mean to sound cruel but seriously if my mom only heard that much of the conversation and she realized it...

So now that I've got that off my chest, I just wanted to talk about the package.
So Monika took the package, like we all knew would happen, and sent the info to Charles. We also found out how she knew to go to Alaska to find the package and that was because she tapped Eugene's phone.

So now that Novacom has all they need to make their technology work: the imagination station and Eugene's research, they are going to bring all the boxes back. Even though they probably won't make everyone crazy, I think we will finally find out exactly what is the box's purpose.

I don't think there's anything else I wanted to talk about so that's all.
I give this episode an ok. (It would have got a thumbs up had it not been for Jason's blindness) 👌

Twisting Pathway (episode 492)

I don't have a lot to talk about but I will say that I now understand why that last episode, Black Veil, was needed.
Novacom/Andromeda found out their technology "short circuited" (as they called it). They soon realized that the  imagination station plans that they received from the guy "Barry" (in the episode "Breaking Point") were faulty. Remember how Whit left out part of the plans? This was probably what was making their box not work properly. Mr. Charles needed the actually imagination station in order to make the box work.

So anyways, in this episode, Erica over hears a conversation between Mr. Charles and her father. Mr. Charles wants Mr. Colburn, Erica's father, to get him the imagination station by the end of the week. After talking to her father and hearing him tell her that he wants to resign because of this, Erica decides to take matters into her own hands. Even after her father told her not to get mixed up with the Novacom people, she still helps Mr. Charles steal the imagination station. Of course Whit puts the pieces together and soon discovers that Erica helped steal the imagination station. After all this, even though he promised Erica, Mr. Charles fires Mr. Colburn.

Personally I knew that Mr. Charles wouldn't keep Erica and his little agreement in the end. He got what he wanted without Mr. Colburn's help, and so Erica's father wasn't needed anymore. Mr. Colburn's knew himself that even if he got the imagination station, Novacom would keep asking him to do unreasonable and, most likely, illegal tasks.

This episode further proves that Erica really was a bad influence on Aubrey. I knew that Erica doesn't mind tripping people up that are in the way of what she wants. She has done that in the past with Aubrey when they had to deal with the police, and so the fact that she lead Nick on, just to get what she wanted, didn't surprise me.

Something I wanted to mention was that I, like Whit, am proud of everything Aubrey did in this episode. When she got in trouble, she didn't excuse the truth but took responsibility. Also when Erica came to talk to her, even though she didn't like her, she still took the time to listen to her and, most importantly, prayed for her.
Another thing Aubrey did that I was proud of was that she forgave Erica for what she did to her and even asked Erica for forgiveness for being rude to her and not forgiving her right away. Aubrey is definitely growing in her faith and others can see how much she has changed over the past few episodes. I'm so glad Aubrey is on the right path!

I didn't really find anything wrong with this episode so I'm giving it a thumbs up 👍.

The Black Veil Parts 1 and 2 (episode 490-491)

I first wanted to mention that I think this episode wasn't needed. The boxes by Veil industries were worthless if they just recalled them afterwards. Why didn't AIO make Veil Industries only make the boxes correctly and for Whit to discover the problem with the proper boxes rather than these? This episode was unnecessary.
The only importance this episode really had was the port sending out radio waves and Monika Stone joining Jason's team. (ofcourse they could have just figured out this "port" in the correctly made box and Monika could have come to meet Jason in the end of the next episode since she doesn't reappear until 2 episodes from now).

The episode as a whole was okay. It was mysterious and all but it was very violent. As a side note, at first, I was wondering why the producers recommended this for those over eight years old. But once my mom listened to it, she asked me if I had ever let my younger brother hear it because she thinks it was a bit violent for him.
I did like this episode (when do I ever hate AIO episodes), but another thing with it was that it sounded like those science fiction movies. I do enjoy science fiction novels and movies but AIO is not science fiction. Like can radio waves seriously do that to people? I think that's a bit over the top.

So we finally get to see the first works of this radio wave research. This port is apparently sending out radio wave signals which are some how warping everyone's brains and making them go crazy even though they weren't supposed to do that. The radio waves in these boxes must have went wrong for them to recall all the boxes. They don't have Eugene's research which is probably why everything went wrong and caused the people to go ballistic. Eugene's research leads into my next topic: Monika.
She obviously joined Jason's missions team to see if he has the package. This probably means that Eugene mailed the package to Jason (the package he came to deliver in the middle of the night in Odyssey) and that package also probably contains the radio wave study research.
But my only question is: How did Monika come to the conclusion that Jason has the package? Where did Eugene give her a clue that he would send it to Jason? I didn't even think of Jason as a possibility when Eugene went to mail it.

I think we knew from the moment they mentioned about a new satellite system that it was the problem. But it wasn't just irritability, the people affected would also have dreams where they would see themselves as a monster.
So now that I've brought that up, I think that it was foolish of Whit to try a technology on himself. Like this is from a totally different season in the future, but like Eugene decided to do the same thing and what happened to him? The guy lost his memory.
But I do understand why Whit needed to test it and only on himself. He obviously couldn't let anyone else do it since it was potentially dangerous but he needed to know what this box was doing to the people.

To conclude I just wanted to add that I was a bit shocked that Novacom/Andromeda/Veil Industries (are they all they same thing?) would use Odington and Alaska as their "lab rats". That is so dangerous. It just further proves that Novacom/Andromeda/Veil Industries cannot be trusted.
I'm going to say that for all the violence, science fiction, and the "unrequiredness" of this episode, that I'm going to rate it ok. 👌

Under the Influence Part 1 and 2 (episode 488 and 489)

Wahoo!! Aubrey is now a Christian! Boy we have waited quite a while. I'm glad she accepted Jesus with her father present. He seems to be the only one she can tell things to and can understand her. Connie is there for her, but she doesn't seem to open up to Connie like she opens up to her father.

There was something I realized about her father. He is quite like mine. When my father sees I'm going through a stage in my life where I'm changing, like maybe I'm becoming less interested in church or I'm talking back to my parents or I'm spending time with the wrong influences, it causes my father not to be able to sleep at night. So he just prays for me, even if it's all night.
Aubrey's dad is very similar to mines and that's one reason I love Aubrey, her character, and her family. I find that Aubrey is one of my favourite AIO characters because many things that go through her head and the things she experiences, relate to things I'm going through. (Another example of this is "The Big Deal" in album 35). And not just in my own life, Aubrey goes through many things teens go through. Areas such as dealing with her parents and struggling with her faith. Many teens go through these struggles and can relate to her thoughts, emotions, and reactions. (I know I certainly do.)
There was a time I was struggling with my faith and asked my parents some of the same questions she has done. But my parents help me see Jesus in a way that I can understand. I'm now grounded in my faith and I know that Aubrey will become like that as well, now that she is finally a Christian.

I knew from the very beginning that Erica was a bad influence on Aubrey. I think that maybe when Erica mentioned her father works for a new company in town, and we knew she meant Novacom, that I first suspected her. Or maybe when Erica first made fun of Aubrey's dad's car that it made me think that she thought she was better than everyone else, thus showing me that she was going to be that kind of influence on Aubrey. I'm not exactly sure when, but I knew for sure that when Erica asked Aubrey to skip school, when she was being very forceful on her, and lying to Connie, that she was not a good influence on Aubrey at all. Then she has her room all spidery and gothic... Like no offence but spiders are disgusting and even if I had a friend who thought they were cool, I still wouldn't like them. Actually I would probably stop hanging with that friend because if his or her like for spiders. Ok let's get off this spidery topic I'm getting disgusted already. Ok so what were we talking about before this?...

So anyways as the episode goes on, we can see just what Erica is doing to Aubrey. She's making her like spiders, wearing gothic clothing and skulls, getting her to skip school to go to a party and shopping, and also influencing Aubrey to lie to authority. It seemed like Erica was turning Aubrey to be exactly like she is: a liar, a faker (getting a little ahead... We see this in 2 episodes from now), and a thief (we also see this in a coming episode). Erica is like the worst influence that could have possibly crossed Aubrey's path since we know she was in a wandering state about her faith.

I think Erica really took the cake in being the worst friend ever for Aubrey, when she lied right to the police officer's face and told him that Aubrey insisted on driving and wouldn't stop at the red light when they told her to. Like Aubrey should have seen this coming. Erica was only hanging out with Aubrey to be a nice friend until she could get what she wanted out of their relationship and then boom: she's gone. But I mean, I can't really blame Aubrey since many preteens and teens go through these same struggles of finding the right friends and fitting in.

This episode was included int he Novacom saga simply to show us who took Arthur Dent's place in Novacom and to show us that Mr. Colburn might play a big part in the upcoming episodes.

I really liked this episode and I give it a thumbs up 👍. Great start to a new album!

Plan B (Part 4): Resistance (episode 487)

Plan B (Part 4): Resistance

Okay this is probably one of my longest if not the longest of all my reviews so far. I'm just preparing you.

I first want to say that I loved this episode. I think it concluded the album nicely and to my disappointment/I'm happy that they didn't end it on this episode.

I totally just contradicted myself.

Ok here's what I mean, I wanted them to end it...but then I also didn't want them to because I think it needs a bit more.
About halfway through the episode I knew they couldn't end the saga on this one because Eugene still has the disc, we haven't even discovered Andromeda's master plan, we know nothing about this "board meeting" that went on and Operation Think Tank, and we still don't know what Andromeda was doing that was "illegal". (It's weird but I think that much of what I said in that sentence probably relates- like the think tank thing might be their "master plan") We still have like a whole album to go. Ok, at least half an album to go: but I think they are going to make it end with an entire album.

So... Somethings that happened in this episode...

I wonder why Mr. Charles came to the funeral. He obviously used Mitch like a pawn, so why would he care so much about him as to come to his funeral. He probably wanted some information. Either he was looking to see if he could hear Whit say something or he was just scouting.

One little hiccup in this episode that wasn't especially needed was Connie's little dishrag poem. It was the starter of this episode, but not the best way they could have began in my opinion. It was sweet of her to write that poem, but not really needed. The plot didn't even reference back to her poem. I'm normally not very judgemental of the episodes content, (I'm only judgemental about Mary Hopkins) but this is my only criticism... as far as this episode is concerned...

On the positive side, I really loved the fact that Wooton just spent the day with Connie. Connie really needed someone like Wooton to hang with her and distract her from her self blame. I loved Wooton's comment about the socks.

Wooton: "I think that a conversation about socks can say I love you just as much as saying I love you."

I love that so much and I don't know why.

I loved all the simple Wooton kind of response to Connie's questions. It just made Connie realize that blaming herself and being upset wasn't really worth it. I'm glad Wooton played laser tag and ate funnel cakes with her. If I was feeling down, I would want my friend to do that for me instead of just sit there and crying with me.
I think that by bringing Wooton in this episode to hang with Connie was really great. There are some episodes that feature Wooton and he isn't really needed. This one used Wooton in a way that I loved and a side that we haven't really seen of him yet. We normally see him all laughing, joking, and having fun, but he can also be serious and give good advice (of course only in a "Wooton kind of way"). So good choice of characterization in this episode, AIO!

I knew that the FBI was somehow "spying" on Whit. They don't know much about the whole situation and they realized that Whit has connections and ways of getting info. For example, Whit gets a meeting with Arem, something the FBI probably weren't able to do. Yes Whit knew Mitch, but Whit is still able to piece things together and find out info when he needs to. I wasn't surprised the FBI bugged him.
It was interesting that the FBI discovered Whit is holding Andromeda back from their plans. They want something from Whit and they can't seem to get it. I have no idea what they want. Either they want information, or they want something physically. We will have to find out.

I loved Whit, Jack, and Johanne's little performance for Charles and Monika, it was pretty funny. And I agree with Charles, "I didn't know Mr. Whittaker was such a comedian."

Something about Monika that came up was that she told Charles she could find Eugene. But how could she find him if no one else could? Maybe she put a tracking device in one of his travel bags and she will follow it to his destination. But the only faulty thing with that is: Eugene may not have the info. I think he mailed it to someone. Because he was out at the post office late at night putting a package in there. The only question is: who did he mail it to? The only people who come to mind are Whit (which is a bit odd because he could have just given it to Whit in person), the FBI (maybe), and possibly Pastor Brandon Teller (since he is well trusted and Andromeda wouldn't know him). I'm not sure who else he would have sent it to unless he mailed it to himself...

So about the disc that Whit and Jack got from the post office.
Whit found an address in the package. When he went to visit it, it was Mr. Dent's house. Dent was on the ground when Whit arrived. When they took him to the hospital he seemed to have suffered from a stroke. Like I, and probably every other AIO fan, they gave mr dent the same thing they injected into Armatage Shanks. I think it was because he gave Jack that package. But it's weird that he wants to escape from the hospital. Dent will die from that tumour just like Mr. Shanks.

Another thing that was in the package was the disc. On the disc was something I mentioned earlier: the Andromeda board meeting and "Operation Think Tank". Whit found one plane text file on Arthur Dent's disc and it was the minutes to a board meeting. The document accounted a vote that took place about "Operation Think Tank". It was a 12-1 count. (The one vote probably came from Armatage Shanks). I wonder what "Operation Think Tank" is. I can't remember if it was mentioned before but it's a relatively new bump in the road. Maybe "Operation Think Tank" is Andromeda's illegal "final plan".
But I guess we will have to find out on the next album! And that's all for this long review.
I give this episode a big thumbs up 👍.

Plan B (Part 3): Crossfire (episode 486)

Yup. Connie took it as I thought...She was a huge mess.
I think that Katie Leigh really did an excellent job, she sounded genuine. Great Acting Katie!! I felt wrapped in the story and in Connie's emotional ups and downs as well.

I don't know why but it doesn't really feel like Mitch is dead. Maybe it's just me but I'm thinking that maybe he is still alive. I think that there a small possibility because or else there would have been a body. He could have escaped or maybe Bourland knows Mitch was trying to help them and he saved him. Maybe Mitch is good after all. Like he taught a Sunday school class and a Bible study. Why would he work for Andromeda or be Arem, a computer hacker, if he was a christian? Unless he was a big fake which is also the other side to this. Maybe he was just good at acting. But if the fact that he is faking being a Christian is true, then wouldn't everything else he did be questionable? Like maybe he was just leading Connie on or just trying to use her. Maybe he wanted Connie to "fall" for him so that he could get her to turn on Whit. Like Tom said, "she is awfully smitten by the boy."

Another thing about this episode that kind of puzzles me is: why Arthur gave Jack the computer disc.  What is on that disc? And what is so important about that disc that it would make Mr. Charles want it so bad? We know that Mr. Charles had placed some kind of bug or camera in Whits End so he can spy on them. But what would he need to find out? Did he ransack Whit's office?

I wonder why Whit and Jack were so calm about giving Monika the package. I wonder if they tricked her. Like maybe they took an empty package and stuffed it with bubble wrap or something. Then they may go later and get the other one.
So about Monika, we have finally met this mysterious lady who Mitch had a picture of and the lady who "fixed" the phone lines. Which brings me to another question. Why was Mitch looking for her in the episode "Secrets"? Are they working to together and she betrayed him maybe? Because she did set up the modem for him so he could do his work as a hacker. I'm starting to really lean to the side of the fence where Mitch was faking the whole christian thing. If he is working with someone like Monika, he can't be good. She does corporate espionage which means she doesn't mind dirtying her hands for a bit for the cash. Another important thing we found out in this episode is: we now know exactly what Mr. Charles does. We know that he works for Andromeda, and he is their security guy- officially. But unofficially- He does all their dirty work. I bet he is the one who has his hands all into the illegal things of Andromeda.

Another thing I forgot to mention, when Jack and Johanne were at the airport, Johanne mentioned that Mr. Dent looked like he had went through shock therapy. He looked out of it and not like himself. I think they injected him with whatever they injected Armatage Shanks with. And so I think Mr. Dent is going to get really sick and deteriorate quickly. Either that or he might be already dead. Andromeda could have "improved" their injection since then. All in all, this story is really building and I can't wait to find out what will come up in the last episode of this album: the conclusion of Plan B- resistance. I doubt the saga will wrap up in this next episode but we will see.
I give this episode a thumbs up. Actually make that 2 thumbs up for Katie Leigh's amazing acting! 👍👍

Plan B (Part 2): Collision Course (episode 485)

Ok what just happened? Mitch is not only dead, but we find out he was Arem (or RM)? I had Mitch on my suspect list, but Eugene was ahead of him... I actually thought Arem was Eugene.
I guess my first clue, from this episode, that Arem was Mitch was when Whit wanted to meet him in person and he gave him a location. I knew Eugene wasn't in Odyssey, so it might be Mitch. And then after when Mitch told Connie to come on Whit's computer to talk to someone, I put 2 and 2 together and realized then that Mitch was Arem.
But it all seems weird to me. First, Mitch is dead and maybe by a group of people murdering him. And second that he was some computer hacker. I thought Mitch was a christian, why would he be hacking computers? I guess my theory about him faking his Christianity, which I mentioned in my review of green eyes and yellow tulips, was right. He was a big fake. And now he's dead and i don't think he went to heaven...
I also can't imagine what Connie is going to have to go through not only in the next few weeks, but the rest of her life. She's going to be filled with regret because she ignored him practically until the day he died, and now she won't be able to make up for that lost time.
But I'm now wondering what Mitch sent Connie just a minute before he passed away. It must have been something extremely important. And now she's sitting there reading it, probably daydreaming about hanging out with Mitch tomorrow... Oh she's gonna freak when she finds out...

Anyways this topic is a bit depressing. I want to talk about what Mrs. Shanks told Jack and Johanne.   She told them that her husband Armitage Shanks is on the board of Andromeda. Armitage didn't tell her much about Andromeda or any of his work but she knows that Andromeda has a lot of secrets.
She also told them what we had wondered about in the last episode: how did Mr. Shanks have to do with Eugene getting the job at the  college? Mrs. Shanks said that Andromeda supplied the money for Eugene's grant at the college and the funding for the research. Ms. Shanks also told them that she didn't know what the research was about, except that they shouldn't be toying around with the things they were. She knew this because her husband was very uneasy about this project. Armitage told her that this research will change the world. When Eugene and Katrina ran with the research, she said that they aren't safe. She also knows that Andromeda will do anything to get that research back.
We do find out what the research is though and it actually wasn't what I thought. They are using the research to help the handicap. If those who are handicapped wanted to operate switches, remotes, or anything, if brain waves could be turned into radio waves, then they could operate these things simply by thinking about it. They actually had a breakthrough and then all of a sudden, Eugene took off with the research.
It does sound very valuable. If this could actually be done, it would be a huge advancement in society. And if Mrs. Shanks thinks Andromeda is bad, they could want this research for something important... Maybe they will use it to their befit. I'm not sure how yet, but I know we will find out soon.

Another part that was a bit curious to me was why Arthur Dent visited Jack and Johanne's hotel. He told them he might have some information to help them find Eugene and Katrina. And he also told them that Armitage Shanks's death wasn't natural. But it cannot be proven. He also told jack and Johanne that Eugene is right in the middle of it and he cannot get out, by leaving it will only delay what will happen. He also told Jack to meet him in an alley. And he will give him the information.
Once Mr. Dent gave Jack the info, he told him to give it to Mr. Whitaker. I wonder what this package is. It didn't tell us anything about it so we just have to wonder what it is. Maybe Mr. Dent somehow got Eugene's research. Or maybe it's some of Novacom/Andromeda's plans. Maybe he stole them/photocopied them so he could let Whit read them.
Right after Mr. Dent gave Jack the plans, Mr. Charles grabbed Mr. Dent and kidnapped him.
Mr Charles then wanted to experiment something on Mr. Dent. Maybe they used this same "experiment" to make Mr. Shanks "cooperate". Maybe he's going to die. Either that or it's a memory eraser. Maybe he wanted to make sure that Mr. Dent doesn't know anything about their plans or he'll tell Whit and the others.

Anyways that about sums it up. All in All I loved this episode and give it 2 thumbs up 👍👍

Plan B (Part 1): Missing Action (episode 484)

Well... I don't know how to start this... That's a first.
What I can say though is that these episodes are getting better and better. At first I thought Red Herring was good. Then when I heard Strange Boy In A Strange Land, I thought that one was better than Red Herring. Then Grand Opening was even better that both those two. And now Plan B was absolutely amazing, better than all the rest.

So there's a few things we found out in part 1 of this episode. We find out that Eugene has gone missing and no one knows where he is. We find that Eugene's house was ransacked. We also find that Katrina's father has passed away rather suddenly and Eugene and Katrina marry at his bedside. We find that Eugene has stolen all the research of the Radio Wave Study. And we also find that Eugene has sent Whit a message which within it tells him "Beware Andromeda", the same words Jared said to Mandy and Sara.

So let's discuss these new developments in the story arc:

FINALLY!!! KATRINA AND EUGENE ARE MARRIED!!!! We have waited so long for this. But I was kinda disappointed, as Connie was, that they didn't have it in Odyssey with the reception at Whits End and Connie planning their whole wedding. Also, it was more of an elope type of wedding rather than an official one. It didn't seem like the kind of wedding I imagined Eugene having. I guess it was kind of appropriate that they have it at Katrina's dad's bedside. Katrina was such a daddy's girl and she wanted her dad to walk her down the isle, but since he was going to die at least he could be present at the wedding. And speaking of his death, we didn't hear anything about him having any health problems that would have caused this stroke. It was like it appeared in his body mysteriously...

Ok so then we find that Eugene's apartment was a disaster, like either someone had broken in, or he was in such a hurry to leave. But they did mention all his clothes were gone so he probably left frantically. Which leaves us to where we are, why was he trying to get away so fast? Was it just because Katrina's father passed away?
Eugene also stole the research, which I will talk about in a minute, and that may have to do with why he left so fast.
So now that research. Why would he steal it? Is he truly becoming "a bad guy"? Like I had I wondered before, is he Arem? Is he trying to escape from the police or the government? Or is it this company Andromeda, that he told Whit to "beware" of, that he is running from?
Also when Whit was talking to the Dean, the Dean mentioned that the research is something a lot of people want to get their hands on. So maybe people are after the research, like this company Andromeda that we seem to keep hearing about it don't know much about. So Eugene maybe trying to hid it from companies that want to use the research for things that are for themselves and use them for bad things. Because this is a radio wave study of turning brain waves into radio waves, it seems like something  people could use to their advantage, and to the disadvantage of others.

There's so much more I could talk about but I think we will just wait for the next episodes to unfold.

I give this episode 2 thumbs up! 👍👍

Secrets (episode 483)

Right now I can say that this episode was amazing! Maybe it's because I'm a romantic and I love Mitch's comment at the end about falling in love with Connie. Or maybe it's because Connie is so dramatic in this episode: dying her hair red (or "raspberry chestnut") and running around trying to figure out some random persons hand in the picture. Or maybe it's because we see the jealous side of Connie and how much she wants to be Mitch's "one", and let no other girl be involved. For all these things (even how I'm a hopeless romantic), I think that this episode is funny, kinda "way out" (as Kathy Weirgena always writes her episodes), and very interesting.
But as with every episode, there were a few things that maybe could have been better. First off, Nick Mulligan is funny in this episode, but I don't think he should be the one to help voice Connie's thoughts. He isn't needed. She could have tried to hide herself when Mitch came in and that would have been enough to show her "second thoughts" about Mitch and their relationship. Another thing that I didn't like was how "bi-polar" Connie was in this episode. One minute she's all like: "hide me from Mitch because I don't want to talk to him. And maybe I'm having second thoughts about my relationship, right now." Then the next minute she's like "oh I trust Mitch, and I don't have second thoughts, what are you talking about". Then after she goes and snoops through his briefcase and she's back to square one. Everything that Mitch said to make her trust him blew straight out the window. She's back to "I don't trust him".
All throughout the episode she's back and forth between "if it's important for him to tell me, then he will. I trust him", to "maybe I'll just snoop around because he isn't telling me anything about him...". Like Connie MAKE UP YOUR MIND! Are u trusting him or not.
Ok I think that's enough bad things.
At least Connie recognized the girl from the picture as the girl who fixed the phone lines. To tell the truth, I actually forgot about that phone line thing. I guess it will all unfold in the coming episodes. I also believe this huge story arch with Novacom, Arem, the hidden cameras, and all Mitch's "secrets" is about to hit its climax. I can't wait to hear the next episodes!
This episode deserves a huge THUMBS UP!👍
(That's my romantic side talking)

Grand Opening part 1 and 2 (episode 481-482)

Ok that man who was talking to Mitch and telling him he knows everything about him is the same guy who talked to the Barry guy and took the plans from him. I re-listened to "Breaking Point" and the voice is the same. And we also now have a name: Mr. Charles. It's very creepy how Mr. Charles knows all this stuff about Mitch. It's like he's following him. He also knows all about Connie and everything. I wonder if Mr. Charles is from Andromeda because Mr. Dent would always report all things to him. So if Andromeda owns Novacom, then Mr. Dent would report it to Mr. Charles. And speaking of Andromeda, we did find out that they are like the mother company of Novacom. They are the large company in Chicago. But we are still a bit in the dark about them. We don't know exactly what they are doing that's illegal.

We also now understand a bit more about this radio wave study. It's about converting brain waves to radio waves. (See how off my guess was in my review of "Breaking Point"... I'm bad in physics...). This conversion sounds really creepy like they are going to mess up people's brains. Maybe people will be able to watch tv in their minds or something. But Eugene sound alike he's in something pretty deep, like Whit says in the end: "Eugene, what have you got yourself into?"

I'm still wondering who Arem is and I have narrowed it down to three people, Eugene, Mr. Charles, and Mitch. It could be Eugene because he's good with computers and he's not around and he's doing some secret study about radio and brain waves. Also it could be Eugene because like Cal said, (I think it was Cal) the last 2 letters of "Arem" are "E" and "M" which are Eugene's initials.
Arem could be Mr. Charles because he's really creepy and it seems like the kind of thing he would do. But it may not be him because he works for Novacom/Andromeda (ok not sure which one) and he wouldn't be giving them passwords for Novacom's website.
And it might be Mitch because when Sara and Cal were on their school computer, it took Arem a while to show up. So Arem could be Mitch because he was out with Connie at first and he didn't get to his computer until later in the afternoon so he could have talked to them then. Also Connie saw that thing on his computer, and he was the one who picked up all the cameras from Novacom so he may have known how to find the cameras in the new Whits End.

And since I've mentioned the cameras, I wasn't happy that Mary put the cameras in at the new Whits End without making sure that Whit was perfectly ok with it. She has got to remember that the kids in Oswald Heights have short trust and if they find out they are being watched they won't be happy.
That's another reason for me not to like Mary... Oh my goodness don't get me started on my whole spiel of not liking Mary...
So I'm just gonna move on...

I loved how sweet Mitch was in the episode. He shares this one beautiful view with only Connie... And then he tells her that the view is almost as beautiful as her... O my gosh If I was Connie I would have fainted...
But because he's so romantic and because he's so hard not to like, if he's really a bad guy then it's going to be hard for Connie to let him go... And even me to let him go... Please give me a moment to cry... Booo hooo!!
Ok I'm good now.

And I think I have nothing more to say... So that all. I liked this episode better than Strange Boy In A Strange Land. It's so far the best in this series! Give it 2 thumbs up! 👍👍

Sorry...

I'm so sorry for not posting reviews for like 3 days but I didn't type up any during that time because I have been super busy with schoolwork and exams that are coming up like next week....
I will post one today and hopefully more over the next few days if I'm not so busy. But I do promise that once I finish my last exam on not this Friday but next Friday, I will be free to post!!!

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Strange Boy In A Strange Land (episode 478)

I really liked this episode. It was intriguing and so far the best episode in this Novacom Saga. I liked Green Eyes and Yellow Tulips because of the romance, but it wasn't mysterious or interesting quite like this one. I'm really happy that they brought Jared back. I actually like Jared's character when he's normal... Ok... When was he ever normal?...
Ok what I mean is, like in this episode, even though Sara and Mandy couldn't tell if what Jared was saying was true, it was at least what he said was more possible than aliens taking over the world.

So this episode starts with Sara and Mandy going camping and they spot someone who kind of looks like Jared. When they do talk to him he won't tell them why he left Odyssey so fast. Jared finally breaks down and tells then everything about why his family left.
He basically tells them that his dad was the accountant for a company called Andromeda. While doing their books he found out they were doing something illegal so he went to the FBI. The FBI got Jared's dad to be their "inside man" but one day Jared's dad found a book with a camera in it in his office. He knew his cover was blown so the FBI put Jared's whole family in the witness protection program and sent them to a house far away in some woods.

So now my barricade of questions: Who is this company Andromeda? If they even do, how do they connect with Novacom? What I'm thinking is: this could also be a subplot like I suspect "Arem" might be as well.
Ok I've changed my theory, I think they all do connect in someway, but vaguely. Like for example, Arem might be like Eugene (that's just a guess) but Arem may not have to do with Novacom but Arem and Novacom connect because of radio wave study which Eugene is in. That is just a guess, but kind of what I'm getting at.
Some other questions: Who put the book in Jared's dad's office? Was it the same guy who told Tony to put a book in Whit's office? Is the guy who took the plans from Barry the same guy who put the book in Jared's dad's office and who told Tony to put it in Whits' office? Does this guy work for Andromeda, Novacom, or neither? Is this guy Arem? Is Barry Arem? Another thing that I've thought of: does Mitch have to do with any of this? I know for sure Mitch wasn't the one to tell Tony to put the book in Whit's office (because Tony said the guy was bald and I don't think Mitch would be bald or for one: Connie  would have mentioned it, 2: Connie probably wouldn't like him if he were bald, and 3: the illustrations show him with hair) and he didn't take the plans from Barry (because the voice sounds different). But why exactly is Mitch even in this Saga? Maybe he is Arem? Remember how he told Connie he likes to play around on his computer and he seemed to know a lot about computers so maybe he is Arem.

At the end of this episode, Jared is having a campfire with Sara and Mandy when all of a sudden a man shows up. He asks "Jim" (Jared as we know him) what he is doing and who are Mandy and Sara but he gives the man vague answers like he doesn't want to tell him anything. When Jared and him leave, Sara tells Mandy that the man wasn't Jared's dad. When they go to Jared's house the next morning, he's gone. Everything was gone. They go to his room and find a loose floorboard with a note. When they decode it, it reads: "moved again, beware Andromeda". When they tell Whit he gets all weird and he makes a call and asks someone to look up Andromeda.

This episode kind of left off at a cliffhanger with not only Jared leaving so fast, but Whit talking to the guy on the phone. It's like telling us that we will get our info about Andromeda soon.
Anyways that's about it. I give this episode a double thumbs up! 👍👍

Breaking Point (episode 473)

Again I'm gonna stress my point about not liking this new Whit's End in Connelsville. Whit is so busy with it, that he is not around in the Odyssey Whit's End much anymore. Not just the fact that we miss him there, but because he isn't around he cannot make sure his employees know what to do in case of an emergency. Things begin to happen like what happened to Alex Jefferson. This also get the kids' parents worried that their kids aren't safe and being taken care of properly and they lose their trust in Whit. I think Whit needed to hear from Alex's father how the parents are reacting when they see Whit isn't at his own shop, but in another town. They think he has no time for their kids because the new Whit's End is taking up all his time. He has no time to connect with the kids anymore. I just wish he left the new Whits End to Mary and stayed in Odyssey. Then Nick wouldn't have went crazy and Alex would have got out of the imagination station in a safer way.
And speaking of Mary, she is really starting to get on my nerves. She is being forceful and a big nag. She was the one who forced Barry upon Whit. I don't like her at all.
As for Barry, I knew from the beginning he was a bit strange. When Whit didn't trust him with the plans, that was one clue that told me that he probably isn't trustworthy. Because when Whit brings something up, he's almost always right. Also when Barry said that he was good at everything, just by the way he said it, I knew that there was something a bit weird about him. I didn't suspect that he would steal the plans, but I thought that Barry might do something to the imagination station. I was also surprised when Barry finished building it so fast, faster than Whit probably could have built it. Also the fact that he just left in like 5 minutes told me that he had something to hide. I knew that he had either not finished it or stolen an important piece of it. After he left, he met a man and gave him, actually sold him, the plans. Who could he have sold the plans to? Could it be a man from Novacom? Or (this is getting a bit ahead of the story) could he have sold it to this company "Andromeda"? I didn't recognize the voice as someone who has appeared yet, but he does sound like the bad kind of guy. (Almost like Dr. Blackgaard's voice). This is kind of a long shot, but could he be that guy who told Tony to plant the camera in Whit's office? And/or (this is getting ahead of the story again) could this guy have planted the camera in Jared DeWhite's father's office?

Another thing I want to talk about is Eugene. In this episode, when Whit asked Nick if Eugene was open to work, Nick asked him, "Eugene who? The guy doesn't work here anymore..." I really think that the writers are trying to kill off Eugene. I wonder if Will Ryan, the actor, cannot be part of the cast anymore. Maybe he's too busy with other shows and movies, so they are killing him off.
But speaking of Eugene not being around, we all still have to wonder what he is doing with this "radio wave study" at the college and how he and the study connect to Novacom. Also we don't even know what this study is, there are endless possibilities. I wonder if they are trying to use the radio wave study to affect the people. Like maybe it is some kind of chemical bomb or something. Or maybe they are trying to see visible light through other waves such as radio waves. Ok... My guesses are really bad. But I guess we will find out soon enough.

I think that's about it. I actually liked this episode (even when Mary was being a nag). I give it a thumbs

Chains part 1 and 2 (episode 468-469)

I'm still totally against this idea for a Whits End in Connelsville. Call me insensitive of the people of Connelsville all you want, but I still don't want it. I know the kids in the Oswald Heights need a place like Whits End, but I can't help by being a bit selfish and wanting Whits End only for Odyssey. I mean, AIO created Whits End for the town of Odyssey. That is the main attraction in Odyssey. That's what makes Odyssey different from the larger town of Connelsville.
I also don't really like Mary. Most of the time I'm not really judgemental about characters, (at least I don't think I am judgemental... Am I?...) but I don't know what bothers me about her... she just isn't likeable. I don't know how many fans I'm voicing on this, but I hope she leaves. She already gave Whit a bad person to help him with the imagination station. So maybe she is bad too and faking being a good lady. I'm getting a bit a ahead of the story because I'm already talking about an episode that hasn't occurred but I thought I would just say it. I don't like Mary Hopkins.

Next thing:
I actually like Tony. (See I'm not judgemental) He seems like he's a guy that is just in a heap of mess and needs Gods love and forgiveness to get out of it. That is one reason why I'm not quite spouting out fire when I think about a Whits End in Connelsville. It's a good outreach to the kids, who are like Tony, living there.
Tony had a reason to give Whit a bit of attitude. He couldn't fully trust Whit because he didn't know him. I think Whit responded correctly though. He gave Tony and Briana a home for the night and helped Briana when she was sick. He also found them a home with the Mulligans. I was also happy that Tony told him about why he broke into his office.

And speaking of that...

So all my questions: who is this bald man that told Tony to break into Whits office and place a dictionary in it that contained a camera? Why does he want to spy on Whit? Is he from Novacom? Is he the same guy who in the episode "Breaking Point" takes the Imagination Station plans from Barry or is he Barry? Does he have anything to do with Eugene?

I guess we will find out.
I know this was a short review for such a long episode, but I don't think I have much more to say except that I thought that this episode was good. I give it a thumbs up. 👍

Green Eyes And Yellow Tulips (epsiode 463)

Ooooo, my romantic self just jumped out of the closet. CONNIE IS IN LOVE!!
Let's just talk about this for a while... Oh the romance... Mitch is such a sweet guy. I love him already. I don't care that he works for Novacom and now I think Connie has stopped caring too.
Referring back to "Love Is In The Air", Connie was in desperate need of a romance. Eugene had Katrina, Jason had Tasha, and Connie... Was left with no one. Jack talked to her and told her that her time will come when she will get a guy. Jack foreshadowed what the writers probably already had in mind: a romance for Connie.

Connie's character had been a bit dry lately. She works at the Timothy Centre as well as Whits End, but she hasn't really fought with Eugene like she used to and she hasn't gone on some crazy adventure. I think she just needed a guy like Mitch to walk in her life and sweep her off her feet and get her back to what we have all missed. And I think Steve Burns (Mitch's actor) laid on the charm quite good.

In this episode, we didn't really see Novacom much, only Mitch.
So about Mitch as a character, I think that he is either pretty innocent or a really good faker at being innocent. We can see quite early on, that the writers destined Novacom to be bad. They already had a riot against the company. The riot shows the rest of Odyssey reflects Whit's opinion about Novacom (although they did portray it in quite a drastic way). As for Mitch, he works for Novacom, a company that has bad and violent programming. We know that he's a Christian, and he is either faking his Christianity or he has no idea that Novacom is a bad company. Or maybe Mitch knows that Novacom is bad and is maybe trying to work from within and stop them. (If Mitch turned out to be like Jason that would be pretty awesome). But we can't really tell Mitch's motives of working for Novacom yet.
We can see that the writers are going to make Connie and Mitch get together. Since we don't know a lot about Mitch yet, I can't really say that it will be a bad thing. Mitch may turn out to be a really great guy who was totally oblivious to the fact that Novacom is bad (although we can't really say Novacom is bad... again this is still all my predictions) or he could be a total jerk trying to lead Connie on. (I doubt it's the latter one though). But the writers already know how this saga will go, so we will have to see how it turns out.

In this episode it was good to see Whit be true to his word. I think Mitch needed to see that. If he's a true christian, it would help him to know that Whit is someone he can come to for spiritual or even practical advice anytime he needed to. Also through this, Mitch could see Whit is trustworthy.
I liked how they brought Rodney in this episode. We can see that he is still his usual el-cheap-o and annoying guy.
To sum it up, this episode was AWESOME, (because I'm such a romantic- or maybe not), and I give it a thumbs up or actually 2! 👍👍

The W.E (episode 462)

No! No! No! I don't want a Whit's End in Connelsville! Please say no Whit!!! Whits End is exclusive to Odyssey. we can't be having more Whit's Ends in Connelsville and the other towns around Odyssey. Whit created Whits End just for Odyssey and not anywhere else. It just a doesn't work. The thought of a chain of Whits End is scary. Just no.

I haven't really seen this side of Whit. He is second guessing his connection to the kids, he's not focused on God's greater plan--> only on what is happening in the present, and he seems to think that this new company "Novacom" is going to take away the kids God gave him to minister to.
I think Whit needed the reminder from both Tom and Mary that he still does have that special connection with the kids that no adult can have. I guess I'm used to seeing him be the one giving others advice, but now he's the one who needs to listen to his own words of wisdom. I actually think that because we got to see that he isn't always "perfect" and always "Whit", that it improved the episode. I think AIO episodes shouldn't be always full of happiness, but they should show the real struggles even the wisest have to go through.
I agree with the lady Mary in this episode that Whit's End should stay the same. There shouldn't be all these virtual games and Imagination Station adventures that feature an entire book of the Bible in 3 minutes. Instead, Whits End should be the place where kids can come and get good advice from Whit, someone who doesn't judge them. It is a place where kids can be themselves.

Now that I've talked about the lessons from this episode, let's see how it relates to the developing story arc. So in this episode, we see that Whits End is totally deserted and all the kids are now hanging at this new Novacom place. We can see how Novacom is starting to pull the kids in. Novacom is trying to be this innocent new broadcasting company, but they are something bigger that we haven't found out much about yet. We can see this from the last episode- "Nova Rising". Cal and Alex discovered Novacom has something to do with this "radio wave study" and they seem to be keeping it hidden. This hints to the audience that it will come up later on. If the writers brought it up, then it will definitely appear in coming episodes. I guess we will have to see.
Through all this, we have to wonder what is Novacom up to in Odyssey. Why are they here?
I think this episode was ok. 👌

Nova Rising (episode 460)

This episode was very serious and not one of favourite episodes in this season. But I think that it was made to show us that this company Novacom is starting to become like Whit predicted. As we saw, Alex, Cal, and Bernard thought Novacom was a great company. But they soon realized they aren't as they seem. For Bernard, they kept changing his original purpose for "BTV" to some non biblical show. For Alex and Cal, they noticed that Novacom's shows weren't all positive and they also seem to be hiding something.
And now that we are on that: Cal and Alex made a good point that may come up on future episodes.
the radio wave study.
They talked about it in "Red Herring", when they saw Eugene, but we haven't found out about it in much detail. In this episode, Cal and Alex were wondering why the study was so private. And that maybe it, or something that had to do with it, was illegal.
They also talked about Eugene. We haven't heard from Eugene for a while  and he seems to be involved in this radio wave study. I wonder if Eugene is doing something illegal. I agree with Cal and Alex that he probably wouldn't do something like that, but I still have to wonder what's happening with him.
Again I'm going to bring up Arem because I think we have to wonder who he is. I'm starting to have my doubts that he is Arthur Dent or really anyone who has to do with Novacom because he gave Alex and Cal a password no one in Novacom would give out freely, since it hides top secret things. I'm thinking that maybe the person hasn't been introduced, but will come up either a lot or very scarcely. That will clue us to who it is. Or Arem could be Eugene. I think that's the most possible since Eugene is so good with computers and this hacker is too, that it could be him. But then why would Eugene do something bad... Also Arem had to do with the phone lady, and I don't know what women Eugene would talk to, other than Katrina, that would do that for him. Also a woman Connie wouldn't know because Connie didn't know the phone lady.
This story arc is starting to lay out. I know that it's just getting good! This episode is fine but not exceptional. I give it an ok👌