What happens when someone commits murder in Terra Nova? What’s their punishment? You would think that being thrown into the jungle without a gun to fend for yourself would be incentive enough to follow the rules..but someone in Terra Nova can’t be trusted.
A man is killed by a dinosaur while on duty outside of Terra Nova. At first it’s thought to be an innocent dinosaur attack but Jim thinks otherwise. He thinks it was a murder. They investigate and are led to a man who caught his wife having an affair with the man who was killed. He freely confesses to killing him. Jim isn’t satisfied with his confession after talking to his wife and starts to dig a little deeper.
Taylor makes a shocking judgment. It really is like old times here. The entire colony gathers to hear how Taylor is going to punish the suspect. I’m getting vibes of how there used to be public hangings. He reaches his verdict and decides to stick with the bylaws and banish him outside of the walls of Terra Nova. It’s not a popular decision all around. Some would rather he be imprisoned. This is the equivalent of a death sentence.
Taylor is pissed when Jim goes to retrieve the banished man to bring him back when he believes he falsely confessed. Taylor is pretty scary in this episode. They unearth an illegal gambling ring in the bar that Josh works at. Are they really surprised? I mean, really. What else is there to do during the day at Terra Nova? It’s not like there are TVs or tennis courts. They take the untrustworthy owner of the bar in for questioning. Taylor’s hate for this man may be real but his arrest is not. They stage an arrest with the bar owner to catch one of the soldiers who actually committed the crime. Taylor takes him to an empty field somewhere and tries to beat the confession out of him. Then he leaves him without any weapons, food, clothes, or a way to defend himself against dinos.
Josh is digging himself in deeper and deeper. Skye wants to help him get his girlfriend to Terra Nova but thinks Josh working with the bar owner and the Sixers is the wrong way to go about it. She tags along when Josh is sent to see Mira about communicating with 2149. Apparently she has a way that it’s possible. She makes a deal with Josh. She will agree to help him get his girl if he promises to do a favor for her in the future no questions asked. Yeah. That’s not gonna end up being bad at all.
I hate to say it but this episode was kind of slow and felt more like an episode of Law and Order or something. I was more interested in what was happening with The Sixers than anything else. Looks like next week will be much better.
Jason O’Mara has an adorable habit of interviewing his co-stars and this week is no exception. Up this week is Terra Nova’s resident heartthrob Dean Geyer. He plays Maddy’s boyfriend on the show and is another cast member hiding a sweet accent. Dean placed third in Australian Idol. Who knew??
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Unfortunately, Terra Nova won’t have a new episode this week because the World Series will be airing on FOX instead. Thankfully, a sneak peek/behind the scenes look at next week’s episode has been released for us to enjoy until then. Bylaw features a murder investigation at the colony.
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I love the love that Jason O’Mara has for his video camera. I feel like he takes it everywhere. He would probably be that hilarious guy that would surprise you in the shower with it and then send it to America’s Funniest Home Videos. In this video, he takes fans behind the scenes of the latest episode of Terra Nova; Runaway. Don’t forget to check out our recap.
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Taylor, Jim and the rest of the colony are thrown for a loop when an orphaned girl shows up at camp claiming to want to find a way back to 2149. She’s dirty, starving and scared. After a meal and a hairbrush, she goes to stay with Jim and his family while they try to figure out what’s going on. Taylor is suspicious of the girl from the start and thinks she may have been sent from the Sixers to spy.
Mira and the sixers show up with their war paint and bad ass attitudes to get her back. The girl refuses and wants to stay and Mira is visibly annoyed that she gave up two hostages for nothing. Taylor and his silky white beard are pissed that Mira even knew the girl was staying with them. He blames it on the mole in camp and enlists Jim’s help in identifying them.
Turns out that Taylor was right all along and the girl is a spy. Mira was putting up a show so the little girl could gain Taylor’s trust. She breaks into Mira’s old house to steal a box that was hidden in the floor. Jim catches her before she can escape with it and takes her to Taylor and his bitchin’ dino desk. Where can I get one of those?
The girl has no idea what’s inside or how to open it and claims she thinks Mira will hurt her brother if she didn’t steal it. Taylor doesn’t believe her but Jim does. He goes against orders to find his brother but finds himself erm, turned upside down. Literally. He’s almost a dino snack before Mira’s minions find him and take him back to their hide out. Mira questions Jim and seems disappointed that he believes in Taylor. She paints him the bad guy and says that he pissed off a lot of people back in 2149 and if she gets rid of him, she’ll get to see her daughter again. When Jim gets back to camp, it looks like he may be starting to doubt Taylor. What is he hiding?