Warning: This post contains spoilers. If you haven’t seen this episode, don’t read and wait for a re-run or download from iTunes.
The weather takes some strange turns in Eureka and so do some people’s sex lives, as the case of the week turns up. A naked man’s death at a fission powered spa turns up a few affairs, including one with the wife of a scientist who literally creates microclimates. The case also reveals some creative meteorology.
Collecting evidence has never been so scary as when Carter and Jo deal with using a piece of the dead man’s body (after he’s been flash frozen and shattered) to ID him. How can they be sure one body part is a thumb?
Carter must deal with the ex-wife, who seems to like having tactical advantages over him. In this case, it is the custody issue regarding Zoe. Strangely, there isn’t much interaction between the ex and Beverly, the local shrink, even though she’s put up at her place. Beverly has an agenda of her own: prevent Henry from working for Global. She gets a phone call and Season 1’s finale hints she’s getting instructions from a someone in the future, perhaps Stark’s future counterpart.
Allison makes the executive decision to clear Henry, which may bring a “Once in a Lifetime” kind of timeline. Carter may find himself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife after all. Or perhaps not. Nathan Stark, handsome in his unemployed persona (no tie, more casual), doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to leave Eureka.
There is also some revelation of the Artifact that affects Allison on a personal level. Stay tuned.
No skin shots of Carter, but his uniform is more form fitting this week. Bad fashion choice at the end – beige sweater. His lack of fashion sense is just a surface indicator of what defines him against his opponent Nathan Stark, who is much smarter and more impeccably dressed, even in casual mode.
Eureka should be available some time tomorrow on iTunes. Next week, true to a Star Trek trope, people disappear into never-existence until only Carter is left. Before that happens, we get confirmation the diner chef is gay.
Update: Catch full episode of Unpredictable on the Sci Fi Channel. The episode is also available on iTunes.
