Threshold

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

As instructed, Ted visits Pod 4 and is so disturbed by the experience that he is barely able to function. His wife Eve and one other person are the only ones to have been selected by the pod, as she explains it, and it is trying to communicate with him. He retreats to his room and provides little leadership, particularly when Donner determines there is a problem with the lander and he begins to suspect there is more going on than meets the eye. When Mission Control medical officer Claire Deroux discovers the crew is undergoing genetic changes, Eve reveals their well kept secret. Having undergone various tests Ajay learns his fate.

Our Take

This is a middling hour that leans hard on mystery-building while the actual character stuff stalls. Ted’s breakdown in the pod gives the episode its best moments, but the lander subplot and the genetic revelation feel rushed, like the show is checking boxes on its way to a bigger reveal. Watchable, but only if you’re already invested in where the pod storyline is heading.