Cold Station 12 (2)

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Cold Station 12 is a medical research facility where hundreds of genetically enhanced embryos left over from the Eugenics Wars are still stored. Arik Soong leads his band of Augments to the scientific outpost, intending to retrieve the embryos, bring them to life, and create a superhuman army of Augments. On the raid, Soong realizes just how ruthless his “children” have become and threatens to release the deadly pathogens stored on site if anyone interferes.

Our Take

The middle chapter keeps the tension running nicely, with Brent Spiner getting real mileage out of Soong’s dawning horror at what his kids have become. The station standoff drags a bit and some of the Augment actors are pretty wooden, but the stakes feel genuine. Worth watching if you’re already in the trilogy.