I watched episode 5 a week or so ago but I've only just gotten round to typing up the review. So here it is...
This episode focuses on Lena more than previous episodes. Apparently the rest of the crew forget that she's looking for her father, Russ, too. The crew of the Magus continue their search for Emmet Cole. Jonas (Scott Michael Foster) tells them that he was searching for "The Source" and went off looking for people who knew where it was. Later, he flirts with Lena. I would say that this would annoy Lincoln but from what we've seen so far, he's a robot and incapable of displaying emotions. The evening is interrupted when another ship starts coming towards them. They try to signal it but to no avail and the two vessels collide. The Magus is beached and the other ship vanishes. Emilio tells them they need new parts and Tess starts broadcasting SOS messages. The next day, Jonas shows Lena an interview with her father where he tells her how proud of her he is. Finally, Tess' efforts pay off as someone replies to their calls for help. Kurt advocates caution as they meet them - four environmentalists. In return for a donation, they provide them with spare parts. Once again, Jahel looks suspicious. I wonder if they're evil and magical?
Unfortunately, they don't have any information about Emmet but Tess invites them to stay for dinner anyway. Jonas tries to get Lena to open up about Lincoln but she's not interested. He turns his camera onto their ship, the Exodus and notices what looks like people below deck. Onboard the Magus meanwhile, everyone is eating and drinking and having a jolly good time. All except for Kurt, who is suspicious and heads to the video room where he sees footage of two of the men talking about getting the crew onto their boat. He grabs a gun and prepares to confront them. When he gets one of them alone, he questions him and is forced to shoot him. The man falls down but grabs Kurt and throws him across the room. Told you they were evil and magical. Meanwhile, Lena and Jonas have ventured across to the other boat. They descend into the hold and find a locked door, behind which is... her father! Kurt is thrown in with them and the door slams shut. Russ (Lee Tergesen) tells them what they are: they are dead and the Exodus is a ghost ship. When a new person is captured and brought below, one of the dead can leave. If they stay on the ship past sunrise, they are doomed.
One of the ghost-people-things then tells Tess that they have better maps on the Exodus and invites her to come aboard. As they go across, Lincoln asks Clark where everyone is and teases him about Lena and Jonas having sex. Tess goes on board the Exodus and is captured. Finally, the rest of the crew realises that something's up. But, too late! The Exodus has vanished. Russ tells them that Emmet became obsessed with "The Source". He ventured off further but Russ refused to go with him. Meanwhile, Jonas has rigged up his camera to broadcast back to the Magus and they are able to track the signal. With literally minutes till sunrise, Jahel guides Lincoln to the Exodus and tells him to take flares on board with him. Kurt manages to force the door open and the rescue team arrive and, striking flares, they force the ghost-people-things back and into the hold. It's then that Russ tells his daughter that he can't go with her - he's one of them and he's already dead. Lincoln pulls Lena away as her father and the rest of them go up in flames. The episode ends on archive footage of the two of them, which is dedicated to his character's memory.
Wow, a decent episode! The usual "find something magic, defeat it" formula is repeated but the ghost-people-things are a good idea and what's more, they're done well and there are a few good jumps. Turning the focus away from Linoln and onto Lena is a very good move. She's a much more likeable character and Eloise Mumford is a much better actor than Joe Anderson. All in all, not a bad offering.
6 out of 10.
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