The Nublar Six mobilise to save Ben.

The growing sense of urgency in the series hits a peak here. The focus is on Ben – rapidly ailing from his wound – and Kenji, and the tone is notably different. This feels dark, to the point of horrific, in a way the movies haven’t dwelled on. Even when they have, the main characters are scientists and soldiers. The Nublar Six are children who won a competition and have never been given the chance to recover from the damage that cause. This is one of the first times in a couple of seasons where the show genuinely feels dangerous and it gives both Kenji and Ben a welcome different dimension.

For Kenji, that continues the evolution he begun with his deep parental love for Smoothie. Kenji is a relentless presence here, a man putting his life on the line to protect the people he loves. It’s a single beat away from not being enough, and for the first time in a while you’re not sure either he or Ben will make it. Ben is dying, Kenj disappears at one point under a horde of Dilophosauruses. At one point neither of them looks like they’ll get out alive.

For Ben, that’s a very real possibility and it’s breaking him. Crushed with survivor’s guilt, horrified at what his friends are going through and somehow convinced it’s his fault, there’s a heartbreaking beat here where he apologises for not being strong enough. The frail, sickly kid from the first season is still there, even if he’s six foot two and built like a door now.

Verdict: Neither of these guys are okay. Neither of them are unaware of that. Together they drag each other out of hell in a tightly plotted, emotional episode that raises the stakes and sets the stage for the ending. 9/10

Alasdair Stuart