Chase is persuaded by his parents to intern at PRIDE for a few days to ‘prove’ that their days of nefarious dealings are over, but remains sceptical. PRIDE continue to develop the weapons they intend to use to bring the kids in. Karolina, Nico and Molly go on a rescue mission to retrieve Leslie from the Gibborim Compound.

After the last episode delivered all sorts of tasty revelations (not least the identity of the woman speaking to Leslie being her long lost mother) this episode cranks up the tension in several areas and honesty I’m still not 100% certain who’s doing what at this point.

I had a suspicion, for example, that Victor had lied to Chase about being sick in order to get him to come home. Certainly the fact that he refers to himself as having ‘lured’ Chase back to the other members of PRIDE does nothing to dispel this impression. But at the same time, when he explains to Chase how he is sick, it fits with what we know – he describes ‘blackouts’ – waking up in front of tech he doesn’t recall building etc. We know that this is what is happening to Victor and other members of the group, and so suddenly although we know Victor has lied to Chase, there are layers to that lie.

Still, Chase is going along with things for now, and his first day at PRIDE reveals nothing concrete but plenty to keep his suspicions alive. The real question is what he’s likely to do about it. This show has a tendency to lead the viewer down one path of expectation with characters and then flip things around so despite where the episode leaves him, I can’t be certain what Chase might do next.

Meanwhile back at the Hostel, Alex is getting increasingly withdrawn from the others as he works away at whatever his new plan might be with regards to proving Darius’ innocence. This means that when Karolina approaches the group about rescuing her mother from the clutches of the church, he elects to pass, leaving Karoline, Nico and Molly to go it alone on their rescue mission, along with a surprise addition who is about as useful as we might expect.

The real turn here is Frank – we’ve always seen him as a bit of a weasel character out of his depth, but in the last episode and here it becomes clear that he’s extremely ruthless and willing to do whatever it takes to whoever he needs to in order to hold onto his new found elevated status within the church. It’s also interesting to note that as we learn more of Leslie’s background, it starts to become a little easier to sympathise with her – after all, groomed from an early age by Jonah, what chance did she have? And in trying to destroy the church, it seems that she’s embracing the fact that wrong was done and trying – in a way – to correct it. I wouldn’t bet on her ‘turning good’, but at this point I wouldn’t bet against it either.

Verdict: Lining up its characters for what promises to be a fascinating finale. I honestly don’t know who might be on what side by the time this one plays out. 9/10

Greg D. Smith