Talon and Luna are confronted by ‘The Gods’. Janzo finds himself in a very awkward position, both personally and professionally. Tobin makes ready to fight as hard as possible to save his friend.

The Outpost continues its purple patch with another enjoyable episode which furthers the lore underpinning everything while serving up action, adventure and even some laughs as it goes.

Picking up immediately where it left off, Talon and Luna find themselves in the fight of their lives against the ‘Gods’ who are quickly able to disable one and grab the other. But it seems that there is a certain… order to the resurrection of their remaining kin which they would like to enforce, meaning that although Talon is down, she may not be out yet, The timely arrival of Tobin means that things don’t end as badly as they could, and Naya sticks around long enough to make sure that Luna makes it out safe.

Back at the Outpost, Janzo is just in awkward situations all over the place. As if it weren’t enough that the newly returned King wants his pet science project put immediately to death and the Scevicor key destroyed before he has any chance to further study either, his sister is suddenly in town again. The one he was romantically involved with before they discovered they were related. Having your ex meet your current (pregnant) girlfriend is rough enough, but this is AWK-ward.

Tobin rages at his inability to rescue everyone, and feels that he’s got no real reason to live now that Falista is gone. Once again, Aaron Fontaine is strong with occasional shonky material, but what’s really a pleasure is seeing the continuing development of his friendship with Munt. The two are unlikely pals, but somehow Fontaine and Ada Johnson have really made this one work. Munt’s simplicity doesn’t mask hidden depths of intelligence or even homespun wisdom, but his often childlike way of looking at the world helps to take Tobin – a man give to intense brooding – out of himself and see what’s truly of value. Munt’s simple assertion that Tobin has a whole kingdom of people to look after is a child’s plea from a man’s lips, and seems to resonate well with Tobin.

As to Janzo’s pet – or 313 as we now know him – he has a certain simplicity of his own which has activated all the paternal genes in Janzo, though that may prove dangerous. 313’s observation of a simple beetle in Janzo’s study leads him and Wren to a startling conclusion about the Navia Spore 313 keeps insisting he needs. There’s a simple answer staring us all in the face about how the ‘Gods’ might have controlled an entire army of slaves fashioned in their likeness, but it’s a shock when it all falls into place.

As to Luna, well she’s starting to exhibit a few more Dragman-esque traits, which may be a good or incredibly dangerous thing for her and the rest of the Outpost. Once again, a set of tools and weapons exists which may equally be the salvation or downfall of the world.

Verdict: Just keeps getting better – where has this been for three seasons? 8/10

Greg D. Smith