Gord dies as a result of last week’s shooting. Adam becomes strident in his mistrust of Liam and Chuck has a major meltdown. Ronnie stages a coup out at the survivalist camp and Franny is hellbent on revenge. Between’s “Extraction” is quite dark this week. In spite of Wiley’s amusing attempt at banter with Liam, the pressure has become intense.
Adam comes back to the group after finding Liam’s name on the dead prison officer’s sat phone. Waving his gun about and repeatedly demanding that Liam tell them the truth, he becomes a major annoyance.
(While he is supposed to be the good guy in this scenario, as opposed to his evil dad, Adam come across as shrill and irritating. He is, after all, immune to the virus. His almost hysterical accusations and demands on Liam are just annoying. Wiley obviously thinks so as well.)
Wiley finally steps in and tells him that the only choice they have is between Liam Cullen (Steven Grayhm) and death. Adam backs down and now Cullen has to find a 22 year old to try the cure on. It is time crucial as Adam turning on the sat phone alerted the Horatio drug corporation. The next step is to evacuate Liam and kill the remaining survivors of Pretty Lake.
Liam and Wiley search records for possible 22 year old survivors. The first one they find is already dead. Renee Foley is now the only 22 year-old that the virus has not killed yet. Their next move is to find the young woman and inject her with the cure.
At the survivalist camp Ronnie catches Renee with her secret food stash. He locks her in with her hoarded food and begins orchestrating her removal as leader. He is still haunted by Pat (Jim Watson) and later has a fight with his dead brother.
(Sidenote: The most amusing moment of the episode has Pat telling Ronnie that he will stay there and see that Renee does not escape.)
(Sidenote number two: Ronnie gets the best line of the episode. After telling Renee he is hurt that she did not tell him it was her 22 birthday, he tells her he got the perfect gift. “What’s that,” she asks. “Tuesday,” he replies. In other words, a chance to live another day via Liam’s drug.)
Franny learns that Renee shot and killed Gord. She gets a gun, and Harrison, and heads to the survivalist compound to kill Foley. Mark also heads out to the camp to kill Renee. Everyone arrives at roughly the same time.
Ronnie ousts Renee and as Mark readies himself to shoot, he sees Franny and Harrison. He fires his gun in the air and stops Gord’s sister from committing murder. Renee’s former followers begin shooting at the woods. Wiley, Liam and Renee use the distraction to escape.
Back at the lab, Renee gets her injection. Later Franny, Harrison and Tracy get theirs. Franny stops by Gord’s body to grieve. She sees Renee and points a gun at her. They struggle and Franny shoots Renee. The young woman falls to the floor. Franny drops her gun and walks away.
Ronnie settles in at the camp in his new role as leader and Wiley finds Renee. Liam goes to his extraction but he does not leave Pretty Lake. Adam takes his place leaving Cullen locked in the trunk of his car.
Adam may be annoying, with his immunity, but he is now he attempting to “set things right.” It may be too late if Renee dies though.
The population of Pretty Lake in Between has gotten smaller. That combined with the limited amount of inoculations available means that very few are going to live if things go south. Adam’s leaving could have disastrous consequences for the survivors if he is caught.
As it stands, he could already have signed Liam’s death warrant.
Between is streaming on Netflix with all six episodes available to watch at once. Binge the lot or space them out. Either way stop by to see who lives and who dies.
CAST:
- Jennette McCurdy – Wiley
- Jesse Carere – Adam
- Justin Kelly – Chuck
- Ryan Allen – Gord
- Kyle Mac – Ronnie
- Percy Hynes White – Harrison
- Jack Murray – Mark
- Shailyn Pierre-Dixon – Frances (Franny)
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