Citadel Season 1 Episode 3 Recap

Infinite Shadows – As the episode opens, British Ambassador to the United States Dahlia Archer (Lesley Manville) eats while Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci) is tortured by a Manticore Torturer (Bob Bost).

Caceres, Spain – Nadia Sinh/Charlotte Vernon (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) tells Mason Kate/Kyle Conroy (Richard Madden) that Anders Silje/Davik Silje (Roland Moller) found them because the Citadel X Case was integrated with a GPS tracking device. As they pull into a Citadel safe house, she assures him that Davik won’t find them there. After removing a bullet from his right arm, she asks about Abby Conroy (Ashleigh Cummings). He tells her that they have been married eight years with a daughter, Hendrix Conroy (Caolinn Springall). He asks her about Mason. She claims their relationship was professional, never personal. He asks if they were a couple. She assures him it was nothing.

Citadel Headquarters, Utah 10 Years Ago, Before The Fall Of Citadel – Bernard informs Mason of Hassan new strain of Ebola which will first be released America. Grace (Nikki Amuka-Bird) says the syndicate has a research facility in the Alborz Mountains. He suggests she wants him to get the virus before it can be released. Carter Spence (Osy Ikhile) tells him that Citadel’s newest tier-one agent will be there.

24 Hours Later, Alborz Mountains, Iran – Mason can be seen running away from the facility as it explodes. Mason reports having the Ebola virus. Duke (Leo Woodall) tells Mason that he nearing the east exit. Mason shoots down two paratroopers as ATVs approach from the south end. Moving toward the exit, he is hit by a blast from an explosion, taking out his signal. Dazed, he hops a ride with a paratrooper. Descending at a high speed, they come crashing to the ground. Citadel warns the enemy is approaching before Mason’s ski boots are activated. Duke steers his jet to the bottom of the mountain to meet him. Enemy ATVs and paratroopers are in pursuit. When the snow ends, he veers off the path over a hill. Carter says Mason has fractured ribs and internal bleeding. Mason finds himself surrounded by the enemy. Carter identifies the armed female as Nadia. After an ATV explodes, she turns on the enemy while Mason runs for cover. She assists him to an ATV before heading to the extraction point where a helicopter is waiting. They are whisked away to safety.

Nadia tells Mason that she arrived just in time to save him. He assures her that he would have pulled it off. They get intimately close before she walks away.

2 Weeks Later, Paris –  Mason and Nadia get intimate. They assure each that they can be trusted.

10 Years Later, Citadel Safe House – Nadia sends a message asking about the weather. An immediate response describes the weather as mostly sunny. She asks how is the package. She receives a response that says it is waiting for her to retrieve it. Her final message reads, “Valencia may be compromised, prepare contingencies, I’ll be there soon.”

Dahlia tells Bernard that Manticore was able to spare his uncompromised Citadel A.I. system that tracks uranium levels and nuclear weapons worldwide. She says the only problem they encountered is the passcode. While a Manticore agent aims a gun at his forehead, he asks her to “f**k off.” She tells him that Joe (Moira Kelly), Abby, and Hendrix are in Wyoming.

Bernard and Joe’s daughter, Valeria (Grainne Good) offers Hendrix a switchblade knife that Joe gave her. Abby tells Joe that she met Kyle while going to physical therapy at a local hospital.

Bernard denies Joe and Abby are in Wyoming. She reminds him of Manticore having satellites worldwide before saying they retraced his journey from their New York headquarters to Cheyenne. She assures him it won’t be long before they locate them. She accuses Citadel of horrific acts before holding up her scarred arm. She claims Carter eventually came around. Dr. Carvo (Gianni Calchetti) shows him his collection of torture tools. Bernard screams in pain as Carvo pulls out his teeth. As Anders prepares to extract Bernard’s memories from his brainstem, Bernard claims Citadel lied about Brielle being dead. Anders threatens to kill him if he is lying. Bernard asks for his phone.

During a phone call with Abby, Mason says he found the Citadel agent, Nadia. She asks if they know each other. He promises to return to her when it’s over. They profess to love each other. When the call ends, he looks up to see Nadia who tells him to board a plane at the airport in Barajas and return to the United States to protect his family. He asks her to train him to be Mason. She assures him that he doesn’t want to be Mason before ascending the stairs. He says, “Two flashing white lights in a sea of red.” She explains how the X Case locates Citadel agents in need of help. They track Carter to Fex. He asks how she knows about the black site. She claims to have been tortured by Balduino Basto (Sen Monro) while working undercover with al-Shahaab. She suggests Manticore took over the black site. She says it may be possible to rescue him if they can hack his phone to access the passcodes. After admitting to killing his brother, she says he and Mason were tight.

Morocco – While Balduino and Mason talk, Nadia utilizes a transmitter embedded in a lighter to download the data from his phone. Mason asks for his assistance in gaining access to the Chief of the Armed Forces office. Christiano (Pedro Leandro) tells him to go “f**k himself.” Mason promises to get Manticore off his back. Balduino claims Nadia was working with Manticore to take down Citadel. Nadia orders him to leave. Mason aims his gun at Christiano before fleeing.

Nadia denies Balduino’s allegations. Mason asks if she helped Manticore to kill off Citadel agents. She assures him that he wouldn’t be alive and they wouldn’t be trying to rescue Carter if she was a Manticore spy.

Showing Anders a family photo of Abby, Hendrix, and Mason, Bernard asks if she is Brielle. He informs him of Abby being married to Mason before offering to take him to where she is staying. He promises to tell him the truth if he gets him out of there. The episode comes to an end.

 

Citadel Review

The show goes back ten years when Mason and Nadia meet for the first time during a mission. She comes to his rescue when he is severely injured while removing a new strain of the Ebola virus from a Manticore research facility. Two weeks later, they’re intimately involved.

Back to the present, Nadia tells Kyle to go home to his family but he refuses. They utilize the Citadel X Case to locate Carter at a black site in Fex. She is familiar with the location after spending two weeks there being tortured by Balduino Basto. She killed his brother so Mason agrees to meet him so she can hack into his phone to access the passcodes to the black site. During the meeting, Balduino accuses Nadia of working with Manticore to take down Citadel. She later denies the allegations.

Bernard developed the Citadel technology that tracks nuclear weapons and uranium levels. Dahlia orders Dr. Carvo to torture Bernard until he gives up the passcode. Carvo pulls two of his teeth but he still refuses to talk. She calls in Anders to extract his memory from his brainstem. Bernard claims Citadel lied about the woman he loved being dead before showing him a photo of Abby with Hendrix and Mason. Anders was in love with Abby who is really Brielle. Bernard agrees to take him to Brielle if he helps him escape Dahlia.

The story progresses nicely with new interesting revelations. It seems Bernard may be the Citadel agent that worked with Manticore to dissolve the agency. He willingly gave up Abby/Brielle to save his own skin. The show isn’t perfect but worthy of a watch.

The episode deserves a 6.2. Get more Citadel recaps here. Support Reel Mockery by clicking the link. Ask about our cost-effective onsite advertising packages.