The episode opens with Prometheus (Stephen Dillane), restrained to a rock ledge, explaining his situation. He claims Zeus (Jeff Goldblum) punished him for gifting humans fire. In a flashback, Prometheus is hiding out at a secret location when he receives an unexpected visit from Atropos (Sam Buttery) with an urgent warning. Atropos suggests he kill Charon (Ramon Tikaram) to get back into Zeus’ trust or allow Zeus to remain in power forever. Over time, Prometheus regained Zeus’ trust and his relationship with Charon has endured. All players must succeed or the episode plan will fail.

Part I Furies – Meg (Natalie Klamar), Tisi (Donna Banya), and Alecto (Cathy Tyson) pay Ari (Leila Farzad) a visit. Startled awake by a loud noise, Riddy wakes to see the Furies standing at the foot of her bed. She denies intentionally killing Glaucus. Alecto says they want her to see the truth. As Ari prays, Meg suggests she disown the gods. The Prophecy video begins to play. Meg explains why episode one is called “The Thread,” pull it and it begins to unravel.  Poseidon (Cliff Curtis) exposes himself to President Minos (Stanley Townsend), the new ruler of Krete. He offers to make him immortal if he releases the lion at the Heraklion Zoo and has a baby. Minos tells him that it is against his prophecy to birth children. Poseidon agrees to give him twins but he must kill the firstborn, so the other twin can be his heir. Ari gets up to leave but Tisi urges her to stay. In the video, Glaucus and Riddy are toddlers. Pas (Shila Ommi) dotes on her children. Later, Minos removes Glaucus from his crib and orders his prisoner, Daedalus (Mat Fraser), to take him. He tells baby Ari that he must fulfill his destiny. Ari flips on the TV and refutes the claims that Daedalus is a prisoner and Minos forced him to kill Glaucus. Tisi says Daedalus never leaves the palace. Megs reminds her that Minos went back on his word and killed the Trojans. Ari recalls a devastated Andromache (Amanda Douge) and the dead Trojans strung up on a wall.

Ari emerges from the room and enters her and Glaucus’ nursery where Minos is leaning over her crib. She accuses the Furies of making humans mad until they commit suicide. She says only the gods can judge her, not the Furies. Meg curses the gods. Alecto releases Ari but makes her walk home. Meg urges her to speak with Daedalus. Alecto tells Atropos that their job is done there. Upon arriving at the palace, Ari meets a concerned Minos who is glad to see her. He admits to having the Trojans killed for the gods. Daedalus passes as they embrace. A short time later, Minos and Ari pray to the gods. She asks about his prophecy to become a Krete ruler. He denies remembering the specifics. He professes to love her more than anything. Unable to sleep, she visits Daedalus. He has a habit of setting the table for two, although Icarus is no longer with him. She asks if he is a prisoner. He believes Minos keeps him confined to the castle, so he cannot work elsewhere. She asks if Minos ordered him to kill Glaucus. He claims Minos threatened to kill Icarus if he didn’t do it. He says when Icarus found out, he was determined to flee. In a flashback, Daedalus feeds Glaucus who has been imprisoned in the castle since he was a baby. Back in the present, Daedalus tells Ari that Glaucus is the Minotaur.

Part II Hera And The Tacitas – Poseidon is giving Hera (Janet McTeer) oral sex while surrounded by The Tacitas. Later, he asks if she ever thought about traveling without the Tacitas. She says they keep Zeus from finding out about their affair. He suggests she should have married him. She assures him if she was married to him, she would be having an affair with Zeus. At Olympus, Zeus is ecstatic about the Methana volcano eruption, Sparta locust plague, and Eurasian tornadoes. He is sure Phase I will urge people to fall in line. He tells Dionysus (Nabhaan Rizwan) that his favorite disaster is fire because it is cleansing. When Hera arrives home, Zeus makes an advance at her but she refuses. Poseidon appears in his swimming trunks. Hera scolds him for dripping water on the floor. Seeing Zeus’ disaster plan, Poseidon demands he not touch Krete. Zeus says his hard-working, obedient son, Dionysus found his watch. Lowering his voice, Poseidon warns Dionysus that Zeus will be upset with him if Orpheus (Killian Scott) helps Riddy (Aurora Perrineau) escape the underworld. Zeus ball boy (Elander Moore) brings Poseidon a towel. After Poseidon leaves, Zeus announces a future bombing in Krete. Dionysus is in shock.

Zeus violates Hera’s privacy and listens to The Tacita’s tongues. The people plea for no more natural disasters and confess their wrongdoings. After utilizing the toilet, he hears Hera moaning and boasting of being more powerful than Zeus. Elsewhere, a man (Rich Keeble) is in the confession booth when the Tacita (Gwynne McElveen) disappears and reappears at the palace. Zeus threatens to cause her severe mortal pain if she doesn’t write down all of Hera’s activities. Elsewhere, Dionysus tells his mother who is now a bee that he doesn’t want to be part of Zeus’ disaster plan. Hearing a scream, he returns to the palace where Zeus is torturing The Tacita. Dionysus takes Dennis from the ball boy (Matthew Koon) and flees the palace. Hera returns home to find The Tacita dead.  Zeus admits to torturing The Tacita because she disobeyed him. She reminds him of his vow to not touch The Tacitas. He says she swore loyalty to him before telling her about listening to the tongues. Zeus accuses her of conspiring against him. She denies the allegation and assures him that she could have done a much better job with the underworld and the Earth than Hades (David Thewlis) and Poseidon. She says the two of them created the world and the universe. He asks who is her lover. She demands evidence. He frantically searches for the tongue but cannot find it. He insists it was her voice. She denies keeping secrets from him and swears he can trust her. He relents and has sex with her. Later, Hera says goodbye to The Tacita before ordering a ball boy to bury her.

Part III The Dead –Caeneus (Msia Butler), Hades, and Riddy search for Nax (Daniel Monks) in the Nothing. Nax apologizes for desecrating the gods’ monument and pleads for help. Hades kneels in front of him and assures him that he is safe. Nax screams. Riddy collapses. Hades appears to zap Nax’s soul, turning him into a pillar like all the other souls. Caeneus carries an unconscious Riddy toward the hatch. When they reach safety, she wakes up. Medusa (Debi Mazar) watches from an upper-floor window. Riddy is still unwell. An Unresolved Woman (Reshma Morris) makes sure she is okay before continuing on her way. Only Riddy could hear Nax’s screams which made her ill. Elsewhere, Prometheus assures the audience that Caeneus will figure it out soon. He says Riddy and Caeneus must undo Hades’ damage. Back in the underworld, Riddy and Caeneus go to their rooms. Orpheus wakes up on the beach. Charon (Ramon Tikaram) asks if he is ready. Prometheus smiles as the episode ends.

 

Kaos Review

Zeus goes snooping around and learns more than what he bargains for when The Tacita’s tongue reveals Hera’s affair. The Tacita refuses to betray Hera. Zeus tortures her to death. With great effort, Hera convinces Zeus that she has no secrets and he can trust her.

While Dionysus is on Zeus’ good side for the time being, he doesn’t want any part of his disaster plan. Phase I resulted in devastating storms, volcanic eruptions, plagues, and earthquakes. Poseidon demands Zeus not to include Krete in his plan. Zeus tells Dionysus that they will bomb Krete.

Prometheus admits to killing Charon to get back in Zeus’ favor. If he didn’t do it, Zeus would remain in power forever.

Ari understands why Minos went back on his promise to not kill the Trojans. The Furies’ video reveals that Minos had Glaucus killed, so Poseidon would make him mortal. For as long as Ari can remember, she believed it was her who accidentally killed Glaucus. Minos forces Daedalus to take care of Glaucus who is now the Minotaur.

The episode deserves a 5.4 out of 10. Get more Kaos recaps here. Join our newly established forum to see what others are saying. Support our site by donating. Learn about our advertising packages here.