As the episode begins, Karl (Eoin Macken) speaks to a small group about tilt shifts. He explains that the object shifted directions on its own. Nelson doesn’t seem too impressed. Nelson (Barry O’Connor) ridicules Karl for believing in aliens. After the speech ends, Karl gets a call from Roy Eris (David Ajala). Eris tells Karl about his proposal. Karl finishes replaying the memory. Eris speaks to the crew about the body being a vessel and such. Roy confronts Karl about launching his probe. He tells Karl that he owes him respect for lying and protecting the L1. The bodies of the deceased are released into space. Hartley (Youssef Kerkour) watches them float away. After the intro, Melantha (Jodie Turner-Smith) and Lommie (Maya Eshet) speak in private.

Lommie tells Mel that she makes her happy. She explains that sex was forbidden in her commune. The computer chimes. Karl enters. Karl speaks to them about Roy and the ship’s malfunctions. Lommie is asked to trace the source of future malfunctions. Mel contemplates speaking with Roy directly. She explains that he tells her things. Hartley becomes paranoid. Auggie (Brian F. O’Byrne) notices. Auggie gives him alcohol to help him sleep. Hartley has flashbacks. He claims that they shouldn’t be out there. Auggie tells him to take time off so he’ll be ready by the end of the week. Mel tries to get information from Roy. Mel tells Eris that he doesn’t have to carry the burden alone. She offers to help.

Tessia (Miranda Raison) works in the garden. Rowan (Angus Sampson) interrupts and starts a conversation with her. Rowan claims that nature is chaos. He wants to know about Tessia’s encounter with Thale (Sam Strike). Rowan realizes that Tessia wasn’t afraid of him. Rowan admits he would like to experiment with him. Rowan takes the matter to Agatha (Gretchen Mol). She doesn’t like the plan much. Nevertheless, Agatha gives him a few rules ahead of time. Rowan visits Thale’s cube. He looks at the drawings. Thale tells him to ask first. Rowan gives Thale gifts. It is a white rabbit. Hartley continues thinking about the two deaths. He sees his friend in the window and freaks out. He is haunted by the event. Karl speaks with Joy (Zoe Tapper) about Eris and the ship’s problems.

She claims that getting the probe off is something. Karl admits he wishes he was back home with Joy. They speak about the bear attack in Yosemite. Joy tells him that she has uploaded some images for him. Karl doesn’t like how far her therapy is going. Rowan tells Thale to focus on the bunny. Thale makes a comment about Rowan and the bee lady. Thale tells him that the bees all spoke as once voice. Rowan encourages him to try that with the rabbit. Rowan manipulates him into working with the rabbit. Lommie goes to work on the computer system. Mel tells Karl that she couldn’t get through to Eris. She believes that he might be scared. Lommie finds out that thruster four keeps overheating. The shutdowns are not random. The files begin self-deleting.

Lommie cannot find the source, but she finds out that the instructions came from Roy’s quarters. Karl speaks with Roy about the issue. Eris doesn’t want to let them help. He tells Karl that sending someone down to do it manually would be too dangerous because of the radiation. Karl decides to ask Mel to do it. Agatha joins Rowan, Thale and Ralphy. Thale lashes out at Rowan. Karl pulls Rowan away. They speak about Thale and Karl tells him that they’re heading to deck seven. They need to get Roy’s DNA. Karl wants to enter his quarters when Roy is busy with Mel. They obtain waste from some pipeline nearby. Thale speaks with Agatha about the messages he is getting from Ralphy. He claims that he and Ralphy as the same. They’re just pieces of meat to be poked and studied.

Agatha tells Thale that she is proud of him. Thale warns Agatha that they’re not going home. He claims that they’re all going to die up there. Hartley’s paranoia continues. Karl and Rowan access Roy’s quarters. Ralphy dies. Thale claims that it wasn’t him. He suggests that Rowan knew it was going to die. Thale still hears the rabbit and it is hungrier than ever. They find out that the rabbit had a tapeworm. Rowan wanted Thale to hear the voice inside of the rabbit. Mel prepares to fix the thruster. She wants Roy to stay with her since he knows the system. He gives her directions before she heads outside. Roy stays with her the entire time. The camera chirps. Eris suggests that they should leave. He encourages her to leave, but she continues.

Hartley freaks out while Mel finds herself in big trouble. Mel completes her mission. She struggles to get back to safety. She sees Lommie, who tells her that she is dying. Mel is told that she is nothing but a weakness. Mel falls on the ground. Someone saves her. Auggie learns about the thruster being purged. Hartley pulls a gun on Auggie and the others. He wants to return to Europa. He claims that the ship doesn’t want them to go out there. Mel recovers and chats with Lommie. Mel tells her about the hallucination. Roy tries to convince Hartley to put the gun down. Mel admits she imagined that Roy carried her out in his arms. She suggests that it was the real Roy Eris. Lommie tells her that he did. Roy disarms and subdues Hartley. He snaps his neck killing him instantly.

Eris tells the crew to fire all thrusters. Auggie obeys the command. Rowan and Karl look through Roy’s quarters. They find evidence that it was actually Cynthia Eris’s quarters. Karl tells Rowan not to touch anything. Rowan finds an eyeball. Karl sees Joy. She speaks with him. Rowan reminds her that she isn’t real. Joy ridicules Karl about the virus and Skye’s death. Roy catches them. Joy argues with him too. Roy admits that it was his mother pulling the strings. He explains that her body died but she uploaded her consciousness. It was uploaded into the Nightflyer. It is her who has been trying to kill them.

 

Nightflyers Review

Syfy makes some pretty horrible shows sometimes. Nightflyers is quirky. The science fiction is a little over the top and I am not usually a fan of it. Nevertheless, I am actually enjoying Nightflyers. It isn’t the best show I’ve watched in 2018, but it is actually getting better as it goes on. Is it a little wacky and insane? Yes. Is it a tad bit stupid? Yes. Still, I have enjoyed the show so far. The story is really interesting even if it isn’t believable in the least. Of course, that is to be expected with sci-fi.

The acting isn’t too bad for a Syfy show either. I enjoyed the episode and felt that it was probably the best yet. It scores a good 8 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Nightflyers now.