Defiance Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: Whole Lotta Crazy Going On

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In terms of sheer WTF moments, this week's episode entitled "Put The Damage On" is hands down the best to date. Every time I tried to leave the room, some new craziness started.

The scene opens with Amanda enjoying a little Adreno while bathing. A guy breaks him. Amanda becomes SheHulk and beats the crap out of him. Next she has an encounter with Nolan. He is behaving very strangely and saying horrible things to her. He attacks her. What the hell? Oh it's OK. It wasnt really Nolan. Looks like Amanda got hold of some bad drugs and is hallucinating.

Over at Casa Yewll, the doc is bandaging up Datak after his beatdown from last week. She tells him to stop reading the old Casti religious scrolls and find a way to reconcile with his family. On the way out the door she sees another Indogene named Lev. Apparently they were previously an item. Lev has returned because she is dying.

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Since Rafe got kicked out of his house, he's staying with the Tarrs. While bathing he is joined by none other than Stahma. Talk about uncomfortable. She asks Rafe to consider making his stay a permanent one and kisses him on the head.

In barges Datak with some flowers. He says some Casthi scripture stuff and Stahma reluctantly takes him back. Christie is none too happy after what Datak did to Alak. Stahma says this does not mean he is the head of the household again. It's a right of visitation thing.

Next Datak heads over to the NeedWant and kisses an Irathi guy full on the lips. Again, this show is completely off the rails. I didnt see that coming. What is Datak planning now?

Amanda has another hallucination. She shoots Tommy and Irisa and runs off. She later collapses at the NeedWant. Nolan takes her to Dr Yewll. Amanda has an "ego implant" that needs to be removed stat. Meh's MIA because she's on the roof with Lev. Nola tries to remove the ego implant himself.

Next Pottinger runs into Connor (who we know is dead so this is another hallucination). He apparently was in school with Connor. Niles had a crush on him. Connor was at times kind but also made fun of Niles with the other kids. Pottinger also sees flashbacks of the Votan's experimenting and/or molesting him.

Lev tries to talk Meh into jumping off the roof with her. We later learn that Lev is dead and this is another hallucination. Lev slit her wrists eight years ago because she couldnt live with what they were doing to the humans. Meh returns to her office just in time to keep Nolan from killing Amanda.

Datak later corners Rafe. He wants them to work together to take down the Earth Republic. Does this involve working with the Votan Collective (cause I dont think that's a good idea).

Amanda has quickly healed. Nolan tells her someone could have infected her on purpose. Cut over to Meh who is removing Nile's ego implant. Flashback to when they installed Amanda's implant. Because it was defective it also replicated inside Niles and Meh. Yewll assures Niles that she has all of Amanda's memories recorded.

In the last scene Meh tells Lev she will not remove her implant yet because she doesnt want to let Lev go. And she wont kill herself because she is doing penance by helping the humans that she once tortured.

Important Questions to Ponder:

Did Pottnger rape Amanda to get back at Connor for rejecting him?
Was Yewll one of the Indogenes who we saw experimenting on Niles?
What was Alak's radio station employee (sorry cant remember her name) suggesting to Christie? It seemed like a little sex on the down low to me. And remember she previously tried to seduce Alak.
What is Pottinger's master plan and why does he need Amanda's memories to accomplish it? What did he want Meh to build? It was something that would "make history".

Favorite Quotes:

"Now I want you to burn the Castithan crazy scrolls and fix your family from the inside."- Yewll offering counseling advice to Datak.
"Your breathe smells very Irathient by the way."- Datak to Irathi guy after he kisses him.
"Im not allowed to die for a good long time. These people need me.. penance."- Meh to Lev.
When Nolan asks Yewll where she was, she replies "booty call". That Yewll is hilarious.
When Lev asks Meh why she hasnt removed her own defective ego implant she says she will remove it but not now "because I'm not ready to let you go yet."
Datak: "Well I hope my home has provided you comfort during a difficult time. Do I look insincere?" Rafe: "Your face is kinda built that way."
"You are a disgusting troll!"- Christie. "Well what family doesnt hit a rough patch now and then?"- Datak.
Meh: "This parable is the one where the just man cooks his unfaithful wife and serves her body parts for dinner?" Datak: "It's inspiring." Meh: "It's disgusting."

Grade: 5 Monsters (out of 5). One of my most favorite episode to date. There was lots of craziness going on with everyone except Irisa. She and Irzu had some wild times a few episodes back.