Dominion Episode 2 Recap: Eight Balls Make Bad Lovers

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Angel Fight!!!

You may recall after my review of the first episode of "Dominion" that I was not feeling the love Dominion Episode 1 Recap Either the second episode is better or the show is growing on me a little. I'm not sure which. Time will tell. Anyway here's what happened during "Godspeed".

Flashback to Alex as a young boy. Alex and his father Jeep are outside shooting hoops. A group of possessed spirits descend upon them. Bonus points for crab walking demons! Jeep sends Alex inside. There's a fight. Alex loses track of Jeep for a few minutes and thinks he's gone. Jeep promises he will never leave Alex. Flash forward to Jeep's funeral and we know that's exactly what he did.

Last week Alex was revealed as the chosen one. If this is supposed to be a secret, it's the worst kept secret ever. After talking to Reisen, Whele has a tech shot and then fed to a lion so he can't tattle. And while we're talking about secrets that everyone knows, Alex visits Claire and they have sexy times.

Meanwhile the little orphan Bixby is busy eating Claire and General Reisen out of house and home. Oh and Claire has adopted Bixby so she's there to stay. The general is not happy because Bixby's in a lower (V) caste. Reisen says he always wanted to turn Vega into a republic eventually... but who has the time?

We learn that Whele was previously a televangelist. That explains a lot.

What's really up with the delegation from Helena? Arika has all the women scrap their nail polish off (since it appears to contain poison). I thought they were going to use it to kill someone-- Whele or Alex maybe. I'm not sure. In their last scene, we see Arika in the cell and all the other women are dead. She then tells Whele to let her leave. Otherwise she'll say he killed all the women and then Evelyn (the Queen of Helena) will bomb the hell out of Vega. You see Helena has the last air force on earth and Whele wants it to fight Gabriel's angels. Hmm I dont think you want to mess with Arika.

It turns out that the Reisen's maid is actually a dark angel. She and Alex fight it out. He finally sets her on fire. She flies away with scorched wings. That was a fun fight scene. She makes it to Gabriel and tells him Alex is the chosen one. Like I said worst secret ever...

Michael and Gabriel chat on a rock cliff. Gabriel is upset because Daddy God likes humans best. The humans have everything (that the angels wanted) and they destroyed the planet. Michael says chill bro. Why question God's motives? Typically sibling rivalry by Gabriel. And let us not forget that some humans are worshiping Gabriel as a god too. One of them is William Whele. And this week William tries to snuggle up to Alex saying if he needs anyone to confide in, William is his man. We know anything he hears will go straight back to Gabriel.

Alex leaves Vega and head for Delphi in order to keep Claire and Bixby out of harm's way. I dont think this will accomplish the desired effect. All the angels have to do is hold them hostage and Alex will come running back.

At the end of the episode we get a few more surprises. Reisen has a heart condition and could kick the bucket anytime. He's trying to groom Claire to take his place. We also learns that he lives Vega every few weeks. He has a mistress. Is she an eight ball? She doesnt have wings so I think so. Uh oh, really bad news. Eight balls make bad lovers.

Favorite Quotes:

"I sold religion on television"- Whele.
"Evelyn would mourn for me. Then she will bomb Vega into oblivion.”- Arika to Whele.

Grade: 3/12 Monsters (out of 5). A much better episode in my opinion but I'm still not sold on this show. In order to be invested in the show I would like to see: 1. More angel fights; 2. More crab crawler demons; 3. A main character that isnt so whiny; 4. More for Arika/Evelyn or any other female characters; 5. Keep up the nudity. That helps. I'm all in favor of a little eye candy.