CBS ‘Extant’ Recap for Episode 5
The Wednesday episode of "Extant" was a pivotal moment for Molly, whose own grief and the side effects have been a recurring theme thus far in Season 2.
According to Entertainment Weekly, things take a turn for the better for the astronaut who has been embattled with inner turmoil all season.
To start off, Toby and his girlfriend are in the midst of trying to figure out why all the alien-hybrids have gone dark. The theme makes for a more suspenseful action, given that the alien invasion is imminent and they are looking for ways to stop it. His girlfriend suggests they just walk away from the situation, walk away from everything and go find a new life for themselves. She wants to make a family.
But Toby is resistant to his girlfriend's plea and he wants nothing to do with it. It was obvious that it was not because he didn't care about her, but rather because he could not abandon his mission. People are relying on him, among others, to help keep them safe.
She is also threatened by the presence of Molly, who has a history with Toby. But when Molly makes a discovery that could help defend against the aliens, it ratchets up the tension in Toby's relationship with her. Jealousy and feelings of inadequacy take shape and she views it as a competition with Molly.
Molly's discovery is that of a virus that could be lethal to the aliens, should they be exposed to it. Of course, this is when Toby suggests to his girlfriend that they need to bring Molly back in and that sours her a little bit.
Molly also crashed JD's date and she seeks his help in tracking down clues to help them find answers that still linger around her husband's death.
She then encounters Ethan at Julie's apartment and rushes to his side. Ethan had just acclimated himself to his new sister, the humanic Lucy. They seem to bond and even discuss that humanics need rights, the same rights humans have.
Later, Toby feels guilty about making out with Molly and rushes to break up with his girlfriend. Even though Molly told him the kiss was mistake and blows him off, he still can't carry on with his girlfriend.
Molly then has to fight off a man who is aggressive with her and her alien ability comes out and forces the man to have a vision that makes him run out into the street and get hit by a car.
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