Shackles - Episode 3x09 - Protector

I must say, while this episode was written extremely well, I wasn’t sucked into it as much as I am by the normal Shackles script. I honestly don’t know why. Part of me feels like this episode seemed to focus on very little from the overall arc of things, besides the few little hints that we were dropped.

The Architect came up a few times and I admit, I am craving to find out who it is. It has been a mystery for quite some time now, but with the realization that a Poisoned had been working for them, it makes me even more interested. I have a feeling that we’ll find out by the end of the season, but I’ll give more on that in my next theory.

I love Xera. Her personality and views on healing is perfect for the current tone of this show. It nearly killed me when her father died. You knew that she wanted to heal him very badly, but just wouldn’t let herself potentially create another Clarissa. The fact that she didn’t heal her dead father goes to show that she won’t waver her views when she is a tough situation. I could see this happening again, later down the line, as we’re just bound to see more of her.

I like how Brett was included in things at the end of the episode. It took me until the moment that he arrived in the helicopter to realize how different the show would be if he didn’t play a part in things. He was the savior this time around.

I get the feeling that trust will be a major issue in the last 2 episodes. Kylee found out the lie that Sheng had told and I get the feeling that she’ll be confronting on that issue sooner, rather than later.

And finally, mother and son meet again. I get the feeling that we’ll see a battle in the next episode. Jonathan will most likely have conflicting emotions. Yeah it’s his mother, but will that stop him from doing what he wants to do to all the other Poisoned? I doubt it, but I guess I’ll have to wait and find out.

Jimbo’s Next Theory
On the track of The Architect... I have something very strange that I’m going to throw out here. We have seen all of last season’s again... except for one. The Arabian. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that I think the Arabian is the Architect.