The Bringers of Wonder (part one)
a.k.a.
Definition
The 17th episode, in production order, of Y2.
The 41st episode overall of the series.
First part of the two-episode
The Bringers of Wonder story.
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Summary
A wild Eagle ride lands a delusional Koenig in Medical Center,
hooked up to a brain therapy device.
A Superswift approaches Alpha,
a mission from
Earth to rescue the Alphans,
with everyone on board being family and friends of
a number of Alphans. Yet they start doing strange things,
including trying to drive an Alphan into killing Koenig,
who survives the attempt and wakes up.
He sees the newcomers not as humans,
but as hideous aliens.
His reaction to them appears psychotic,
landing him back in Medical Center and in further peril,
while three Alphans launch towards Earth.
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Plot
Commander Koenig becomes delusional
during an Eagle flight, eventually crashing his Eagle.
Dr. Russell hooks him up to a
cerebral wave machine.
A ship approaches, a Superswift, and it lands.
Guido Verdeschi, the
brother of
Tony Verdeschi, appears.
It is a mission from Earth to rescue the Alphans.
The ship reveals a number of family and friends of several Alphans.
They immediately start catching up, and planning for return,
yet... the newcomers start doing strange things....
One seems to control an Alphan into trying to kill
Koenig while the latter is still on the brain complex,
while another tries to block Dr. Vincent from realizing the danger.
John is saved, eventually wakes up, and is informed
of the good news, but when brought to
Command Center,
sees hideous alien creatures.
His reactions appear psychotic to everyone else,
and Helena is eventually driven to stunning him.
Clive Kander
also sees the aliens in true form,
on a recording,
but is driven to actions which lead to his death.
Soon after, a pilot ship is launched from the Superswift,
to return a first wave of what Tony thinks are randomly-chosen names,
but which are actually names put into his mind, of
Alan Carter and two nuclear physicists,
Ehrlich and
Bartlett.
John later awakes, tries unsuccessfully to convince
Tony that the Alphans are being manipulated,
and ends up sedated.
John later awakes in restraints,
while a huge, blob-like alien appears poised to kill him,
while other aliens are shown on the surface of the
Moon.
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Details
- Clive Kander is reviewing what
he recently filmed of Koenig's crashed Eagle and
the arrival of the Superswift's crew.
He sees hideous aliens, and reacts,
but is driven mad by Guido and Dr. Shaw,
which Kate reports to Maya, who is
on watch.
She, Tony, Alan, and others arrive and try to intervene,
which stretches Guido's and Shaw's ability to
"control all of them."
but Kander's actions lead to a fire that kills Kander.
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