S1E3 - New Angels of Promise

Justin finally accepts that Faraday's mission is the next step towards her own long-abandoned dream. With the addition of a wild card risk assessor, they embark on a journey that takes them further than they ever imagined.

Episode Recap:

Faraday is crumpled from the exertion of healing Josiah and needs to be restored. Meanwhile, Josiah's equanimity releases Justin and her and Faraday make a deal. They to drive to Seattle and meet Hatch Flood, who in 2017 left his big tech job in London in disgrace; they ask him to take them to OriGen. A reluctant Hatch learns about their proposal for a new, clean energy source. After several obstacles, they eventually they arrive in London where Hatch gets them a seat at a tech startup convention called Book Club. Faraday encounters a cockatoo. Then he encounters Book Club.

Meanwhile Spencer is watching the film he got from Dr. Patel in Alaska. He and Drew discuss theories and she tasks him to find the one who Thomas Newton was talking to in the tornado. Spencer recruits Lisa, the woman who flagged the signal from a New Mexico tornado.

Notable Quote:

"You know, you say things without understanding context."

"That seems to be the strategy here. The misperception regarding communication on this planet is the illusion that it has taken place."

- Justin Falls and Faraday

from tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org

Questions for Discussion

Josiah says after his healing: “Even if it goes away, everything is different now.” What does he mean?
Why is Justin initially afraid of her father’s healing?
How is the world according to Justin Falls compare to the world according to Edith Flood?
One of the show’s themes is the relationship between creativity and beauty. How do you see that in this episode?
Why is Hatch Flood the one to contact regarding OriGen?
Why did you think the creator(s) add family tensions on top of the technological/climate change conundrums at the center of the show?
Why does Justin agree to help Faraday? Why does Hatch agree to help both of them?
How does this episode speak to the nature of communication when you don’t have the opportunity to get it wrong?
Why does Spencer pick Lisa? Is she a good fit for Spence?
What do you think is Spence’s “white whale” complex?
Faraday: “If you had destroyed nothing, you would have accomplished nothing.”
Justin: “What I accomplished wasn’t worth what was lost.”
Faraday: “By what scale?”

- What do you think of his reasoning?
Watching a show about climate change that also entertains us can leave us with seemingly contradictory emotions. How do you understand this tension for yourself?