Shelter from the Storm

**Shelter from the Storm** is the first episode of the first season of *Pandora*. It first aired 16 July 2019 on The CW.

## Summary

On Jax's home planet, she leaves her family home, and her parents, to go on a run. She runs through the landscape of her planet, eventually climbing a mountainous region. While atop a mountain, she watches as her home planet is attacked from above, burning her city to the ground.

Jax lands on Earth, having fled her home planet, and is greeted by Xander Duvall, Professor Donovan Osborn's teaching assistant. Jax laments that she was meant to be meeting with the professor, nobody else, but is comforted when Xander reveals that he had a class with her mother as a freshman and that she was an inspiring teacher. Xander takes Jax to Donovan's home, which Jax recognizes as an impressive replica of a queen from her home planet. Donovan apologizes for the circumstances under which they have met, however, he will look after his niece at her mother's request. He reveals that he has procured her entry to the Earth Space Training Academy, and can ask Xander about anything.

The next day, Jax frantically tries to find her way around the new academy she attends, finding it difficult and getting lost in many different classes. She is grilled by the professor for being late to the class, who surprisingly is aware of who she is. Jax meets one of the students in her class, Atria Nine; they hang out together at the Black Hall, one of the places to unwind in the academy. Atria introduces her to her friends Thomas James Ross and Greg Li. Jax introduces herself to a fellow student at the school, Ralen. She introduces him to her new found friends. Tom invites Ralen and Jax to join their study group, and they accept.

In their spacecraft, Atria admits that she likes Ralen, however, Thomas is not too sure, as he cannot properly read him. The two receive a red warning indicating a Zatari attack ship heading towards them, and they decide to go defensive, as there has been no communication from the ship. The Adari craft begins to fire at them, and the whole thing is revealed to be a simulation.

In her room, Jax tells her roommate about the friends that she has met, inviting her to the study group. At first, she declines, admitting that they should be wary of Ralen in particular, given he is a Zatarian. Jax is able to convince her to give them the benefit of the doubt.

At her uncle's dinner, Jax meets the professor of her Earth History class, who says that he knew her parents. He inquires whether there is any news regarding the investigation, however, she laments that she is wondering the same. Her uncle Donovan enters and says that the case has been closed. Jax promises to find out what happened herself. After Jax leaves, Shral asks Donovan whether she knows what is really going on, and he admits that she doesn't.

During the Earth History class about WWI, Jax struggles with flashbacks of the destruction of her home planet, having to leave the class early and return to her room. Ralen arrives at her room asking if she is alright, as she missed the study group. Jax admits that she came to the academy to find out what happened to her parents, and, after a passing joke about a ship with light-speed capabilities, Ralen admits that he may have something to that effect. Atria distracts the flight chief, allowing Ralen and Jax, now accompanied by Greg, to "borrow" an aircraft. Thomas wonders whether they are doing the right thing aiding Jax, however, Atria admits that, given her history as a slave, she will never refuse when somebody asks for her help.

After a sixteen-hour trip, Jax, Greg, and Ralen arrive at the planet to discover the planet is still being watched by the academy, despite being told otherwise, while Greg discovers life signals. They land on the planet, looking for a reason for the attack on Jax's colony.

Jax leaves Greg and Ralen behind to investigate further. She encounters Xander, who tells her that she shouldn't be on the planet. Xander reveals images to Jax that they have recovered from her mother's workstation, however, they have no meaning to her, but she is able to translate them to *"the obstacle is the path"*, which shocks Xander. Xander reveals that her mother was trying to decode the images when they were killed, and that what her parents discovered may be a threat to the entire galaxy. She enters a cave, despite warnings from Xander, when a portal opens in front of her. Jax and Xander enter the portal, which leads to an unknown location. However, Xander pulls Jax and himself out of the portal to reveal his team are being attacked. Xander and Ralen fend off the assailants, and Xander reveals that he will help the trio avoid punishment for their actions, putting them down as a prank.

Xander meets with a doctor, who analyzes the assailant they managed to capture. Looking at its DNA, they find it is similar to that of Jax, and they are able to deduce that she is something other than human.

Ralen communicates with his father, revealing that there is a ship heading to Earth with a specimen of one of the creatures. His father orders that the ship should not be allowed to reach Earth.

## Trivia

* Jax's home planet and colony is a little over sixteen hours away from Earth.
* Many media outlets hailed the premiere as an 'embarrassment' for The CW; citing less-than-average CGI, bad acting and underdeveloped scripts.
* The viewership of this episode was 0.718 million.

## Videos

Pandora Shelter From The Storm Promo The CW-0Pandora The Truth Trailer The CWPandora Study Group Scene The CWPandora Stunned Scene The CW
## Gallery

Jax and XanderRalenJax and Atria NineMartin ShralRalen and Greg
## References

1. ↑ https://io9.gizmodo.com/cws-pandora-is-an-embarrassment-1836322467
2. ↑ http://collider.com/pandora-review-cw-sci-fi-series/
3. ↑ https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/pandora-season-one-ratings/