Jackpot

**Jackpot** is the fourth episode of the first season of *The Peripheral*. It aired on November 4, 2022.

## Synopsis

Flynne's health takes a turn. Wilf visits Flynne in Clanton, deepening their relationship. Flynne learns the truth about her future.

## Plot

It’s London in 2075. Wilf and Aelita, as kids, try to find food in the city, which is in shambles. Someone catches them and takes them as prisoners.

It’s now the year 2100 in London. The city is looking slightly better. Wilf tells Lev about what he found of Aelita. Lev worries that Aelita might be dead because she doesn’t have her implant.

Meanwhile, Flynne’s body starts to break down from entering the simulation. Her hands shake, her eyes are bloodshot, and she even has a seizure. A worried Burton rushes Flynne to the hospital. Burton admits what really caused this to the doctor, who advises her to stop joining the simulation.

Cherise reboots robot Daniel and asks him about Wilf. Daniel explains who Wilf is and gives her directions to Lev’s location. Cherise talks about something that had been stolen from her and how she wants to get it back.

Back at the Fishers, Burton refuses to let Flynne reenter the simulation until they hear back from the hospital. Conner decides to put on the headset to enter the simulation himself. However, Ash realizes it’s not Flynne and ends the connection.

Wilf uses VR to visit Flynne and ask about Conner using her avatar. She wasn’t aware he did and explains to Wilf that she is having health problems from the sim. Wilf opens up more about Aelita, explaining she is like a sister to him.

Wilf goes back to the future to meet with Lev. Lev admits to Wilf that he experimented with using Aelita to change past events, including killing his entire family.

Flynne’s symptoms increase but she wants to enter the simulation anyway. Burton and Conner ask for avatars of their own so they can help. Flynne enters the simulation and confronts Ash. Burton and Conner are helping hack the system so Flynne’s connection doesn’t end unless she wants it to. Ossian tries to disconnect her peripheral but is initially unable to. Flynne asks Ash to show her London as it really is, with only a fraction of its former population and many of its buildings destroyed. Her peripheral gets disconnected.

Ash takes Flynne to Wilf so they can show her how London ended up like this. They explain that a mixture of climate change, war, famine, a pandemic, and terrorism all contributed to the decline of the population. Eventually, a big terrorist attack carried out by the Neoprims kills almost everyone.

## Quotes

> None of the bad stuff happening right now... none of it can hold a candle to what it’s like to go there. You have no idea how magical it is.
>
> Flynne, talking about the future/simulation

## Cast

### Starring

* Chloë Grace Moretz as Flynne Fisher
* Gary Carr as Wilf Netherton
* Jack Reynor as Burton Fisher
* Eli Goree as Conner Penske
* Charlotte Riley as Aelita West (*credit only*)
* JJ Feild as Lev Zubov
* Adelind Horan as Billy Ann Baker (*credit only*)
* T'Nia Miller as Cherise Nuland
* Alex Hernandez as Tommy Constantine
* Austin Rising as Leon

### Guest Starring

* Louis Herthum as Corbell Pickett
* Chris Coy as Jasper (*credit only*)
* Julian Moore-Cook as Ossian
* Melinda Page Hamilton as Ella
* Katie Leung as Ash

### Additional Cast

* Sophia Ally as Young Aelita
* Claire Cooper as Dominika Zubov
* Gavin Dunn as Edward
* Miles Barrow as Macon

## Music

* "The Ghost Of You" - Caro Emerald, while Wilf dances with Dominika