Mech-X4 S2 E4

## Plot

It's implied that the red gel is for the figure whose hand we saw in the final episode of the first season. Ryan is showing Leo the pictures of test subjects. Because they all had to go underground and change their names, Harper doesn't have their real ones on file. This means that they have to go through each photo individually. Leo never met Ryan's mother. It was his dad who gave him to Leo to drop off at the adoption agency. They find his birth father, Randall Anthony… who looks absolutely nothing like him. One of the reasons I found the adoption reveal legitimately surprising is because Grace, Mark, and Ryan's actors really did look like they could be related. It's the same thing with the actor for Davis, their dad. Anyways, Leo looks up his last known alias to see if he can track him down. Since Harper is gone, Randall can finally come out of hiding and meet Ryan. However, Ryan sees Harper and freaks out. Even though Spyder is clearly on board the Harris and Veracity ship, he thinks that Veracity asked him out on a date. She really just wants to see him do a stunt. Of course, he could be doing the whole thing on purpose to make Harris jealous and realize his feelings for her. Then again, this is *Spyder* we're talking about, and he's probably a full on Casanova now that Cassie and her stupid plot line are a no show. Ryan tells Harris and Spyder that he saw Harper. They tell him that he's just stressed out, like last time, so he should skateboard. He meets up with a girl named Yasmin, who he tries to flirt with and impress. However, another vision of Harper stops that nonexistent subplot in its tracks. Have we ever even seen this Yasmin chick before? It turns out that she's a girl who was in the Mech-X4 fan club from a season 1 episode. She used to play the tuba. She talks way more here, and is even played by the same actress, Rhianna Jagpal. The only way I learned her name was through the credits. I bet she's gonna be the girl that Ryan takes to the prom. Also, apparently freshmen can go to prom now, even though underclassmen are only allowed if they're invited by a junior or senior. Or in my case, if their parent is a teacher and they only stay for five minutes. My first prom was in 7th or 8th grade. It was okay. Ryan is scanned back at Mech-X4. They figure out that Harper is the one who sent him the visions, which means that he's still alive. Ryan's anger at this causes stuff to spark, like the stress he was experiencing in another season 1 episode. Ryan wants to *kill* Harper, since with him still around, his birth father can't come out of hiding. Mark tries to rein him in, saying that they'll put Harper in a prison. He was trying to say neural splicer in the previous visions. This would allow Ryan's power to act like an antenna so he can hear Harper's entire message. Ryan doesn't want to help him, but Grey is now their common enemy. He agrees to rescue him, but only to find Grey and put Seth in a cell. He's being held near Coulton Ridge, by the storm drain. It's that place that was mentioned in the second episode. Grey comes back, and Harper finishes making the last of the red ooze. She pours it in a tank, which contains what appears to be a burnt human corpse. Ryan tells the others that he can't meet his biological father until Harper is out of their lives. He promises Mark that he won't do anything to Harper that he'll regret. They confront Grey. Harris hits her with a dartful of ooze antidote. It won't cure her, but it'll mess her up. Harris watches her while the others look for Harper. Ryan is pretty ticked at Harper for acting so affable and like they're still friends who are on the same side. They find Harris by himself. Grey got the drop on him and escaped. A monster is unleashed on them. Grey goes to the figure and asks what they need. They say, in a distinctly male voice, that they need power. The guys get to the robot and restrain Harper. They fight the monster, which is part spider, and part rhino. It webs the robot up. They use the X weapon on it, and instead of ooze, *it turns into dust*. That is awesome! Grey escaped though. Ryan talks to Harper in private. He plans to use the neural splicer on him to give him brain damage. Or in other words, potentially render him brain dead or lobotomize him. Ryan points out that he still has followers, so he could still do a lot of damage in prison. That's what Guantanamo and black sites are for. I think I've been taking too many tips from Amanda Waller. Seriously, that is *dark*, especially since I first thought that Ryan would just use it to erase Harper's memories of them and the robot. Nathaniel Potvin's acting is really good here, especially for a teenager. Harper says that he's proud of Ryan for making the hard decisions, like him. He compares them by saying that they both want to kill people in the name of the greater good. He goes as far as to say that they're the same. Ryan burns out the neural splicer, saying that they're nothing alike. Harper takes out a transmitter. It's what he used to send Ryan the visions. He also knows that it causes Ryan a lot of pain, and uses it to incapacitate him. He frees himself, but says that he won't kill Ryan. He escapes in the elevator and says that he'll be seeing him soon, calling him his partner. Ryan can't use his power in this state and passes out. Afterwards, he admits that it was all part of Harper's plan. He knew all the right buttons to push, and Ryan let his desire for revenge and meeting his birth parents cloud his judgement. Mark says that they'll catch Harper and Grey again, and they'll do it right this time. Leo found Randall. The thing is, it isn't exactly good news. He's trapped somewhere, and he doesn't have a lot of time left.