Full Of Stars
In a flashback, Hinata and Mitsuki are in their room, kissing. Hinata claims that Mitsuki is “full of stars” and starts to throw out space references. Suddenly, the room starts to shake and the curtains start to fly off of the wall. Hinata and Mitsuki are then seen standing in front of a giant space mirror, where they are both completely naked.
Hinata swims through space, using her breaststroke to propel herself forward. She communicates with Mistuki, who is also swimming through space.
Meanwhile, Trev heads to the hospital with Casper. Trev, Casper and Jamila threaten a neurologist and demand she give Casper a seizure in order to communicate with the aliens. Trev and Casper are both determined to find a way to communicate with the aliens, but they need help from a neurologist. They threaten her until she agrees to give Casper a seizure. ..
Casper is hooked up to an MRI machine and, with a headset on, starts having a seizure. In doing so, Casper sees flashes of different visuals that appear to be an overriding pattern, which allows him to see what the aliens are seeing. When Jamila flashes up in his vision, Casper bolts upright as he realizes the aliens have arrived. And just like that, a rogue alien enters the hospital.
The trio work together to escape from the aliens. Trouble is, the aliens seem to know where Casper is and begin chasing him. Locking him in a closet, Trev faces the alien head-on and grabs a gas canister. Twisting the seal, he manages to burn the creature with a massive jet of fire. ..
The powerful flames continue to burn brightly despite the sprinkler system dousing the hallway with water. ..
Scientists conduct tests on the alien specimen using the shard of metal Luke had. With Aneesa holding it close, the scientist uses hydrochloride and watches as the entire specimen completely disintegrates. This process is unclear, but one thing is for sure – the Malik family are going to go to the Pentagon with this information. ..
As they make their way through the woods, they are met with sporadic gunfire from the bandits. Ahmed decides to wait for his family to leave before engaging them. The bandits appear again and begin shooting at them, but this time Ahmed manages to shoot one of them in the head. The bandits run away in terror, leaving the family unharmed.
A gunshot pierces the air, and Ahmed is shot. Aneesha meanwhile, tumbles down a hill and finds an entire sea of black goo before her. Using the shard of metal, she manages to navigate across with the kids.
After swimming back into her ship, Hinata communicates with Mitsuki and asks her to help them. It seems that the aliens are using synthesized speech and with no breathing patterns, it seems Hinata is being controlled by the alien. They haven’t got long to find a solution though, as the US general has plans to send a nuke into space. ..
Mitsuki is still unsure if this is really Hinata or not though, so she decides to test that theory and communicate directly. “What did you say the first time you came home?” She asks. In return, David Bowie blasts through the speakers. It’s a momentary segment, one that catches Mitsuki off-guard, before it disappears completely.
As we cut across to Casper again, he manages to telepathically communicate with the aliens, demanding they stop. And just like that, they agree to his terms and freeze in place. It seems Luke is the key to this now and he could well stop the invasion. However, he passes out as Trev takes him out the hospital.
As the missile impacts the shuttle, all of our characters look up in unison to see the blinding flash. The flashes of light pave the way for a dramatic finale to come.
The Episode Review
The aliens in the latest episode of “The X-Files” seem to be asking for help, but this begs the question: why? The show’s logic and physics have been thrown out the window in this installment, making it a puzzling inclusion. ..
Even if Hinata was being controlled by an alien, seeing her change direction and swim through space, using her hands to propel her forward, is just absolutely ridiculous and defies everything we know about space.
This show is so meticulous with its science and chemistry that it feels clumsy to include moments like this where the focus is on Mitsuki’s work.
The series has been going in a bit of a disjointed fashion, with few big revelations or exciting moments. But things are about to change with an intense final episode that could see the show end on a high note. We hope for a great finale that sends us off on a happy note.
