Dark Matter was prematurely canceled after its third season, ending the series on a cliffhanger and leaving unresolved plotlines. In an effort to wrap up those plotlines, the series creator Joseph Mallozzi took to Twitter to outline the plan for wrapping up those plotlines in the fourth season that never came to be. Mallozzi only posted the outlines for the first three episodes, which unfortunately does result in new plotlines that are unfinished. I have compiled those tweets into a Markdown document to post here on Lemmy. Due to the limits on size of posts on Lemmy, I will be posting each episode individually.
- Episode 1: https://feddit.org/post/10567661
- Episode 2: https://feddit.org/post/10567659
- Episode 3: https://feddit.org/post/10567649
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Act 1
2019-05-24
Previously on Dark Matter: The crew teams with Anders and the G.A. to seal the rift, the black ships' power source. THREE and SIX return. Wexler stays. Ryo uses transfer transit to reboot himself as FOUR.
A Reynaud Industries press conference. CEO Alicia Reynaud's brilliant young daughter, Carina, is delivering a speech about her mother's company when - smoke bombs go off. Chaos! Her bodyguards hustle her through the back and down a corridor where -
They are jumped by two masked men. Carina breaks free, turning a corner and coming face to face with - FIVE who informs her that she is her sister. There's no time to explain. Suddenly, O.S. shots ring out! FIVE gives her the Raza's transmission codes.
Just then, Carina's bodyguards round the corner, guns in hand. FIVE makes a break for it. They fire on her. Carina shouts: "No!" Too late! FIVE is hit, goes down and - disintegrates. She was a clone!
Aboard the Raza, FIVE exits the transit pod. THREE, Wexler, and TWO are waiting for her. So? Did she get her sister the transmission codes? FIVE doesn't know. The only thing they can do know is wait and see...
Days have passed with no word from Carina. FIVE is upset.
THREE: "Don't worry, Fiver. We'll find another way to fix the Blink Drive."
But FIVE tells him it isn't just about the Blink Drive. She desperately wants to get to know her older sister.
Android visits FOUR who, haunted by his actions as Ryo Ishida, is having regrets about his decision to reboot himself. Android tries to reassure him: "The crew has forgiven you." And although that may be true, FOUR isn't sure he can ever forgive himself.
Carina finally makes contact. She desperately wants to meet her little sister but can't leave the Reynaud compound without arousing suspicion. Maybe she can use transfer transit to meet her at a space station somewhere? FIVE: "I have a better idea..."
FIVE and TWO await Carina's arrival at the ship's transit pods. TWO reminds FIVE that her older sister has been raised by Alicia Reynaud and may not be the person she hopes. But when Carina arrives, she proves warm and kind, a far cry from her wicked stepmom.
As they tour the Raza, Carina notes FIVE's interaction with her fellow crew members, impressed by the love and respect she commands. They are the two things she has been missing for most of her life and she envies her younger sister and the Raza family.
FIVE shows Carina the Blink Drive and reveals IT is one of the reasons why they reached out to her. It's damaged and they need her help to fix it. Without hesitation, Carina agrees to help - but only on one condition. She wants to join their crew.
Act 2
2019-05-24
VFX - The Raza in FTL
FIVE opens up to her sister about life on the ship. It hasn't always been easy. She's lost people she's cared about. And she'd never forgive herself if something happened to her. But Carina confides that having a family would make it worth the risk...
Carina reveals she is practically a prisoner in her mother's compound as she is being groomed by Reynaud to one day succeed her as CEO of the company. Carina wants freedom, something only The Raza can offer.
The crew discusses. FIVE points out that Carina is brilliant, possibly as capable as she is, and would be a great addition. Android is delighted at the prospect of having a new friend. In the end, they tell FIVE that it's her call.
A decision has been made. Carina's request has been granted. As TWO, THREE, and FIVE escort Carina back to the transfer pods, they discuss the plan. And, as they talk, their words become...
The VOICE-OVER for scenes of the plan in action...
At Reynaud HQ, Carina dodges security cameras, gaining access first to the lab, then to the database, uploading the information on the Blink Drive via optical flash (last seen Episode 202: Kill Them All). Mission accomplished...
Carina's clone returns to the Raza. The crew is impressed. But Carina warns they have to move quickly. Her stepmother is away on a business trip and they only have so much time to get this done before mommy dearest returns and notices her missing.
In the Systems Control Room, Carina and FIVE work on a holographic representation of the database. Carina proves herself FIVE's equal, manipulating the data based on the schematics in her head. The sisters bond. Android brings hot chocolate for everyone!
Back at Reynaud HQ, dear old stepmom returns early from her business trip to the news that there was an unscheduled entry to the R&D lab. According to the records, it was a scientist - who wasn't even in the building at the time. Hmmm.
Turns out Reynaud, ever cautious, had embedded a secondary layer of security in the lab. "I didn't get where I am today by trusting people," she informs her lieutenant, Hughes, as she initiates the information retrieval.
Unbeknownst to whoever accessed the lab, a genetic scan was taken of them upon entry. We flash through the facility's staff in search of the identity of the spy and - Reynaud is surprised by the results. It's her own daughter.
Act 3
2019-05-25
Sisters bond over transversible wormholes, negative energy, and amusing anecdotes about the rest of the crew (mostly THREE). FIVE suggests they take a break. Carina protests. They're so close. FIVE insists.
SIX visits FOUR. He draws parallels between their respective redemptive journeys. It may be a long process, but the biggest challenge will be in taking that first step. And he's not going to do it sitting here alone in his room.
Wexler surprses TWO with a post-workout omelet. The secret ingredient is "no egghshells". TWO informs him his attempts to ingratiate himself aint gonna fly and his future on the Raza is solely contingent on not screwing up. Simple as that.
Wexler tells her he appreciates her brutal honesty. She tells him that, next time, she'd appreciate a cup of coffee to go with that omelet.
FIVE and Carina have a heart to heart. Carina reveals to FIVE her memories of their parents, their time in the galactic creche system, and her furtive failed attempts to track down her little sister.
TWO, THREE and SIX are summoned to the bridge where the Android shows them the latest news reports. There has been a massive wave of simultaneous terrorist attacks across the galaxy.
The Android surmises it may be the simulants (human host bodies infected by alien entities), enacting the next wave of their alien invasion. THREE's thoughts turn to Sarah. Is there any way to contact Dr. Shaw? Unfortunately, there isn't.
FIVE and Carina get back to work. Carina realizes there's a problem...
Act 4
2019-05-25
Carina has the codes to get them inside the facility. It's the only way to fix the Blink Drive - and the Drive is their best shot at taking on the Alien threat. They have no choice. They see Carina off...
FOUR informs TWO he wants to go on the op with them. She's not convinced he's quite in the right state of mind. Not yet. He insists. She's relents, but with the understanding that he must stay back at the Marauder. Little steps.
Wexler is excited for the op, but TWO reminds him they're just there to fix the Blink Drive. No going off-book! She hands him a stunner. He is disappointed. When does he get a real gun? TWO: "When I decide I can trust you with one."
The ship drops out of FTL. The Android gets radio comm on bridge. They're on their way.
We ESTABLISH THE COMPOUND...
TWO, THREE, FIVE and Wexler enter the compound. As promised, Carina has redirected security away from their wing. They leave Wexler behind to guard the exit - and he aint happy about it.
They gain access to the lab. FIVE and Carina hook up the Blink Drive and get to work while TWO, THREE and SIX look on, weapons at the ready. We intercut...
Back at the service corridor, Wexler, getting curious, decides to have a little look around. He abandons his post...
FIVE and Carina complete their work. It's done! Suddenly -
The lights go down. A stun field goes off, and they all drop.
The lab door slides open and Reynaud steps inside with her guards.
She's got a working Blink Drive AND the crew of The Raza.
Act 5
2019-05-27
While FOUR anxiously paces in the Marauder, unaware of what is going on -
TWO, THREE, and SIX awaken, locked up in an ND room. FIVE is conspicuously absent...
FIVE awakens and immediately checks on Carina who comes to. Carina gets up and complains to Reynaud about the stunning. Reynaud apologizes, but tells her she wanted to be sure. To FIVE's horror, she realize that her sister is working with her step-mother.
Reynaud: "Once I realized what she was up to I didn't give her much of a choice." Reynaud makes a pitch for FIVE to join them, seeing the potential in her. FIVE refuses, so Reynaud orders Carina to pick up FIVE's discarded gun and shoot her.
Carina picks up the gun, points it at FIVE - then turns and shoots Reynaud, killing her mother. FIVE is shocked. Carina reveals that she's been waiting for this moment for a long time. The company is now hers. Carina makes her little sister an offer...
Join her in overseeing Renyaud Industries. The crew of the Raza will take the fall for her mother's death. Together they'll be unstoppable. FIVE refuses.
Disappointed, Carina prepares to shoot her when -
Wexler, arms laden with stolen tech, steps into the room and stuns Carina. He hands FIVE her gun back and asks her if she wants to finish the job. But FIVE isn't interested in revenge. They get out of there.
FIVE and Wexler rescue a surprised TWO, THREE, and SIX, then rejoin FOUR at the Marauder. They return to the Raza and the ship jumps to FTL.
Later, Android enters the mess and informs the crew that the Blink Drive is operational. Wexler kicks back, pleased with the way things went. TWO thanks him for saving FIVE...but the next time he disobeys her order, she'll blast him out the airlock. Again.
FOUR is back at it, practicing. Suddenly, he stops, realizes - blood. He drops his blade, clumsily, and checks his hand. He's bleeding. He cut himself. WTF?
TWO pays a despondent FIVE a visit. They have a heart to heart. FIVE wonders if everything Carina told her was a lie. She is crushed. We MATCH DISSOLVE TO -
In the mess, they watch a news report about the murder of Alicia Reynaud. Carina, now acting CEO, gives a speech about how saddened she is by the death of her mother but that she hopes justice will be served - and the crew of The Raza will be brought to justice.
Later. The ship streaks through space in sub-light.
They receive a communication from Lieutenant Anders who gets them up to speed on the recent spate of terrorist attacks - and the fact that they're connected to the alien invasion.
The general population will know the truth soon enough. It's time to act. TWO wants to know what that has to do with them. Anders informs her "The G.A. wants to offer you a deal..." Off their intrigued looks we end episode
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Act 1
2019-05-24
Previously on Dark Matter: The crew teams with Anders and the G.A. to seal the rift, the black ships' power source. THREE and SIX return. Wexler stays. Ryo uses transfer transit to reboot himself as FOUR.
A Reynaud Industries press conference. CEO Alicia Reynaud's brilliant young daughter, Carina, is delivering a speech about her mother's company when - smoke bombs go off. Chaos! Her bodyguards hustle her through the back and down a corridor where -
They are jumped by two masked men. Carina breaks free, turning a corner and coming face to face with - FIVE who informs her that she is her sister. There's no time to explain. Suddenly, O.S. shots ring out! FIVE gives her the Raza's transmission codes.
Just then, Carina's bodyguards round the corner, guns in hand. FIVE makes a break for it. They fire on her. Carina shouts: "No!" Too late! FIVE is hit, goes down and - disintegrates. She was a clone!
Aboard the Raza, FIVE exits the transit pod. THREE, Wexler, and TWO are waiting for her. So? Did she get her sister the transmission codes? FIVE doesn't know. The only thing they can do know is wait and see...
Days have passed with no word from Carina. FIVE is upset.
THREE: "Don't worry, Fiver. We'll find another way to fix the Blink Drive."
But FIVE tells him it isn't just about the Blink Drive. She desperately wants to get to know her older sister.
Android visits FOUR who, haunted by his actions as Ryo Ishida, is having regrets about his decision to reboot himself. Android tries to reassure him: "The crew has forgiven you." And although that may be true, FOUR isn't sure he can ever forgive himself.
Carina finally makes contact. She desperately wants to meet her little sister but can't leave the Reynaud compound without arousing suspicion. Maybe she can use transfer transit to meet her at a space station somewhere? FIVE: "I have a better idea..."
FIVE and TWO await Carina's arrival at the ship's transit pods. TWO reminds FIVE that her older sister has been raised by Alicia Reynaud and may not be the person she hopes. But when Carina arrives, she proves warm and kind, a far cry from her wicked stepmom.
As they tour the Raza, Carina notes FIVE's interaction with her fellow crew members, impressed by the love and respect she commands. They are the two things she has been missing for most of her life and she envies her younger sister and the Raza family.
FIVE shows Carina the Blink Drive and reveals IT is one of the reasons why they reached out to her. It's damaged and they need her help to fix it. Without hesitation, Carina agrees to help - but only on one condition. She wants to join their crew.
Act 2
2019-05-24
VFX - The Raza in FTL
FIVE opens up to her sister about life on the ship. It hasn't always been easy. She's lost people she's cared about. And she'd never forgive herself if something happened to her. But Carina confides that having a family would make it worth the risk...
Carina reveals she is practically a prisoner in her mother's compound as she is being groomed by Reynaud to one day succeed her as CEO of the company. Carina wants freedom, something only The Raza can offer.
The crew discusses. FIVE points out that Carina is brilliant, possibly as capable as she is, and would be a great addition. Android is delighted at the prospect of having a new friend. In the end, they tell FIVE that it's her call.
A decision has been made. Carina's request has been granted. As TWO, THREE, and FIVE escort Carina back to the transfer pods, they discuss the plan. And, as they talk, their words become...
The VOICE-OVER for scenes of the plan in action...
At Reynaud HQ, Carina dodges security cameras, gaining access first to the lab, then to the database, uploading the information on the Blink Drive via optical flash (last seen Episode 202: Kill Them All). Mission accomplished...
Carina's clone returns to the Raza. The crew is impressed. But Carina warns they have to move quickly. Her stepmother is away on a business trip and they only have so much time to get this done before mommy dearest returns and notices her missing.
In the Systems Control Room, Carina and FIVE work on a holographic representation of the database. Carina proves herself FIVE's equal, manipulating the data based on the schematics in her head. The sisters bond. Android brings hot chocolate for everyone!
Back at Reynaud HQ, dear old stepmom returns early from her business trip to the news that there was an unscheduled entry to the R&D lab. According to the records, it was a scientist - who wasn't even in the building at the time. Hmmm.
Turns out Reynaud, ever cautious, had embedded a secondary layer of security in the lab. "I didn't get where I am today by trusting people," she informs her lieutenant, Hughes, as she initiates the information retrieval.
Unbeknownst to whoever accessed the lab, a genetic scan was taken of them upon entry. We flash through the facility's staff in search of the identity of the spy and - Reynaud is surprised by the results. It's her own daughter.
Act 3
2019-05-25
Sisters bond over transversible wormholes, negative energy, and amusing anecdotes about the rest of the crew (mostly THREE). FIVE suggests they take a break. Carina protests. They're so close. FIVE insists.
SIX visits FOUR. He draws parallels between their respective redemptive journeys. It may be a long process, but the biggest challenge will be in taking that first step. And he's not going to do it sitting here alone in his room.
Wexler surprses TWO with a post-workout omelet. The secret ingredient is "no egghshells". TWO informs him his attempts to ingratiate himself aint gonna fly and his future on the Raza is solely contingent on not screwing up. Simple as that.
Wexler tells her he appreciates her brutal honesty. She tells him that, next time, she'd appreciate a cup of coffee to go with that omelet.
FIVE and Carina have a heart to heart. Carina reveals to FIVE her memories of their parents, their time in the galactic creche system, and her furtive failed attempts to track down her little sister.
TWO, THREE and SIX are summoned to the bridge where the Android shows them the latest news reports. There has been a massive wave of simultaneous terrorist attacks across the galaxy.
The Android surmises it may be the simulants (human host bodies infected by alien entities), enacting the next wave of their alien invasion. THREE's thoughts turn to Sarah. Is there any way to contact Dr. Shaw? Unfortunately, there isn't.
FIVE and Carina get back to work. Carina realizes there's a problem...
Act 4
2019-05-25
Carina has the codes to get them inside the facility. It's the only way to fix the Blink Drive - and the Drive is their best shot at taking on the Alien threat. They have no choice. They see Carina off...
FOUR informs TWO he wants to go on the op with them. She's not convinced he's quite in the right state of mind. Not yet. He insists. She's relents, but with the understanding that he must stay back at the Marauder. Little steps.
Wexler is excited for the op, but TWO reminds him they're just there to fix the Blink Drive. No going off-book! She hands him a stunner. He is disappointed. When does he get a real gun? TWO: "When I decide I can trust you with one."
The ship drops out of FTL. The Android gets radio comm on bridge. They're on their way.
We ESTABLISH THE COMPOUND...
TWO, THREE, FIVE and Wexler enter the compound. As promised, Carina has redirected security away from their wing. They leave Wexler behind to guard the exit - and he aint happy about it.
They gain access to the lab. FIVE and Carina hook up the Blink Drive and get to work while TWO, THREE and SIX look on, weapons at the ready. We intercut...
Back at the service corridor, Wexler, getting curious, decides to have a little look around. He abandons his post...
FIVE and Carina complete their work. It's done! Suddenly -
The lights go down. A stun field goes off, and they all drop.
The lab door slides open and Reynaud steps inside with her guards.
She's got a working Blink Drive AND the crew of The Raza.
Act 5
2019-05-27
While FOUR anxiously paces in the Marauder, unaware of what is going on -
TWO, THREE, and SIX awaken, locked up in an ND room. FIVE is conspicuously absent...
FIVE awakens and immediately checks on Carina who comes to. Carina gets up and complains to Reynaud about the stunning. Reynaud apologizes, but tells her she wanted to be sure. To FIVE's horror, she realize that her sister is working with her step-mother.
Reynaud: "Once I realized what she was up to I didn't give her much of a choice." Reynaud makes a pitch for FIVE to join them, seeing the potential in her. FIVE refuses, so Reynaud orders Carina to pick up FIVE's discarded gun and shoot her.
Carina picks up the gun, points it at FIVE - then turns and shoots Reynaud, killing her mother. FIVE is shocked. Carina reveals that she's been waiting for this moment for a long time. The company is now hers. Carina makes her little sister an offer...
Join her in overseeing Renyaud Industries. The crew of the Raza will take the fall for her mother's death. Together they'll be unstoppable. FIVE refuses.
Disappointed, Carina prepares to shoot her when -
Wexler, arms laden with stolen tech, steps into the room and stuns Carina. He hands FIVE her gun back and asks her if she wants to finish the job. But FIVE isn't interested in revenge. They get out of there.
FIVE and Wexler rescue a surprised TWO, THREE, and SIX, then rejoin FOUR at the Marauder. They return to the Raza and the ship jumps to FTL.
Later, Android enters the mess and informs the crew that the Blink Drive is operational. Wexler kicks back, pleased with the way things went. TWO thanks him for saving FIVE...but the next time he disobeys her order, she'll blast him out the airlock. Again.
FOUR is back at it, practicing. Suddenly, he stops, realizes - blood. He drops his blade, clumsily, and checks his hand. He's bleeding. He cut himself. WTF?
TWO pays a despondent FIVE a visit. They have a heart to heart. FIVE wonders if everything Carina told her was a lie. She is crushed. We MATCH DISSOLVE TO -
In the mess, they watch a news report about the murder of Alicia Reynaud. Carina, now acting CEO, gives a speech about how saddened she is by the death of her mother but that she hopes justice will be served - and the crew of The Raza will be brought to justice.
Later. The ship streaks through space in sub-light.
They receive a communication from Lieutenant Anders who gets them up to speed on the recent spate of terrorist attacks - and the fact that they're connected to the alien invasion.
The general population will know the truth soon enough. It's time to act. TWO wants to know what that has to do with them. Anders informs her "The G.A. wants to offer you a deal..." Off their intrigued looks we end episode
I feel like I am missing something here. I understand this is satire, but I do not understand the narrative.
Why would a company that is going all-in on AI tools embrace a tool that negates that? Is that the irony of the joke?