Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
First of all, apologies for not posting a review of Extant last week. San Diego Comic-Con got in the way.
"Shelter" started off with a sense of urgency as Molly and John continued their escape from the clutches of the ISEA, Director Sparks, and Yasumoto, but then it fizzled. There were intense moments that pushed the edge and made me cringe and worry, but in between those scenes, the story fizzled and ultimately didn't reveal any new pieces of puzzle.
Part of the reason the episode didn't work incredibly well is that it focused on the family dynamics. Molly, John, and Ethan aren't your average unit, and while some of the awkwardness between them is intentional due to Ethan's nature, there's not much chemistry. Louis Gossett, Jr. (Quinn) and Pierce Gagnon had some interesting back and forth as the grandfather exploited his humanic grandson's abilities, but there should have been stilted interaction there. Quinn tries to treat Ethan as a normal kid but clearly isn't quite there yet. Beyond that, the scenes between Molly and John fell flat. And while Quinn could get more interesting, he doesn't have the most original of backstories.
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