As Sandoval is dying in hospital, needing the blood of a parent or child to live, Da'an employs an Amoralist to retrieve secret Resistance information from Augur, thereby allowing himself to get back into the good graces of Zo'or.
Now this is how Earth: Final Conflict should be, featuring characters that have grey shades in their personalities and show real emotions. This episode sees Liam betrayed from all sides, as Augur reveals Resistance codes to Amoralist Max Pratt so that he won't kill Liam, and Da'an covers the discovery of Resistance information in his computer system by allowing Zo'or to take out several cells. Leading to two fantastic confrontations that allow Robert Leeshock to really cut loose (he must be loving it this season, finally given some strong material).
This episode is similar to Babylon 5 at its best, showcasing human drama above Science Fiction trappings, and letting its characters do something that is necessary to preserve things for the future but is going to cause serious repercussions now. This is probably the first episode that's really focussed on how the Resistance works; usually it's just been Liam, Lili or Augur going out on missions, rather than us seeing Liam give orders. His reaction on realizing that he's been used to set up Resistance cells is terrifying, coupled with the knowledge that there have been deaths. Things look bleak for the Resistance now...
It's also interesting to see how Sandoval copes with his impending death, clearly wishing he'd left the world more. How his character will change with the knowledge that he has a son and his near-death experience should be interesting. With the people he trusted betraying him, it seems only natural for Liam to save the life of his enemy, as he's the least threat to him at this point. Plus, of course, he still feels strongly for his father.
The only question I have is: exactly what Sandoval was trying to do at the start of the episode? What is a memory block? Hopefully things will be explained further later down the line, but it's not enough to spoil a superbly acted episode of character drama, something the show was badly in need of last season.
*****
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