In Too Deep | |
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Air date | June 11, 2012 |
Written by | Terri Hughes Burton & Ron Milbauer |
Directed by | Colin Ferguson |
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Preceded by "Ex Machina" |
Followed by "Smarter Carter" |
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"In Too Deep" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of Eureka.
Synopsis[]
As Carter tries to find out why Allison won't set a date for the wedding, Jo tries to keep the pranks under control. Allison and Carter become trapped in a leaky sub at the bottom of a lake. They get in a big fight but soon ask Henry to marry them now before they are teleported to GD, with Jo as the maid of honor. Holly's programming is too much for SARAH's computer to handle and Holly starts to fade away. Zane is put in charge of Section 5. Zane sets to work on a computer big enough to save Holly's programming.
Plot[]
Morning in Eureka dawns with Jack deciding that he has way too many people in his house. Douglas Fargo and Deputy Andy both emerge from SARAH’s closet. Fargo looks exhausted but happy having spent most of the night working on Holly Marten’s program to make her as integrated as possible. In the meantime, Alison Blake is the subject of the first prank of ‘Feynman Day’ by her son Kevin. She expresses relief at not having to deal with the madness sure to be roaming the halls on Global Dynamic’s version of April Fools’ Day, and heads out to work. Quietly, Jack pulls Andy aside to try to get him to convince Fargo to leave.
Jo Lupo is having the time of her life cataloging pranks as approved or unapproved. Lupo is stunned to find the joke’s on her when Zane Donovan changes her conservative suit into a sexy skintight leather outfit – and hands her a riding crop to complete it.
The day proves not to be so soothing for Alison as she descends into the mobile lab only to have it seal and take off. Jack has surprised her with a romantic lunch, complete with underwater tour let by Virtual Vincent, but Alison, stressed from the problems wheeling around in her mind, is unwilling to truly unwind and relax.
Eventually, the tension between the two of them is so palpable that Jack calls off the lunch and attempts to return the lab to its original docking station. Before he can do this, however, the ship is slammed by a mysterious vortex spinning through the waters of the lake. It sinks to the lakebed…and then begins to tilt over into the Archimedes Trench. If they fall, the lab will be unable to survive those pressures, and Alison and Jack realize they are trapped.
Back in Global Dynamics, the pranks are going too far, and Jo is stunned to discover water from Lake Archimedes in electrical conduits, causing shortouts and explosions. She traces the problem to Doctor Fowler, a recently un-redacted member of Eureka who is on his last chance. Fowler insists the problem is a prank played on him, but before the end of the episode it is revealed that his creation is faulty and he alone is responsible for the events that took place.
Still underwater, Alison reveals that she is hesitant about the marriage to take place because of multiple fears, including breaking her childrens’ hearts if things should not work out, or losing the relationship she has with Jack to begin with. Jack is not very consoling when he confesses he had not thought of it that way, but is still determined to carry through with it. Alison fights him on it even as the lab around them begins to buckle under the pressure. Finally forced into the airlock, Jack and Alison realize that Virtual Vincent is their key to the outside world, and manage to get a hold of Jo and Henry Deacon to communicate their situation.
Blending together projects from around Global Dynamics, Henry puts a plan into action to save Jack and Alison, but not before Alison realizes that she is ready to get married to Jack, despite her hesitations. With Henry officiating, the two are wed as the airlock fills up with water, and kiss as the last of their air vanishes. A few seconds later, they are transported out of the airlock and into Global Dynamics.
Poignantly, Jack redacts his earlier desire to have Fargo leave and Holly go into sleep mode, and insists that Andy remain home to hang out for a little while. Alison chimes in saying that she wants her kids at home for the day as well, and the episode closes with everyone sitting down to play a role-playing game. As the new head of Section 5, not a joke as he suspected, Zane reveals to Jo that he intends to embark on a new project: making Holly Marten real for Fargo.
- Summary from https://wormholeriders.net/eureka/?p=29536
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Notes[]
- As well as the literal aquatic scenario, the title may be a reference to the Genesis song of the same name.