Between Life and Machine
The scene before the opening credits is about the differences between himans, robots, cyborgs, and bio-androids. Cyborgs are more or less augmented humans but bio-androids are something else. Are they really human?
Melfina is starting to have her doubrts about Gene keeping his promise to help her discover who she really is. She gets left behind when Gene and Jim go to meet with a potential client. The client turns out to be Ronald, the elder MacDougall brother. The meeting is all a scam to get Melfina alone so that Harry, the younger MacDougall brother, can swoop in and capture her.
Gene fights Ronald until he figures out what the MacDougall brothers are up to. Harry chases Melfina to the Outlaw Star. She gets inside before he can grab her. He uses his cybernetics to to enter the ship digitally. He tries talking her into opening the door but he pushes her a little too far and she lashes out and damages him.
Harry leaves empty handed and without his robotic arm. Gene and Jim get back in time to receive a mysterious message from a stranger whom they met once before. It is all about the Galactic Leyline.
This is a Melfina focused story. She is at a bit of a crossroads. She needs Gene's help but he's too wrapped up in his own stuff to see that he's ignoring her.
On the whole I like this episode. It shows promise and development. Gene is still a putz but Melfina seems to be coming into her own. Harry seems a bit whacko. I'm not sure if he is supposed to be realistic in the least bit. Unfortunately there isn't much in the way of character moments for anyone other than Melfina.
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