Technology is evil, and all of the conveniences weve slowly come to rely on will eventually kill us.
Twist: It was all a simulation all along.
The dog spews a metal ball into the air that explodes with shrapnel.
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This episode would be brutal and gruesome in color.
These dogs arent just animals: theyre smart.
The dog, with sight that scans its surroundings, is able to track her.
Turns out that shrapnel that erupted from it before is a honing signal, a tracking GPS.
The dog survives, of course, but small mercies its gun arm has been destroyed.
She throws the tracker into a water bottle and throws it down the river for the dog to chase.
We do learn here that her name is Bella.
Even the smart river trick cant keep the dog away forever.
It will last longer without food and water than she will.
It ran out of battery.
It can recharge in the sun, but still more time.
One of them still holds a shotgun to his chin.
From here, its a close-quarter showdown.
It seems like she won, but, theres no such thing as victory in this episode.
Theres no way to know if the message goes out; all that comes back is silence.
There was no way out.
They were trying to get a stuffed animal to bring back to a dying boy.
Im conflicted with this episode: On one hand, its a genuinely tense and frightening chase.
Those teddy bears were white, right is this a punishment theme park like the episode White Bear?
Are we ever going to figure out what these dogs were and how they turned against humanity?
The answer to that last question is no.
The episode never becomes more than the sum of its parts.
But, with excellent acting and pacing and beautiful shots, those parts are pretty good.
