Part 2: The Deceivers

The Children's Guide To Utopia

Warning: If you don't want to know what happened in this episode, don't read this photo recap!

It's the year 2035, and Earth has become a paradise, but Karellen pays Ricky a visit to his farmhouse, and delivers some unfortunate news about Earth's future: Earth has a new destiny.

Meanwhile, Peretta, a super religious counselor pays a visit to the Greggson family who we saw living a picturesque life at the end of Part 1. It seems that their son, Tommy, has been having harrowing, apocalyptic visions so Peretta steps in to help with a one-on-one session counseling session. It doesn't go so well and Peretta is nearly choked to death by an invisible force that turns the crucifix on her chain into a spiked coil.

After the whole ordeal, little Tommy (who seems to have made contact with the dark force that choked Peretta), creepily announces to everyone - including his mom, Amy - that she's pregnant with a daughter that will be named Jennifer.

In addition to delivering some bleak news about the Earth, Karellen also drops another bomb on Ricky - all those visits to his alien space ship have been silently wreaking havoc on Ricky's body. Ricky's devotees fear that they're losing their blue-collared prophet. And his wife, Ellie, fears that she's losing her husband.

Peretta prays outside the Greggson's house, to ward off The Overlord's dark energy. But based on their crucifix party trick, we think that Peretta's up against some serious odds.

Karellen pays a visit to a research facility run by Dr. Rupert Boyce, based in South Africa. At a gala, he addresses the hall of posh devotees, and thanks them for their obedience. However, its Amy Greggson - whom Karellen instructed Rupert to invite - that he is most interested in.

The Greggson family: Jake, Amy, Tommy and little Jennifer who's still in the womb, were lured to the gala under the false pretense that Jake might be able to design a building for them. But actually, Karellen wanted them there so that he could talk to Jennifer (who, remember, is still in the womb!). Away from the other guests, Karellen has Amy place her hand on what looks like a giant Ouija board. This enables Karellen to communicate with the entity growing inside Amy's womb.

Meanwhile, compelled by some mysterious voice (Jennifer?), Tom runs to the top of the gala building and hurls himself off it. Luckily, Tom is able to hover just feet above the ground and avoid a splattering death. The bigger question is: What's going on?

As all of this is is occuring, scientists Milo (the little boy from Part One who's all grown up now) and his date Rachel decipher the message Karellen was using Amy to transmit to someone, or something, listening in the universe. The symbol Karellen was broadcasting in the sky was of the constellation Carina...The Overlords' home world.

Later, Karellen visits the ailing Ricky at his farmhouse, and gives him another gift- a vial containing a cure for his waning health. But then Karellen also tells Ricky that it wasn't the visits to the alien ship that made him sterile - Karellen stopped Ellie and Ricky from having children on purpose. The Supervisor advises that those with children will suffer in the days to come more than those without. Understandably, Ricky and Ellie still feel shafted.

Just when things couldn't get even more awkward, Peretta barges into the barn, says some awful things to Karellen and then shoots him in the gut with a shotgun. Ricky makes a clutch decision and saves Karellen's life with the vial of "cure" that was meant for him. Later, Peretta, who's not able to deal with the horror of it all kills herself - or rather, The Overlords lure her to jump off her balcony.

Later, Amy gives birth to her baby Jennifer. And, my, what luminescent green eyes she has.

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