It’s been nearly two years since people saw the story about a group of women who received powers mysteriously from something that floated over London in 1896, and how society see it as a threat somehow.
Thanks to Tubi TV’s WB Watchlist Channel, the rest of the story is finally revealed.
It’s got a few plots to unwind, like the battle between Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and Maladie (Amy Manson), Lord Massen (Pip Torrens) hoping to save Britain from the Touched and making things worse, and Lavinia (Olivia Williams) trying to get rid of the mysterious orb from the Galanthi (the alien race that created the Touched) but not knowing her brother is one of the Touched.
So, at last, the next episode…

SPOILERS BELOW

The episode shows how everyone is trying to recover after Maladie’s supposed hanging and the electrocution of several witnesses thanks to her.
Penance (Ann Skelly) and Amalia (Laura Donnelly)are still trying to protect the Touched, and wonder who the real enemy is. The show continues to show how perfect this pair is. Amalia shows the commitment of her mission, but still some reluctance to tell the Touched at the orphanage.
Penance, meanwhile, is still the heart of the show with compassion and technological brilliance. Only she can “push” Amalia skillfully to get her to tell the Touched she is from the future (sort of), and that they must make a better world to help her future.. Penance and Willow would have a lot in common.

However, the world seems to be going mad. London is suffering from tremors, maybe from the Galanthi ship still trapped under the ground. Lavinia Bidlow (Olivia Williams) still wants it destroyed to “save” the city, and also cure the Touched of their blasphemous powers. This attitude is reflected on the fact she hates being crippled. A scene where she’s bathed and dressed expresses the embarrassment that a rich woman as herself has to be dressed like a doll to be ready for the world. Maybe she envies the Touched’s powers.
She’s still in league with Dr. Hague (Denis O’Hare), who has a new mission. He thinks people can hear dead people in the phone wires, and suddenly someone is trying to talk to him. Not only that, he has human robots called Shock Troops. Last time, Amalia got one of them, but wonders how they were made.

Inspector Mundi (Ben Chaplin) suspects Maladie is alive after she killed and impersonated a reporter that supported the Touched. His supervisor, however, tells him to forget it or his homosexuality will be revealed.
He also funds out Maladie’s inspired some copycats, and sees some graffiti that says “I will make the Heavens tremble and the Earth shaken out of its place.” That is probably from her. So far, Maladie has been just an agent of chaos, with no real plan. Her story won’t advance until she battles Amalia again.

The episode seems to be waiting for a spark for things to explode. The tremors are causing fear, and the Purists and other people find it easy to blame the Touched. When one person bullies a Touched girl, Myrtle (the one who speaks in tongues) defends her with an electric umbrella. She stuns a girl named Bess (Emmy Tracey), but she’s attacked by another girl. Myrtle winds up accidentally killing the other girl, then runs away. Out of nowhere, Lucy (the bone breaker) takes the fall. Still, the damage has been done. This act sets the tone for the rest of the season.

Meanwhile, Amelia is getting worn down by her ripples, showing a battle from her past and a door she remembered seeing. It turns out to be Hague’s house, where they find information. Amalia also gets a phone call. Whoever it is knows she’s really a Strype from the future. She and Penance barely escape with their lives after chased by a zombie guard dog.

This is Philippa Goslett’s first episode as executive producer, and she was able to set up the story lines very well after the previous episode. It’s almost as good as the pilot Joss Whedon wrote and directed, but that had the advantage of having his name on it.
The action unfolded a bit more smoother than the first half, and showed the real threat is having an open mind. People think the Touched are to blame, but don’t see the real threat…themselves. It’s an interesting mix of Victorian England and aliens, with irrational fear and snobbery included.
The episode ends with the mad scientist Dr. Hauge getting a phone call, but it’s not his mom.
It’s Maladie, alive and unwell….and right behind him. She has plans for him.

We’ll present the rest of the recaps after The Nevers returns March first at Tubi TV’s “WB Watchlist” channel on the “Live TV” section. The channel features other shows including Westworld. La Femme Nikita and Jericho. All episodes are uncut, by the way