Lower Decks

So, to recap, ever since returning from its long hiatus Eureka has been building up to the arrival of some sort of alien signal. In the last episode (“If You Build It…” the signal arrived. It brought with it something far more tangible. A space ship! Eureka’s own Henry Deacon designed the ship, with the help of the late Kim Anderson, and he’s as surprised as anyone to have it show up now.

Henry is even more surprised when a door opens and out drops Kim Anderson. Or at least something that looks just like Kim Anderson. It’s actually a walking, talking computer built by the organic computer aboard the ship when its own systems went on the fritz. As Allison, Tess and Zane try to find a way to download the incredible amount of information stored in Computer Kim, Carter and Jo attempt to return all the items used to build the boson cloud exciter in “If You Build It”.

Unfortunately, a device belonging to Fargo winds up in the hands of someone else. When that guy winds up dead, Fargo is the main suspect. But it wasn’t Fargo. An organic computer virus has infected the town. Zane catches it and almost dies. But Computer Kim is able to help and after rebuilding the boson cloud exciter everyone is saved. Hurray. Will Computer Kim return in future episodes, continuing the now improperly named “alien signal” story line? We’ll have to see.

I really think Jaime Ray Newman and her character, Tess, has added a wonderful new dynamic to Eureka. Not that the rest of the cast has become stagnant but she’s shaking things up a little. Adding a new perspective, in a way. She’s a wide-eyed enthusiast, open to new possibilities and scientific wonders. Unlike Allison, who has to worry about the safety of Eureka, and Henry, who is a bit more hardened and cynical, Tess is more spirited about her work. And now she’s a romantic angle for Carter.