Defiance: The Awakening

"The Awakening" is the twelfth episode season three of the science fiction television series Defiance and the thirty-eighth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Michael Nankin with a script written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer. The episode first aired on Syfy on Friday, August 21st, 2015 at 9:00 pm. In this episode, Kindzi begins unleashing her newly-awakened Omec upon her captured prisoners. All efforts to stop her seem to fail as Kindzi now harnesses the power of a mature Omec. As if the bitch ain't crazy enough, she even sets her sights on eating a baby. A goddamn baby for Christ's sake!

Crew

 * Gary Hutzel - Visual effects supervisor
 * Simonetta Mariano - Costume designer
 * Bear McCreary - Composer
 * Jon Koslowsky - Editor, A.C.E.
 * Stephen Geaghan - Production designer
 * Thomas Burstyn, CSC, NZCS - Director of photography
 * John Tarver, CSC - Director of photography
 * Michael D. Gibson - Producer
 * Bryan Q. Miller - Producer
 * Paula Yoo - Supervising producer


 * Paul Leonard - Co-executive producer
 * Anupam Nigam - Co-executive producer
 * Michael Nankin - Co-executive producer
 * Mark Winemaker - Executive producer
 * Todd Slavkin - Executive producer
 * Darren Swimmer - Executive producer
 * Amanda Alpert Muscat - Associate producer
 * Michael Freeman - Associate producer
 * Kari Drake - Executive story editor

Credits

 * Co-executive producer Paul M. Leonard is credited as Paul Leonard in this episode.


 * Actor Rainbow Francks is credited as Rainbow Sun Francks in this episode.


 * Actor Raymond Ablack is credited as Ray Ablack in this episode.

Allusions

 * Joshua Nolan makes a reference about eating spinach to regain strength while talking about Kindzi. This is an allusion to the character of Popeye, who was a cartoon figure featured in strips and animated projects by King Features Syndicate. One of the trademarks of the character was that he would eat a can of spinach in order to gain superhuman strength.


 * Doc Yewll makes a reference to Charles de Gaulle in this episode. De Gaulle was a French politician who served as the President of France from 1958 to 1969.


 * Joshua Nolan makes reference to T'evgin in this episode. Kindzi and Dos also refer to him. He is called the All-Father by the Omec.


 * Samir Pandey makes reference to the last time he was held prisoner in a cell, and that it was Joshua Nolan who had rescued him. This took place in "History Rhymes".

Trivia

 * Other than Kindzi, all of the Omec characters in this episode are named by numbers 1-5 in Spanish: Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro, Cinco.

Characters

 * This is the ninth and final appearance of Andina; killed by Kindzi in this episode.

Races

 * There are two Liberata seen in this episode. Their gender is unknown. One is a prisoner of Kindzi to be fed to the Omec, whose name is Jormir. The other is a Defiance resident watching the sleep-pods descending from the sky (Note: It is believed that Jormir might be male).


 * Kindzi, Uno and Dos are the first Omec seen in this episode.


 * Mixed heritage: There is only one character of mixed heritage seen in this episode of Defiance and that is Luke Tarr. Luke is half-human and half-Castithan. He is the son the Castithan Alak Tarr and the late human Christie McCawley.

Glossary

 * Gapoliraaz ritual: This is a funeral tradition in the Omec culture, which translates as "The Taking of Power". When an Omec commander dies, his children eat his vital organs and gain his strength.

Quotes

 * Amanda Rosewater: Thousands of Omec, and you didn't tell us.
 * Stahma Tarr: T'evgin threatened me. I had no choice.
 * Amanda Rosewater: Bullshit! You could've come to me. We might have had a chance to stop them before it became a full-blown invasion.

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 * Kindzi: We need more food. Bring out another one.
 * Doc Yewll: You might want to keep your voice down. The key to effective mass murdering is to keep your victims in the dark as long as possible.

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 * Joshua Nolan: We can beat 'em.
 * Amanda Rosewater: Can we?
 * Joshua Nolan: Of course we can. Hell, wouldn't feel like home if we weren't on the verge of annihilation.

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 * Joshua Nolan: Maybe she's been eating her spinach.

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 * Joshua Nolan: You weren't in control of your actions.
 * Doc Yewll: So what? People died because of me.
 * Joshua Nolan: Know the feeling. Now get over it and move on. We got a war to fight.

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 * Datak Tarr: Yewll, answer me, you shyster!
 * Doc Yewll: A shyster is a disreputable lawyer. I'm a disreputable doctor.

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 * Doc Yewll: Okay, then, wiggle your piggies.
 * Patient: Piggies are what you call toes, not fingers.
 * Doc Yewll: Is English your first language?
 * Patient: No.
 * Doc Yewll: Then don't correct me.
 * Patient: Isn't English your first language?
 * Doc Yewll: If you have to keep track, you can't call yourself fluent.
 * Patient: Wait, you know I don't like needles.
 * Doc Yewll: Then hold your ankles and think of Charles de Gaulle.

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 * Samir Pandey: I know that because of faith. Faith is a very important quality for a long-term prisoner. Faith gets you through the rough patches, and--and faith keeps despair far, far away.
 * Datak Tarr: Do you suppose faith will prevent me from pissing into your cage?
 * Samir Pandey: Please don't do that.

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 * Kindzi: You're Stahma's mate.
 * Datak Tarr: I'm also the last person you'll see before you die.

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 * Uno: Indogene. My brothers and sisters are still hungry.
 * Doc Yewll: You want me to burp them?

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 * Samir Pandey: Samir: Dear--dear God, if you are real, sorry that I didn't believe in You. I swear I believe in You right now.