Killjoys Review: Attack the Rack (Season 3 Episode 5)

On Killjoys Season 3 Episode 5, “Attack the Rack,” Team Awesome Force’s attack does not go quite as planned, meaning it goes absolutely horribly.

The surprise that it’s a trap worked really well, but the mole reveal lacks shock. It’s one of the newbies that we barely know, so it’s hard to be too upset by it. Now, if Zeph was the mole, then it would be a little more heartbreaking and shocking.

We have fallen in love with Zeph and seen her develop relationships with everyone on the team (well, not everyone because apparently Team Awesome Force multiplied overnight). Speaking of which, where is Zeph during this attack?

Alex from Continuum (aka McAvoy) has only appeared on Killjoys Season 3 Episode 2, and even then he did not make much of an impression. It’s hard to care that he betrays Team Awesome Force.

Then, there’s the “shocking” discovery that the mean boss lady isn’t actually a bad guy. She’s a human who has actually been investigating Level 6 for a while now, but of course we only learn all of this as she is bleeding out.

She’s thrown away, basically. She could have been a really interesting character and maybe eventually an ally, but instead there’s the predictable good guy reveal followed very quickly by death.

Dutch: Can we cut the shit? No one wins an award for best performance of a human by alien parasite bitch.

Looking back, she serves no purpose other than to antagonize Dutch, D’av, and Johnny for a bit. She could have been taken out of season two all together, and the story would not have suffered.

Overall the mission fails on an excitement and entertainment level.

Johnny and D’av being protective of one another and still managing to give each other shit is the best part about the mission, honestly. The Jaqobis family dynamic has really been in the forefront recently, which is amazing.

Time spent on Aneela’s ship is a lot more entertaining when Gander isn’t around.

Gander and Delle Seyah’s war for Aneela’s trust and affection is not fun to watch anymore. Delle Seyah will get in a great line every now and then, but the power struggle is not captivating. In fact, it’s pretty boring compared to everything else that is going on during the hour.

Aneela is where the intrigue is. She’s so out there and yet completely brilliant. It’s fascinating watching her work and interact with Delle Seyah.

Aneela: When I kill her, I want her to be completely alone like I was for years. No help coming, no friends. Fireworks are a nice way to kick things off. Don’t you think?

Delle Seyah is someone who understands Aneela. She understands the pressure Aneela is under as the Commander, and how isolating it can be. Aneela probably has never met anyone who understand her quite like Delle Seyah does, and I think that’s part of the reason why Aneela keeps Delle Seyah around.

Aneela and Delle Seyah’s connection, their kiss, is fascinating on so many levels. It will be interesting to explore their relationship further. Hopefully we can focus on them, and Gander can just be off on the ship somewhere, not being seen nor heard.

From what we know about the Hullen, they have no need for friends nor companionship, so is Delle Seyah manipulating Aneela with that kiss, or perhaps are the Hullen developing feelings? What’s your theory?

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Killjoys airs Fridays at 8/7c on Syfy.

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