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Its a real roller coaster.
Three weeks into the mission to Mars, the occupants of Atlas I are treated to a low-key morning.
She wants to talk to her.
Lu is strictly forbidden from talking to Mei.
Our typically composed chemist is devastated.
And after we flashbacks detail the relationship between Lu and Mei, were all devastated.
No one can have anything nice not even in space.
Mei, who is fluent, offered to show Lu her secret: karaoke!
in a private karaoke room.
Lus karaoke song is Achy Breaky Heart, in case you were wondering.
Mei and Lu grow close over the course of their English lessons and rock-out sessions.
the women admit their feelings for each other.
When Mei finally goes to kiss Lu, however, Lu backs away.
She wont break her vows.
They dont have to do anything, just lie in bed together.
Lu says yes, and they spend Lus last night together.
After that, all they had were their coded conversations over the highly monitored communications system.
And now they dont even have that.
And you thought that spacewalk in the last episode was emotionally draining.
In reality, Emma is the last to know the truth.
Shes also the one to go to Lu and apologize.
Its doubtful Lu and Emma will ever actually be friends, but this is a nice attempt.
Surprisingly, its Jack who comes up with a plan to fix the mess he made.
He can get Lu an unmonitored line so she can call Mei.
I guess the moral here is that astronauts love love even more than they love space travel, probably.
Mei promises to wait.
I mean, thats like an insanely long time, but good for them.
I hope their first real date is at some gross karaoke bar.
Mission Control
The reality of Matts situation is finally hitting him.
Yes, hell be in the hospital rehabilitating for months, but his full recovery will takeyears.
And on top of that, they can already tell that he most likely wont walk again.
When he gives Emma the news, she pushes him not to give up.
But thats not what Matt needs.
He just needs his wife to listen and be there for him.
They sit on the phone (arethesecalls monitored??)
and listen to a recording of Clair de Lune together.
When she does finally go back, things are extremely normal which is perhaps the problem.
An older boy at school is sending smoldering looks in Lexs direction in the cafeteria.
Just what Lex needs right now boy problems!
Kwesi calls Ram out for being cold and formal toward Emma since the spacewalk.
Kwesi knows whats up.
