‘Roswell, New Mexico’ Season 4 Episode 10 Recap: “Down in a Hole”

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Rebecca Murray
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Roswell New Mexico Season 4 Episode 10 Recap
Michael Trevino as Kyle Valenti in ‘Roswell, New Mexico’ season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Michael Moriatis © 2022 The CW Network, LLC)

The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico season four episode 10 reveals that falling through the sinkhole has landed Bonnie and Dallas in Dallas’ dad’s secret pocket world/alternate version of Roswell. Dallas (Quentin Plair) explains he was greeted by his dad’s hologram after falling through the sinkhole, and the hologram told him to travel to where time stands still. After that, he needs to follow the light.

They have no idea if their ultimate destination is Oasis or back to the real Roswell.

Liz (Jeanine Mason) wakes up motivated to solve their alien dilemma. She’s not willing to spend much time talking about what they’ve just been through, and Max (Nathan Dean) notices her hands are shaking. Rather than stay and relax with Max after almost dying, she wants to head out and investigate the sinkhole.

Kyle (Michael Trevino) shows up at Max’s and exchanges an awkward hug with Isobel (Lily Cowles). Michael (Michael Vlamis) provides the coffee while they get caught up on Tezca, who is no longer a bad guy. Isobel thinks they need to give Tezca time to adjust to what she just learned Jones did to her mind.

Isobel explains Tezca said Jones had Theo design a way home. Tezca believes whatever Theo designed, he hid in a pocket dimension. The answers are probably all in Theo’s Bible which Dallas had but Clyde stole.

Michael jokes about Kyle getting probed in Mexico, totally unaware of the “probing” Kyle did with Isobel. Kyle jokes that he doesn’t probe and tell, but he did bring back with him a sealed box that came with a note.

The note reads: “Time will tell you when to join these together.”

They don’t know what it means but Michael recognizes it’s his mom’s handwriting. Isobel thinks maybe it has to do with the way home.

Liz returns to her lab and since this is “Outlaw Liz,” she’s not mad at Shivani. Instead, she’s now on the same page and wants to make more of the alien cure so that nothing ever hurts any of their loved ones.

Isobel relieves Maria (Heather Hemmens) of Tezca babysitting duty, and Isobel decides their first lesson should be mastering their fear. Tezca and Isobel will practice taking down a vision of Jones until Tezca conquers her fear of him. It seems to be working until dozens of other figures, all dressed in white and most bloody, appear. They’re the people Tezca’s killed, including Dallas’ dad, Theo. He screams, “Traitor!” and she drops her weapon.

Tezca recalls being allies and friends with Theo until Jones made her turn on everyone. She storms off and Isobel catches up with her a short while later. She gives Tezca a pep talk and assures her she can be who she wants to be, not who Jones forced her to be.

Meanwhile, Kyle and Michael try and figure out what’s in the box at Michael’s secret lair. Kyle explains Eduardo’s daughter had clues as to where it was hidden and although he’s tried to open it, he can’t. After they set the box down, the room starts rumbling and lights explode. The box opens and missing parts of the console fly out. The console starts rebuilding itself but it’s only 10% complete when it stops.

Michael can’t believe there are still parts missing and instead of thanking Kyle, he’s upset he didn’t bring all the pieces. Kyle has no idea where the rest of it is.

Suddenly, an alien symbol on the console begins blinking. It’s never done that before and Michael’s determined to figure out what it means.

They begin looking through books, trying to find Dallas’ cheat sheet on alien symbols. They finally find the sentient symbology book and according to Dallas’ research, the symbol on the console either means “open” or “death.” Michael’s opting for the open definition, guessing it might open the sinkhole.

Michael puts the clues together and is sure he’s right. He thinks it’s possible this symbol makes the sinkhole not just an entrance but an exit. Kyle, on the other hand, is stuck on the possibility it means death.

Maria and Rosa (Amber Midthunder) combine their alien powers to try and make contact with Dallas, Alex, and Bonnie. Rosa suggests Maria needs to “feel” where they are with her body – not just her mind. Maria gets down on her knees and runs her fingers through the dirt, with Rosa telling her to ride the wave she feels until she finds them.

Maria has a quick vision of Dallas and Bonnie by the Roswell sign. That’s where they need to go next.

And speaking of the Roswell sign, as they approach it in the pocket dimension Dallas recalls he read in his dad’s Bible that there was a time capsule buried by it. Bonnie uses her powers to dig up a box that matches the one Kyle brought back from Mexico. They can’t open it but decide that the clue Theo left meant they need to go to the church since some people think of it as a lighthouse or a beacon of light. Plus, Bonnie recalls an inscription that matches it there.

Max finds Liz in the cave and wants to know what she’s doing with his pod. She claims she’s collecting another sample and wonders why he’s checking on her. She hates being second-guessed and tosses out formulas that Max doesn’t understand. The fact he doesn’t get it proves her point that she needs to talk to someone who does – Shivani.

Max can’t believe she’s returned to working with Shivani, given that Shivani almost killed her. Liz appears to be over it and doesn’t blame her for what she did.

Back at the lab, Shivani and Liz inhale more of the alien cure. With the increased intelligence the vapor provides, they work on analyzing a frog and how suspended animation equates to what the alien pods can do. Yada, yada, yada, more science stuff…and they bring the frog back to life.

Shivani wants to get her daughter ready now, but Liz thinks they need to do more tests. For that, she needs to get more of Rosa’s blood. Shivani points out they just ran out of Rosa’s blood they had on hand and Liz thinks they can get more.

Back in the pocket dimension, Dallas and Bonnie are having a heart-to-heart in the church when Dallas remembers something important. He grabs a record player and the This Little Light O’ Mine album – and Dallas is sure it’s the “light” his dad was talking about. He plays the album and immediately a map appears. Dallas sees an alien symbol on the map in the desert and zooms in on it. He thinks he knows where the symbol leads.

Roswell New Mexico Season 4 Episode 10 Recap
Heather Hemmens as Maria DeLuca in ‘Roswell, New Mexico’ season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Michael Moriatis © 2022 The CW Network, LLC)

Rosa and Maria make it to the sign and Maria can’t figure out why she doesn’t feel anything. Rosa helps her and finally, Maria gets a vision. She sees Bonnie and Dallas walking away from the sign and also spots the welcome sign from the church.

Rosa receives an urgent text from Liz and has to leave, but Maria thinks she’s figured out the next step in finding their lost friends.

Michael and Kyle load the console into the back of the truck and take it out to the sinkhole. It doesn’t work and a frustrated Michael says it’s like they’re stuck in the ET equivalent of a server error. Kyle wants to drop something else into the sinkhole, but Michael is ready to call it quits.

“After all these years…after everything Alex and I have been through…our love is losing out to a hole in the crowd,” says Michael.

Kyle wants Michael not to give up. He’s sure Alex is trying to get back home to Michael. Kyle promises that even if Michael gives up, he’ll keep the faith for him and for Alex.

Michael admits he hates it when Kyle’s right and wants to look through the notebook of crazy ideas again.

Liz seems high as she draws some of Rosa’s blood, going off about there being too much blue in one of Rosa’s paintings. Rosa knows something’s off about her sister and refuses to hand over the vial of blood until Liz explains why she needs it. Liz’s hand shakes uncontrollably as she tries to get Rosa to hand it over without saying why it’s important to her research.

Rosa realizes Liz is taking the alien cure. Liz insults her, grabs the vial, and leaves.

Dallas and Bonnie believe they now have what they need to return home. They walk through the desert and find a large, standing half-circle made of stone. Dallas believes it’s a portal. Nearby is a stone slab and all of a sudden, the sealed box inside Dallas’ backpack begins moving.

Alien glass bursts out of the box and sticks to the slab. What’s formed looks like another piece of Michael’s console. Dallas thinks the console would fit into the stone slab, and Bonnie points out an indenture in the slab that could hold the star map.

They now believe this is somehow a way to get home and that Clyde wasn’t looking for an actual ship.

Since Theo referenced the sunrise in his clue, Dallas believes they need to figure out a way to trigger that.

Maria has made to the location of the stone slab in the real Roswell. There’s water in the top of it and she drops in a penny and watches the ripples. She recalls Rosa telling her to read them and hits a tire iron against the slab to make noise. As soon as she does the portal appears and even though it’s dim and flickering, she can see Dallas and Bonnie through it.

Rosa texts Max and they meet at the café. Rosa reveals she thinks her sister is acting like an addict and the alien mist is acting like a narcotic. Max wants to talk to Liz and hopes he can break through.

Tezca has decided to atone for her sins through the children of the people she hurt. She tells Isobel that she used to be a friend of Nora, Louise, and Theo’s. She describes herself as a go-between who helped pass scientific plans between them.

They enter Tezca’s mindscape to a time when Theo showed her plans for the portal that could move them between worlds. However, Theo believed there needed to be a second one so they could make a bridge.

Theo knew they needed a lock that would prevent Jones and his followers from using it. They snap out of the mindscape and Isobel realizes Jones needed Liz because she could pick the lock.

Tezca confirms Clyde is a true believer.

Dallas recalls Michael saying the console pieces want to be together and decides to tap on the piece on the stone slab. Kyle notices the console is blinking purple and Michael places his hand on it. The console part in the pocket dimension blinks blue. Dallas taps again on his piece and Michael responds by tapping on his console.

Michael realizes Dallas is using Morse code!

Dallas translates the return message and it’s “Are you Alex?”

Michael and Kyle discover they’re communicating with Dallas and Bonnie. Dallas explains they don’t know where they are.

Maria calls Kyle and tells them they need to come to her location with the console. Something strange is going on and she can’t explain it over the phone.

Max confronts Liz and she admits Outlaw Liz won the standoff. He wants to help her stop but she’s excited about how the drug has super-charged her brain. She’s proud she brought the frog back and she accuses him of being scared to use his own powers when they could be useful.

Liz claims she’s evolving but Max thinks they both need to accept their limitations. Liz disagrees and says she needs to take the next steps on her own. Before he leaves, Max points out the frog has died.

Liz informs Shivani about the frog’s death and that they failed. They can’t resurrect the dead, but they should be able to use the mist to save children with incurable diseases. Shivani doesn’t care about those children – she only cares about bringing back her daughter.

Liz is giving up Max because he’s an emotional distraction. If Shivani can’t give up her own emotional attachment, then Liz will no longer work with her.

Max and Rosa fill Isobel in on what’s going on with Liz. They’ll need her help to get Max’s powers back so he can save Liz.

Michael and Kyle make it to Maria, and Michael’s stunned it’s shaped like his console. They place the console in it, and it begins vibrating and lighting up. In the pocket dimension, the console starts to form in the stone slab. The missing piece Dallas has materializes and attaches itself to the main console.

The portal opens and they can see each other through it. Michael figures out that without the star map, the portal only opens to one place.

The console and the portal flicker. Michael makes a quick decision to step through it, believing there is fruit on the alien tree in the pocket dimension. The console needs that fruit for fuel. Plus, it’s his one shot to see Alex.

Dallas decides to stay where he is too. Bonnie also chooses to stay to help Michael find the man he loves.
Michael steps through and the portal closes as the episode ends.




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