Season four episode one of The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico ended with a new alien triad giddy over starting the alighting. Episode two begins with a voiceover by Max (Nathan Dean) explaining that for decades claims of alien activity in Roswell weren’t taken seriously. They were considered urban legends or flights of fantasy rather than stories grounded in truth.
However, a bizarre storm that lit up the sky in pinks and purples, along with weather balloons crashing to earth, is sure to renew interest in the possibility of aliens in Roswell.
The morning after the weird light show Liz (Jeanine Mason) has determined it can all be attributed to St. Elmo’s Fire – meaning it’s earth science, not alien. Max takes in the science lesson as he and Liz prepare for work, with Liz thoughtfully writing down the explanation so Max can deliver the details during a press conference.
Blaming it on St. Elmo’s Fire will shift the public’s attention while the #PodSquad tries to figure out what’s going on with the new alien bank robbers and if they’re a threat.
Liz makes it in to work to help her dad who’s absolutely slammed with tourists. Isobel (Lily Cowles) and Anatsa (Sibongile Mlamboare) are among the customers, and Isobel makes herself at home behind the counter to whip up a Shatner Shake for her girlfriend. They discuss aliens and mind control, and Isobel’s obviously hoping to learn Anatsa doesn’t think aliens are evil. (Isobel hasn’t had the chance to fill Anatsa in her big secret due to the unexpected, attention-grabbing storm.)
Anatsa’s anxious to toss some bank robbery questions at Max during the press conference. Isobel warns her that, according to Max, the FBI is lead on that so he won’t have any info to share.
Isobel’s so helpful behind the counter that Arturo recruits her to work a shift!
Meanwhile, Max tells the assembled press and townsfolk not to believe their eyes. It was just a “harmless bit of physics” and any flying saucer sighting was simply a research firm’s weather tracking equipment.
Graham Green (Peter Diseth) interrupts the press conference and claims Max is just part of a cover-up. There are aliens involved and the slimy goo he’s holding is proof.
Max, Alex (Tyler Blackburn), and Dallas (Quentin Plair) meet after the press conference, and Max confirms Graham’s in possession of shimmering alien goo. Alex insists the weather balloons they’ve retrieved don’t show any alien involvement, but he’ll keep looking for more evidence.
Before heading off to meet up with Cam at the bank, Max tasks Dallas with keeping Michael from getting into trouble.
Liz is summoned to the roof of the café and shocked to meet the wife of her mentor Dr. Allie Meyers, a tech billionaire named Shivani (Rekha Sharma). She claims she’s interested in studying the secrets of the universe and that’s why she’s in Roswell. Shivani knows all about Liz’s research abilities and is interested in partnering up to get to the truth about the freak storm in particular and Roswell in general.
Although Liz claims to have stepped away from research, Shivani believes she can lure her in with a special gift. She hands Liz a box containing a glowing locust, hoping it will make Liz want to delve back into science. It doesn’t, but Shivani refuses to take it back and will keep the invitation open in case Liz changes her mind.
Two of the three new alien visitors are having car trouble outside of town. The male alien (Andrew Lees) attempts to fix the problem while the female alien (Zoe Cipres) sings, dances, and complains they haven’t gotten time off since emerging from their pods six months ago. She wants to learn about humans and try a patty melt but the guy isn’t interested in getting to know the lesser species.
Kyle (Michael Trevino) is called into the hospital to help treat injuries sustained during the previous evening’s storm. And for once he’s on the receiving end of some legitimate flirting. The good-looking woman even passes him her digits.
Anatsa also shows up at the hospital but not as a patient. She’s there to find out more about a bank teller who was injured. It turns out all of the tellers have memory loss except one who hid under a desk, and Anatsa thinks their minds have been wiped. Kyle refuses to discuss the matter, citing HIPAA (the health insurance portability and accountability act). He quickly texts Isobel warning her they have a problem.
Liz visits Michael (Michael Vlamis) in his secret lab and reveals the glowing locust’s DNA has in fact been altered. She wants to dissect the creature and Michael’s a willing assistant. Liz slices it open and they’re both shocked when its guts fly out and land on the console. Liz thinks maybe its swarm instinct’s been activated and Michael speaks for the audience when he asks her to explain. She thinks the bug’s a kind of beacon.
Liz has to hurry off to teach so Michael is now in charge of the locust and its guts.
Cam (Riley Voelkel) and Max meet in the bank vault, and Max learns that no DNA was left behind and the cameras weren’t working. Plus, the vault was unlocked from the inside. A lot of the safe-deposit boxes weren’t opened and the alien thieves weren’t interested in cash. They’re stumped as to what the robbers were after.
Cam reveals only one box was stolen in the other bank robbery. Dallas shows up just then and Max introduces him to Cam who warns him she’s an atheist who speaks her mind. Intros complete, Max suggests Dallas get to work putting back together a lamp that’s on the table in the middle of the vault. Dallas scores major points by confirming he could try, but the base is missing; neither Cam nor Max noticed that.
They have no idea why the base was special but realize the aliens were after it which means it’s important.
Elsewhere, the aliens chow down while arguing over the waste and gluttony of humans. The male believes Earth is due an awakening and humans are heading toward an apocalypse.
Unfortunately for an observant restaurant employee, these aliens have incredible hearing. The male alien (please give these characters a name soon!) catches the employee calling the cops and reporting the car used in the bank robbery.
A short while later, Cam and Max confront the employee but he doesn’t have a clue what they’re talking about. He claims they just opened and it’s obvious he has no idea his mind’s been wiped.
Fortunately, the aliens left behind a huge mess on the table. Cam and Max look through it as Dallas spots a man by the side of the building and heads off to question him.
And, finally, we can put names to these new aliens! They’ve left behind an order slip revealing they’re calling themselves Bonnie and Clyde. (These aliens apparently have a sense of humor.)
Back in Michael’s lab, he and Alex go over what they know about the locust’s gooey guts. Michael explains the guts were only attracted to the console – not any of the alien glass or other stuff. Alex suggests that maybe the console emits a unique frequency and asks to take it to Deep Sky to study. He explains that it will make the research go faster which means he’ll get more time at home with his favorite alien.
“I’m like a piece of alien tech. I don’t like being parted from my alien,” says Alex.
The mood gets a little tense when Michael explains he also wants more time with Alex but isn’t willing to give what he describes as his only family heirloom to him to take to Deep Sky. Any experiments on the console will have to be done in Michael’s lab.
Over at the fast-food restaurant, Dallas was able to piece together what happened by speaking to a witness. The man reported lights flickering when Bonnie and Clyde left. Plus, they cut out part of the front page of the newspaper. Max grabs his copy of the newspaper and confirms they cut out an ad about Graham’s museum. The ad features symbols that neither Max nor Dallas recognize.
Bonnie and Clyde drive out of town and pull over to assess what they know. They admit they had fun eating burgers but are aware they can’t keep erasing minds to cover their tracks. They need to get back to work which means hunting down a lost relic. Clyde believes it could be in Graham’s alien museum.
Isobel shows up at the hospital in response to Kyle’s text and learns her girlfriend’s been interviewing patients about the bank heist. Kyle doesn’t think Anatsa’s going to let this go and Isobel needs to figure out how to handle this. She doesn’t know what to do and Kyle says, “That’s for you to decide. But in a relationship, white lies are still lies.”
Michael receives some extremely helpful and much-needed advice from Sanders (Nicholas Ballas). Michael explains what he’s working on and that thus far he’s failing to learn much about the console, and Sanders suggests he let his pretty little fella help. Michael admits he doesn’t trust Deep Sky with his console and Sanders asks if he trusts Alex with it. He confesses he doesn’t because it’s not Alex’s dream.
“But it’s yours and he loves you,” says Sanders. “That’s what it means to walk through this crazy little thing called life with someone, kid. Venturing into uncomfortable territory.”
Dallas, Max, and Cam show up at Graham’s big alien event but Anatsa snags Max’s attention before he can look around. She wants answers about the bank robbery, the FBI’s involvement, and why Cam isn’t updating her superiors. Plus, the witnesses have amnesia.
Anatsa won’t let it go and Max finally loses his temper. “Stop talking to me like the brother of the woman you’re sleeping with. When I wear this uniform, I am Sheriff Evans,” says Max. He warns her to kill the story.
Cam and Dallas question Graham about the symbol but he refuses to provide any answers.
Anatsa notices Bonnie and Clyde walking through the crowd and that Bonnie is wearing a coat like the one the witness who hid under the table described. Minutes later Anatsa observes Bonnie speaking with Graham and then Graham writing something down. Isobel walks up and Anatsa misses the rest of the interaction.
Cam and Max are comparing notes when they spot Clyde staring at an exhibit. Clyde manages to briefly give them the slip but Max catches up with him in the parking lot. Max is shocked when Clyde addresses him as the savior and reveals they got his message.
Max didn’t send the message but plays along, claiming he’s been waiting for them and wondering what took six months. Clyde reveals they’ve been busy collecting what he requested and it hasn’t been easy. Max slips up and Clyde figures out he’s the clone – not the savior.
Clyde and Bonnie manage to escape and now they know who Max is!
Alex returns to Michael’s lab after receiving urgent messages and learns his lover’s had a change of heart. Michael wants Alex to take the console to Deep Sky. Michael confesses he thought the console was his way home but now he understands Alex is his home. “I trust you to take care of my dreams,” says Michael.
“Your dreams and your heart – always,” says Alex.
Alex no longer believes he needs to take the console to Deep Sky. He thought doing so would lessen the amount of time they’re apart, but now he understands their love can handle anything. Michael also trusts that no matter how far apart they are, they’ll always find their way back to each other.
Later that evening, Isobel’s forced to do something she promised herself she wouldn’t. Anatsa is committed to following the bank robbery story and won’t back off, and Isobel feels the only way to keep her safe is to use her powers to make Anatsa step away from the story.
Max arrives home to find Liz pouring their “special occasion” bottle. Liz had a talk with Shivani about the work/relationship balance and it’s truly opened her eyes. She believes Shivani is setting her on the path to becoming the woman she wants to be.
Max is exhausted from trying to be an exemplary sheriff, failing to find out anything useful from Graham, and from pretending to be Jones while confronting Jones’ contingency plan. He’s worried about having power along with the responsibility that comes with being sheriff. It might just be too much.
Alex heads out of town while over at the café Cam flirts with Dallas. He resists the temptation and Cam insists the pod squad’s lucky to have him.
Isobel smiles when she spots Kyle at the bar and is about to join him at a table when the girl from the hospital slips in beside him.
Alex pulls up at his first stop and locusts swarm as alien goo glows. He gets out and almost immediately falls partway into an opening. Bonnie arrives and Alex realizes she’s part of Jones’ backup plan. She refuses to help him and as he slides further underground she informs Alex that he’s also part of Jones’ contingency plan.
Simultaneously, the console in Michael’s lab shimmers and symbols appear.
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