Art of Atraction

[blackpanther]

Comics Continuum released this today:
"Lyriq Bent guest-stars in "Art of Attraction," the new episode of Mutant X set to air in syndication the week of Feb. 9."

Looking up on Liriq Bent i found this on TvTome:
Co Starring Roles

Mutant X - Harris - Within These Walls (2003)

[mxgirl3]

I got this off of Comics Continuum:

The character of Adam Kane is expected to return to Mutant X sometime during the February sweeps, sources told The Continuum.

Adam, played by John Shea, was the leader of Mutant X during the first two seasons of the show, but was thought to have died in last season's cliffhanger.

Tribune Entertainment, which produces Mutant X, listed Shea as a special guest star for the third season. Shea is expected to appear in approximately four episodes.

In other Mutant X news, The Continuum has obtained the following loglines for the next two new episodes:

* "Conspiracy Theory." While Brennan (Victor Webster) and Shalimar (Victoria Pratt) investigate a mysterious plane crash, Lexa (Karen Cliche) contemplates her future with the Mutant X team.

* "Art of Attraction." As the Mutant X team fights to retrieve a formula hidden in a collection of artwork, Shalimar is given vital information from a mysterious source.

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Some people are speculating that the "mysterious source" that gives Shal the info is Adam.

I think it probably is Adam, especially since John Shea is supposed to return during February sweeps.

What do you guys think?

[Mayra]

I also was thinking that when i read it. This could be the beginnig introduction of Adam being alive.

This also looks like a Lexa episode. Its funny because by the name of the episode a lot of us were hoping it will be a Shalimar or Brennan episode that somehow will involve their relationship, but it doesn't look like it.

I saw the pictures for this episode and there is one with Lexa and the guy Lyriq Bent in bed together. And from the small episode clips we got, it looks like Jesse is probably going to get jealous.

[petitecat]

Well I wouldn't be surprised...I mean, it would make it easier to link Adam back in, and plus it would also sort of show that old relationship between him and Shal is still there.

[Feral Shock]

here is the summary to the upcoming ep... wait until you read the last sentence...lol ENJOY!




At an art gallery opening, Lexa (Karen Cliche) poses as a waitress in an attempt to locate a particular piece of art for the Dominion. Via comlink, Brennan (Victor Webster) and Jesse (Forbes March) tell her that the painting is in a room in a guarded corridor. Lexa is about to head for the corridor when Randall Blake (Lyriq Bent) steps in front of her and begins flirting. Flattered, Lexa sees Shalimar (Victoria Pratt) across the room and moves on.

Moments later at the entrance to the hallway, Shalimar distracts the guards allowing Lexa to slip inside. Using a code Jesse provides, Lexa enters the room only to find Blake stealing the painting. He knocks her down with a beam of dark matter, but just as he¹s about to hit her again, she fires off a laser. The two energies combine into a massive explosion and they both crash into a wall, triggering an alarm. As Lexa and Blake flee the scene, they hear guards close behind and Lexa grabs Blake and makes them invisible. Once the guards pass, Blake kisses Lexa and then warns her to stay away from him.

Back at Sanctuary, Lexa's Dominion contact demands that Mutant X retrieve the painting. Lexa then goes to see Jesse and Shalimar, who are examining a holographic image of the artwork. She tells them there's a code hidden inside that could threaten world security if it falls into the wrong hands.

Knowing Blake is after the art, Lexa and Jesse head back to the gallery immediately. Alone in the media area, Shalimar is startled by a 3-D image of a face that appears on a computer screen and says her name. The face informs her that the scientist who owned the painting, Illich Sefchek, is the key to what's going on and to remember the number 380735.

Meanwhile at the gallery, Lexa sees a strange shadow moving along the floor and realizing it's Blake, takes off down the corridor. Unable to open the door with the code she used earlier, Lexa tries the number Shalimar was given by mysterious informant. The door opens and Lexa runs in, cuts the painting from its frame and puts it into a container.

Just as she's about to take off, Blake walks in and demands she give him the painting as it is part of a series of three of which he already has one. Lexa refuses and fires off laser beams at him, but Blake retaliates with a blast of dark matter that overpowers her. As Blake closes in on her, Jesse suddenly phases through the wall and pulls Lexa back into the hallway.



The next morning, Jesse discovers part of the code hidden in the painting.

Realizing that they¹ll need all three paintings in order to interpret it, Lexa decides to ask Blake to partner with her to find the third.

A short time later, Jesse and Lexa arrive at a high-class bar that Blake owns. Lexa enters and is immediately met by Blake, who agrees to work with her to get the final painting.

Meanwhile, Shalimar and Brennan are at the computer when the 3-D face appears again. Shalimar keeps the face engaged in conversation while Brennan attempt to trace the transmission. Before the trace is complete, however, the screen goes black and the face disappears. Digitally analyzing the conversation, Shalimar hears the name of a Chinese restaurant and she and Brennan head out.

Back at Blake's bar, Jesse joins Lexa to verify the paintings are real, but when Jesse and Lexa turn their backs, Blake makes a duplicate of their painting and hides the original. Unknown to Jesse, Blake hands him the copy and then tells him to leave since he'll only deal with Lexa.

Later, Brennan and Shalimar are leaving the Chinese restaurant when a pay phone rings. Shalimar picks it up and immediately recognizes the voice of the mysterious informer. Using her feral hearing, she picks up the sound of a neon sign in the background. Spotting a neon sign on a building in the distance, she and Brennan race towards it. Inside, they hear a loud squawk coming from one of the rooms and when they burst in they find a stack of discs on a chair and a parrot saying "Good work, Shalimar."



Back at Sanctuary, Brennan and Shalimar download a file that shows Sefchek created a cost-effective method of processing water into hydrogen power, something scientists have been working on for years.

Brennan and Shalimar then trigger an alarm on Lexa's private line to contact the Dominion and when he comes on the screen, Brennan demands a meeting.

Meanwhile, Blake tells Lexa that the third painting is part of a collection belonging to a Russian mob boss and they devise a plan to break into his estate.

When Jesse comlinks Lexa to tell her Blake switched the paintings, she decides to do whatever it takes to get back the original. Seducing Blake, Lexa discreetly places a tiny transmitter on the back of his earlobe.

Across town, Brennan and Shalimar wait in a dark alley. A black sedan pulls up revealing the shadowy profile of the Dominion contact who tells them that the impact of the pollution-free fuel technology could shift the balance of world power overnight. He adds that the Dominion has controlled the evolution of technology for hundreds of years and plans to release the formula when the world is ready for it.



Lexa and Blake arrive at the Russian mansion and make their way to the painting. Inside the room, Lexa uses her powers to bend the lasers protecting the artwork as she walks towards it. She then cuts the painting from its frame, puts it into a tube and hands it to Blake, who sets off an alarm and disappears.

Hearing a guard approaching, Lexa makes herself invisible, but the laser beams outline her body and the guard aims his gun at her. A blast of electricity suddenly slams the guard against the wall and Brennan and Shalimar come charging in.

The three then run outside to the Helix where Jesse informs them that Blake is heading for the train station. There, Shalimar sees Blake placing the paintings inside a locker. As Jesse moves behind the locker, Shalimar distracts Blake, allowing Jesse to phase the paintings out and replace them with fakes.

Back at Sanctuary, Mutant X agrees to turn over the paintings to the Dominion and to keep a set of copies for themselves.

Moments later, Shalimar is in her room when her laptop comes on and the 3-D face appears on the screen. Angry that the person won't reveal his identity, Shalimar cuts the connection to the man, who unbeknownst to her is Adam Kane (John Shea).

[blackpanther]

WOOOOOOW!

[FeralBeauty12]

This is just what I think. I think this episode is another Lexa episode and also is sort of a Jesse/Lexa episode(No offense to Jesse/Emma ships!!). Well, we'll just have to wait and see!!

~FeralBeauty12

[mxgirl3]

Awesome!!! Thank you for posting the episode summary!!! It looks like it is going to be a really cool episode. I'm so excited that Adam is coming back! ;D

Also, it looks like Brennan and Shalimar are going to be with each other for most of this mission. That always makes for a good episode! I hope they have that body language thingie and that silent interaction thingie going on like they did in Conspiracy Theory.

I'm really looking forward to this scene - "Across town, Brennan and Shalimar wait in a dark alley." I just keep thinking about the last time they waited in a dark alley together (Wages of Sin). Maybe they might even kiss this time! Probably not, since the writers like to tease us, but it never hurts to wish and hope and beg and ... well, you get the point!!

[DonnaLynn]

From the previews it seems be a Lexa centric episode From the looks of the image gallery on the official website there may a little bit of a jealous Jesse too ;D

[petitecat]

This definitely seems like a cool ep!!

[loveconquers]

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I just saw this episode tonight, it's great! It is mostly Lexa-centric, and Jesse is definately jealous of Lexa in this episode! There were some cute small Bren/Shal moments as well!! Yippy!! I posted those in the Bren/Shal thread. I'm loving this new closeness between Brennan and Shalimar, although I do still so much want to see them talking about it!! Overall, this episode seems to be again hinting at the B/S and J/L pairings. I really enjoyed it!

[mxgirl3]

Excellent episode!
As usual, I really enjoyed the little moments between Bren and Shal. My favorite moment was when Shalimar was on the computer and Brennan came into the room to find out what was going on. It was so adorable when he rested his chin on the top of her head. And I just loved the part when he was telling her that they would mess with the guy's head next time and he put his hands on her shoulders and kissed the top of her head, then ran his hands down her arms! The scene when Brennan was trying to set off the alarm to get the Dominion's attention was great, too. Their conversation during this part was hilarious. Loved Shalimar's comment: "Are you sure you know what you're doing down there, Babe? I mean, we can call Jesse." Too funny.
Oh, and poor Jesse! I felt so sorry for him. I mean, it's so obvious that he likes Lexa. She has to know that he likes her. But right after he asks her out and she accepts, she starts hooking up with some other guy. That really sucked. I think that part of Lexa's problem is that she is willing to do anything to get what she wants, which is ashame. She should take more pride in herself and realize that she deserves better than that. Jesse would be so good for her - I hope she realizes what a good guy he is and gives him a chance.

[FeralBeauty12]

Definitely a bunch of B/S moments!! They were so cute!! OMG!!! I loved the part where Brennan comes up behind Shalimar and puts his chin on her head while he was reading what Shalimar was looking at. Too cute!! Then, when they were done talking, he gave Shalimar a kiss on the head. How sweet!! I also did like the scene where they were trying to contact the Dominion. When Shalimar said, "Are you sure you know what you are doing, babe? I mean, we can call Jesse." , Brennan said back in response, "Jesse isn't the only one around here with a brain, ya know.". And after that, Brennan bumped his cute head on the table. It was so adorable, I had to chuckle a little bit!!! I loved this episode and I can't wait for the next.

~FeralBeauty12