A Normal Life

[Mayra]

Just saw the images for "A Normal Life" and there was one with adam and shalimar. I personally am happy to see him back for at least for 4 episodes. I miss him on the show. I hope he comes back to the show for the 4 season but i doubt that will happen .

How about all of you?
Do you guys want adam back on the show? and how do you guys think the mx team will react when they find out he is alive? Will they except him back?

I think Shal and Jess might be more open to take adam back, but Lexa and Brennan will definitely have a hard time.

[petitecat]

I agree, I want Adam back cause that I think will bring some oldness back. It'll make it feel like the older times again lol. I think Shal'll definitely be open, and probably Jesse...Brennan, may or may not. Lexa might do, but doesn't she have some sort of grudge against him or maybe I just made that up....lol

[Feral Shock]

here is the episode summary for 'A Normal Life'!!


Jesse (Forbes March) uses heat signals to guide Brennan (Victor Webster), Shalimar (Victoria Pratt) and Lexa (Karen Cliche) through a warehouse towards a man who is holding five members of the Dominion council captive.

The team enters a room where an image of a digitally altered man, and the hostages trapped in a glassed-in area behind him, appears. The man says that since the Dominion has not paid his demands, one of the captives will suffer. He hits a remote control and the enclosure fills with smoke.

As the air clears, Mutant X sees the hostages are now frozen like statues. A light suddenly comes on and the team is startled to find a frozen woman in the room with them.

When Shalimar takes a step towards the woman, the stranger who's recently been contacting her and feeding her information, shouts a warning over her comlink not to touch the body. The warning is seconds too late, however, as Shalimar's movements have already triggered a ball bearing, which drops on the victim¹s head, shattering her body.

At Sanctuary, Lexa's Dominion contact tells her the kidnapper is Keith Burstyn (Shaun Smyth), who was working for the Dominion to create a method of suspended animation until six months earlier when he disappeared. The contact then says they've become aware of untraceable communications coming into Sanctuary and orders her to find out who it is.

After doing some research on Keith, Jesse informs the team that Keith was a standout citizen and doesn't fit the kidnapper profile.

Still reeling from the woman's death earlier, Shalimar goes to her room. She suddenly gets a call from the same stranger, and when she demands to know his identity, is stunned to see a holographic image of Adam Kane (John Shea) appear in front of her. Refusing to believe it's really Adam, he tells her things only he would know. Adam explains that an unknown enemy was after him and that faking his death was his only option.

Believing the same people may be responsible for the abduction of the Dominion Council Members, he asks for her help, but insists she not tell the rest of Mutant X he's alive.

Meanwhile at Dominion headquarters, Lexa's contact meets with the Council Head (Jeff Seymour) and Council Member Anthony Gervais (Sten Eirik). The Council Head suggests that whoever is communicating with Mutant X may be trying to turn them against the Dominion, and therefore, Mutant X must be monitored closely.



Lexa asks Brennan and Jesse about the incoming calls, but they both claim to know nothing. Reviewing the computer records, Jesse discovers another call recently came through to Shalimar's terminal. With Shalimar gone, Jesse retrieves an address from her computer and Brennan and Lexa head out.

Across town, Shalimar arrives at the address and finds Keith, who claims he s not involved in the kidnapping. Adam's image appears and tells Shalimar that Keith was framed and must be kept safe until he can create a counter-agent for the deadly freezing process.

When Brennan comlinks Shalimar, she tells him Keith is innocent. She then puts her comlink ring on the ground and per Adam goes with Keith to a country house that has been set up with an array of genetic lab equipment.

Keith tells Shalimar that he's been trying to reanimate the frozen bodies for a long time, but it's always ended up causing serious cell damage. Believing that a microwave accelerator might be the key, Adam appears and tells them there's one in Sanctuary.

That night, Shalimar slips into Sanctuary and finds the machine in the storage room. When Brennan suddenly enters, Shalimar runs for the Helix where Lexa is waiting. Left with no choice, Shalimar knocks Lexa out with a vicious spin-kick and then takes off.

As Lexa recovers, Jesse works to gain control of the Helix from Sanctuary. When the wheel locks up in the ship, Adam appears on the monitor and gives Shalimar a code that enables her to steady the craft.



Back at Sanctuary, Jesse manipulates the image of the kidnapper's digitized face and discovers it's Council Member Anthony Gervais. Jesse then tells the team that he's tracked the Helix to a field and Brennan leaves to retrieve it.

When Brennan returns, Jesse and Lexa reveal that they think they've located Gervais. Brennan, Jesse and Lexa soon arrive at the location and Jesse picks up six heat signals inside -- three moving and three still.

When Brennan and Lexa split up to find Gervais and the hostages, two Plexiglas walls move into place, trapping Brennan. He comlinks Lexa, who rushes to his rescue only to find him frozen. Gervais then appears and says that unless he's paid, Brennan will die.

Back at the country house, Keith is working to reanimate the frozen cells when Adam appears and informs them that Brennan has been captured. Keith finally perfects the process and shows Shalimar how it's done.

As Shalimar heads out to help Brennan, Keith returns to his apartment to gather his things. When Shalimar calls Jesse to let him know she's going to save Brennan, he and Lexa head out.



At Gervais' headquarters, Shalimar finds Brennan and uses the microwave accelerator to restore his body. Shalimar leaves him to rest while she goes to find the hostages. She locates them and is about to use the accelerator, when Gervais comes over the intercom and tells her she's too late.

As Gervais begins inputting the commands to destroy the bodies, a shaky Brennan appears and blasts him with a massive tesla coil.

With everyone safe, Lexa calls her Dominion contact and is told they're still going after Keith even though he's innocent.

Hearing this, Shalimar takes off for Keith¹s apartment. When he comes out to greet her, Keith sees a team of Dominion operatives close behind and runs back inside. Just as he enters the building, it explodes and Shalimar falls to her knees in anguish.

The next day, Shalimar is in her room when holograms of Adam and Keith appear. Adam explains that they faked Keith's death to avoid his capture. Shalimar then asks Adam when she'll see him again, but he just smiles at her lovingly and disappears.

[mxgirl3]

Wow! It looks like this is going to be a really good episode! ;D There is one negative thing about this episode, though. Brennan is probably not going to be very happy with Shalimar when he finds out that she has been keeping the secret of Adam being alive from him. Oh well, another speedbump, I guess. But on the bright side, at least we get to see Shal rescue Brennan! Maybe they will have one of those nice moments we all love so much!

Mayra - I agree with you ... I think that Shal and Jesse will be more willing to accept Adam back. I don't think Brennan and Lexa will take him back so easily. I'm sure they will have plenty of questions that they want answered before they even think about taking him back.

[FeralBeauty12]

This seems like a really good episode and I can't wait to see it!! Adam's back and only Shalimar knows it!! Wow!! How exciting!!

~FeralBeauty12

[Mayra]

Wow! this episode really sounds good. I can't wait to see Adam back even if its just for a few episodes. I also wonder how the team especially Brennan is going to react when they find out Adam is really alive and that Shalimar new and never told them. I really hope there will be some B/S moments, they sure set up some scene's that sound like it would have B/S moments. Ex: When she saves Brennan from dieying, finding out the bad guys have him, and when she kicks him. I only can hope .

[mxgirl3]

This episode comes on today at 4:00 where I live. Woo-Hoo!! ;D I'm so excited!! I just can't wait for those B/S moments - they [glow=red,2,300]better[/glow] have a lot of them!

[loveconquers]

****Spoilers****
I have seen this episode and there are definately some great B/S moments!! The rescue scene is my favorite, and then at the end Brennan offers her a listening ear and kisses the top of her head...very cute!
However, with that said, I also found some disturbing scenes in this episode as well! The supposed bad guy is actually an innocent scientist that Adam entreats Shalimar to protect. Shal grows close to Keith, the scientist, in the show, and they kiss on the lips twice. Both are quick kisses, and he starts both of them. At first I was quite upset about this, but the more I think about it, my theory is that they are not kisses of love or passion, but of comfort and reassurance. Keith tells Shalimar he is tiredd of being used by the Dominion and just wants to be free to live a normal life--hence the title--and Shalimar feels for him and understands what he feels. She tells him she is also tired of feeling betrayed and lied to by the people she is supposed to be working for--first Adam and then the Dominion. They connect in that way, and he offers to have Shalimar come with him, to live a normal life, and she is attracted to that sense of freedom. In the end, she of course chooses to stay and tells him she can't go with him. She seems distracted by his promise of freedom until she learns Brennan is a hostage. From that point on, she seems to make up her mind and goes to rescue Brennan and help Mutant X. Brennan says to her, "You came back." And she answers, "Of course I did," as she strokes his face and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek.
The reunion between Adam and Shalimar is also very emotional, as well as their saying goodbye again. Adam forces Shal to keep his presence a secret and she does so very reluctantly.
Overall, a very emotional episode!
I will post the summary on the Bren/Shal moments later tonight, I am on my way out the door right now.
I'd love to know other people's reactions once they've seen this one!! Thanks!

[loveconquers]

Sorry, just thought of one other thing to add!
Another thing that I really liked about this episode was the way Brennan faithfully defends Shalimar's actions the entire time. When they have no idea why she is helping the "bad guy" he never once doubts her. He does not question why she "attacks" him when she sneaks into sanctary to steal a piece of equipment Adam directs her to retreive, but knows she has her reasons. He remains loyal to her the entire time. I LOVE that about him in this episode!!

[Mayra]

I liked seeing Adam again! I didn't realize how much i missed him till i saw him again. I also love the part when Shal saved Brennan and she gave him a kiss on the cheek and was caressing his face. It was so nice when Brennan said "You came back" loved it.

I really like your view point about the whole Keith and Shalimar connection they showed on this episode Loveconquer's . I also got a little bothered to see those kisses between them, but you made me feel better. I understand they have to do these sort of things once in a while to keep us on our toes with the whole Shal/Bren relationship just like in "Possibilities". It was Brennan and Samantha and now it was Shalimar and Keith. I hope next episode has a lot more B/S moments. Over all i liked the episode a lot .

[mxgirl3]

Kick-ass episode!!
It was great seeing Adam again - it felt like old times. I am very interested in seeing where they take his storyline and also very interested in finding out who is trying to kill him.
There were some fantastic B/S moments in this episode. Of course, my favorite moment was when Shal rescued Brennan. I loved the look of pure happiness on Brennan's face when he saw her and said, "You came back." I also loved how she lovingly stroked his face and kissed his cheek - very sweet! Another great moment was at the very end when he asked her if she was okay and told her that he was there for her if she wanted to talk and then kissed the top of her head. I also thought it was very loving of Brennan to stand up for Shalimar and defend her. It is awesome that he totally trusts her.
With that said, I must also say that I was very distraught when Shalimar and that scientist guy Keith kissed - not only once, but twice! I really appreciate you posting your theory about that loveconquers. You're very perceptive. You made me feel a whole lot better about the situation.
Ooooh, I almost forgot to mention a sweet B/S moment - in the very beginning of the episode when the ball shatters the woman, Brennan rushed to Shalimar's side and told her it wasn't her fault. And then later at Sanctuary, he asked her if she was okay and told her again that it wasn't her fault. He is soooo sweet!!

[petitecat]

Damn, that ep sounded good! Man, I wish I could see it. I don't like that Shal kissed another bloke, but you seem to have covered it well so it's okay I guess...definitely sounds like a brill ep. Good way to bring back Adam.