‘Humans’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: Peaceful Protest [SPOILERS]

Episode 3 of Humans is the defining point of the protagonists’ real personalities. Both the Humans and the Synths encounter struggles that make them show their true colors. The show best reflects how our current society would possibly react to a comprehensive technological breakdown. Humans are naturally afraid of what they do not understand, and this show uses that to their advantage; making the events and situations as authentic as they can be.

In this week’s episode of Humans, Mia (Gemma Chan) tries to live among the Humans in an attempt to broker peace. Laura Hopkins (Katherine Parkinson) continues to lobby for Synth rights at the Dryden Commission. Back at The Railyard, Max (Ivanno Jeremiah) continues making decisions that lead to a darker path. Meanwhile, Mattie Hawkins (Lucy Carless) helps Leo Elster (Colin Morgan) with making himself comfortable with his new life.

Tracker

Niska (Emily Berrington) makes her way to the location given to her by one of the survivor Synths. She notices that the door is rigged with explosives, so she uses a back entrance. Once Niska is in, she finds a charging port as well as some other supplies. Niska charges herself until she notices something amiss. She meets an “orange-eyes” who brings her a message, giving her the address of the terrorist Synth’s address. He deactivates himself shortly after.

Rebirth

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Mattie and Leo arrive in the Hawkins’ family home. The Hawkins family welcomes him warmly, allowing him to stay with them temporarily. As Stanley (Dino Fetscher) serves them at dinner, Leo struggles to perform basic human tasks such as using utensils correctly. He also suffers from memory loss. Laura realizes how dangerous it is for both Leo and her to keep him, but Mattie insists that Leo has nowhere else to go.

As Laura arrives home from the meeting, Toby Hawkins (Theo Stevenson), Sophie Hawkins (Pixie Davies), and Mattie talk to Leo about normal things to human life such as the Novel “The Little Mermaid.” Leo finds it disturbing that the book was for children considering that it had some gory details. When Mattie and Toby find out that Laura is going out to dinner, they are surprised; and not in the best of ways.

That evening, Mattie takes Leo to where she used to study. The night had its fair share of disagreements as Mattie expressed her regret over the lives lots during the awakening. She takes the blame for their deaths since she released the code into the world. Leo, at first, does not understand what Mattie is saying, but at the end of that night, they found comfort in each other’s kiss.

Reaching Out to the Humans

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Mia tries to rent a flat for herself. The front desk clerk immediately calls the police as he starts the transaction with Mia. When the police arrive, they call Mia’s owner, Laura, clarifying if she had allowed Mia to make purchases for herself. Laura confirms this and tells them that they should not prevent Mia from doing so. Eventually, Mia acquires a flat at the local neighborhood. The Humans who live around her regularly express their disapproval of her, day in and day out.

When Mia talks to Leo through Laura’s phone, they both realize that their lives lead to different paths. While Leo was learning who he is, Mia was to attempt to show that they are peaceful. Her opportunity comes when a journalist interviews her right outside her flat. She expresses not just her desire, but the Synth’s desire to live freely among the Humans.

Failing Cause

As Laura met with the other members of the Dryden commission, they discuss the extension of the curfew for Synths. Laura immediately disagrees with this point, but some of the members of the panel agree that there has been a significantly less Synth-related crime rate since the issuance of the curfew. When the meeting ended, Laura confirms her date with Dr. Neil Sommers (Mark Bonnar) later that evening.

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Laura and Neil’s date turns out surprisingly well. While for the most of their conversation was Laura prying into what Neil knows about the commission and their objectives, Neil turns the conversation around, and they end up having a fantastic night. Stanley even noticed that Laura’s vitals were reaching, but this was a good thing; since she and Neil just had their first kiss.

The meeting they had the next day was completely different from Laura’s previous evening. She finds herself losing the battle as the commission voted for the extension of the curfew for Synths. She also noticed that the rest of the board had access to information which she did not have. Seeing how she is kept in the dark, she decides to tell Neha Patel (Thusita Jayasundera) that she was quitting. However, Neha still manages to convince her to stay.

At home, Laura finally thinks of an idea to convince the Dryden Commission to let Synths live freely among the Humans.

A Friend

While on their way back to their house, Karen Voss (Ruth Bradley) walks with her ward, Seraph Sam (Billy Jenkins) when a child bumps into Sam, exposing his green eye. They run into Joe Hawkin’s (Tom Goodman-Hill) fruit and vegetable shop. They leave right after Karen fixes Sam’s eyes. When they are gone, Joe notices Sam’s perfect drawing of a strawberry on his sign blackboard.

Joe decides to teach Sam how to draw the way children do. At first, Sam does not agree with what Joe had sketched for him since it was imperfect and unaesthetic, but Joe insists that Sam must draw as he did so he could pass as an average, young boy. He expresses his concern over her as well as Sam. Joe goes as far as offering his help to them in case she needed it, but Karen disregards this and sends him away.

Joe and Karen’s relationship changes as Karen becomes more friendly to him. While they walk in the park, Sam chases after his soccer ball that enters the street. Joe picks Sam up at just the right moment. However, Karen froze. At her house, Joe asks her what happened. Since she was programmed to keep herself away from any danger to her life, she could not rescue Sam. She could not be a mother.

Desperate Measures

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Max does not let the surviving Synths that Mia rescued from the beach enter The Railyard. Instead, he orders Gordon (Staz Nair) to give them provisions that would be enough for them as they searched for an alternate place to live. Max contemplates his actions while he talks to Anatole (Ukweli Roach) in the medical facility, but Anatole insists that Max was only doing what was necessary for their safety.

Max’s troubles even worsen as Agnes (Holly Earl) stirs up her fellow Synths who sympathize with the terrorist Synths. He tries to reason out that Mia has already acted on her plan to start Human and Synth integration, but Agnes persists in her aggressive beliefs against the Humans, asking Max what he would do if Mia failed.

Max weighs his options as he realizes that Agnes is right. He did not have a plan of his own in case Mia’s plan fails. Anatole, being the optimistic Synth, encourages Max. He tells Max about his faith on David Elster as well as his belief that their consciousness was preordained. It was part of their evolution. He believes that the Synths were made to replace the Humans when they pass away.

When Max receives Laura’s call, he immediately tells Anatole. Laura asks them to invite the Dryden Commission to The Railyard so they could see firsthand how they, the Synths, lived. Anatole points out that they had been raided before and that it was unsafe, but Max insists that it was one step closer to acceptance.

Agnes decides to escape from The Railyard, but when she finds the bodies of the Synths Max had turned away, she turns back and returns.

Humans continues next Tuesday, June 26th at 10/9c on AMC.