The Tomorrow People explored the ability for the advanced race to kill with Jason Dohring’s guest appearance in its fourth episode “Kill or Be Killed”. What follows is a recap so spoilers abound.
The Tomorrow People’s fourth episode “Kill or Be Killed” opened up to a flashback fifteen years ago with John (Luke Mitchell) stealing a car and being chased by the police, only to teleport away, returning to a foster home with food. John returns to his foster home, feeding the other children, only to find that his foster father is drunk. He contemplates killing him but is unable to do so due to the special gene that the Tomorrow People have. His foster father strikes him just in time for Jedikiah (Mark Pellegrino) to come knocking and save John.
Back in present day, Stephen (Robbie Amell) is training with Luke on how to teleport as Luke tries to get him to stop thinking in Ultra’s tools. Apparently John used to work at Ultra. After a long day of training, Robbie returns only to find that his mother knows about his lack of participation in film club, his deteriorating friendship with Astrid (Madeleine Mantock), and his after school job with Jedikiah. Stephen emphasizes the safety of his job and how he wants to find out more about his father.
John finds out that four cities have had serious explosions and suspects Killian McCrane (Jason Dohring) as does Ultra. Stephen is forced to ask Jedikiah to dinner who refuses and asks him to look into McCrane. McCrane apparently is one of the Tomorrow People, a former Ultra agent, and can kill.
Stephen barely rescues Jedikiah from a car bomb teleporting him out just in time. Looks like McCrane is back for revenge. McCrane was part of the Annex project that Ultra developed to turn the Tomorrow People into weapons and was the only agent that survived. McCrane is very dangerous according to John and is not worthy bringing in.
In a flashback viewers see Jedikiah pay off John’s foster father and communicate to John by letting him read his mind. Back in present day, John takes out his anger by working out shirtless. Cara (Peyton List) tries to get him to open up about his old friend McCrane.
Stephen and his new partner head to an abandoned warehouse to get McCrane with Stephen under the direct orders not to do anything. McCrane stuns his partner and demands to talk to John about unfinished business. He injures Stephen just as his partner teleports them back to Ultra headquarters.
After Stephen’s near-death experience, Jedikiah agrees to a family dinner and wants to make sure Stephen stay safe. John reveals to Stephen and Cara that McCrane and John were close and that John was in charge of bringing him in. Stephen’s new partner finds that McCrane broke into Ultra to find John’ file.
In a flashback viewers see McCrane and John fighting as they train. It is revealed that John was the youngest Ultra recruit and was told to tap into his anger. No wonder he likes to box.
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