I have to gush a little bit. I cannot remember the last time I stumbled upon a new show in our genre that I love as much as Emerald City. A lot happened this week so let's dive right in shall we. The story is still very much being told in a linear fashion; however, since the characters are largely separated, it means that the plot keeps shifting focus. This isn't necessarily a bad thing because Dorothy is officially working my last nerve.
Dorothy and Lucas are travelling towards Oz to see the Wizard. The sexual tension between Dorothy and Lucas is still very high but just before they can kiss, Sylvie comes rushing out of the woods and attaches herself to Lucas's leg. The girl is clearly familiar with him from somewhere. Dorothy tries to speak to Sylvie but the child does not respond. Lucas wants to leave Sylvie behind and get moving but Dorothy is determined to return Sylvie to her family. Lucas points out out how stupid it is to rush forth into a village where the Wizard's men are but Dorothy refuses to stop to consider the danger. In fact, she cannot even be arsed to make a proper plan.
Once they get to the town, Dorothy asks everyone she sees about Sylvie, but no one knows who the little girl is. Finally, a couple approaches and claims to be Sylvie's parents but a suspicious Dorothy demands to see where Sylvie lives. The couple take her back to their place of abode and Dorothy's suspicions are further raised when the lodgings don't look like a child resides there. Dorothy demands to see Sylvie's room but before she can push too much further, Lucas rushes in and whisks Dorothy away because the town is now crawling with the Wizard's men. Yes, he's actually saving her again.
Dorothy is certain that the couple that she left Sylvie with are not her parents and so decides to return back to the town to free the child. It's Lucas who offers up some of his clothing so that Dorothy can wear a disguise. Dorothy manages to safely get to the house and when she enters, Dorothy finds that the two adults who claimed to be related to Sylvie have been turned to stone with their hands still grasping the child. Dorothy approaches Sylvie and the child nods no while she calms down. Once Sylvie is back to normal, Dorothy breaks the stone statues to free the child. So far so good.
Dorothy and Sylvie start to make their way out of town when the are stopped by Eammon, who recognises that Dorothy is the young woman he has been ordered to find. Eammon is just about to deliver Dorothy's death sentence when he notices that she is carrying Lucas's sword. Eammon demands to know where the owner of the sword is and Dorothy claims not to know, even as Lucas is sneaking up on Eammon from behind. Eammon asks again about Lucas and this time when Dorothy denies knowing anything he slaps her across the face. At this point, Dorothy has had enough and she pulls her gun.
Dorothy fires a shot into the air to let Eammon know that things are about to get real but he just keeps marching towards her. Dorothy's bravado takes a bit of a nose dive and she begs Eammon to stop. Lucas steps forward and picks up Sylvie and this is when Eammon recognises him. Eammon calls Lucas Lowen and begs him to stop, as Lucas retreats with the child. Now that it's clearly that Emamon isn't going to stop, Dorothy shoots Eammon in the chest and takes off after Lucas and Sylvie.
Finally, away from the village, they sit by a fire as Sylvie sleeps close by. Lucas asks if there's magic where Dorothy comes from and she explains that there's science and magic. Dorothy then pulls out her cell phone and hands an airbud to Lucas and tells him to listen, explaining that it's magic. Dorothy plays, "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone, (which is one of my fave songs FYI) and this freaks Lucas out quite a it. Dorothy tells him to simply relax and they listen to the song together. They discuss the fact that Eammon claimed to know who Lucas is and Lucas leans in and says that Eammon knew who he was but the man he is today, is the man he wants to be. The two then share a kiss. Talk about a plumb job for Adria Arjona, cause Oliver Jackson-Cohen is hot as hell.
