Walk on the Ocean is the fourth episode of season 3 of Roswell, New Mexico and the thirtieth episode of the series overall. It aired on August 16, 2021.
Synopsis[]
Official synopsis for Walk on the Ocean from The CW:
DAY TRIPPIN' - Isobel (Lily Cowles) and Maria (Heather Hemmens) take a trip together to look for answers. Kyle (Michael Trevino) receives a message from his past and Michael (Michael Vlamis) makes a disturbing discovery. Starring Jeanine Mason, Nathan Dean, Tyler Blackburn and Amber Midthunder, the episode was directed by April Winney and written by Onalee Hunter Hughes & Christopher Hollier (#304). Original Airdate 8/16/2021.
Plot summary[]
Liz is on the beach when Max arrives declaring he couldn't stay away any longer however it turns out to be an dream.
In reality, Jones has escaped his cage, made it to Max’s place, and is busy shaving off his beard to pass off as his younger clone. Makeover accomplished, he goes through Max’s private writings and absorbs everything he needs to know. Jones uses his powers to open Max’s safe and takes out his gun. He smiles at a photo of Isobel and Noah, and then looks at a drawing accompanied by a question about the “alighting.”
Isobel wants to work as a guide to help Maria access details of the funeral, along with a little help from a drug. They need to do this now because the fire’s almost out which means the murder will happen soon.
They dose up and Isobel joins Maria in her vision which, as it turns out, contains items from Isobel’s mind too. That makes sorting things out confusing as Mindscape Liz points out while serving them piña coladas at the bar. When Maria asks to be shown the psychic vision section, Liz says Maria’s unconscious mind buried it because it’s so unsettling. Liz further explains everyone in this vision represents a hidden truth. They will need to confront each person in order to access Maria's vision.
They spot a young girl practicing karate and Isobel confirms that’s part of her dream to open a self-defense school. Once she takes ownership of that vision, the girl vanishes. Liz claims that was the easy part.
Isobel spots Bronson in a booth with her mom, Louise , and Liz wants her to explain their appearance in this vision. Isobel claims she has nothing to hide. Their attention turns to Max and his identical twin in a booth playing cards and Isobel’s forced to reveal Max is a clone to Maria who is surprised at the double's existence. Maria is further shocked to learn that for the past year Isobel, Max and Michael kept Jones a secret, with Isobel trying to justify it with the reasoning Jones has an ambiguous nature. She admits their moms were afraid of Jones, but she can feel he’s telling the truth when he says he cares about Max. also admitting he feels like family – and with that Max and Jones disappear from the booth. They continue to work their way through the people who populate the vision, and Maria confesses that being neither completely human nor completely alien makes her feel lonely. Isobel understands how Maria’s feeling and promises to do a better job of including her.
Sheriff Taylor delivers a speech claiming she’s all about law and order. Bert asks how she’s planning on handling the recent racial attacks and she declares she’s going to get to the bottom of it. Taylor says black lives matter as do brown, red, white, even tossing in green into the mix since they’re in Roswell. Kyle and Bert don't believe her.
Elsewhere, Rosa is interrupted by Wyatt while she’s spraying art on the side of a building. He asks about the woman she’s painted and recognizes the quote surrounding it is from Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem.” Wyatt confesses he still can’t remember his life but thinks something bad happened to his sister. He asks Rosa about it and she claims she doesn’t know anything.
Kyle pays a visit to Michael to find out why his dad’s old radio played something strange. Michael refuses to help and Kyle places the radio in front of Michael’s face to get his full attention. Michael’s turquoise stone causes the radio to broadcast once again.
Kyle confirms it’s his dad’s voice reacting to Michael’s magic rock. Kyle admits he knows about Jones but didn’t know anything about magic pebbles, and Michael explains it amplifies chemical properties of anything with a current.
Michael opens the radio and discovers alien glass inside. The glass is cracked which will take a while to fix, and Michael wonders why Kyle’s dad hid it in a broken radio in the first place.
The radio features a carving that reads: “In times of trouble let this be your guide”
Michael gets to work on the glass with Kyle’s assistance. He discovers the alien glass makes the radio a transmitter and a receiver and wonders who’s on the receiving end of the messages.
Once the glass is mended, his lab shakes like an earthquake has hit and then the glass activates. A message from Kyle’s dad begins playing and it’s revealed the Valentis have chosen to protect the “others” since the crash in ’47. The Valentis believed they needed to help others who were being persecuted, however Kyle’s dad has come to believe they were wrong.
The recording instructs Kyle to walk away before it’s too late. He doesn’t want Kyle to “make a sacrifice no more Valentis should make.” However Kyle refuses to do that. Michael becomes angry, admitting he’s as incapable of flying in a ship to his other planet and helping out in a war that’s probably over as Kyle is in helping them. Kyle remains undeterred and refuses to just walk away.
Their argument’s put on hold when Kyle receives a text about a medical emergency at the Lopez Farm. Before he takes off, Kyle suggests Michael quit feeling sorry for himself and talk to Jones to get some much-needed answers.
Wyatt and Rosa chat over coffee with Rosa using her Rosalinda alias to ask Wyatt about his relationship with her late cousin. Wyatt reveals that despite their little bit of a age gap they had similar interests of Nirvana and art. Rosa nods remembering that and the fact that he was such an nice kid back then. They're then interrupted by Jordan and his minion Zeke being tossed from the Take Me to Your Latte shop. When Wyatt tries to get them to leave, Jordan suggests he ask Rosa what happened to his sister. Wyatt explains Rosalinda doesn’t know and his ex-friends are happy to tell him Rosa killed Kate causing Rosa to leave as Wyatt takes that in.
In LA Liz is having a party thrown in her honor although she's not enjoying it. Heath tries to lure her back inside to join the celebration and learns Liz has the special spores in her bag but hasn’t done anything with them. She confesses she’s not sure she’s supposed to be in LA working for Genoryx. If she discovers anything important with the spores, Genoryx will own her research.
Heath escorts Liz over to a club with an empty dance floor. He jokes that it’s a good thing as there’s more room for them to show off their moves. Liz lets loose and dances.
After the number ends, Heath explains he’s there for her and willing to help her do research off book, if that’s what she wants. He’ll even have his friend set up all the necessary firewalls and protections they need for them to work from her home.
Catching up with Jones…the escaped alien’s reading Tripp’s journal and learns it’s been assumed he’s pure evil and the devil. He becomes angry and fires off Max’s gun, accidentally hitting a poor, innocent dog in the hip.
Jones is a lot of things but he’s not a dog hater. He heals the dog’s wounds and names him Lucky. The twosome return to the cave where Max is now inside the cage and Jones deactivates it. He then touches Max, determined to show him who he really is.
A flashback shows Jones demanding Louise turn over the boy. She refuses to do so.
Jones reactivates the cage after the flashback and uses his alien skills to break into Kyle’s office. He finds Max’s chart and learns he’s in late-stage heart failure.
Kyle arrives at the Lopez Farm and discovers Jordan and Zeke beat Mr. Lopez. Mr. and Mrs. Lopez refuse to go to the hospital because they’re undocumented and only called Kyle because his mom used to take care of them. They don’t have anyone else to turn to.
Michael’s ready to finally have a one-on-one with Jones but finds Max occupying the cage instead. He revives Max and both realize Jones is on the loose. They head over to Max’s and finds Jones playing a harmonica and making himself at home. Max warns Michael that Jones is stronger than any of them, but Michael’s not worried about fighting someone with Max’s face.
With a flick of his wrist Jones disarms Michael and gets down to business. He understands why they don’t trust him and confesses he’s come to learn Max is a good, decent man. He deserves a healthy life and knows Max is dying. “Will you trust me enough to let me heal you?” asks Jones.
Max doesn’t think Jones is strong enough to do that, but Jones points out Lucky is just fine. Jones insists he’s okay with dying if it means Max is healed.
Max remains unconvinced and Jones offers to show him the rest of his memories from the ‘40s. Michael doesn’t want him to but Max knows memories can’t be faked.
Another flashback finds Jones in the cave looking at the turquoise stones and an empty pod. He leaves the cave and demands to know where Louise has taken his boy. She admits they moved him and that they were using the stones to fix him. Jones is in tears as he describes them as two halves of a whole; he claims he wants to do what’s right.
An alien sword fight breaks out and Jones is able to disarm Louise. Unfortunately, he didn’t anticipate Bronson shooting him.
Max is yanked out of the flashback with a better understanding of Jones. Jones is okay with returning to his cage and continues to insist he wants to heal Max.
Michael and Max take Jones back to the cage, and Jones asks to keep the harmonica. Max describes what he saw in Jones’ memories and confirms Jones was hunting Nora and Louise but only to save him – not to hurt either woman. Jones thinks of him like a son and felt pain when they locked him away in the pod.
Max is still confused and unsure about letting Jones heal him. Michael remains distrustful, still wary of Jones; however, he promises Max he will support the choice he'll make.
The Crashdown is closed when Wyatt pays Rosalinda a visit. He explains that, by googling himself, he found his old YouTube channel, discovering he was a racist prior to losing his memory. Rosa confirms that’s true and that Wyatt shot up the diner and attacked Arturo. She also confesses she doesn’t understand why he’s different now but is sympathetic to his plight, having recently gone through rehab herself. She believes people are capable of changing. Wyatt apologizes for his past; however, Rosa, as Rosalinda, cannot take responsibility for Kate's death, settling for the next best thing: apologizing for keeping how she died from an amnesiac Wyatt, which he accepts. Liz shocks Heath by deciding the best thing to do is resign from Genoryx. Heath wants her to think it through before she submits her resignation, but Liz is certain this is the best option. Heath seems more upset than he should be as Liz explains she has people she cares about and should have put her faith in. She hits send and it’s a done deal.
Isobel and Maria have made it through their fears and finally enter the funeral vision. It’s still blurry, but Isobel is seated next to Maria in the vision and says they’ll work through this together. They both turn to look as Bert talks to Michael about the sheriff. That means it’s definitely not Michael’s funeral.
Jordan confronts Kyle as he’s on his way to speak with Sheriff Taylor.
Isobel and Maria watch Rosa hug her mom from the front row of the funeral. Maria realizes this could be Liz’s funeral. Max stands at the podium but is overcome with emotion and unable to speak. He returns to his seat just as Liz rushes in. So, it’s not Liz’s funeral either!
Jordan attacks Kyle, calling his mom a bitch and swearing he’ll make Kyle's job more difficult. Punches are thrown and Kyle’s on the receiving end of most of them.
Isobel and Maria approach the coffin, move the flowers on top, and uncover the Valenti coat of arms, leading to the horrifying conclusion that it's Kyle who is dead.
Jordan pushes Kyle and Kyle’s impaled through the stomach. He chokes up blood as he struggles to breathe. A pool of blood expands at Kyle’s feet. Max is on the phone with Isobel when he pulls to a stop just a few feet away from Kyle. He confirms he’s found him and that he needs an ambulance immediately. As Max approaches Kyle, the lights on Max’s Jeep flash on. In LA, Liz becomes lightheaded and feels pain where Max left his handprint. Lightbulbs explode around Liz’s house and the handprint lights up as she collapses.
Cast and characters[]
Starring:
Guest-starring:
- Steven Krueger as Heath
- Dylan McTee as Wyatt Long
- Michael Grant Terry as Jordan Bernhardt
- Cassandra Jean Amell as Louise Truman
- Gaius Charles as Roy Bronson
- Gillian Vigman as Sheriff Brooke Taylor
Co-starring:
- La'Charles Trask as Bert
- Zacciah Hanson as Zeke
- Jacob Browne as man in suit
- Marisilde Garcia as Mayte
Additional:
- Jim Valenti (voice through a radio)
- Noah Bracken (photograph)
- Michelle Valenti (indirect mention)
- Patricia DeLuca (infant in Maria's vision)
- Kate Long (mentioned)
- Borrow as Lucky[1] (dog)
Powers[]
Trivia[]
- The title for the episode was revealed on March 1, 2021 when the writers room Twitter account posted an image of the script's title page.[2]
- The episode is named after the song "Walk on the Ocean" performed by Toad the Wet Sprocket, released in 1991.
- During a Entertainment Weekly interview on August 9, 2021 Jeanine Mason said this episode and Black Hole Sun were her favorite Season 3 episodes as they set up the conflict for the end of the season.
Quotes[]
Maria: Could you send us to the psychic vision section? We're looking for something.
Liz: The funeral. I know. Only you can find it, Maria. But you can't see the rest of that funeral because you don't want to.
Maria: I threw myself off a building.
Liz: But think of it like a repressed memory. It unsettles you, so your subconscious buried it. Underneath all this, everyone in here represents a hidden truth. Confront them, you'll get where you wanna go. Ignore them, you gotta stay with me.
Michael: Is that your dad?
Kyle: Speaking through a hundred year old glowing radio that's reacting to your magic rock? Now you interested?
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External links[]
Walk on the Ocean on the Internet Movie Database
References[]
- ↑ Official Twitter: Meet LUCKY, played by Borrow. May 14, 2021.
- ↑ Roswell New Mexico Writers, Twitter post: March 1, 2021.