Ether Drift Theory

Ether Drift Theory
Season 3
Episode 8
Aired on	September 26, 1995
Written by	Todd French
Story by	Peter Chung
Directed by	Robert Valley Peter Chung
Episode Chronology
Previous	Chronophasia
Next	The Purge
Source

"Ether Drift Theory"

Synopsis

Act 1

Aeon and fellow agent and friend Lindze infiltrate a secret base called the Habitat, a place where mutants and artificial lifeforms live in a stable environment, surrounded by a sea of liquid which induces paralysis in any lifeform exposed to it. Lindze and Aeon are there both to rescue Lindze’s boyfriend and to destroy the facility. Soon after they arrive, Trevor and one of his human experiments arrive, destroying Aeon’s ship in the process, though the experiment is quickly subdued by a swarm of metal-sensitive wasps.

Act 2

It turns out that Lindze’s lover, a scientist named Bargeld, is sick from an artificial disease and has developed a way of changing the composition of the paralyzing fluid around the base, allowing all the people trapped there to swim to safety. Though her actions, Aeon destabilizes the environment, much to Trevor’s anger, and everyone must work to get out before the paralyzing sea floods the base and traps them all. Bargeld dies before he can escape, and he also leaves behind the key to his device for changing the sea.

Act 3

Aeon rushes back to find it as Lindze and Trevor escape. Aeon finds the key, but is trapped by the paralyzing fluid and ends up floating in the sea as the base disintegrates. In a final cruel twist, the key nearly slips into the device as it drifts, but just misses and leaves everyone to their fate, Aeon included.

Trivia

• Ether refers to ether or aether.
• Drift theory refers to Neutralization and Drift Theory or continental drift.