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Season 1, Episode 3: Instinct Genre: Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi Original Air Date: October 3, 2011
When Terra Nova comes under attack from a legion of Pterosaurs, Jim & Taylor must find a way to save the colony before it’s completely overtaken. Elisabeth discovers a former flame is also living in Terra Nova and may have been responsible for her recruitment. Syke tries to make Josh feel at home & Reynolds get protective of Maddy.
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(warning! contains spoilers)
Two Terra Nova soldiers tear through the forest during a heavy rain pour. They hit something ... and blow out their tire. Sure enough, the leaves soon begin to rustle. They hear screeching. Suddenly, a dino LEAPS fro the trees at the men. Not good.
The next day, the Shannon kids and other Terra Nova youngsters get a lesson in survival from Washington and Reynolds, who continues to make eyes at Maddy. To prove how tough she is, Washington eats a few disgusting, but nutrient-filled bugs. Later, the Shannon family jokes and laughs as they prepare for bed. It's been another wonderful day in prehistoric paradise. Once the kiddies are in bed, Jim and Elisabeth get frisky. Their make-out session is unfortunately interrupted by a SCREACHING. Bummer.
Jim goes outside and tell the winged and screeching creature to scat. Returning inside, Jim finds Zoe has crawled into his marital bed. He is understandably disappointed. If it's not the dinosaurs busting his groove, it's the kids. The next day, Elisabeth goes to work and finds that Dr. Malcolm Wallace, who attended university with Elisabeth, has arrived in Terra Nova. They are very happy to see each other. Jim is not very happy that they are very happy to see each other. CUT to the jungle, where Taylor is on patrol with an enormous gun. Taylor asks Jim to investigate the possibility of a Sixer spy in camp. Taylor also responds cagey when Jim asks why the Sixers want Taylor dead. The pair soon comes across the dead and mutilated bodies of the two guards who had a flat tire.
Who did this? Or, rather, what did this? Back at the hospital -- and morgue -- Elisabeth isn't sure. But she does know that the attack came from above. "I need to know what did this -- today," Taylor growls. Elisabeth (and Malcolm) has to work late, so Jim heads home to play Mr. Mom. He struggles to make dinner and gets even more flustered when Maddy asks how she can tell if a "boy likes me." Yikes. Sometime later, Elisabeth returns home and explains that fatal wounds to the guards don't match any known species. Jim then wonders if Elisabeth ever, um, you know. "Are you asking if we ever dated?" Elisabeth says with a laugh. "Yes ... for a bit." Jim is not-so-jokingly jealous.
Later, Jim hears the same SCREECHING as before. He goes outside to see the same winged creature -- joined by a few SCREECHING friends. Josh comes outside and throws a rock at the creatures ... and they clearly become angry, Suddenly, the screechers ATTACK. Jim and Josh race inside to safety. They are greeted by an anxious Elisabeth. "I think we just found out what killed those men," Jim tells his wife. The next morning, Malcolm treats Jim, who has been bitten. Malcolm then suggests to Taylor that a science team "observe" the new creatures. Taylor decides -- roughly -- that no such request will be granted. Instead, Terra Nova will go under lockdown. "Research another day," Taylor barks. "No discussion." Later, Jim asks Taylor how his wife was recruited to come to Terra Nova. Taylor explains that she was specifically requested by Malcolm. Hmmm.
Josh, meanwhile, finds a guitar at the market and attempts to trade with the owner. The owner inquires about Josh's platinum necklace -- and the young man becomes defensive. Later, he explains to Skye that the necklace was given to him by his girlfriend 85 million years in the future. "She was kind of like you," Josh tells Skye. Suddenly, the flirting is interrupted by the screechers, who begin to line up on the fence in great numbers. Just then, the flying creatures ATTACK. Everyone dives for cover until the birds take off.
Afterward, Jim notices Malcolm collecting dead screechers. He explains that the creatures are probably migrating -- and likely as a species seeing as how the migration isn't annual. "We're seeing today is just the first wave," Malcolm says. "There are a lot more coming." Indeed, radar scans indicate THOUSANDS of the birds are nearby. Taylor then remembers that, years ago, the settlers found thousands and thousands of eggs underground. It soon becomes clear that the screechers have come back to spawn ... and that Terra Nova was inadvertently build on the creatures' breeding ground. Uh oh.
Malcolm and Elisabeth then explain that they might be able to figure out a way to stop the oncoming hoard if they could study live specimens -- preferably a male and a female. "Want to do some hunting tonight?" Taylor asks Jim. Later, Jim prepares to hunt the creatures -- and takes a few moments to let Malcom know that his plan to recruit and then woo Elisabeth is as transparent as sandwich wrap. Malcolm, of course, denies his motives were anything but pure in bringing Elisabeth 85 millions into the past.
The next day, Jim and Taylor return to Terra Nova with two specimens (that's right -- we don't get to see the hunt, which was apparently simple). Elisabeth and Malcolm study the creatures and uncover pheromones. If the good doctors could whip up a batch of concentrated pheromones -- and somehow spread them elsewhere -- they might be able to create a new breeding ground for the creatures. Elisabeth and Malcolm get to work. In the meantime, the entire settlement has been locked down -- windows and doors sealed tight. Good thing, too, because the skies are soon thick with the SCREACHING beasts.
Elisabeth and Malcolm finally get the correct combination of chemicals, creating a vat of the pheromones. Back at the Shannon house, meanwhile, a few of the creatures manage to get into the house through the vents. Naturally, one of the nasty little beasts goes after Zoe, the smallest target. But the creature is BLASTED by an armed Josh, who locks his sisters into the sealed bedroom. They're safe ... for now. Jim and Taylor, meanwhile, strap the vat of pheromones to a car and speed away. The screechers seem to follow! "It worked!" says Malcolm. Hours later, Jim has still yet to return -- and Elisabeth is worried.
Just as Malcolm is about to comfort Elisabeth, they hear a car. Jim and Taylor have returned to a hero's welcome. Elisabeth and Jim embrace. Taylor explains that things got a "little exciting" (again, we didn't get to see it), explaining his multiple scratches and bruises. Later, Elisabeth and Jim return home to find their children sleeping. The parents smile ... and Elisabeth invites her husband to bed. Finally, they get some alone time.
The next day, the Shannon kids and other Terra Nova youngsters get a lesson in survival from Washington and Reynolds, who continues to make eyes at Maddy. To prove how tough she is, Washington eats a few disgusting, but nutrient-filled bugs. Later, the Shannon family jokes and laughs as they prepare for bed. It's been another wonderful day in prehistoric paradise. Once the kiddies are in bed, Jim and Elisabeth get frisky. Their make-out session is unfortunately interrupted by a SCREACHING. Bummer.
Jim goes outside and tell the winged and screeching creature to scat. Returning inside, Jim finds Zoe has crawled into his marital bed. He is understandably disappointed. If it's not the dinosaurs busting his groove, it's the kids. The next day, Elisabeth goes to work and finds that Dr. Malcolm Wallace, who attended university with Elisabeth, has arrived in Terra Nova. They are very happy to see each other. Jim is not very happy that they are very happy to see each other. CUT to the jungle, where Taylor is on patrol with an enormous gun. Taylor asks Jim to investigate the possibility of a Sixer spy in camp. Taylor also responds cagey when Jim asks why the Sixers want Taylor dead. The pair soon comes across the dead and mutilated bodies of the two guards who had a flat tire.
Who did this? Or, rather, what did this? Back at the hospital -- and morgue -- Elisabeth isn't sure. But she does know that the attack came from above. "I need to know what did this -- today," Taylor growls. Elisabeth (and Malcolm) has to work late, so Jim heads home to play Mr. Mom. He struggles to make dinner and gets even more flustered when Maddy asks how she can tell if a "boy likes me." Yikes. Sometime later, Elisabeth returns home and explains that fatal wounds to the guards don't match any known species. Jim then wonders if Elisabeth ever, um, you know. "Are you asking if we ever dated?" Elisabeth says with a laugh. "Yes ... for a bit." Jim is not-so-jokingly jealous.
Later, Jim hears the same SCREECHING as before. He goes outside to see the same winged creature -- joined by a few SCREECHING friends. Josh comes outside and throws a rock at the creatures ... and they clearly become angry, Suddenly, the screechers ATTACK. Jim and Josh race inside to safety. They are greeted by an anxious Elisabeth. "I think we just found out what killed those men," Jim tells his wife. The next morning, Malcolm treats Jim, who has been bitten. Malcolm then suggests to Taylor that a science team "observe" the new creatures. Taylor decides -- roughly -- that no such request will be granted. Instead, Terra Nova will go under lockdown. "Research another day," Taylor barks. "No discussion." Later, Jim asks Taylor how his wife was recruited to come to Terra Nova. Taylor explains that she was specifically requested by Malcolm. Hmmm.
Josh, meanwhile, finds a guitar at the market and attempts to trade with the owner. The owner inquires about Josh's platinum necklace -- and the young man becomes defensive. Later, he explains to Skye that the necklace was given to him by his girlfriend 85 million years in the future. "She was kind of like you," Josh tells Skye. Suddenly, the flirting is interrupted by the screechers, who begin to line up on the fence in great numbers. Just then, the flying creatures ATTACK. Everyone dives for cover until the birds take off.
Afterward, Jim notices Malcolm collecting dead screechers. He explains that the creatures are probably migrating -- and likely as a species seeing as how the migration isn't annual. "We're seeing today is just the first wave," Malcolm says. "There are a lot more coming." Indeed, radar scans indicate THOUSANDS of the birds are nearby. Taylor then remembers that, years ago, the settlers found thousands and thousands of eggs underground. It soon becomes clear that the screechers have come back to spawn ... and that Terra Nova was inadvertently build on the creatures' breeding ground. Uh oh.
Malcolm and Elisabeth then explain that they might be able to figure out a way to stop the oncoming hoard if they could study live specimens -- preferably a male and a female. "Want to do some hunting tonight?" Taylor asks Jim. Later, Jim prepares to hunt the creatures -- and takes a few moments to let Malcom know that his plan to recruit and then woo Elisabeth is as transparent as sandwich wrap. Malcolm, of course, denies his motives were anything but pure in bringing Elisabeth 85 millions into the past.
The next day, Jim and Taylor return to Terra Nova with two specimens (that's right -- we don't get to see the hunt, which was apparently simple). Elisabeth and Malcolm study the creatures and uncover pheromones. If the good doctors could whip up a batch of concentrated pheromones -- and somehow spread them elsewhere -- they might be able to create a new breeding ground for the creatures. Elisabeth and Malcolm get to work. In the meantime, the entire settlement has been locked down -- windows and doors sealed tight. Good thing, too, because the skies are soon thick with the SCREACHING beasts.
Elisabeth and Malcolm finally get the correct combination of chemicals, creating a vat of the pheromones. Back at the Shannon house, meanwhile, a few of the creatures manage to get into the house through the vents. Naturally, one of the nasty little beasts goes after Zoe, the smallest target. But the creature is BLASTED by an armed Josh, who locks his sisters into the sealed bedroom. They're safe ... for now. Jim and Taylor, meanwhile, strap the vat of pheromones to a car and speed away. The screechers seem to follow! "It worked!" says Malcolm. Hours later, Jim has still yet to return -- and Elisabeth is worried.
Just as Malcolm is about to comfort Elisabeth, they hear a car. Jim and Taylor have returned to a hero's welcome. Elisabeth and Jim embrace. Taylor explains that things got a "little exciting" (again, we didn't get to see it), explaining his multiple scratches and bruises. Later, Elisabeth and Jim return home to find their children sleeping. The parents smile ... and Elisabeth invites her husband to bed. Finally, they get some alone time.
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