The science fiction show “Invasion” on Apple TV+ was created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil. It follows a group of people as they struggle to survive an alien invasion. A larger ship replaces the alien mothership that humans had successfully destroyed a few months prior, when the second season opens up. In the first episode of season 2, Mitsuki Yamato discovers herself at the epicentre of research vital to putting an end to the aliens. The Malik family encounters an unexpected ally in the meantime as they struggle to survive. Here is all the information you need to know about the conclusion of “Invasion,” season 2, episode 1 if you want to catch up on the episode’s events! Spoilers follow!
Invasion Season 2 Episode 1 Recap
‘Something’s Changed,’ the title of the second season premiere, begins four months after the humans destroyed the aliens’ mothership in retaliation by launching it into space. The World Defence Coalition was subsequently formed by the world governments after the aliens turned hostile. Benya Mabote, the president of the WDC, issues a statement urging people to stick together and keep battling the invasion. In Osaka, Japan, Mitsuki Yamato aids survivors as aliens attack their settlement. However, Mitsuki is taken to a hidden place by a group of men from DharmaX.
After Ahmed’s passing, Aneesha Malik and her kids, Luke and Sarah, manage to live freely somewhere in West America. Due to Luke’s disobedient actions, the group almost gets caught when robbing a petrol station store. Despite possessing a decent shelter, Aneesha is forced to move her family as a result of Luke’s negligence. Aneesha and Luke dispute as a result, and Aneesha says that Luke needs to be ready to take care of Sarah in case something happens to her. In the hopes that aliens have not infiltrated the uninhabited territories, Aneesha decides to relocate her family up North, to the edge of the continent.
When Mitsuki gets to the DharmaX facility, she meets Nikhil Kapoor, a wealthy businessman collaborating with the WDC to address the alien invasion threat. Nikhil reveals that his business acquired the alien mothership that had been destroyed by atomic weapons. He reveals that despite their best efforts, his scientists have been unable to make contact with the ship’s hive consciousness. He has been studying the spacecraft. Nikhil hopes that Mitsuki can help his team connect with the aliens and help put an end to the battle because she is the only person who is known to have spoken with the aliens.
When Luke tries to steal petrol from several policemen, Aneesha and her family are apprehended by the military in a different scene. Even though Aneesha makes an effort to downplay the incident, the police find an alien claw among the family’s possessions. As a result, the family is recognised by the military as the Maliks, a prime target of the government. Clark Evans, a civilian detained by the military, is encountered by the Maliks while they are being taken in a military convoy. But it turns out that Clark is the head of the Movement, a group of survivors that refuses to cooperate with the authorities.
Despite Mitsuki failing her psychological assessment because of her mental instability, Nikhil gives her permission to tour the ship. Mitsuki discovers that the alien pod ships can camouflage, explaining why people weren’t aware of the extraterrestrial invasion. Nikhil further shows that the alien mothership has a powerful power source and is not dormant. The mysterious thing defending the source has prevented the DharmaX scientists from passing through it. In order to determine what the aliens want, Mitsuki is taken to the ship to speak with the creature.
Invasion Season 2 Episode 1 Ending: Does Mitsuki Find the Source?
Misuki enters a room on the ship to speak with the being stopping people from getting to the ship’s power source in the last scene of the episode. The thing in the room is exceedingly dangerous, and Mitsuki is told that engaging with it could seriously harm her neurological system and put her in a coma. But Mitsuki bravely approaches the thing, and her presence immediately simulates it. The thing resists Mitsuki’s attempts to interact with it. In order to draw everyone in, Mitsuki uses the pre-installed frequencies in her communications system. In the end, Mitsuki appears to be able to connect with the being that is receptive to her. However, it appears that the interaction set off a series of events. It is safe to assume that Mitsuki has managed to reach the mothership’s core and that the latter is evidently reacting, even if we do not see what happens after her connection with the creature.
What Happens to Luke? Is Caspar Alive?
After the Movement strikes the convoy to liberate Clark, the Malik family is released from the military in the last scene of the episode. Aneesha wants to go, but Clark insisted that she and her kids travel with the Movement. Aneesha realises that the Movement’s dissident faction has the means to survive after arriving at the Movement’s shelter, and Clark really wants to assist them. Luke reacts poorly and suffers a seizure at the same time as Mitsuki’s interaction with the mothership, and Aneesha is still undecided about her family’s future course of action. In the past, Luke had been resistant to the aliens’ ability to make him get nosebleeds and had a stronger bond with them.
Additionally, Luke’s carrying an alien claw that appears to be alive. The episode finishes with Caspar, who appeared to have perished while defending humanity, being revealed to be conscious but unconscious. However, once Mitsuki appears to set off something inside the mothership, Caspar’s status appears to change. The episode’s conclusion strongly implies that the alien technology Mitsuki and Nikhil are tampering with is having an effect on Luke and Caspar. What part the lads play in the bigger picture is still unknown, though. However, it is clear that something is shifting, and humans may soon face an alien invasion that is extremely dangerous.
