[Spoilers ahead .... ]
We already know she's building an old-fashioned H. G. Wellsian time machine. And Wes wants to kill her before the machine becomes fully operational. She sends Janet and Ross back to do the job. But there's a lot more to this than meets the eye.
First, Robin seems to be a Gray supporter. Good, Wes is clearly the villain in this second season, and Robin is the only one who can have at least some control over her.
Next, there are, of course, two versions of Janet in play here. The younger one who's sent back with Ross to kill Kitty Gray, and does. And the older one who comes to know and respect and really care about Gray. This older Janet knows that stopping her younger self from killing Gray will upset too many apple carts, but it's unclear if she can bring herself to stopping her younger self from doing the deed. And we never find out what the older Janet would have done, because Wes sends the younger Janet back to kill Gray earlier than she was killed in the original reality (if it makes senses in this kind of time travel story to talk about an original reality).
I will say, again, that I think Gray (played by Zoe Telford) is a wonderful character. Especially because, as we find out in this episode, her motive in inventing a time machine is true love.
See you back here next week with another review.
See also The Lazarus Project season 2.1: Shades of Gray ... 2.2: Shag in the Alley ... 2.3: The Plane Outside the Loop ... 2.4: 2018
And see also The Lazarus Project season 1: Time Travel Done Superbly Right
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