Personal Space Season 1, Episode 5: Special Snowflakes

1

Ironic Hero

When Gail Gartner, Commander of the Second Shift, awakens from cryosleep, she expects a smooth transition. But Robert King, the Commander of the previous shift, has other plans

2

Cigarette Butt

The crew of the Second Shift are having difficulty adjusting to their new lives, until Blaszkiewicz discovers cigarettes smuggled aboard by one of the frozen colonists.

3

King Kong

When Blaszkiewicz annoys the rest of the crew by playing Donkey Kong nonstop, Gartner intervenes, and Blaszkiewicz must find a new hobby.

4

Pedigree

The fallout from the recorder fiasco continues to reverberate. Meanwhile, AMI seeks a better understanding of what makes Gartner tick.

5

Special Snowflakes

Gartner wrestles with what to do about an unexpected personal betrayal. On Earth, a rift opens up between the show's presenters.

6

Partying is Such Sweet Sorrow

Aided by Freeman, Gartner launches a charm offensive against King, who tries his best to have a terrible time at his own birthday party.

7

Seeding Discontent

Finally opening up, King shares a secret workout space with Gartner. Li struggles to solve a supply shortage problem. And Gartner hopes to take her first observations with her telescope.

8

King's Check

When a cosmic ray hits Overture, King repairs the damage. In its wake, Gartner becomes frustrated with King's go-it-alone attitude.

9

Peanut Butter and Jealousy

King prepares a series of tests to measure the readiness of the Second Shift.

10

Gas Leak

In order to move on with their lives, the crew quickly becomes blasé about the danger they faced from the ammonia leak. Gartner unwittingly takes one of King's tests.

11

Lawyering Rules

Gartner faces off against King, as Blaszkiewicz arms her with a little-known ship regulation that could change everything.

12

False Alarms

Wake-up alarms, seeming to come from King's bunk, begin to irritate the crew of Overture. Some suspect an ulterior motive at play.

13

Altered Statements

Blaszkiewicz seems to have somehow gotten his hands on psilocybin mushrooms, much to Gartner's consternation.

14

Butt of the Smoke

Gartner reflects on how Blaszkiewicz became a part of her crew, as he takes her on a rather upsetting tour of the cryonics wing.

15

Rush Judgment

Freeman loves Rush. Li thinks Rush is okay. The stage is set for an epic confrontation.

16

Bottle Episode

When Freeman and Li discover a wine cooler stashed away aboard the ship, it drives a wedge between the crew members as they cannot decide who has earned the right to drink it.

17

Foreign Objects

Blaskiewicz confronts Freeman over things he said while Blaszkiewicz was high. Isolated by her position as Commander, Gartner admits to AMI that she misses companionship.

18

Talk of Shame

Gartner and Freeman cover up a secret. Blaszkiewicz, convinced the secret is a hidden speakeasy, attempts to discover the truth.

19

Much Dildo About Nothing

Blaszkiewicz's search for the hidden speakeasy leads to unexpected revelations.

20

Conflict Resolution

AMI must resolve a contradiction in her objectives. Freeman wishes he could tell someone a truth that might cost them both. And Gartner waits patiently as her plan works in the background.

21

The Last Strawberry

Li accuses King of killing one of her strawberry plants. King assures her it is not a big deal.

22

Follow the Rules

When a chair is found welded to the hull of the ship, Gartner must awaken Jeff Lipschitz, the First Shift's engineer, to ask him why.

23

Hearsay

King stares down an enemy he didn't know he had. Blaszkiewicz writes a song.

24

Silicon Ally

Gartner and Freeman reboot AMI, and take steps to secure her systems.

25

Cool Reception

Mission Control loses contact with Overture, and attempts to salvage the situation with a clip show.

26

Spinning Your Wheels

Gartner tackles a life-or-death crisis, with King's help.

27

Tragic Gyro

Protocols dictate that an additional crew member be awakened. As one crisis finally ends, another takes its place.

28

Journey to the Second World

Captain LaBarre orders a course correction. Blaszkiewicz makes a startling discovery. And Gartner realizes something about King.