With the Chief off to battle the Hunter, the cadets run for safety. Sully’s hurt but somewhat mobile. Chyler is critically hurt. Their almost out of ammo. Yeah, nothing to worry about…

They make it to presumably the same bunker in the woods that they were at in an earlier episode. Lasky tells Orenski to use the stun rounds in the bunker to help sooth Chyler’s wound.

It’s too little too late as we see Chyler rip her dog tags from her own neck. It’s a sure sign she knows she’s going to die.

Lasky is distraught. Orenski and Sully look to be in a mild shock. This can be a real heart wrenching moment for you depending on how much you vested yourself into these characters. I already had guess Chyler was going to die, but still it was sad to see. Thom Green’s performance at this point in the production is to me the most believable. Those look like real tears. Again, I’m stunned with the level of acting in this series. I LOVE it.

In a bit of a surprise, Master Chief comes up just then and overs his condolences. We see the human side of Chief here. Something we’re not used to seeing. It would ahve been all too easy for Director Stewart Hendler to have Chief come up and tell them to move out. That would have made him look very much like the military man Chief is, but also a bit heartless. So I’m really glad that the decision was made to go the route of humanity. Nice touch!

The end of this scene has Lasky looking back at Chyler, then at the mirrored reflection of himself on the wall of the bunker. You can see the pain in his eyes, but also a sense of a determined demeanor. He will get justice for Chyler.

Next review of Episode 5: Part 7, Hunter ROUND 2!