Ray’s the spy

I gotta be honest I though the series was just messing with us. However, it turns out that they were sincere. I turns out that Ray was indeed the spy. Of course things are always more complicated in this series. Ray claims that he “sold himself” for the purpose of escaping. According to him the most “efficient way to learn about the enemy and gather things is from inside their pocket.” He asked Mom for two things, ” that he won’t be ship out immediately,” and “he would receive awards.” It was clever to as for awards from the outside, as Ray says “he got to probe the outside world.” Ray of course presents himself as their trump card. While, conceding that he’s not an enemy or an ally. What he wants is for Norman to lie to Emma.

Ray’s the double agent

Ray wants to abandon the other children at the last minute. The episode does something I think is brilliant. While confirming that Ray is a spy, he isn’t instantly rendered a useless enemy. They complicate matters further by having him become a double agent. In addition to that he uses his position as Mom’s informant to levy his positions to his best interest. Regardless, of which side “wins” he would be on it. This assumes that he’s not betrayed by either side. Finally, he manages to convince Norman to drop the kids increasing his chances of living and making Norman a co-conspirator, as well as putting him in the position to have to lie to Emma. Ray could use that as blackmail to get more concessions from Norman later. The problem with Ray is he can’t be trusted, so Norman may need to betray him before they escape.

Don and Gilda are weak links

Ray meets with Mom to discuss his conversation with Norman. He quickly changes the subject to Sister Krone. The following morning the trio meet, Ray surprisingly reveals that he was the traitor. Emma’s shows her naivety again, assuming Ray felt terrible for doing nothing to stop the harvesting of the other children. It’s not that Ray had much choice anyway. The question I have is whether Emma’s personality is a front, a weakness or a weapon that will change Ray’s mind. Don and Gilda are left out of this conversation I wonder what role they’ll play.

Regardless, Gilda and Emma come up with a plan to spy on Mom. They notice that she disappears into a “secret room.” Don shows that he could become a problem for them. To be simple he’s not as smart, and more importantly he seems like he might be impulsive. He could become a weak link and expose himself or the others to more trouble. Instead of going to start dinner he and Gilda go to find the hidden room. When they do, someone enters.