: In the future, Lev Zubov discovers that Ash and Ossian have been secretly extracting bacterial data from Flynne’s brain. They realize Aelita West had hidden stolen Research Institute data inside Flynne’s neural patterns, which they now plan to sell to the extremist "Neoprims".

For more detailed breakdowns of the episode's themes and future implications, you can read the Episode 7 Recap and Review on or check the community's S1E7 Discussion Thread on Reddit . The Peripheral S1E7: "The Doodad" Is Not a Whosawhatsit

: The episode concludes with a series of explosive confrontations:

: Flynne, Burton, and Conner meet with the formidable Inspector Lowbeer in London. She puts them through a rigorous mental and tactical test to determine if they are capable allies or merely liabilities in her investigation into the Research Institute.

: Refusing to be a pawn anymore, Tommy uses Bob's conventional pistol to kill the corrupt Sheriff Jackson.