The Shadow Of The Moon

The Shadow Of The Moon is the eighth and final episode of the first season of Truth Seekers. It is the eighth episode of the series overall.

Synopsis
The Truth Seekers arrive at the Portland Power Station to search for Richard, only to find Dr. Toynbee’s ritual in full swing. With the eclipse nearing totality, it’s a race against time to save Richard’s life, and countless others. They’re going to need help – but who can they trust?

Plot
A flashback shows the moment that Emily is lured into a trap by Toynbee, who explains that she will be sacrificed in order for him to measure the energy output of her soul and, therefore, estimate how many souls he will need to take in order to transcend. After killing Emily, he realises that this is around 200 souls.

Back at Smyle HQ, Dave is trying to figure out who is spying on him. He manages to triangulate the signal to a field, and it becomes clear to him that somehow Toynbee is involved in the entire operation in an effort to damage Symle's infrastructure. Dave heads to the field and calls Gus, asking for his help. Gus tries to wiggle out of the situation, however, as he has been warned by JoJo 74 not to answer when someone close asks for his help, but eventually agrees to help Dave.

Dave tasks Gus with getting the Smyle signal to 100% before the eclipse, which will allow him to short circuit the infrastructure. Moments later, the Truth Seekers are distracted when another voice begins uttering numbers on the radio — it becomes clear that another ghost is occupying the bunker. Dave tasks Astrid and Elton with heading to the hotel and switching off the machine whilst he and Helen distract Toynbee.

Inside, Gus and Helen find all of the people affected by Toynbee. They are, however, discovered moments later and Helen has the implant injected into her eye. As Toynbee prepares to start the ceremony, he is ambushed by Gus, who fights him in an effort to stop the transcendence.

Meanwhile at the hotel, Elara refuses to abandon the mission, remarking that she is waiting to ascend. Astrid asks Elton to put her into the machine using his ability as a conduit and afterwards, Astrid is able to convince Elara that Toynbee betrayed her. This in turn returns Smyle's coverage back to 100% and stops the transcendence.

Afterwards, Gus and Elton talk about Astrid, and it becomes clear that Astrid's mother was the source of their issues as children. Elton reveals that Astrid has crossed over and is not returning, but the Truth Seekers vow to bring her back at any cost.

Back at Smyle HQ, JoJo 74 arrives in Dave's office, and it becomes clear that the two of them are not who they seem; they're not entirely human either.

Cast

 * Nick Frost as Gus Roberts
 * Malcolm McDowell as Richard
 * Samson Kayo as Elton John
 * Susan Wakoma as Helen
 * Emma D'Arcy as Astrid
 * Simon Pegg as Dave
 * Taj Atwal as Elara
 * Julian Barratt as Peter Toynbee
 * Kelly Macdonald as JoJo 74

Trivia

 * It becomes clear that Dave and JoJo 74 are not human, but have come to Earth from another planet.