The Girl in the Satellite

(After the first and second season's recaps, the episode opens in a satellite. Cress turns off the broadcast, sets her elbows onto her desk, then digs her hands inside her blonde hair since she is cold. Her 10-year-old self reads a blog.)

Cress (10 years old): The bones had been reinforced with calcium, rich biotissue, while the cartilage in major joints was infused with a saline solution for added flexibility and pliability. Orthodontic implants replaced the canine and incisor teeth with those mimicking the teeth of a wolf, and we see the same bone reinforcement around the jaw to allow for the strength to crush material such as bone and other tissue. Remapping of the central nervous system and extensive psychological tampering were responsible for the subject's unyielding aggression and wolf-like tendencies. Dr. Edelstein has theorized that an advanced manipulation technique of the brain's bioelectric waves may also have played a role in...

Cress: Mute feed.

(Cress' child self stops talking. She gathers the locks of her hair at the nape of her neck and pulls the tail over her shoulder. She wraps her ponytail around her left arm, spiraling it from elbow to wrist, unaware of the tangles clumping in her lap.)

Cress: Oh, Cress, what are we going to do?

Cress (10 years old): Please clarify your instructions, Big Sister.

Cress: I understand that Emperor Kai is only trying to stop a war, but he must know this won't stop Her Majesty. She's going to kill him if he goes through with this, and then where will Earth be?