Umbilical is the ninth episode of the first season of HBO Max's science fiction drama television series, Raised by Wolves. It premiered on September 24, 2020.
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Sue is determined to keep the children safe, and in doing so, struggles with whether or not she can trust Mother. Meanwhile, a new threat arises and an increasingly erratic Marcus causes the Mithraic to question their leader.[1]
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We begin episode 9 of Raised by Wolves with Tempest finding the bucket-head man Otho praying to Sol. Calling from afar, they approach one another. It turns out that man was the one who abused him. Mother finds the same man and ignores Tempest while she works to feed her fetus using its robot companion.
Marcus meanwhile tasks Hunter with packing up the lander with food and supplies. Father starts to malfunction, prompting Hunter to use his initiative and reprogram Father back to his old self. As he starts a joke, he holds Hunter and thanks him for his help in bringing him back to life.
Determined to find the kids, Marcus decides to travel up to the temple (the dodecahedron) believing Sol will speak to him there. As they arrive at the strange artefact in the middle of the desert, Marcus prays for Sol to give him a sign.
Meanwhile, Tempest questions Mother about how she got pregnant from a sim pod. She has no answers though and simply tells her “the creator made it possible.” They head out from the wreckage toward a place they can deliver Mother’s baby successfully.
On their way, they find Sue and the rest of the kids. The kids all hurry toward Mother and embrace her while Sue holds a gun up to the android. When she sees that Mother is pregnant with “number 7”, Sue drops her weapon. Confused, Mother explains that she “made it herself” and that it is “beyond her understanding.”
Inside, Mother agrees to keep Sue’s secret about changing her face and deceiving Paul. While she does, Father sneaks Hunter out and takes off in the lander, leaving Marcus alone with his soldiers in front of this relic. Father senses an irregular power, one matching Mother’s, and plots a course to head there.
That power comes from Otho who happens to have had his power levels increased thanks to a reverse energy flow using Mother’s baby. Thanks to quick thinking, Tempest manages to destroy the prisoner by throwing the severed robot head out of proximity and allowing its head to explode.
As Father and Hunter touch down and arrive, Campion has an emotional reunion with Father and asks him not to leave again. Needing blood to save the child, Sue decides to sacrifice herself and serves up a transfusion for Mother’s child.
Elsewhere, Dorian’s death spurs up the rest of the soldiers as they start to turn on Marcus. Figuring out he is not actually Marcus, the soldiers feed Marcus a mechanical eyeball and leave him to convulse on the ground as white liquid oozes out his mouth.
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