Stahma tells him her rules to accept him back and Datak agrees until he hears that she wants to be a partner in the family business.
Nolan (Grant Bowler) continues to drag the injured Tommy (Dewshane Williams) on the sleigh, trying to get him back in Defiance in time for someone to take care of his wound.
Doc Yewll (Trenna Keating) continues to hide so she will not get arrested and the illusion of Lev (Hannah Cheesman) keeps her company.
Pilar (Linda Hamilton) visits Rafe (Graham Greene) in prison before she meets Christie (Nicole Muñoz).
In the meantime, Irisa proceeds with her plan and by using stones and dirt, she controls the Arks that are in space and leads them to New York.
[...] Meanwhile, the mythology that’s been hovering over the entire season regained its connection to Irisa’s characterization, and gave its apparent world-shattering effects the visual/musical power to justify the supposed threat.
"Altogether, I thought these last two episodes were a much stronger finale than last year’s, and with all the surprising twists and dramatic and dark character growth, matched the overall improvement of Defiance these past few months.
"While not a flawless ending to season 2, both episodes together had some killer character moments and truly excellent special effects (Bear McCreary’s epic music didn’t hurt either) that left me craving a renewal for Syfy’s flagship series.
[6] Billy Grifter of Den of Geek gave a mixed review to the last two episodes saying that the finale was unsatisfying and the show hasn't found its feet.