Laura reveals to Mattie that Tom is not someone she is having an affair with, but her late younger brother whose fatal childhood accident was blamed on her by her mother.
She tells Laura that she too lost somebody important to her; her adopted son, before Anita regains full control, causing Mia's personality to become dormant again.
Leo is able to restore Mia and then leaves with Max to meet Fred, but Joe calls authorities on them.
Fowler complimented the episode's "staggering amount of answers" and the "sad, pivotal death" of Max; however, he criticised Joe, who he claimed had gone from "complicated to cliche", and Toby, who was described as a "shaky character".
[4] Paul Dailly of TV Fanatic said that Humans "is really playing with our emotions", called Joe a "complete idiot" and said Max was "a really interesting character".
[7] Hannah Verdier of The Guardian said "there are plenty of [shocks] this week", describing Anita's change of persona as "skillful and chilling".