Ben seems to be recovering well, but he has developed superhuman traits due to the needle spikes on his back, and tells Matt that the Skitters cared for the kids and weren’t monsters, but a family.

However, the young boy whose father attacked Anne is taken by Clayton to the woods where he is met by a “harnessed” girl, a Skitter, and a Mech.

Terry Clayton and Tessa's father go out to a hidden barn, where their prisoner, John Pope, is being held.

Clayton leaves and Pope, who has already used a piece of broken glass to cut the ropes that were binding him, escapes from the ranch.

Weaver isn't happy that Tom is leaving to look for the kids, but he orders the pair to return to base camp that night.

Mike states that he trusts Clayton; however, he later searches the locked barn and finds a pile of children's stuff and backpacks.

serve as a trap to collect refugee human children, and in return, the Skitters would leave his men and their families alone.

Hal realizes that Tessa knew about the plan the entire time, and she alerts her father and the rest of the men that the sacrificial kids are escaping.

Hal agrees with his younger brother and tells him to follow the highway, back to the school base camp.

The 2nd Mass offers a military funeral for Mike, who sacrificed his own life to keep his son and the other children alive.

Rick, who feels detached from his father, privately coerces Ben to abandon their humanity for the Skitters.

In its original American broadcast, "Sanctuary Part 1" was seen by an estimated 4.27 million household viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.

"[3] In his review for Part 2, McGee gave the episode a lower score of C, stating, "Last week, I annoyed more than a few by declaring that Falling Skies had potentially turned a corner with “Sanctuary, Part 1.” I’m not in the habit of defending reviews or getting into the relatively arbitrary nature of grading individual episodes, but for those that have occasionally accused me of being a plant for a show they consider to be terrible, look no further than here to see that can’t possibly be true.