The series follows Ye Wenjie, an astrophysicist who sees her father beaten to death during a struggle session in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, who is conscripted by the military.
Clarence (Benedict Wong) gets Jin (Jess Hong) to visit Ye Wenjie (Rosalind Chao), confronting her over her actions.
Wade (Liam Cunningham) and the Planetary Defense Council (PDC) gather a group of experts to discuss how to intercept the San-Ti fleet.
Jin proposes the Staircase Project, using a thousand nuclear bombs as propulsion sources for a probe with radiation sails.
Auggie (Eiza González) has been staying with Saul (Jovan Adepo), although she has faced a crisis after the use of nanofibers against the Judgment Day.
Earth's wealthiest contribute funds by spending millions each to purchase "ownership rights" to a star of their choice.
"[5] Johnny Loftus of Decider wrote, "In 3 Body Problem, humanity's reaction to the revelation that aliens are real, watching us, and en route to Earth feels on point with our current reality.
"[6] Dan Selcke gave the episode a "B" grade and wrote, "A good TV show has big crescendos and quieter, subtle trills.
After five escalating episodes in which each ending was more spectacularly grim than the last, 3 Body Problem took its foot off the gas for its sixth outing.
"[8] Jerrica Tisdale of Telltale TV wrote, "These episodes shift the story from finding out the problem to solving it.