Zoo – “Fight or Flight”

Zoo Season One DVD

Original Air Date: July 7, 2015
Starring: James Wolk, Kristen Connolly, Billy Burke
Directed by: Michael Katleman

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: The people who suspect that animals have begun an attack on mankind start to express their concerns and Jackson (James Wolk) believes his father’s strange theories may have been correct all along.

Cat Cattle Call: The scene in Los Angeles picks up where it left off the previous week with reporter Jamie Campbell (Kristin Connolly) and veterinary pathologist Mitch Morgan (Billy Burke), looking at a tree full of cats.

Zoo - Fight or Flight - numerous cats in tree

As they discuss the possible reasons for the cats to gather, Jamie calls Animal Control.  They say they will send someone out.

Zoo - Fight or Flight - orange cat in tree

Zoo - Fight or Flight - tabby cat in tree

Seconds later a cat jumps down from the tree and lands on Mitch’s shoulder, startling them.

Zoo - Fight or Flight - cat jumps down on Mitch's shoulder

A Himalayan cat hisses at them from above.

Zoo - Fight or Flight - Himalayan cat in tree hisses

The cats jump down from the tree and run past them.  Jamie wonders if her call to animal control is what prompted the sudden exodus.

Zoo - Fight or Flight - cats running past Jamie and Mitch seen from above

Zoo - Fight or Flight - cats running past Jamie and Mitch

The cats are seen entering their various homes.

Zoo - Fight or Flight - orange cat returning home

One cat, a Maine Coon, enters a home and heads for a bedroom.

Zoo - Fight or Flight - Maine Coon cat Cupcake enters little girl's bedroom

The cat, whose name we learned is Cupcake from the previous episode, jumps up on the bed of the little girl who was missing her and purrs.

Zoo - Fight or Flight - Maine Coon cat Cupcake on little girl's bed

Final Mewsings: Cats know how to bide their time.


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