Summary
Reality Z season 1, episode 4, “Zeus” sees the characters use their instinct as they require a plan to survive in the long term.
This recap of Netflix series Reality Z season 1, episode 4, “Zeus” contains spoilers.
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How does Reality Z season 1, episode 4, “Zeus” open?
Episode 4 starts at the top of the roof of Olympus; Marcos is shooting zombies in the head making it clear to the gate. TK and Nina are beginning to bond closer. Meanwhile, Brandão is losing his mind and grabs a lamp and turns it into a spear to kill zombie Divina.
Food and protection
Léo and his mother (now revealed as Ana) continue to drive through the city. Léo apologises to his mother, stating he knew she was trying to support the family. They reach a roadblock and guns are aimed at them. Congressman Levi is there with his team who are protecting him; they start abandoning Ana and Léo — Léo tells them he knows a place with food and protection.
You killed Divina!
Brandão asks Jessica to turn the doorknob while he kills the zombie. She opens the door and he stabs zombie Divina in the head while calling her a b*tch and claiming that this is her salary raise. As they walk down the corridors, Brandão and Jessica walk into another zombie and trap themselves in the control room. They see that the housemates are still alive on the cameras and Brandão uses the speakers to communicate with them. TK is delighted to hear that Jessica is alive.
Help us, I am Zeus
Brandão asks about the rifle but Marcos refuses to help so Brandão uses the control room to set off an alarm, flashing lights and pretend thunder to make it unbearable. TK offers to help. TK and Nina head to the corridors. They kill a zombie and reach the control room. They show Brandão and Jessica why they cannot leave the compound. Reality Z season 1, episode 4, “Zeus” sees the group of people in Olympus in a position where they need to think of an elaborate plan.
We can help you
Léo tells the congressman and his team about the satellite at Olympus. Ana tells them she knows how to use the communication channel as a bargaining chip. At the back of Levi’s car, there is a black woman who is arrested; Léo asks why she is detained. She explains how she videoed a cop snorting cocaine and he destroyed her phone and now she will be used as bait for the dead.
Meanwhile, a desperate Brandão suggests cutting Madonna’s body into little pieces to throw them to the zombies as a distraction. Brandão starts cutting up her body in a manic way while everyone else watches in shock. Nina looks out at the zombies and TK asks if they are going to follow this crazy plan; Nina kisses and Jessica watches from a distance. Reality Z season 1, episode 4, “Zeus” sees the characters use their instinct as they require a plan to survive in the long term.
