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124-441: A mole . By season four Hal is his father's second-in-command, leading the ghetto resistance while Tom is held in solitary confinement. In the series finale, Hal proposes to Maggie during the final battle and she accepts. Months after the invasion, they are shown to be happily engaged. In season two Ben joins the fight, but he helps the rebel skitters by communicating with them with his spikes. In season three he continues helping
186-462: A Mech to execute Boon (This implies that harnessed children have a military rank system). The Mechs, along with all other Espheni mechanized servants, are disabled when Alexis Glass-Mason sacrifices herself to destroy the Espheni power core. Mechs produce a distinct mechanical moan every now and then for reasons unknown. Are parasitic creatures that allow other races to completely control the wearer. It
248-562: A bioweapon supplied to him by the Dornia and infects himself with it. While Tom is immune to the weapon thanks to Marty's modifications to it, the Queen absorbs the virus through the blood she sucks from Tom's body and is infected. The Queen quickly removes her sucker, but it is too late and she is killed by the bioweapon. The bioweapon spreads through the Espheni Queen's connection to her entire race and
310-493: A book on it. He also begins dating Evelyn. In season two, Weaver finds his daughter; she, her boyfriend and their surviving group leave separately and reunite in Charleston. His wife died of a stroke when supplies of her blood-pressure medication ran out. Weaver's gruff exterior belies a fierce determination and loyalty to the 2nd Mass, inspiring equal loyalty from them in return. Promoted to colonel between seasons two and three, he
372-536: A clone who took commands from an Overlord who kept an eye on her base. Under the command of this copy of Marshall, the 14th Virginia began hunting what they believed were human collaborators but were actually resistance soldiers dangerous to the Espheni. When Marshall tries to execute the Mason family, her true nature is exposed and she is killed. Shortly afterwards, the Espheni create a clone of Alexis Glass-Mason in hopes of assassinating Tom Mason before he reaches Washington and
434-534: A concentration camp similar to the ghettos of the World War II era. After the destruction of the Espheni power core and being contacted by the Dornia, Tom begins to rally humanity against the Espheni, leading a march to Washington, DC where the Espheni Queen is. In a final confrontation with the Espheni Queen at the Lincoln Memorial , Tom infects the Espheni with a Dornia bioweapon , wiping them out and freeing
496-481: A failed invasion 1,500 years before the one in the series. Small creatures under control of the Overlords and used to flush people out of narrow spaces, as they can eat through metal. They have only appeared in one episode, when they use Jamil Dexter's body as a Trojan Horse and crawled out when the others are near. They were mentioned in another by the end of Season 2. Small biomechanical parasites that hide in or near
558-492: A grown man into the sky. A Black Hornet attack delays the 2nd Mass' attack on Washington, D.C., with the Black Hornets dropping man-made bombs on the humans before being driven off. During the final battle, Black Hornets are seen flying all over Washington. When Tom Mason kills the Espheni Queen with a Dornia bioweapon, the bioweapon spreads to all the Espheni and they die out. As a result, Black Hornets are seen exploding all over
620-439: A hunt for collaborators into a witch hunt , Weaver is forced to kill her and discovers that the woman he loved died weeks ago and was replaced by an Espheni clone. Weaver takes part in the final assault as part of the strike team that goes after the Espheni Queen directly and survives the war. In season 4, she is mortally injured in a massive Espheni attack on Chinatown and Ben gives her three of his spikes to heal her injuries. As
682-774: A powerful defensive wall around the city, Tom leads a strike team through the city's service tunnels to reach the Memorial and kill the Queen. Tom gets separated from the rest of the team but reaches the Lincoln Memorial where Tom and the Queen finally confront each other face to face. The Queen pins Tom to a wall with webbing and telepathically shows him the true reason for the Espheni invasion and believes that when she kills him, human resistance will fall. Tom insists that humanity will never gave up and she didn't learn from her first mistake. The Queen begins to drain Tom's blood, but he manages to reach
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#1732848410833744-508: A result, she starts to develop a romantic relationship with Ben, but eventually breaks it off and has the spikes removed. In the series finale, Hal proposes to her during the final battle and she accepts. Months later, they are shown to be happily engaged. Lourdes is unveiled as the mole, and her eye worms are removed by Lexi (to whom she is fanatically devoted). Lexi kills her in episode 407, "Saturday Night Massacre"; when Lexi emerges from her chrysalis she plans to leave Chinatown, disgusted with
806-490: A specific task. It is unknown how many of these humans exist, but the 2nd Mass encounter two: Katie Marshall and Alexis Glass-Mason. It is stated that these humans are so well-made that even with his spikes, Ben Mason can't tell them apart from regular humans. They bleed black blood however. Six weeks before the 2nd Mass encountered the 14th Virginia, the Espheni killed militia leader Captain Katie Marshall and replaced her with
868-638: A troubled teen falsely accused of planning a school shooting . Jessup's performance received positive reviews and the film won various awards, including the Best Canadian First Feature Film award at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival . The film won three awards at the Atlantic Film Festival and won the Vancouver International Film Festival award for Best Canadian Feature Film. It also screened at
930-516: Is gay and came out publicly in a post on Instagram in June 2019. List of Falling Skies characters#Ben Mason This is a list of characters from the TNT television series Falling Skies . He marries Anne in season three and they have a daughter, Alexis (Lexi). Due to interference by the invaders while the pregnant Anne was held hostage, Lexi is a hybrid of human-alien DNA. Season four finds Tom in
992-510: Is a key advisor to Tom Mason in his role as President of the New United States. Weaver is trapped in the ghetto with Tom and Hal, and his daughter has been missing since the attack on the 2nd Mass. He finds her turned into a Skitter, but she retains her humanity and sacrifices herself to save him. He follows Tom as he leads the militias in a march on Washington, D.C. , and is reunited with an old lover, Captain Katie Marshall. After she turns
1054-496: Is also credited with conceptualizing the plot of one episode. He served as executive producer for the independent film Amy George , which played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival . In 2011, Jessup was cast as a main character in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies . He starred on the show for five seasons. In 2012, Jessup starred in the Canadian independent film Blackbird , in which he played
1116-420: Is apparently killed in an explosion caused by Tom Mason and Colonel Weaver during an attack on the 2nd Mass' headquarters. However, he survives, but is mortally wounded. After Tom wipes out the Espheni and loses Anne, Pope confronts him on the beach he is waiting on in hopes the Dornia will save her. Pope realizes he takes no pleasure in Tom's misery and lays down his weapon, asking Tom to kill him. Tom refuses as
1178-471: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Connor Jessup Connor William Jessup (born June 23, 1994) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Ben Mason on the TNT science fiction television series Falling Skies (2011–2015), Taylor Blaine and Coy Henson in the ABC anthology series American Crime (2016–2017), and Tyler Locke in
1240-465: Is eventually rescued by the Dornia and continues working with Cochise and his men to fight the now-weakened Espheni. While Cochise nearly dies due to a failing organ, his father saves him with an organ transplant at the cost of his own life as he believes that Cochise's survival is more important to the Volm battle plan than his own. Cochise aids the human resistance in their war with the Espheni and takes part in
1302-449: Is shocked to hear about the existence of the Espheni Queen. When Tom gets a biological weapon from the Dornia, Cochise aids Anne and Marty in modifying it so that its harmless to humans. Cochise helps explain the situation to another militia leader that arrives and is part of Tom's strike team to kill the Espheni Queen. He warns of the dangers of the Espheni hatchlings and is cut-off from Tom when they attack. Cochise witnesses Anne's death and
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#17328484108331364-622: The Toronto Star , Jessup said that directing "is where my mind and heart [are] at the moment". In 2014, Jessup starred in the short film Fragments , and in 2015, Jessup's short film Boy, which he wrote and directed, and was funded by bravoFACT , premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . In 2016, Jessup was included in Filmmaker Magazine ' s annual list of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film . His short film Lira's Forest , which he wrote and directed, premiered at
1426-625: The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival . Jessup wants to expand this story with a feature film, Simon's Forest . In 2017, it was announced that Jessup would be directing a documentary profile of Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul for FilmStruck and The Criterion Collection . The film was released in the spring of 2018. In 2019, he produced the omnibus film 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing, which included short films by Ira Sachs , Catherine Breillat , Cindy Sherman , Athina Rachel Tsangari , Brady Corbet , Rithy Pahn , Lulu Wang and more. He contributed his own film to
1488-644: The Cannes Film Festival . In 2015, Jessup also starred in the feature film Closet Monster , which won the Best Canadian Film Award at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival , and screened at various film festivals around the world, before subsequently being released nationwide in July 2016. In 2016, Jessup starred in the Emmy -winning ABC series American Crime as Taylor Blaine. His performance
1550-503: The Netflix series Locke & Key (2020–2022). He has also starred in feature films , most notably in Blackbird (2012) and Closet Monster (2015). Jessup began acting at the age of 11 as a child actor . After various early jobs, including a role in a stage adaptation of The Full Monty , Jessup got a lead role in the children's television series The Saddle Club , for which he
1612-464: The 2nd Mass' violence. When Lourdes begs her to take her along, Lexi uses an alien power to strangle her without touching her. In season three he opens a bar in Charleston, often speaking out about the alliance with the Volm and continuing to fight with the Berserkers. When Pope is in the ghetto, he returns to his mercenary ways. He later forms his own crew after disagreeing with Tom Mason's actions. Pope
1674-414: The Dornia like Tom was. Due to a recent experience with an Espheni generated-clone of a person, the 2nd Mass are suspicious of her presence and story and she is locked up. Tom questions her on the Espheni plan and the Espheni Queen. Alexis explains that the Espheni Queen only comes to a planet when victory is certain and that it means the Espheni are moving from invasion to occupation. She later reveals that
1736-456: The Earth. While Tom is offered to be the new leader of a united humanity, he repeatedly refuses the offer. Anne and Alexis are captured by the Espheni, and released to the 2nd Mass. After the attack which scatters the regiment, she becomes de facto commander in the absence of Tom and Col. Weaver. She later marries Tom and they have a daughter, Alexis Glass-Mason who is half-Espheni. Anne is killed in
1798-403: The Espheni Queen vowed to return a thousand times stronger to wipe out humanity in revenge for her daughter's death. Cochise's reaction to the discovery of the Queen's existence suggests that the Volm are aware of the possibility of her existence, but have never encountered her in person before and didn't know for sure that she was real. According to an Espheni-generated clone of Alexis Glass-Mason,
1860-503: The Espheni Queen. Due to the encounter with the Marshall clone, the 2nd Mass is left suspicious of the Alexis clone's story. However, they manage to learn from her the importance of the Espheni Queen being on Earth and that the Espheni have been here before. When the Alexis clone attacks Tom, his son Ben hits her with a Dornia bioweapon, killing her. Any other clones in existence were wiped out when
1922-446: The Espheni and avenge the genocide of the Dornia. The Dornia gives Tom a biological weapon that when used on the Espheni Queen, will wipe out the Espheni. While the weapon is proven to be lethal to humans too, Marty manages to modify it so that it isn't. Anne Mason worries that the Dornia is just using the humans and that is why they made the weapon lethal to humans as well, but Cochise suggests they simply didn't realize they did that. In
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1984-511: The Espheni defense grid for reinforcements to fight the Espheni. They succeed in taking down the defense grid by destroying the mothership in Boston and Volm reinforcements arrive led by the father of Cochise, the humans' main Volm ally. The Volm force the Espheni into retreating to the northern areas of the planet and plan to force the humans into safety in camps in Brazil , but Tom Mason is able to convince
2046-423: The Espheni have been to Earth before, but when Tom gets too close, pulls him through her cage and strangles him. Before Lexi can kill Tom, Ben hits her with a Dornia bioweapon , killing her. Before she dies and burns to ashes, Lexi warns Tom that the Espheni are onto him. Weaver realizes that Lexi really was just another clone and was created by the Espheni to get close to Tom and assassinate him before he could reach
2108-401: The Espheni, something the Volm never allow. Cochise and Tom are successful in convincing his father, but after an attack on the Volm fleet in another system, his father decides to leave and give up on Earth. Cochise refuses to, believing in humanity and his new friends and stays behind with a small group of Volm soldiers to continue the fight with the Espheni on Earth. Due to his interactions with
2170-517: The President of the United States, and causing her extreme pain until Alexis removed them. Arriving at the very end of the final episode of season 2, Volm are a race which claims to have been at war with the Espheni for longer than most Volm have been alive. The Espheni took their planet long ago. In Season 3, the Volm set up a base by Charleston, South Carolina, and are building a weapon to take down
2232-426: The Queen only comes to a planet when victory is certain and that her presence means that the Espheni are switching objectives from invasion to occupation. Months after the destruction of the Espheni power core and the loss of the Espheni mechanized servants, the 2nd Mass learn of her existence from Ben Mason using an Espheni communications device and witnessing a ritual to her. Ben begins using the device to try to locate
2294-400: The Queen who creates a clone of Alexis Glass-Mason to try to assassinate Tom Mason, the human resistance leader. The clone fails and Ben locates a clue that states that the Queen is "at the foot of the giant." Having figured out they need to go to Washington already, Tom determines that the clue means that the Queen is at the Lincoln Memorial . While all the militias in the United States assault
2356-456: The Queen. Originally thought to be the alien species responsible for invading Earth, the Skitters are a race under control of the Overlords. Their home world was subjugated by the Overlords and the Skitters were harnessed just like the children of Earth. Some Skitters have been able to overcome their controllers and plot rebellions against the Overlords. Bipedal robotic drones that fight alongside
2418-506: The Skitters. Destroyed Mechs are entirely mechanical inside, so there is no "pilot," implying that they are unmanned drones. Those who control mechs can put them into guard/patrol mode, give special orders violating their usual protocol and assign priority targets. These commands are followed even if the commander is dead, implying that they have primitive A.I. that allows them to some extent think on their own. It seems that harnessed children can also order Mechs, such as when Karen Nadler orders
2480-411: The Volm leader to let them stay and fight, which the Volm never allow on planets they help. In Season 4 the greater Volm forces leave Earth to engage the Espheni, who in the meantime attacked their young and brood mates. It's later revealed that the Volm gave up on Earth after the attack on their young and the devastating counterattack on humanity, but Cochise, the Volm leader who had aided the humans since
2542-714: The Washington skyline. Mentioned in "The Eye," this alien race drove the Espheni from their home galaxy which caused them to flee to the Milky Way Galaxy, conquering planet after planet. They are indirectly responsible for the Invasion of Earth, the Volm-Espheni War, and the enslavement of the Skitters. According to the Espheni overlord Scorch, they are fast approaching the Solar System. One Dornia appeared to Tom after his Beamer
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2604-673: The assault on Washington, D.C. The Espheni are destroyed by Tom Mason in the series finale, Reborn, with a Dornia bioweapon and the Volm war with them ends. A Volm delegation including Cochise attends a united humanity's gathering to choose a new leader months after the invasion ends. Skitters once part of the rebellion, but now captured and controlled into mindless drones. They have the ability to fly. They are massive in size and covered in engorged, tumorlike growths. Unlike their less-evolved kin, they have blue eyes, four wings and an elongated tail. Their tails are prehensile and incredibly strong, allowing them to effortlessly carry objects as big as
2666-420: The bioweapon was spread through the Espheni and their various races by Tom. The supreme ruler of the Espheni. She is also the power behind the invasion. The Queen is worshipped by the Espheni like a god and has an organic connection to her entire race. The Queen sent an invasion 1,500 years ago led by her beloved daughter, but underestimated humanity and the Espheni were defeated and her daughter killed. Enraged,
2728-487: The destruction of the Espheni by the Dornia bioweapon. Months later, Cochise is part of a Volm delegation who attends Tom's speech and the choosing of a new leader for a united humanity. She is killed in the Season 4 finale when she pilots an Espheni airship directly into the Espheni power core on the moon, destroying it. In the penultimate episode of the series, Lexi apparently returns, powerless and claiming to have been saved by
2790-410: The end of season 2, refuses to give up and remains behind on Earth with a small group of soldiers to continue the fight. During the attack on the Espheni power core at the end of season 4, the Volm mothership returns in time to aid in the destruction of the power core by destroying an attacking Beamer squadron. However, the Volm are not able to find Tom Mason's Beamer after it is blown into deep space. Tom
2852-406: The final assault on Washington, D.C. , but is resurrected by the Dornia. Months later, she is still happily with Tom and once again pregnant. Karen implants a probe in him, and it affects him deeply; he thinks he is meeting her in his dreams, but in reality he is meeting her at night to tell her his father's plans. The implant eventually takes over completely, but is retrieved when Hal is exposed as
2914-412: The humans, Cochise changes to be more human, expressing more emotion than his original stoic personality when he appeared. In season 4, he aids the humans in their plan to destroy the Espheni power core and manages to get his father to return to lend a hand. In season 5, Cochise continues aiding the 2nd Mass' war efforts and identifies the alien Tom saw as a Dornia, a believed-to-be extinct alien race that
2976-835: The program, Night Flight , inspired by the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Julian and the Wind , a short film written and directed by Jessup, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024. As a director, Jessup has expressed a particular fascination with Japanese film and culture and has stated in interviews that he is highly influenced by East Asian cinema , including directors Hirokazu Kore-eda , Edward Yang , Yasujirō Ozu , Hayao Miyazaki , Isao Takahata , and Apichatpong Weerasethakul . He has also expressed admiration for directors Abbas Kiarostami , Andrew Haigh , and Ira Sachs . Jessup
3038-559: The rebel skitters, and grows close to Deni. After the 2nd Mass is attacked, Ben is in a safe zone in Chinatown where humans are not attacked by the aliens because of his half-sister's presence. After the destruction of the Espheni power core, Ben continues to aid in the fight with the Espheni. Due to his spikes, Ben is able to connect to the Espheni Shadow Plane and discover the existence of the Espheni Queen and her location. Ben survives
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3162-418: The series finale, Reborn , Tom manages to use the Dornia bioweapon on the Espheni Queen, killing her and spreading the bioweapon to the entire Espheni race through her organic connection to them. The Espheni are wiped out and Tom returns to the beach with a dead Anne to plead with the Dornia to save her since he gave them their vengeance when he wiped out the Espheni. After a moment, tentacles emerge from beneath
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#17328484108333224-454: The skin covering the eye of their hosts. They appear to be designed by the Espheni for surveillance, and to turn their hosts into sleeper agents. Tom Mason, Hal Mason and Lourdes have carried eye worms. Anne Glass removes the first known eye worm from Tom Mason's eye with forceps, which causes him excruciating pain. In season 3, Volm technology can remove them without harm. Lourdes hosted several eye worms, making her kill multiple people, including
3286-538: The spikes from the Harness and the enhanced abilities granted by it. It also allows him to communicate with the Espheni and Skitters and use the Espehni Shadow Plane device. The force behind the invasion of Earth. The Espheni were introduced late in season 1. They have a very large intellectual capacity, able to control many harnessed individuals at once using merely their mind. In the Season 2 finale their actual name
3348-1016: The subject of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) William Jessup , Pennsylvania judge and notable Republican Party member Henry Harris Jessup , Presbyterian missionary and son of William Jessup Philip Jessup , American jurist and International Court of Justice judge between 1961 and 1970 Ted Jessup , American television writer, producer, and performer Fictional [ edit ] Avery Jessup , fictional character from 30 Rock Places [ edit ] Jessup, Indiana , United States Jessup, Maryland , United States Jessup, Nevada , United States Jessup, Pennsylvania , United States Other uses [ edit ] Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Jessup Correctional Institution William Jessup University , private Christian institution in Rocklin, California See also [ edit ] Jessep Jessop Jesup (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
3410-455: The war and is last seen speaking with the Volm delegation at months later. In season two Matt participates more in the fighting, protecting Anne, and in season three he continues to fight. In season four he has been captured and placed in a re-education camp to brainwash young humans into believing that the Eshpeni are benevolent. After being rescued, he aids in the fight and after the war, writes
3472-474: The war is over and he won't kill anyone else. Pope accepts this and dies soon after of his wounds. During the final battle, Weaver has him lead a team to hold their base in Norfolk, Virginia which he reluctantly accepts. Months later, he attends Tom's speech and is shown to be fully accepted back. After the destruction of the Boston mothership, his father arrives and Cochise defends humanity's right to help fight
3534-402: The water and pull Anne under. The Dornia resurrect Anne and return her and her unborn child safely to Tom. It is unknown what happens to them after this. Following the loss of their power core and mechanized servants, the Espheni adopted a new tactic of killing important humans and replacing them with Espheni clones who possess all of their knowledge and personality, but are programmed to perform
3596-401: Was flung to the edge of the Solar System, creating a room that mimicked his Boston bedroom. It has been identified by Cochise that the Dornia were the original species that was enslaved by the Espheni and mutated into Skitters. This Dornia returned Tom to Earth and began guiding him against the Espheni. It reveals to him that it is the last of its race and it believes that Tom can help it wipe out
3658-473: Was introduced. The Espheni are wiped out in the series finale by Tom Mason with a Dornia bioweapon . In season 4, the Scorched Overlord reveals that part of the Espheni motivation is that they are running from their great enemy, the Dornia, and are conquering worlds to fuel their war machine. They serve a queen who states that the second reason for their attack is revenge for the death of her daughter during
3720-535: Was not known that these were their own creature (and not just a piece of biomechanical equipment) until season 2. Their real names are chemlocks, according to Red Eye, the leader of the Skitter rebellion. In Season 4 a new type of harness is featured, used to mutate human adults into humanoid skitters. The Harnesses are permanently disabled when Alexis Glass-Mason destroys the Espheni power core along with all other Espheni technology. Though de-Harnessed, Ben Mason still retains
3782-441: Was praised by critics. He returned for the third season as Coy Henson. In 2018, Jessup was cast as Tyler Locke, one of the main roles in the Netflix series Locke & Key , an adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez 's popular comic series of the same name . Jessup has stated in numerous interviews that his intention is to work in the film industry beyond acting, as a director and filmmaker. In an interview with
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#17328484108333844-401: Was the first conquered by the Espheni. Cochise's health begins failing due to a failing organ and he contacts his father to say goodbye. Anne Mason suggests an organ transplant from Cochise's father to save him, but his father initially refuses, feeling that Cochise has become too human. He eventually agrees and Cochise is saved, but his father dies. Cochise aids in the march on Washington, DC and
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