Dark Matter

Overview

One of those fun SyFy/Canadian TV shows that everyone loves, but it’s weird and ends up canceled too soon.

One day, a bunch of attractive individuals wake up on a space ship and have no memory of who they are, or what they’re doing. They do remember how to pilot the ship and shoot things, which is good, because it turns out they’re actually renown space pirates and evil people.

For much of the first season, the crew stumbled along hitting up every possible space trope they could. In season two, they figured out a lot more about who they were, decided to keep their rebooted memories, and went the lovable-rogue path instead of the evil-killers one. Season three, the last season, had a full on Groundhog’s Day episode and a time travel one.

Surprise! Two used to be in love with the woman who created her, and had the Android built to look just like her. Then she lost all her memories of the event. Well, as the Android said, this is awkward.

The series ends on a crazy cliffhanger.

Queer Plotline Timeline

While the whole show tends to skew to subtext, with Two being ‘very close’ to her progenitor (she’s a robohuman). In season three, we learn Two, before she was mind-wiped, had a ‘relationship’ with Dr. Shaw and created the android to look like her.

They don’t outright say “She’s gay!” but it’s pretty clear what happened.

Notable Queer-Centric Episodes

Season 3, Episode 4 “All The Time In The World” – Three is stuck in a time loop and has to save everyone from their former crew member who wants to murder them all. This involves learning weird secrets about the crew.
Season 3, Episode 10 “Built, Not Born” – Two learns her creator, Dr. Shaw, was also her girlfriend.