'Terra Nova' recap: Episode 3, 'What Remains'

It hits quickly, too, with just minutes passing before Elisabeth forgets the name of her youngest daughter, and just a day before she forgets her husband entirely, instead rushing into the arms of her ex, Malcolm, after he and Jim attempt a poorly planned rescue mission.

The awkward dynamic between Jim, Malcolm and Elisabeth — as the latter two's memories revert to their college dating days — was at times just that, awkward. Painful. Groan-inducing.

But, the best — or least forced — interpersonal moment between the characters came as Elisabeth asks questions about his life — children? Married?

"It's complicated," he tells his wife.

"Isn't it always?" she replies.

Jim's the only one not affected. He's also the only one suffering from a cold. A stuffy nose doesn't just keep out air — it keeps out the memory loss.

Solution? Get everyone sick.

I've never seen people so happy to get infected with a cold.

Best line relating to time (time-line?) — In the midst of their blooming hipster romance (now complete with hammocks, flannels, guitars and unnecessary ski-caps), Skye promises Josh she can get his girlfriend to Terra Nova, with the help of a merchant in league with the Sixers, who has experience with "bringing things back." "I've done so in the past," he says, "or future, I should say." FINALLY, someone else gets the conundrum and makes the appropriate observations.