S1·E4 Life

Episode recap

In the fourth episode of Wake Up, titled Life, Emilia and Hevi proceed against Jakob’s wishes by granting Clara more time inside Emilia’s body. This allows Clara to experience the limitations of her borrowed existence, a realization that is painful for her. Meanwhile, Hevi confesses to Josephine regarding her unauthorized experiments involving a coma patient. Rather than halting the research immediately, Josephine urges Hevi to move forward at full speed, assuring her that lawyers will handle the ethics committee and other related matters. Because Emilia is currently the only person who has successfully made her body available to another consciousness, Hevi’s team wonders what makes Emilia so special. In order to gather more data, the plan is for Clara to remain in Emilia’s body for an extended period. Clara uses this time to visit her former boyfriend, Louis, as well as her father. However, neither Louis nor Jakob believes that the person standing before them in Emilia’s form is truly Clara. During this time, Clara also learns that her own body does not have much time left to live, which leaves her facing a difficult decision.