BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS
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EP 1Amnesiac Elle arrives in Los Angeles with a tattoo and data device
Nov 14, 2021In October 2032, Elle awakens in a vehicle near Los Angeles with amnesia and a black lotus tattoo. After a gang attack triggers a memory of her name, she seeks refuge at Doc Badger’s shop. Doc refuses to hand her over to the attackers, then agrees to help unlock her encrypted data device if she stops the gang. Elle defeats the gang, killing their leader, which causes a flashback of a past killing. Doc cannot decode the device but directs Elle to an upstairs neighbor. They find Joseph drunk on his couch, who may be able to assist with the mystery.
EP 2Elle confronts Senator Bannister after discovering his role in her past hunting.
Nov 14, 2021Elle and Doc awaken Joseph to decrypt a data device, which he reluctantly does. While he works, Elle watches a broadcast of Senator Bannister meeting Niander Wallace Sr. and recognizes Bannister as her former hunter. She steals the device and pursues Bannister, who escapes in a spinner. Elle follows him to a boxing arena, disables his security, and confronts him on a private balcony. Bannister reveals she is a replicant, prompting a fight. Elle asserts her humanity, overpowers him, and kills him by dropping him from the balcony. At Wallace Company headquarters, Niander Wallace Jr. faces criticism for slow memory development progress before Wallace Sr. learns of Bannister's death. Officer Alani Davis arrives at the scene, notices Elle's tattoo, but allows her to leave to investigate. Later, a police officer chases Elle in an alley, but she escapes. She suffers a vivid flashback of being hunted in the desert with other replicants before Joseph appears and shoots her, incapacitating her.
EP 3Elle undergoes a Voight-Kampff test to determine her humanity while Joseph decrypts her data device.
Nov 21, 2021Elle wakes in Joseph’s apartment, where he explains he found her via police radio and is decoding her device. Officer Davis interrogates Drove about his gang’s encounter with Elle. Joseph performs a Voight-Kampff test on Elle to check if she is a Nexus-8 replicant. She recalls a black lotus tattoo symbolizing purity, leading Joseph to conclude she is human. Meanwhile, Wallace Jr. worries that Senator Bannister’s death hinders replicant legalization, while Wallace Sr. remains calm. After resting, Elle discovers the decrypted footage shows Bannister and Hooper hunting submissive replicants.
EP 4Elle awakens in ruins with amnesiac strangers, hunted by a group calling them dolls.
Nov 28, 2021Elle wakes confused in a dilapidated location after receiving a tattoo, finding other strangers with no memory. Hunters Bannister, Hooper, Earl Grant, and Josephine Grant attack them, labeling the group as "dolls." Elle hides with Miu, and they steal a buggy to escape, pursued by the hunters. The vehicle crashes, leaving Hooper to experiment on the survivors. He kills Miu to test Elle, who retaliates with glowing eyes, stabbing him to death. Elle takes his camera and escapes. Her memories return, revealing her true nature and prompting a vow to kill all hunters. Meanwhile, at LAPD headquarters, Officer Davis confronts Chief Grant about a replicant killing Bannister. Grant dismisses her claims, returning her evidence and sketch of Elle's tattoo with disdain.
EP 5Marlowe kills a replicant while Grant hunts Elle, who uses Joseph to evade capture.
Dec 5, 2021Blade Runner Marlowe stops a bus and kills a replicant with a shotgun. Chief Earl Grant informs Niander Wallace Sr. that Elle survived and vows to eliminate her. Elle asks Joseph for help tracking the hunters, but he advises against it. Joseph uses an Esper to identify the hunting party and directs Elle to have Doc Badger print photos. Grant orders officers to hunt Elle, known as Black Lotus, insisting she is human despite Officer Davis’s warning. Police search the streets, and Grant discovers Elle’s link to Doc Badger, sending a SWAT team to the shop. Joseph tricks the team with a bait and switch while Doc Badger prints photos in his apartment. Grant’s wife requests protection from the rogue replicant. Meanwhile, Elle approaches the Grants’ apartment complex where Josephine resides.
EP 6Josephine's death and Elle's escape follow a deadly confrontation with Chief Grant and Marlowe.
Dec 12, 2021Josephine confronts her husband's security concerns, leading to a chaotic apartment standoff. Elle subdues Josephine, who claims ignorance of the plot orchestrated by Doctor M. Chief Grant arrives, feigns disarmament, and attacks Elle, but she stabs him. Grant fires his weapon, accidentally killing Josephine, who tells Elle her emotions are fake. Officer Alani Davis arrives to find the hunters dead. Marlowe crashes through the window, dismissing Davis as he targets Elle. A fight ensues, moving to the kitchen where Marlowe breaks a gas line. Elle ignites the gas, causing an explosion that blasts her from the building. She survives by catching herself on wires. Outside, Elle reflects on Josephine's final words, wondering if her revenge would hurt less if her emotions were not real.
EP 7Elle flees Joseph after Davis leaves, while Wallace plans to sell Tyrell assets and Doctor M interrogates her.
Dec 19, 2021Wounded by an explosion, Elle returns to Joseph’s apartment for treatment, hiding from Officer Davis who questions Joseph about the Black Lotus case and his Blade Runner past. After Davis departs, Elle escapes through a window. At Wallace headquarters, Niander Wallace Jr. learns he is locked out of his office, while his father announces the sale of Tyrell assets, including the replicant program, to cover up Elle’s creation. Elle reaches Doctor M’s office, where she is subdued and restrained to a memory-viewing machine. Doctor M and Goodman analyze her memories, noting discrepancies and external implantation. Elle breaks free, but Doctor M shoots Goodman when she grabs him. A bullet damages the machine, releasing smoke that allows Elle to attack Doctor M. She forces him to reveal that Niander Wallace Sr. orchestrated the Doll Hunt. Guards enter, and Elle kills Doctor M and incapacitates them. Goodman confirms the truth about Wallace Sr. and validates Elle’s memory of her boyfriend by the pool.
EP 8Officer Davis faces interrogation regarding her connection to Senator Bannister and Chief Grant's deaths.
Jan 2, 2022Investigator Alan Chen questions Officer Alani Davis about her proximity to the deaths of Senator Bannister and Chief Grant. Davis recounts her pursuit of Black Lotus, asserting the target is a unique replicant rather than a Nexus-8 model. She argues that illegal replicant production has resumed. Chen verifies her claim by investigating Nevada desert coordinates linked to Hooper, where they discover replicant remains. Despite Chen’s suggestion of commendation, Davis is placed on leave for at least three months upon returning to the LAPD due to alleged delusional behavior. She subsequently discovers newspaper rumors that the Wallace Corporation is selling Tyrell assets.
EP 9Elle infiltrates Wallace Corp to assassinate Niander Wallace Sr. while Joseph provides remote sniper support.
Jan 9, 2022Wallace Sr. decides to end the Doll Hunt, prompting his son to depart. Elle informs Joseph of her plan to kill Niander Wallace Sr., who doubts its feasibility but secretly hopes it will free "her." Disguised in a delivery truck, Elle breaches Wallace Corp, neutralizing guards and disabling a camera. Security agent Hignight locks down the building, trapping Wallace Sr. in his penthouse. Elle escapes a sealed elevator and, with sniper cover from Joseph, evades guards in the server room. She reaches the aviary, where Marlowe attacks her but is shot by Joseph, allowing Elle to flee. Using Wallace Jr.'s biometric access, Elle enters the penthouse. Wallace Sr. shoots her but questions her desire for free will. After Elle asserts her capacity for pain, he attacks again. Elle disarms him, shoots him, and escapes the building by jumping from the window, where Joseph catches her on his motorbike.
EP 10Elle struggles with persistent memories while Joseph reflects on his past with Selene and Niander Wallace Jr.
Jan 16, 2022Elle wakes in Joseph’s apartment, frustrated by her inability to forget, prompting Joseph to compare replicant and human memory retention. He recounts a past encounter with Selene, a replicant singer he pursued as a policeman. Despite her awareness of his identity, she invited him to return nightly. After Marlowe intervened, demanding Joseph retire Selene immediately, Joseph complied, killing her after a final kiss. Returning to the present, Joseph admits he cannot forget that night. Meanwhile, Elle recalls a memory involving her boyfriend at a pool. When he questions why she has not searched for him, she insists on finding the man from her memory. Using a device from Doc Badger’s shop, Elle sketches the man, whom Joseph identifies as Niander Wallace Jr. Joseph contacts Jr., confirming their arrangement was to assist him. The episode concludes with Joseph asking what happens next.
EP 11Elle faces memory erasure while Joseph betrays her and Wallace Jr. plots a perfect world
Jan 23, 2022Wallace Jr. orders Joseph to retire Elle, then reflects on his ambition to create a perfect world. Elle visits Goodman to erase traumatic memories, but Joseph reveals she was created to assassinate Wallace Sr. He abandons her after the procedure begins. Wallace Jr. distrusts Joseph and sends Water Lily to kill Elle. Joseph alerts Officer Alani Davis to protect her. Water Lily breaches the lab, killing guards and Goodman, who shuts down the machine. She slices the tank, causing Elle to slip out and evade an attack. Meanwhile, Joseph contacts Marlowe regarding Black Lotus. The episode ends with Elle dodging Water Lily’s assault as she regains fragments of her past.
EP 12Elle and Water Lily clash while Davis seeks justice and Marlowe hunts Joseph.
Jan 30, 2022Elle and Water Lily fight until LAPD officers arrive, forcing them to flee. In an alley, Alani Davis reveals she found replicant bodies in the desert and offers protection to help bring Wallace Jr. to justice, but Elle distrusts her and escapes. Davis attempts to call the acting chief of police regarding Wallace Jr.'s involvement in the Black Lotus case but is impaled by Water Lily before she can report. Water Lily then calls Wallace Jr. to inform him of Elle's escape. Wallace Jr. orders her to stop pursuing Elle, confident she will find her way to him. When Water Lily turns around, Davis is gone. Meanwhile, Marlowe flies his spinner to Joseph's apartment. Joseph, who has developed feelings for Elle and is protecting her, opens fire on Marlowe. They exchange gunfire, moving from the apartment into the building's atrium. Joseph notes Marlowe's lack of emotion, prompting Marlowe to recall that he retired Selene years ago. Joseph is shot in the shoulder and flees into the elevator. They fight hand-to-hand until Marlowe retrieves his gun, allowing Joseph to reach the rooftop. On the roof, they continue shooting. After being hit several times, Joseph drags himself to the edge, hides, and ambushes Marlowe. Joseph picks up Marlowe's shotgun and shoots him multiple times, sending Marlowe falling into the atrium and several stories down to the ground. Joseph collapses and falls unconscious. Elle reaches the rooftop and awakens Joseph, who learns she did not receive the memory wipe. Joseph advises her to leave the city, but Elle points out that Wallace Jr. remains a constant threat as long as he lives. She vows to end the conflict once and for all.
EP 13Elle confronts Wallace Jr. while Joseph plants explosives in a replicant factory.
Feb 6, 2022Elle infiltrates the former Tyrell Corp building to reach Niander Wallace Jr., disabling guards along the way. Inside his office, she questions his motives, but he notes she has become what he intended. Her attack fails due to her programming. Water Lily engages Elle in a sword fight. Meanwhile, Joseph enters the replicant manufacture room to plant explosives. Wallace Jr. leaves the fight to find Joseph, who has collapsed. Wallace Jr. monologues about replacing humanity, and Joseph feigns holding a detonator. Wallace Jr. takes it as Elle pursues Water Lily. After a brutal scuffle where Elle seems victorious, Wallace Jr. embraces Water Lily, calls her flawed, and fatally stabs her. Elle tries to kill Wallace Jr. again but fails. He offers her a place by his side; she withdraws her sword, then instantly slashes his eyes. Joseph apologizes, but Elle says good memories outweigh pain. She retrieves the detonator for Joseph, but he pushes her out, seals himself inside, and detonates the explosives, seemingly killing himself. One month later, Officer Davis returns to work in a wheelchair. A blind Wallace Jr. assures his secretary that the company will not be set back despite his father's death and his own vision loss. He states he sees limitless possibilities. Doc Badger searches Joseph's apartment for him but finds only Elle's sword. Elle leaves Los Angeles, driving into the desert on Joseph's motorbike.
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- How many episodes does BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS have?
- BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS has 13 episodes.
- When did BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS come out?
- BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS came out in 2021.
- Which studio made BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS?
- BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS was produced by Sola Digital Arts.
- Who directed BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS?
- BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS was directed by Kenji Kamiyama.
- Is BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS finished?
- Current status of BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS: Finished.