If it's a 'sensory-deprivation' device, how does Qimir see and hear the twins (and interact normally with everyone) with the helmet on?

Like just about everything in this show it has special powers if and only if the plot needs it to at any particular time.

The quality was extraordinarily low, and the studio continues to insult its primary fan base. There is absolutely no surprise that this was a record for worst performance at the box office.