This episode takes us back to the past. Not to play bad video games, but...wait, I have deja vu. We do kind of have another flashback episode fairly quickly. However, where that focused on Annie's upbringing this one reveals the origins of the cult that is slowly overrunning the town.
I was expecting this to be a whole episode flashback, but instead, this intertwines those with events that are unfolding in the present day. I think it worked out for the better. While the flashback story did have highlights once it gained momentum, I don't know if there was enough there to carry a whole episode.
Annie and Joy mostly sit this one out. There is one scene where Annie is trying (not very successfully it appears) to maintain the cover story that she was the one who committed the murder in the previous episode. It seems like they're overcomplicating this. The woman really was trying to do Annie harm, so wouldn't that give Joy a pretty strong defense in court? It seems like they're lying when they don't necessarily have to. We'll have to see where that goes. In the meantime, though, the cult is still aiming to make her a vessel for their prophet, Amity, who's story is told in the aforementioned flashbacks.
Most of the present day plot focuses on Ace, as he is made aware of the strange things his son has been up to. There's a little bit of dumb luck to get things started, but once Ace is put on the trail, his part becomes pretty compelling. Even though he doesn't have all the pieces, it was interesting watching him put the pieces together to figure out that something is up. He even tries to warn Abdi, who ignores said warnings. The latter is later made aware when he sees
It was also amusing to see Tim Robbins return to Shawshank. Sure, it's a different character under entirely different circumstances, but that had to be intentional.
This also allows this season's plot to tie into that of the first. While this season has done well telling its own independent story, the link was a nice touch. The timing fits, as we are nearing the end of the series. I doubt it'll tie everything up, but it does shed light on some things that were left hanging.
It's been quite some time since I was able to sit down and watch this. Despite the gap, I was still able to keep up with what was happening. Really, the only point my brain needed to stop and think about what was going on was with Annie and the cops. Even that didn't take that long to click back into place for me.
The episode is fairly well paced. I wasn't sure about the flashbacks at first, but they found their footing and became just as engaging as the present day plot progression.
We're down to the final three episodes and it's quite clear that things are being set up for the final confrontation. It'll be sad to see the series go. This season has been quite strong overall, but I am still looking forward to seeing how things wrap up in the episodes to come.
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