At long last, we come to the penultimate episode of both the season and the series. Things have been ramping up for some time, so it's no surprise to see everything start coming to a head as the few remaining townsfolk gather together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Fittingly, this is one of the more action heavy episodes of the season. There's a car chase and shootouts galore.
It turns out that Pop is something of a prepper. He's got guns and bombs stashed away and is able to instantly lock down the store where he and the others take refuge so that it acts as something of a bunker. It was pretty cool to see him in action. Not only does he hold his own in the aforementioned confrontations (which is impressive given his age and failing health) but he is also quite shrewd. He's able to put pieces together quickly in several instances in ways that benefit the group.
He's the one who figures out who the mole is, he figures out why Augustin and his followers don't just storm the building, and he even figures out what they are looking for.
It turns out that Warden Lacy documented his time keeping the kid prisoner and Augustin wants those letters to help discern where their "angel" may have gone. I did rather like the references to the events and characters of the first season. Sure, they only touch on that, but it was still nice to see everything coming together.
While the action is certainly gripping, the episode also delivers some well-done quiet drama scenes. The interrogations to figure out if the cult has managed to infiltrate them were gripping. If the show had more time, they could have drawn this out and really played into the paranoia aspect as characters constantly questioned and turned on one another, but thanks to Pop's aforementioned deductive skills, the mole is revealed fairly quickly.
Annie doesn't get too much screen time, but she does still leave an impression when she does. I'm not going to spoil it, but her scene with the tied-up infiltrator will definitely not be forgotten by viewers anytime soon. Also, having her pick-up a sledgehammer first when she was weighing her options for interrogation implements was a nice touch. It goes unused, but the nod was still appreciated.
The episode was pretty heavy on montages. The last one was probably the best as it went over the scene with the most emotional weight. The first two were OK but having three in one episode is a bit much, even if we are nearing the finale.
All in all, though, this was a strong episode. It definitely kept me engaged and it does leave threads open for the final episode. On the one hand, it'll be good to finally cross this one off the list. On the other hand, it'll be sad to see it go. Sporadic as my viewing has been, this has been a solid series overall. I honestly can't recall there being a bad episode in the bunch. It really could have gone on longer in all honesty. But that's neither here nor there.
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