So, remember that couple of prospective home buyers that Molly met a few episodes back? They make a return. It seems that, rather than retreat from the town's dark history, they decide to turn into the skid, as it were, and use Lacy's house as a gimmicky murder themed bed and breakfast. Even Jackie notes that she had considered the idea, but never ran with it, and commends them for doing so.
At first, I thought it was weird to give such bit characters the spotlight, but they don't eat up too much of the episode's time and they serve their roles well enough.
With only two episodes remaining, this episode starts tying threads together. You can sense that things are coming to a head and it works really well. Hints are dropped here and there that are likely to pay off as we reach the season's end.
The Kid's continued cryptic dialogue can get frustrating. It seems like he's abandoned his aforementioned desire to pay back wrongs done to him, but if he's trying to present a more benevolent side, he might want to consider not lurking around and being his usual creepy self. It's fun to watch from the viewer's stand point, and Skarsgard is great as usual, but how he acts doesn't really mesh with his apparent newfound desire to get people to trust him.
It is also odd how quickly Henry finds himself in another dire situation. After being held captive, he finds himself being threatened by the aforementioned family. Granted, he stumbled into this, where the prior had him being lured out specifically, but having them back to back makes it more comical than it needed to be. Thank God "The Queen" was there to act as something of a buffer. Could you imagine if the plot had just ignored that and had Henry go from one group of hostile weirdos to the next?
Speaking of "The Queen", there is little mention of Alan's death. You'd think the episode would spend more time on that, but he only gets a couple of lines worth of mention. The most notable instance is when Ruth tells Henry to get him in order to help clear up her legal troubles. It stings, but considering the previous episode ended with her reuniting with him on their doorstep, you can't blame her for thinking he's still alive...Of course, her joy at seeing him alive was largely fueled by his recent death, so it's still arguable whether or not that makes any sense.
The show's atmosphere continues to be one of its strongest attributes. The episode is very well shot, the lighting is effective, and the music helps add to it all. You can almost feel yourself leaning forward as things start to ramp up. The fact that this kicks into high gear in the show's final scenes makes it very binge-friendly.
While it doesn't hit the heights of its predecessor, this episode still managed to be very engaging in its own right. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how things wrap up in the next two episodes.
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