It only occurred to me as the previous episode recap was playing that we still had no idea what had happened to Sean. We knew his parents had taken him, insisting he was leaving Meyerism, with Mary and the baby. But I was so caught up in the other storylines I had forgotten about that! I could only hope as I would watch this episode it would be addressed. And I wasn’t disappointed. We saw Sean’s mother and the intervention specialist cornering Mary at a restaurant. But of course, Mary is resistant. She won’t stray from Cal, she’s too obsessed. I really don’t think it’s about the movement at all. It never has been. And my theory was proven when she runs to his side in the middle of the night when she gets his text. Even if she’s trying to pull away, she’s still there for him. And it’s creepy.
It’s interesting to watch Sarah further her smear campaign to gather funds for the movement. She has no idea the hole she is digging herself into. She is now trying to, as she says, “monetize our message,” and I’m sure that will backfire too. If the guilt doesn't get to her first that is… Cal and Sarah chose the perfect time to have a melt down, an hour before they are suppose to talk at the conference. They’re so creepy together as they try to comfort each other. They know exactly how to manipulate the crowd though once they step on stage. Even I would have loved their speech had I not known how insane Cal is and how ridiculous Sarah is. And of course this little bonding experience makes Sarah go back to making dumb decisions; like hooking up with Cal. She deserves everything coming to her. I can’t wait to watch her go down in flames now.
But can we talk about the most savage of them all? Gaines. He has manipulated to the most insecure member, Nicole. He has used her in ways that will only lead to heartache for both his wife and Nicole. But he got the tapes he can use to bury the movement. So I guess we will see if it was worth it for him or if he actually does care for Nicole.
It’s also interesting to see Eddie trying to embrace what he knows he’s pulled to be, the leader of the movement. The faceless vision he had was pretty intense, I have to admit. And he has a point with his opinions on the ideology of deniers in the movement. If they really want to align with light, being mean to the people who are closest to them when they disagree isn’t the way. And reaching out to Tessa, Sarah’s sister; bold! Even though it didn’t go as planned, it put him in a place to run into Hawk’s old flame. I have a feeling that will help him more than Tessa could. And judging by the look on his face when he saw her, it won't take much.
But what is with that ending? Where did Eddie get that wound? And will he be okay? I can’t handle seeing him getting pushed down right when he is getting up. He has a great plan to overtake Cal and the support of Felicia and Richard to do it. Something crazy better not throw it all off now. It's already bad enough that it looks like Kodiak may not be on board. I was really hoping he would be in support of Eddie leading the movement. But unfortunately, he is only worried about his one true love, Sarah’s mom. Sarah must have gotten her poor decision making skills from her mom. I really can’t wait until next week. I need to know what’s going to happen to Eddie. And I need to know if Hawk will finally see the truth of the movement and be on his dad’s team. I really hope so.
Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at kaylynnkasandra.com and
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