• A Play On Nerds Main Show
    • MuppeTrek
    • Reel Opposition
    • Sappy Crap
    • Televison
    • Film
    • Video Games
    • Miscellaneous
  • Meet the Team
  • Contact Us
Menu

A Play On Nerds

  • Podcasts
    • A Play On Nerds Main Show
    • MuppeTrek
    • Reel Opposition
    • Sappy Crap
  • Nerd Words
    • Televison
    • Film
    • Video Games
    • Miscellaneous
  • Meet the Team
  • Contact Us

The Path - "The Red Wall" - Season 2 Episode 4 Recap and Review

February 9, 2017

Source: Hulu

I was hoping the episode would begin with Eddie, but alas, I was wrong. None other than creepy Cal and the oblivious Sarah graced my screen instead. I was pleased to see their moment was quick and to the point. Then there he was! What has our fallen hero gotten himself into now? Being strapped to a hospital bed is not a fun time, and never a good sign. But from what they showed, it was hard to see if they were going to keep him in a psych hold. One thing I was excited to see was the FBI questioning as they called her Ms. Jackson, the IRS woman. She was very forthcoming with information about Cal’s creepy side. So, here’s hoping this helps speed up his downfall. They know they’re going to try to blackmail her and she is a federal agent. So, I hope it’s Cal, not Sarah, who says whatever threat is coming, even if it is Sarah’s idea.  When they gave Lisa the bugged pen, I had a hunch she was going mess it up somehow. So here is hoping she doesn’t, for her sake.

Source: Hulu

When Sarah called Eddie and Chloe picked up, I about died. We have already seen how this woman spouts out of the mouth. So, I can’t imagine how she would explain what happened. She doesn’t let us down when she’s waiting at the hospital, eager to greet Sarah. I have to admit, seeing her leap out of the chair the way she did cracked me up. Sarah couldn’t even say a word. So it wasn’t too surprising to see her beg him to come home. It’s kind of nice to see Sarah not be a jerk, or act like a programmed zombie every once and awhile. It was quite amusing watching the doctor’s face as Eddie was released too. She really has no idea what she was dealing with in terms of The Movement. Cal admits to being behind the tail on Eddie, no surprise there.

Source: Hulu

And I wasn’t surprised to see Sarah alone in the meeting room waiting for Lisa Jackson either. She hasn’t proved to have the best judgement at all. And now the Feds are going to be after her too, not just Cal. Seeing Lisa pulling out the pen to warn Sarah with that note before she got too deep wasn’t all too shocking. I knew she wouldn’t blow their operation somehow. And after all, Lisa’s beef was really with Cal. But one thing that I was shocked about, Sean. Showing up at Eddie’s professing his confusion about the movement, wow. I mean, I knew he would be upset because of the baby, but dang. And of course, as always, Eddie comes through with some boss advice. And I was happy to see him follow some of the doctor’s advice and get into a meeting for people who have been in cults.

Source: Hulu

I just wish that Hawk wasn’t stubborn and would talk to Eddie. He needs his dad, big time. He needs to step outside of himself for a moment and see what’s really going on. It’s obvious Hawk isn’t completely blind to the subtle things that should concern the followers in the movement. I just wish he would admit it to himself already and stop being so eager to follow. He would be such a great leader if he would trust himself. It’s nice to see Kodiak and Richard doing just that and continuing to dig deeper into Cal. I was sure Kodiak was going to do something creepy when he pulled Cal aside with the bunny. And I must say I was very relieved to see he didn’t! It’s just scary to think Cal, the most psycho, paranoid guy ever now knows there is a rat among them. I see that going very badly. Innocent people may soon see his wrath if he suspects they are the informant, I’m sure. It’s just annoying at this point how dumb Sarah is. She knows how crazy Cal is and still gave him the opportunity to stew on that devastating bit of information. She can’t be stupid enough to think he can play it cool with that information. I guess we just have to be patient and see how it all plays out.


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
http://www.youtube.com/c/tiedyesmurf

In television, review, article Tags the path, the cw, cw, cult, occult, streaming
Comment

The Path - Season 1 Finale - Recap and Review

May 27, 2016

I can’t believe the season finale is already here! This show has sucked me in, and got me hooked. With all the sub plots and drama surrounding this cult-like movement, I have no idea how they plan to wrap it up in this finale, but I am anxious to find out!

Source: Hulu

We begin the episode with Sarah and Eddie meeting with Richard, the guy in charge of discipline within the movement. He is trying to cox Eddie into signing forms that would declare him a denier. Something Eddie refuses. He knows if he signs the forms he will be denied access to his kids, something he will not let happen. He begs Sarah to understand, and it seems she may when she tells Richard she outranks him and he will not be signing.

In the next room Richard joins Allison, who we saw returning to the movement at the end of the last episode. She tells him about the journal Sarah gave her and its contents. She explains how it was filled with ramblings of visions, and his determination to climb the ladder. She finally believes he killed himself. His last entry explained about how he tried to climb the ladder but it left his hands bloody and raw, and next time he would be successful, even if it killed him. As someone who doesn’t believe the ladder exists, you can see how torn she is.

Source: Hulu

Sarah is still worried about Silas’ whereabouts. She calls Felicia to see when she heard from him last and is shocked by what is insinuated. Felicia all but says she thinks Cal killed Silas, as he did disappear for a night. Sarah knows the white owl she sees everyday on her walk is a sign, but she refuses to give any thought to the accusation made. Cal walks in as she is speaking to Felicia and the conversation ends abruptly. I’m just glad someone is onto Cal and what he did.

And I am not going to lie, I got some joy in seeing Sarah smash Cal’s soul when she killed his dream of them being together. She told him they need to keep it professional, which shocked him since they did share a few make out sessions recently. But what caught me off guard was Sarah questioning his whereabouts they day they voted on the Hondurans, the same night he killed Silas. Cal’s expression all but gives him away too. He stumbles through his words to find an excuse for his disappearance, never really revealing where he was. And in this moment I am hoping Sarah is starting to find truth in what Felicia said.

Source: Hulu

Eddie makes an emotional exit from his family home, leaving his daughter Summer to question whether or not he will be with them in the Garden, their Heaven. He explains all that matters is in the now, not the future. And Hawk reassures her he will there with her. Sarah breaks down as he’s leaving, knowing he will be in a hotel in town. But at least she is letting him see the kids, with or without the light. I honestly didn’t think she would.

As Eddie makes himself at home in his new hotel room, he is confronted by the snake from his previous visions in Peru. And moments later as he is scouring the room for the snake he receives a call from Agent Gaines, thanking him. While this is going on, Cal is busy back at the compound trying to impress everyone with how good of a person he can fake being. He invites everyone to be like Jesus and forgive Allison and welcome her back into the movement. And being the followers they are, they do, all but Sarah.

Speaking of Cal and his manipulations, it looks like Sean and Mary took his advice to get married. Sean invited his parents to the compound to meet his future wife, and they are not too comfortable. That is until his mother heard Cal speaking of forgiveness which sparked her to reach out to Mary. She explains how losing her daughter then having her son join the movement was painful, but she wanted to share a piece of herself and her daughter with her, and she gave her her veil to wear for her wedding. A very sweet gesture, but if only she knew how her son got hooked up with Mary, then I am not so sure she would give it to her.

Source: Hulu

Eddie shows up at the hospital where Agent Gaines, his wife, and daughter are for her surgery. When the nurse comes in and calls his wife by her real name I thought Eddie would put the pieces together he was using an alias, as did Agent Gaines. When Eddie revealed to him he was leaving the movement it was hard to say what Agent Gaines made of it. He looked shocked, relieved, and perplexed. And it only became more confusing when Eddie prayed for the baby regardless of his own beliefs, claiming, “It wouldn’t hurt.”

Source: Hulu

And does anyone else think it’s odd that Hawk is going through with taking his vows knowing his father is leaving the movement? I would think knowing he would have support for his dad he wouldn’t go that route, but I guess Sarah has more control than Eddie when it comes to the kids. And as Eddie makes his way through the streets it is more and more clear he has no idea how to act outside of the compound. Yes, he wasn’t born into the movement, but at this point he has spent more time in it than out. He dips into a toy store to escape the chaos of the streets and is confronted by another vision, this time a dead hawk with blinders on. This has got to shake him to his core considering how close he is to his son. I was shocked to see Eddie turning to Richard for advice after this vision. He tells him ever since he left Peru he has been continuing to have visions like he is on the medicine. Richard seems intrigued and encourages Eddie to find out what the light is trying to communicate with him. This sets Eddie off because he thinks Richard is trying to making it about the movement when he is convinced he’s losing his mind.

Source: Hulu

And speaking of lost minds, we find Mary confronting Cal with her feeling of guilt. She knows she isn’t right for Sean and she sees the darkness in herself, she knows Cal carries that same darkness, and she has yet to stop yearning for his attention. And in a complete jerk move they start hooking up while she is wearing the veil meant to be worn on her wedding day to Sean. Cal and Mary really are meant for each other; they are both twisted and manipulative.

Eddie shows up at his family home with a gift for his daughter Summer, something she mentioned she wanted. Unfortunately for him, Sarah’s family shows up soon after forcing him to leave, and causing Sarah to breakdown. And in a twist, when we check in with Agent Gaines it seems as though the prayer Eddie said for him the day before worked, his daughter won’t need surgery. Following this another shocking twist is revealed. Sarah decided to take Cal up on his offer to usher in a new era for the Movement with him. I guess the guy Cal had lie to her about his whereabouts the night he killed Silas helped with her suspicions. I feel like she is a sitting duck when it comes to Cal and whatever he has planned.

Source: Hulu

As Cal moves in closer to Sarah, the vision of the snake comes back to Eddie, this time it slithers into his bed and bares it teeth. This is obviously the last straw for Eddie, as he needs to know what this means, so he heads back to where the visions started, Peru. While simultaneously Sarah stands at Cal’s side at the Gathering to reveal they will performing three important ceremonies that day. The recommitment of a denier, Allison, Sean and Mary’s wedding, and Hawk taking his vows. At the end of these ceremonies Cal reveals Steve is there, but not in flesh, he has transitioned to light. The shock of this moves through the gathering, as Sarah’s mother weeps.

Source: Hulu

Meanwhile in Peru Eddie is confronted by the vision of many more dead animals in Silas’ place. Eddie moves back to the hall where he first saw the vision of a comatose Steve and the snake. When he sees the bed Steve was once in is empty, he knows he is gone. And back at the compound Sarah finds out some things for herself: Mary’s dad is at the gate looking for her and tells her about seeing Cal the night he killed Silas, he was leaving at two in the morning and according to Mary’s dad, he looked like he was fleeing from something. This reignites suspicion in Sarah and causes her to break into Cal’s office and do some snooping. And that’s right where she is when he finds her. She confronts him about writing the rungs, and I am surprised by how calm he is. He tells her about how Steve is dying of cancer and how he promised him he would keep the movement alive. She confronts him with his hidden liquor and pours two glasses, showing him she doesn’t believe his cover story any longer. And when she tells him she’s going to figure out where Silas is, and makes him toast to the truth, I like her. She’s been so easy to hate up until this point, but now that her blindfold is falling off, she is strong for all the right reasons. Now that she and Eddie both know the truth, I can’t wait for them to destroy Cal next season!


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
http://www.youtube.com/c/tiedyesmurf

In television, review, article Tags hulu, the path, tv, television, streaming, cult, occult
Comment

The Path - "A Room With A View" - Season 1 Episode 9 Review

May 20, 2016

Minutes into this episode I could already see it’s going to be a good one. Cal is at Steve’s bedside in Peru once again, which makes me wonder how much money this guy has. I mean come on, trips back and forth to another country add up, especially with the frequency of his visits. And Sarah, after finding the burner cell phone in the car, has called Allison to meet up and find out why Eddie has called so much. Allison instantly tells her that he is not having an affair with her, but I am not convinced Sarah believes her. It wasn’t until Sarah tells Allison her husband left a journal behind that Allison reveals the real reason he was contacting her, he had doubts about the movement.

Source: Hulu

Hawk and Eddie are nearing the end of the walk and see the flag over the fence of the compound. In that moment, it becomes clear Eddie isn’t the only one doubting the movement; their walk has seemed to pull Hawk further away from it as well. Scared his mother will kick him out, you can see the reluctance Hawk has about returning home. Eddie does his best to reassure him that he won’t let that happen, but he has no idea Sarah knows about his doubts. That is until she greets him, and tells him instantly, “I know about Allison.” I can see this going downhill, fast.

After Eddie’s talk with Sarah it becomes abundantly clear he would have been better off cheating. I think she would have forgiven him a lot easier than knowing he doesn’t share her faith. As she says, “it’s everything in my soul.” Talk about dramatic. Speaking of dramatic, after Agent Gaines’ outburst in last week’s episode we find him begging for his boss to keep him on the case following the movement. His boss explains it’s not his call and he recommends he take a few weeks off, or be suspended. Thankfully he wasn’t fired.

Source: Hulu

Sarah confronted Cal about what he knew, and to deflect he tells her Steve finished the Rungs and would soon leave the movement. But, we know the truth, Cal wrote them and Steve is dying. And as another play to get Sarah closer to him he tells her Steve wants her to work at his side in the next phase of the movement. Which should be interesting if she chooses to do so considering her son is about to drop the bomb that he’s leaving the movement.

At his first gathering since returning home, Eddie is called up by Cal to discuss the walk he took and what he learned. Considering his wife is pissed at him, he did a pretty good job kissing her butt as he explained the truth he found on the walk was knowing his wife and kids are his truth, and that he needed to be home. Everyone but Sarah seemed to eat it up. And of course, Cal being the sociopath he is, puts on the front that he ate it up as well.

Source: Hulu

And as I predicted, it didn’t take long for Mary’s love triangle to be outed. I was surprised to see her admit her addiction to Sean, but even more surprised to see the girl she hooked up with call her out in front of him. After being outed in front of a room full of people Mary snaps and pushes the girl after hurling water in her face. This leads to a counseling session with Cal of all people. And he once again plants an idea in Mary’s head, this time it’s marriage, to Sean.

With only about 20 minutes left the moment I had been waiting for arrives. Hawk tells his mom at dinner he plans to leave the movement. She seems shocked and hurt by this as she tells him he will be cut off from contacting the family, and I can bet she will try whatever she can to put a stop to him leaving. Also at this awkward dinner Eddie and Sarah’s daughter tells her dad about Cal sleeping in Hawk’s bed, because he was “body sick”. Something that isn’t sitting well with Eddie, for obvious reasons. The next morning, Hawk decides he is going to pack his stuff and leave. Eddie pleads for Sarah to let him stay, but she is not having it. So he goes to her parents for help, and her mother reacts the same way as her saying Eddie isn’t her son-in-law either after he confessed his doubts. It makes me wonder how they will react to Sarah’s indiscretions with Cal. And in a total creep move, Cal picks up Ashley from school to try and convince her to think about her relationship with Hawk. He uses a house to try and bribe her into leaving him so he goes back to the movement. And when that doesn’t work, he uses the pain of losing her father against her, and apparently it works. Does this guy have no limit to how far he will go? Luckily for Hawk his dad knows when he returns Cal had something to do with it and he does what I have been waiting for, he punches him in the face. But the biggest shock of the episode occurs when Allison returns to the compound and the movement and we find out maybe the ladder is real?


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
http://www.youtube.com/c/tiedyesmurf

In television, review, article Tags the path, tv, streaming, hulu, cult, occult
Comment
Older Posts →

Follow us on twitter!

  • A Play On Nerds
    On today's show: Since #ThorLoveAndThunder is blasting its way into theaters, we're checking out another god who bl… https://t.co/77pW08WoUG
    Jul 8, 2022, 5:03 PM
  • A Play On Nerds
    On the show this week: #TheMuppetShow special guest star, singer, dancer and former Charlie's Angel, Cheryl Ladd! A… https://t.co/4O8UeGEsmN
    Jul 4, 2022, 3:34 PM
  • A Play On Nerds
    On today's show: In honor of the release of so many super hero movies and TV shows, we pay tribute to the very stra… https://t.co/UbIrnBqSqE
    Jun 24, 2022, 6:13 PM
  • A Play On Nerds
    On the show this week: #TheMuppetShow special guest star, legacy British actress of the stage and screen, Lynn Redg… https://t.co/5JRL6o4fnW
    Jun 18, 2022, 9:23 PM
  • A Play On Nerds
    RT @rider_coattail: APON does some of its best work on the back foot, but what do you expect from Sticker Laden Old-Timer-acting Affici… https://t.co/2a4MvE9Jmc
    Jun 13, 2022, 9:25 AM
  • A Play On Nerds
    Well, it looks like Sappy Crap is back! At least for one episode anyways... We'll explain. But come get sappy with… https://t.co/GVv3lbmDfI
    Jun 10, 2022, 9:30 AM
  • A Play On Nerds
    On today's show: #TheMuppetShow special guest stars, country and film stars, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans! And… https://t.co/optKoCqU4L
    Jun 3, 2022, 12:50 PM
  • A Play On Nerds
    On today's show: In honor the release of the #TopGun sequel, we watch the other best ace fighter pilot dog fight mo… https://t.co/TXKqEmMcHw
    May 27, 2022, 1:31 AM
  • A Play On Nerds
    On the show this week: #TheMuppetShow special guest star, goofy folk/country singer Roger Miller! And #StarTrek Or… https://t.co/tZE3fA5lBu
    May 20, 2022, 3:30 PM

Google+