With the way things ended last week, I was almost nervous to begin this week’s episode. I am #teamEddie all day, and things aren’t looking too good for our hero. Being kidnapped by the group you are trying so desperately to get away from… no bueno. So I wasn’t surprised at all when the first time we hear Eddie speak in this episode he is begging to get Johnny, Chloe’s son, whom Kodiak and Richard left abandoned in the car sleeping. I can’t imagine this will bode well for his relationship with Chloe. It certainly didn’t leave a good impression on Johnny’s dad. But unfortunately, Kodiak and Richard dosed Eddie with Ayahuasca and he collapses, unresponsive. My heart dropped when that happened. As Kodiak tried to resuscitate him, he has an out of body experience. A disembodied voice calls him out, and he sees Steve, his mother, and brother.
But, of course, they can’t just run with that; they have to go back to what creepy Cal is up to. Unfortunately for him, his mom Brenda is dying and he is on a dummy mission trying to con money from Noa’s mom, leaving Sarah to be at his mother’s side. I wasn’t surprised at all to see Cal react the way he did. His relationship with his mother is very strained, and she tends to be a trigger for him. The last time he saw her he got wasted. He didn’t even have to be in her presence to be triggered this time. After getting the phone call from Sarah, he joins Noa’s mom and her client Luna on their cocaine binge. And the idea of creepy Cal being fueled by a drug notorious for how aggressive it can make people… scary stuff. We’ve already seen how nuts he is sober and drunk, so I can’t imagine how cocaine will make him.
When Brenda starts to reveal her truth of how Cal was treated by Steve, I was shocked. Sarah was too judging by her reaction. I mean shoot, sexual abuse is very common with cult leaders, so when his mom suggests that happened, it shouldn’t have been too shocking. I was hoping Sarah would go back to retrieve the full truth.
But, that’d have to wait for later I guess. That’s the one thing about this show. They’re really great at pulling you in, then, BAM, switching to another sub plot. Every time I want to hear more about one, they switch to the next. We see Eddie coming come back to life just as he’s telling his brother Johnny about how he tried so hard to save Steve. Then, back to Cal, then back to Sarah. It’s like a game of tennis. Back and forth, back and forth. But it’s so good! I can’t stop getting sucked into to all these plots!
As we continue to see Hawk grow into his own, I get excited. I can’t wait to see him finally join forces with his dad, at least that’s what I am hoping. It’s nice seeing him stand up to his mom. Just as it was awesome seeing Eddie stand up to Kodiak and Richard, shattering their truth.
It’s easy to see Cal projected a lot of his issues onto Luna and Noa’s mom. Losing his mother made him open up and not be selfish for once. He helped Luna get away from a situation he found toxic for her. And when he calls out Noa’s mom, they end up hooking up. It’s almost like they see that each of them are narcissists and feed off of each other.
And I about cheered when Richard FINALLY sees Eddie is to be the new guardian of the light!!! It’s about f’n time somebody does! I’m glad it’s Richard too. He has a lot of experience in the group and a lot of pull too. So hopefully with him on Eddie’s side now things will start stacking up against Cal. I seriously can’t wait to see Eddie come into his own as the REAL guardian of the light, something I don’t even think Steve really was. He was a prophet, yes, but I don’t think he really carried the light as he said. I mean, he did get cancer and die, and is just a man, as Eddie stated. And just like Eddie’s brother told him in the garden, there is a reason he was struck by lightning and lived. He is about to see why his life was spared; there is some big things he still needs to do. And I know I am beyond excited to see it unfold!
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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