I really love the lighting in this scene. It's very pretty, especially with the pool in the background.
We've had very disparate groups of characters so far, and they've finally merged. It's given us a few new dynamics to explore, although most of them focused on Kate.
Her detective work last episode paid off, and she was able to read the accident report this time around. I was genuinely surprised that Jacob wasn't drunk driving. Instead, it now sounds like he was fighting with his wife. Maybe she yanked the wheel and made them flip. The question would, of course, be: why?
Richie said that she never had migraines, and I'm inclined to believe him. She was clearly suffering, though. Mental health? Something that wasn't addressed through medicine, but through prayer and faith instead? If that's the case, then I can understand why Jacob has abandoned his faith so completely to the point of running away from everything he's ever known.
Like I said, Kate got a lot of focus this episode, and most of it was good. But it was all ruined by one, kinda important detail.
Here's the thing, and Kate mentioned as much herself: she's underaged. She is a high schooler, both the character and the actress herself at this point. I couldn't get that fact out of my mind as the camera lingered on her bikini-clad body. It was just really, really uncomfortable, and I'm not sure if it was meant to be.
At least not in that way. I'm sure that we were supposed to be anxious and worried over what Richie might do, but I don't know if we were supposed to get those specific vibes. Especially since they changed Kate's line from the movie and made it a lot less sexually explicit. But there was still a lot of flirting and general romantic subtext that was practically text thanks to the camera.
Still, when I was able to shove it to the side, I did really like their scenes together. Kate kind of channelled her inner femme fatale a little, and I don't quite know where that came from, but maybe that's why I liked the scenes so much. Kate was finally something other than a Good Preacher's Daughter.
And Richie does have a charisma to him that isn't fully unlike a preacher's. He also seems to have a much better control over his new abilities now. I guess snake swallowing was good for him. Not only can he see things about people, but he can read people who aren't even there through touch. All of this is in addition to the auditory hallucinations and warnings that he's getting. The important thing, though, is the fact that he's in control. He's more like the Richie that he used to be. Supposedly.
He definitely seemed more human. Warmer. It's a good look for him. Honestly, he's just allowed to be much more interesting than Seth, although he did have his moments here.
Seth told the Fullers that he was a performer. He listed off some big name actors and that he liked them because they made it all seem natural. It makes sense that Seth would gravitate to that. Even outside of his life of crime, his abusive childhood would have required him to become a very good actor at a very young age, for him to make it look like everything was absolutely fine even when he's very much not. We've seen this pop up a few times. Seth is only ever frayed or outwardly anxious when he's alone. I just hope that he's allowed to have more interesting scenes soon.
Freddie had some interesting scenes. Or at least interesting ideas. The ritual blade seems to have a mind of its own in a way. At the very least, it wants to be where it belongs. That's why it (I'm assuming it was the blade doing this) conjured the ghost, right? He led Freddie to Richie, but he also saved them. The ghost distracted Freddie right when he was going to kill the brothers.
The reason why I said that it was interesting ideas, though, is that the scenes just never really gelled for me. I don't know if it was the acting, or the appearance of our ghost and how he jumped around was just kinda silly, but it definitely felt like brand new material that had been added on to an already written story. Which is exactly what it is. None of Freddie's stuff was in the movie. He just wasn't well integrated this time around.
I did like the gunfight at the end. The fact that Freddie actually got eyes on the Gecko, talked to them, and even wounded Seth makes him a better threat to them. A harbinger of constant doom isn't very scary if you never really see him.
Random Thoughts
No Mistress of the Night hallucinations this time.
The moment where Seth was standing in front of the RV was right out of the movie.
Something I liked about the whole "eyes find eyes" thing is that it's unclear if it worked because Richie was right and eyes give off energy, or if the troopers just were focused ahead of them and didn't see him.
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