This episode takes the eight gazillion storylines and
decides to mix them all up for lots of cross over. Confused – you almost
certainly will be
The foundation begins 35 years ago with Pierre murdering
Victor’s family – encouraged by someone called Milan who ran their little
creepy group.
In the present we learn who Milan is as he’s newly
returned: Serge and Toni’s father – and Serge seems to be definitely afraid of
him; probably due to his willingness to threaten his own son with a gun.
For more ominousness, Lucy (the creepy psychic in a
relationship with Simon) also knows instantly when Milan is back and is very
very worried about that. Simon himself is concerned about Adèle who is still in
hospital with her newborn baby she wants absolutely nothing to do with no
matter how many times the doctor tries to get her interested or warn her that
the baby isn’t doing so well.
It takes Chloe to beg Adèle to help the baby – who has
apparently died. Until Adèle touches him and he suddenly starts breathing
again. My vote is for demon baby!
Lucy and Simon are also concerned with “rounding up”
people, who I assume are the new Returned. The fact Lucy refers to people
“escaping” suggests said rounding up is now optional. We see more evidence with
this as Claire takes in more of the Returning kids who died in the same bus
crash as Camille. Only Audrey and now Estéban have no wish to remain imprisoned
and hidden from an unknown threat – especially since Claire refuses to tell
them anything. Camille is also not a fan – and helps them escape so all three
of them can go running
Once free they’re able to see the flood waters and, with
some help from a new guy, drama from Camille and a heart-breaking visit to a
shrine created for all the kids who died in the crash, they come to accept that
they’re dead and Returned.
While doing this lots of people stand around and stare at
the ominously. Presumably the ominous staring people are there to stop them
leaving (well, if you can call ominous staring stopping anyone). They do,
apparently, beat up Claire – well they ominously surround her and later we see
her all bruised once they all reunite.
Julie and Victor/Louis (the name his mother gave him)
have an increasingly awkward time with Victor’s mother. Increasingly it’s clear
that their relationship isn’t all shiny and happy. The mother’s behaviour
concerns Julie enough for her to finally step in and interfere – much more of
this conflict to follow, no doubt. Victor/Louis’s still creepy
Julie also checks if Victor’s dad is also going to show
up and be terrible – but apparently not because he’s still alive in the
hospital. On the night when Pierre and Milan and co raided Victor’s family’s
house (apparently directly targeting Victor as well), one masked goon shot
another to stop them finishing his dad off.
And we turn to the Helping Hand, led by Pierre which is
still a really really creepy cult. They take in Audrey’s parents (even if the
military lost Audrey, they naturally tell her parents that there’s a girl
running around claiming to be her) and they also find the newly returned Toni. Of
course they kindly offer the frightened man a place to stay – despite Léna’s
objections. I think Léna’s right here since we hear the creepy cult say “Toni’s
dead” implying they don’t think Toni is Toni
While Léna and Jérôme continue to be furious and upset
and everything else continues to be creepy (including more evidence of the
returned killing and eating wild animals. nomnomnom)
