This episode was really good up until the point when the kid stopped the car from broking crushed at the last moment. And despite how he wanted to go home and was outside the car and his dead ghost father urged him not to climb back into the car he does and then realizes he didn't want to be back in the car serious. Screenwriter slap yourself
3 Reviews
Not great, but a good episode
Mukarramzaidi2 August 2020
A great villain is one who doesn't see themselves as one
adventuresntoto8 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This was a heavy episode loaded with twists and suspense. TW for child sexual assault implications, mentions of rape
Charlie Manx and Bing Patridge are complex characters. They are fully human. We know they're both villains, but to have those layers is great writing.
Manx is precise on which children he abducts (those he believe he's saving): the forgotten and neglected children of white suburbia. Otherwise, his immortality trip wouldn't be going on, but he met his match in not only Vic, but Bing.
Unlike the others, Bing caught onto his eventual plan of discarding the help. Bing doesn't like that. This pushes some harsh truths between the two men. It's both an internal and external battle for both characters, but in the end, only one remains.
What I find interesting is the contrast with the children finding support and guidance with their deceased parents. Millie loved her father so much and followed him wherever he went that it took away any chance for her to live her life. Her mother gave her a reminder that her life is not his and pushed her to find an escape. Wayne is trapped and don't know what to do. The biological father he never met, Craig, helped keep him tethered to his humanity, his love for his mother, so he wouldn't lose himself. It's these moments of hope that make such a fine contrast to the darker elements to the episode.
This might be my favorite episode this season.
Charlie Manx and Bing Patridge are complex characters. They are fully human. We know they're both villains, but to have those layers is great writing.
Manx is precise on which children he abducts (those he believe he's saving): the forgotten and neglected children of white suburbia. Otherwise, his immortality trip wouldn't be going on, but he met his match in not only Vic, but Bing.
Unlike the others, Bing caught onto his eventual plan of discarding the help. Bing doesn't like that. This pushes some harsh truths between the two men. It's both an internal and external battle for both characters, but in the end, only one remains.
What I find interesting is the contrast with the children finding support and guidance with their deceased parents. Millie loved her father so much and followed him wherever he went that it took away any chance for her to live her life. Her mother gave her a reminder that her life is not his and pushed her to find an escape. Wayne is trapped and don't know what to do. The biological father he never met, Craig, helped keep him tethered to his humanity, his love for his mother, so he wouldn't lose himself. It's these moments of hope that make such a fine contrast to the darker elements to the episode.
This might be my favorite episode this season.
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