Ive liked every episode ofthis show, but this weeks might be my favorite so far.
As we get further and further into this world, the characters only become more complex, more interesting.
And it never hurts tofinally have a monster that can talkand therefore provide some answers.
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That monster is none other than a dryad.
(Think tree nymph but slightly different.)
Dorian captures her and calls Ric, whos busy announcing the formation of an honor council.
Emma will automatically serve on the council as the representative for the younger kids.
Speaking of Landon, Ric has tasked Hope with testing him to see whether hes supernatural.
Because if Landon can convince Hope that he belongs, well, he belongs.
At least thats Rics thinking, and Hope is NOT happy about it.
First, lets follow Ric on his journey to meed the dryad.
It seems dryads are the living spirit of a tree.
More importantly, theyre gentle creatures that once lived among humans.
With Dorian off to find this Oliver, Ric learns that dryads dont lie.
But the dryad was attacked the night she and Oliver were supposed to run off together.
Dryads are psychic, and she can sense that Ric has lost loved ones too.
(If only she knew, amirite?!)
Ric mentions Jo just before Dorian enters with Oliver.
(Did he say Bonnie helped him with the spell?!)
The bad news is that Oliver doesnt remember the dryad.
Once hes gone, she agrees to tell Ric everything she knows.
She goes back to the night she was attacked.
She says she awoke in darkness.
She could feel others there but couldnt see them.
Shes not sure why, but she knows she must have it.
Something is telling her to take the knife to a dark pit beneath the earth.
As she dies, Dorian fulfills her wish to be taken to the clearing she considers home.
There, she remembers one last thing: A blackbird called Malivore.
Then, she dies, and in death, she becomes a beautiful tree.
Talk about a lovely monster story.
(Next: Landons fate is sealed)
Back at the school, Lizzie is in full campaign mode.
Or rather, full victory-preparation mode.
Landon eventually apologizes to Hope … again.
Hes sorry he broke her trust, and he doesnt want to do it again.
He tells her that if hes asked to leave, she needs to stop Raf from following him.
Raf finally found a home he deserves.
But unfortunately for Landon, Raf has pissed some people off at his new home.
Translation: He doesnt have supernatural healing either.
Emma and Rafael vote that Landon should stay, but Hope and Kaleb vote that he should leave.
(Hope explains that hes not safe here.)
Hope walks Landon to the bus stop where she gives him a ticket to New Orleans.
She promises him that a friend of hers Marcel left New Orleans so Vincent, maybe?
will help him find his birth mom.
She then gives him a bracelet.
If he needs her, he can press on it.
The chemistry between these two is really working for me.
Lets hope Landon isnt gone long.
Speaking of Landon, the mystery of what he is continues.
So could Landon be from the pit?
And what would that mean?
Back at the school, Penelope explains herself to Lizzie.
She claims that Lizzie leaves Josie no room for herself.
So if Josie wont bring down Lizzies world, Penelope will.
In other words, maybe Penelope being so terrible is kind of sweet?
Needless to say, he doesnt resist.
And that brings us to the end of an unexpectedly emotional hour.
