Warning: There are season 3, episode 4 spoilers ahead.of season 3 episode 4 “There and Back Again” heightens the horror and suspense of the series As the monsters prey on new and familiar victims. The story picks up immediately after the shocking ending of of Season 3, episode 3, which saw Tabitha (Catalina Sandino Moreno), Victor’s father, Henry (Robert Joy), and the others aboard the ambulance encounter the fallen tree in the road which means they are now trapped in the town. ofThe cast of characters are quickly impacted by this surprising turn of events as the ambulance drives into the town at night in episode 4.
Currently, two of ofs best letters, Victor (Scott McCord) and Sarah (Avery Conrad), help each other And grow closer to unlocking the secrets behind some of the series’ greatest mysteries. While Episode 4 doesn’t directly answer any of the overarching mysteries, it moves the story forward with disturbing new information and gruesome deaths that continue to raise the stakes. The characters are pushed beyond their breaking point, especially with how the episode ends.
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Tabitha returns to town
She and Jim reunite
After seeing the fallen tree in episode 3, Episode 4 confirms that Tabitha has returned to the Town. Tabitha tries to warn the paramedics and police officers about what they are driving, but they don’t listen to her and handcuff her in the ambulance. They quickly realize their mistake when the paramedics try to help a seemingly unconscious woman, who turns out to be one of the monsters, and she kills the medical professionals in brutal fashion.
The city could have greatly benefited from having two paramedics to help with the various medical crises and provided invaluable assistance to Christy and Mariel (Coeln Ohm). The police officer arrives at Colony House and remains, but not before shooting and mortally wounding Colony House resident Nikki (Tamara Fifield). With help from Boyd (Harold Perrineau) and her husband, Jim (Eion Bailey), Tabitha and Henry both make it to Colony House as well.
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“Thomas” tells Ethan about the ambulance
“Thomas” continues to call the Matthews family
A voice on the phone, who claims to be Tabitha and Jim’s deceased son, Thomas, tells Ethan (Simon Webster) about Tabitha returning to the ambulance before it arrives in town. This allows Ethan to know about his mother’s return before it happensWhich means Jim wastes no time in saving the handcuffed Tabitha when the ambulance shows up. When “Thomas” called in the previous episodes, he was more awkward, almost as if he was going to kill Jim.
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In this case, “Thomas” actually helped the Mathas family, with his phone calls helping them survive the night. It is still unclear who or what “Thomas” actually isBut his actions remind something of the boy in white, who alternates between threatening himself and seemingly helping those who can see him, including Ethan, Victor, Sara and Tabitha. This further deepens the mystery behind “Thomas”, his intentions, and how he factors into the larger supernatural forces of the city.
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Fatima is drinking blood now
Eating nasty crops was just the beginning
Fatima (Pegah Ghafoori) ate rotten crops in previous episodes and felt disgusted when smelling meat was cooked, suggesting that the child she is pregnant with may not be fully human and a product of the city’s evil. Episode 4 makes eating nasty crops almost as normal Fatima pokes her finger into the bullet wound in Nikki’s corpse for fresh bloodAnd then the blood sucks from her fingers. Fatima’s unnatural desires continue to increase, but this time Tillie (Deborah Grover) doesn’t see what’s going on.
Ellis (Corteon Moore) is still unaware that his wife is willingly consuming rotten crops or blood, and believes that her pregnancy is progressing normally. It’s only a matter of time before he discovers the upsetting truth about what Fatima is doing. However, Ellis’ reaction to learning this secret will be nothing compared to what is growing inside Fatima. The joy surrounding the discovery of Fatima’s pregnancy is quickly fading As she continues to move away from being a source of hope and turns to increasingly disturbing sources of sustenance.
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Victor realizes he has to talk to Jasper
The ventriloquist dummy is important
Victor shows Sarah objects he kept from victims who were killed by ofs monsters long ago. This leads him to talk more about Christopher (Thom Payne), a man he told Jade about in season 2, who lost his mind and became dangerous after seeing the mysterious symbol. Victor talks about how Christopher has a ventriloquist dummy named Jasper. According to Victor, He now needs to talk to Jasper to remember what happenedAnd to help with what is happening now.
Since Christopher’s story echoes Jade’s (David Alpay) story in many ways, Jasper can help Jade finally make sense of the symbol and hallucinations he’s been seeing.
In a flashback, the ventriloquist dummy is seen sitting in a chair talking to Christopher. Whoever Jasper is, he may have vital knowledge about the Town’s past Which can be used to better understand the city, how to deal with its greatest dangers, and possibly even a means of escape and find a way home. Since Christopher’s story echoes Jade’s (David Alpay) story in many ways, Jasper can help Jade finally make sense of the symbol and hallucinations he’s been seeing.
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Jade reveals his hallucinations to Kenny and Christy
Jade cannot continue on his path alone
As they spend the night in a hut after collecting food, Jade, Kenny, and Christy discuss the loss of Kenny’s mother, Tian-Chen (Elizabeth Moi). This Conversation leads to Jade sharing the eerie hallucinations he has seenIncluding the wounded man he saw drinking blood from a human skull. While Kenny and Christy can’t provide any answers as to why Jade has been having these hallucinations, sharing with them helps Jade feel less alone, and is a reminder that he has friends who care about him.
Kenny also makes Jade feel better by sharing how much Tian-chen also cares about Jade. The emotional conversation is interrupted by mysterious noises coming from outside the hut, which is the same noise that Kenny and Jim heard the night they spent in one of the huts as well. Since The monsters were busy taking advantage of the ambulance’s arrival in the townWhatever Jade, Kenny, and Christy heard might be something else.
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Elgin was asked for help
His visions take an intriguing turn
Elgin (Nathan D. Simmons) has been plagued by chilling visions of a tall skeletal woman since season 2, with the visions often occurring while he is asleep. In episode 4, he sees the woman inside Colony House, and how she goes into another room. Elgin follows her, but instead of the woman seeming menacing this time, She desperately begs Elgin to help herBefore he bumps into a colony house resident passes by him, and the vision ends.
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Instead of trying to haunt or hurt Elgin, she could have been trying to communicate with and get his help all along. Then again, the Town knows how to manipulate its residents, and The compassionate Elgin believes he needs to help would be the ideal way to manipulate him. The storyline has been building for a while, but the latest vision may motivate Elgin to take more action and uncover who the woman is, what he sees as her, and how he might be able to help her.
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Boyd lets the monsters have Randall
He is the sacrifice the city requires
Just as the monsters enjoyed tormenting Boyd by making him watch Tian-Chen die in of season 3 episode 1 The monsters enjoy tormenting Boyd again By forcing him to make a good-wrenching choice. Boyd chooses to let the monsters have Randall (AJ Simmons) so he can drive the ambulance to Colony House and save Tabitha, Jim and Henry. While Randall has been selfish and caused problems in the past, he made a noticeable effort to be a better person in season 3.
Boyd is still haunted by the decision he made, and how easy it was for him to leave Randall behind.
It makes it worse to see Boyd essentially sacrifice Randall to the monsters, especially when Randall was only there because he was trying to help. It’s a relief to have Tabitha back and for her and Jim to be reunited, but Boyd is still haunted by the decision he made, and how easy it was for him to leave Randall behind. Once again, HThe monsters get more pleasure from putting Boyd in an impossible situation than they would by killing him.
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Randall is alive, but badly injured
The torment of the city never ends
The end of the episode reveals that The monsters did not kill Randall after Boyd left himWhen he opens his eyes and coughs up blood, before the credits start to roll. Randall is alive, but he was severely maimed by the monsters, as seen by the shots of his bloody body splayed across the front of the ambulance. With Christy out of town, Marielle will have to be the one to tend to Randall’s wounds and see if he can survive the torture the monsters put Randall through.
It remains to be seen why the monsters chose to leave Randall alive instead of killing him when they had the chance, although they likely did so to antagonize Boyd. What happened when the monsters had Randall, it is possible that they did more than just physically hurt him, and that is also why they returned him. Randall was already possessed in season 2 and started seeing the cicadas again in season 3. Randall’s story proves how some fates can be worse than death In the twisted world of of.