Warning! This article contains spoilers for From Season 3, Episode 4!Jim has another haunting conversation with “Thomas” in of Season 3, Episode 4, which ends with the mysterious voice telling him that Julie and Ethan are not his children anymore. yet of Season 3, Episode 2 ended with Jim receiving a phone call from “Thomas,” his infant son who died shortly before the series premiere, it became clear that the situation was just the city playing tricks on the family. Knowing that Thomas’ tragic death is the biggest source of guilt and tension in the Matthews family. The phone calls supposedly from the deceased child were used to manipulate Jim and his family.
in of Season 3, Episode 4 The Matthews family receives another call from “Thomas,” which is answered by Ethan this time. “Thomas” tells Ethan that Tabitha is in trouble outside and needs to help save her, with Jim interrupted the call and told the voice to leave his children alone. The entity on the other end menacingly responds, “They are not your children anymore.” A shaken Jim then slams the phone and breaks it from the wall, leaving the evil voice’s true identity unknown and his haunting message lingering as ofThe characters prepare to reunite with Tabitha Matthews in town.
“Thomas” says that Julie and Ethan belong to the forces of the city, not Jim
Julie and Ethan are not the same kids when they entered the city
Jim’s anger overpowers him after the voice claiming to be Thomas tells him that Julie and Ethan are not his children anymore, which has terrifying implications for the family. “Thomas” is not saying that Julie and Ethan are not what Jim thinks they are, but that The powers of the city are those to whom they belong now. Julie has been tormented by the memories of being tortured by the music box monster in of Season 2’s ending, with Ethan becoming more distant and cynical about his parents’ help and the possibility of leaving.
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As they wanted all along, Thomas is told that the city’s evil forces have already gotten to and taken power over Ethan and Julie. They are no longer the children they were when the Matthias family first arrived ofs city; Like Jim and Tabitha, they are changed by the forces of the place trying to corrupt them. Ethan and Julie have already accepted that they might end up being all the others have left if something bad happens to Jim and Tabitha. Therefore, they also learn to stop seeing Jim as their source of protection, education and familial support.
Why “Thomas” Is Really Trying to Get Ethan to Save Tabitha from Season 3, Episode 4
The voice wanted to make more Matthews family members vulnerable at night
It’s not just Jim that “Thomas” is trying to manipulate into of Season 3. It was clear that Ethan was still grieving his brother when the family first got trapped in town, so The voice tries to use this grief to get Ethan to risk his life at night. ofThe mysterious monsters and forces need the characters to go outside at night to attack them, so “Thomas” tries to guilt Ethan into helping Tabitha so that he will go outside and be vulnerable to the creatures’ attacks.
The messages of “Thomas” are not the first time ofs characters received phone calls at Tian-chen’s house. Jim had previously received a call from a voice that told him that Tabitha should not dig the hole, and Kenny had received a call from a voice saying the haunting nursery rhyme.
Of course, Ethan quickly catches that the voice is not actually his dead brother Thomas, so he stays inside with Julie. However, the message still works to send Jim out to save Tabitha and Henry from the ambulance, even if the monsters do not get to him. With Jim ripping the phone from the wall, it remains to be seen whether “Thomas” will try to contact and manipulate the Matthews family again in of Season 3.
New episodes of of Season 3 releases Sundays on MGM+.