The Changeling
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Call me old-fashioned, but I stillmournthe loss of longer TV seasons.
Its jam-packed with action, yet the plot only moves incrementally, leaving us with a cliffhanger.
After two episodes focused on Lillian and Emmas much-needed perspectives, the finale brings us back to Apollos narrative.
Hes now on the second phase of his heros journey: the initiation.
This phase of the journey is when the protagonist actively begins navigating the tests and challenges before them.
This group of nefarious men are the ones who trolled Apollo on Brians tribute page.
Kinder Garten admits to killing his daughter and chastises Apollo for not bringing Gretta back to him.
Once he gets to their campsite, he sees the community they built engulfed in flames.
Both Stanfield and Jane Kaczmarek, as Cal, gave stellar performances.
William has completely ditched his alias and terrorizes Apollo with his true, terrifying identity.
Theres an excruciatingly small rope they climb down one by one, with Apollo and Cal going last.
Miraculously, they survive, though theyre both injured.
She tells the women to leave without looking back and returns to the island with Apollo.
Cal launches into a monologue about how calling her and her band of women witches is a misnomer.
She urges Apollo to find Emma in the only forest in New York City so he can finally believe.
She climbs back up the cliff, gripping one slippery rock at a time while the rain pours down.
Apollo makes it to the mainland, where he finally visits Brians grave.
He opens the casket where the changeling is buried, still alive.
The changeling bites Apollos hand, drawing blood and proving once and for all, Its not a baby.
In some ways, it felt more like a mid-season finale.
LaValles novel also had a slow buildup, so Im holding out hope.
These actors put their foot in their performances, and the aesthetics are everything.
This could be the she Cal spoke of.
