I am not sure that we can (or should) assume that Hecate was Evelyn's actual biological daughter.

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In episode 4 Hecate was more than enough to beat regular Ethan and Sembene, while the witch that Lyle killed was enough to keep Malcolm and Lyle at bay. That last attack by witch #1 or 2 (never can keep straight which is which) was out of character from what we had seen before.

By 1891 crossing the Atlantic took no more than a week, so unless there was a long processing time, he should make it to the US before turning again.

The issue is that there wasn't any "big action" to Evelyn's end, or the the other two witches. It sort of happens, and that's it. After a full season of no one getting a good shot, Witch #2 gets hit rather quickly by Sir Malcolm. I loved that Lyle got his action moment, but given he had a gun, it was clear that was…

Yeah, they defeated minions, though it seemed that Mina outranked them in a way at the end.

I had a feeling that the lack of action and quickness of Evelyn's end would get this episode a low grade - after all, episode three got a similar grade for lack of action as well.

If I were psychic, I wouldn't be commenting on the AV Club - I only "know" what people write - I could make assumptions about what they meant, but those can be wrong.

Of course its 'told' by PD, otherwise I would have no knowledge of it. It wasn't shown to us by PD.

We have no idea what the mythology behind his Lycanthropism is, though the monicker Lupus Dei seems to indicate its something rare, and does not follow the standard "werewolf from a bite" rule.

The actor got himself another job, which will probably showcase his skills far more - so he gets the horror show way out.

I think it worked out because the intruder was unaware of the character of the people in the house he was invading. I think its been sufficiently pointed out that these two are not Jane and Joe Doe.

He did have a story, that of a man "saved" by Malcolm, taken far away from his homeland, and now int he service of Malcolm. His story certainly was not about Ethan's, though in the end it intersected with his.

While I understand the argument behind this viewpoint, from a storytelling perspective in this show, those deaths make sense. This horror show is not about trying to upend every convention but instead a show exploring our internal faults, and in the horror genre marginal individuals are the most vulnerable.

I believe that Danny Sapani got himself another gig, so I would have to assume that the bite will be terminal.

Instead of wasting time, I refer you and anyone else back to the scene, as provided.

You keep claiming she assented - you are wrong in this.

A fact is not something you get to disagree about - it is or isn't, period. In Episode 8 of season 1, we see Victor smother Brona with a pillow, and at no time did he ask her is she wanted to be brought back from the dead before he killed her. That is not something you get to "disagree with."

Ah, she most certainly did not consent to anything - Victor smothered her with a pillow as she lay otherwise dying.

Well, yes, and never was it stated that their union would lead to an end of existence, just to the rule of monsters and demons over existence.

If you remember Lucifer's speech to Vanessa last season, he was talking about ruling over a burnt world - which makes me assume there is an expectation of there still being a world. Lyle's speech to Malcolm about the prophecy of the beasts taking over also seems to imply a world, through one ruled by horrors.