Sunny Delight
As Paul begins to piece together what happened, he comes to the conclusion that someone may have sabotaged the cameras in order to cover up a crime. He decides to take matters into his own hands and go on a rampage at Midwich Prep, demanding answers from everyone he meets.
The mothers are discussing the recent events with their children. Cassie speaks up and believes that Amrita left on her own accord and, also, that they too need to start joining together as one just like the kids are. Tellingly, Zoe doesn’t attend the meeting.
The rift between Zoe and Sam is clear, with Hannah working as the dividing wedge between then. She’s suffering from bad dreams and Sam is happy to let her sleep in their bed. Juxtaposing that are Jodie and Paul, with the latter asking her to stay and not move out.
Paul re-examines the CCTV footage and finds a lead in the form of a broken freezer van. It would appear that in those 6 hours, one of the vehicles there has changed. Paul tracks it down and eventually finds Amrita’s frozen body locked inside the truck. The van had been driven by Amrita’s husband, Rajesh, who had been reported missing earlier that day. ..
Curtis and his children are in the middle of a cold case. Joe is trying to get David off the swing, but David’s telepathy is being controlled by Curtis. The swing starts swinging higher and higher, and David falls off it. Hannah also telepathically controls Zoe in the wake of this chaos. As a result, Zoe speaks to Sam in confidence and admits that she doesn’t love Hannah.
Susannah tries to learn more about her dreams, but when she gets closer to Eve, reaching out a hand to touch her forehead, she’s stopped.
Zoe manages to leave Midwich in the morning, overwhelmed that she’s around ordinary people again. Unfortunately, she realizes later on, shockingly, that the kids know she’s left. Susannah speaks to Nathan in confidence and tries to get answers. He seems to open up a little, which allows Susannah to speak to Paul and Bryony about what she’s found out. Specifically, about their recurring bad dream involving winter, frozen ground and a locked room. ..
Susannah believes that the kids are being forced to go home because Bryony is projecting her own issues onto them. Bryony has done some background research on Susannah and has discovered that she has a big secret. ..
Hannah forces Sam to hurt Curtis. When Curtis starts hitting him back, Hannah stops him. Off the back of this, Sam realizes that this is Hannah’s doing and that his partner was right.
Susannah is encouraged to head out into the woods for a walk by Evie, who believes that she will hurt Susannah if she plays a game. Nathan’s confession to Paul just prior to this makes Evie realize that Susannah intends to hurt Susannah, believing she is going to do the kids harm.
Paul scrambles to find the good doctor, who ends up chasing Evie up the train tracks. A train is en-route too but Paul arrives and manages to stop Susannah and Evie. We still don’t know what Susannah’s big secret is, but for now, we cut across to Paul who heads home, kissing Jodie which leads to the pair making love. Nathan though, happens to be on the stairs listening in. Is he controlling them? ..
The Episode Review
Our residents are starting to feel the heat as Amrita is found in the freezer van, Zoe is essentially shunned by Hannah while it seems Curtis may well be the next person to meet a grisly demise. Either way, the series is just starting to tighten the screw and become much more intriguing with a good deal of tension whenever the kids show up.
Nathan is the one who seems to be struggling with the most and it’ll be interesting to see how he’s handled in the future. His bad dreams, his parents and ultimately what the goal of these strange kids is are all important questions that need to be answered.
The intra-personal familial drama is still interesting though and the ending hints that Susannah is hiding a big secret from the others. What could this be?
