La Capilla
Franklin finds Irene in the shed, breathing heavily and claiming there’s someone in it. With a hammer in hand, Franklin descends down the stairs to find that stranger doubled over.
Franklin is convinced that the guy is a junkie needing a place to hide out, Irene isn’t so sure though. It’s certainly ominous though, given the guy is covered in blood – and he doesn’t seem to have a wound either. So naturally, Franklin phones the police to come over.
Officer Thomas arrives and begins surveying the scene. The camera stays focused on Franklin’s back, which showcases a blood spatter across his right shoulder (from carrying the stranger.) ..
Irene claims that Franklin is seeing things and deteriorating, and the officer leaves under the pretense that Franklin hallucinated the whole ordeal.
Toni and Stella are out in the mountains leading llamas across the rolling hills which is a long way away from the school Toni attends.
That night, Toni invites Matias to the house, but although she thinks it’s the start of a friendship, in reality he was actually dared to go there. He explains that he’s been paid 4000 pesos to go inside the “haunted house.”
There are rumours that Toni’s grandfather was into cultish work and the kids wanted to see for themselves. This crushed Toni, who was under the assumption this was a date. ..
Stella sees the two men together and she shoos them out of the church. She then reveals a door that is similar to the one in Franklin and Irene’s shed. Could this stranger be from here?
As Franklin and Irene walk outside, they notice a man on the ground who has started shaking uncontrollably. Irene is convinced that this is similar to a virus she had in the past, and sends Franklin out to get a refill of Tamiflu.
In his absence, Irene begins going through this stranger’s items, including numerous gold coins and a photo labelled “Gabriel.” With the guy coughing uncontrollably and struggling, Irene decides to concoct a special brew to make him feel better. She also decides to read from his book.
Eventually, the stranger does awaken. He reveals his name is Jude and he’s not from anywhere. He also claims to have fallen and remembers being carried – although that last part is presumed to be Franklin. Jude tells the story of how he got here and how he remembers being carried.
Franklin returns with the medicine, but he’s far less trusting than Irene is. Franklin barely says two words to the guy and tends to Irene when she begins to feel woozy and faint.
Denise struggles to stay awake during her lecture. Thankfully, Cliff, a nearby student, offers her a cup of coffee. This allows the pair to connect and provides some more background on the family. Denise has taken on the burden of watching over Franklin and Irene herself, something that’s made all the harder by the fact her father killed himself when she was 5 years old. ..
Franklin confronts Irene about the secret she’s been keeping. Namely that from Dr Mareesa. She promises to do all of what the doctor has told her but in exchange, he needs to support her while she searches for the answers to this doorway and what it means. Begrudgingly, he seems to agree.
Stella is home and has an old friend break into her house. He asks if she’s training Toni, but it’s unclear exactly who this guy is. It could well be linked to the doorway.
That night, after Franklin warns Jude not to harm Denise, Jude awakens. He takes Denise’s letter and creeps out the room, through the house.
With a knife in hand, he heads into the bathroom and cuts open his leg. A strange cylindrical object happens to be wedged in there; some sort of tracking device perhaps? Anyway, he crushes it before heading out into the night.
The Episode Review
I am all for a slow burn but Night Sky is a very slow series and sometimes in danger of slipping into the realm of boring. Thankfully, the acting is good enough to keep things ticking along, while the extra characters in Stella and Toni help to add some new blood to the series and keep things interesting. ..
The story around these doorways and the Martian landscape is good but ultimately plays second fiddle to the character drama, which is what takes the front and center stage. There are some decent ties between each of these main players, but it’s Franklin and Irene who steal the limelight with their great chemistry.
The inclusion of the stranger makes for a deeper mystery that we don’t know about just yet.
