Luke 8:17
Warrior Nun Season 2 Episode 3 begins with Ava and Beatrice arriving in Madrid. Despite the fate of the world on the line, Ava wants to go sightseeing. Of course, Beatrice sets her right with a stern word. ..
The men follow the signal and end up in the same smashed up greenhouse Superion was in last episode. A not-so-subtle message on the floor comes in the form of an arrow, which in turn leads to two tickets to the movie theatre. Thankfully it’s not two tickets to see Morbius, which would be horrific unto itself, but they have their own problems to contend with. They leave the greenhouse and realize they’re being followed by 3 men.
Ava and Beatrice decide to try and lose them, heading down the side streets. However, Father Vincent is the one who gets the jump on them, tranquilizing Beatrice and confronting Ava. He brings up how Adriel is the real deal and suggests she should come quietly. Ava is not prepared to do that, naturally, but receives a swift punch to the nose for her troubles. But how? Well, Vincent has Divinium tattoos meaning there’s no way for her to phase through them. Regardless, Ava still comes out on top. ..
As they enter the cinema, Superion and Camila spot them and start to run. Vincent tries to stop them, but they are too fast. As they reach the entrance of the cinema, Superion grabs Ava by the arm and pulls her into the movie theater. Ava is terrified as she is dragged into the dark theater. She can hear Superion talking to her in a low voice, telling her that she is going to defeat Adriel and save everyone. Suddenly, a bright light shines down on them from above and Superion falls to the ground with Ava on top of him. The light fades and Superion stands up again, revealing that he has been wearing a mask all along! He tells Ava that she is safe now and that he will take her home.
According to Yasmine, the first Warrior Nun, Areala, used a specific weapon to trap Adriel all those years back. Yasmine actually knows what this weapon is – a Crown of Thorns. This Crown neutralizes divine beings. The reason the Romans placed the Crown on Jesus’ head to begin with was specifically to block his supernatural gifts. If they can get this on Adriel’s head, it would give them a big advantage.
Cora entrusted the Crown to an order of nuns in Egypt. The Order kept the Crown hidden for centuries until the Egyptian Civil War, where British soldiers looted the area and it was lost. A retired British soldier living in Spain may have had access to the Crown, as a whole collection of antiques were found on his possession and subsequently moved to a museum. The Museo Nacional del Prado, which is the main Spanish national art museum, is situated right in the middle of Madrid! ..
Cardinal Rossi is outed as a traitor and as such, Duretti decides to question him in the basement. He wants to know the secret of the plagues, and begins torturing him, using a medieval device to find the truth. Rossi soon caves, with the threat of death imminent and reveals that the plagues are actually being created by Arq-Tech Corporation.
Lilith continues to seek help from Jillian, who suggests that Lilith head through the portal. Unfortunately, as soon as she does she’s spat back out again, rolling violently across the floor. Although Lilith was only gone for a few seconds, for the Sister, she was actually in there for hours, walking across the burning sand. Lilith admits she wasn’t welcome inside, given the burns all up her arms. Jillian wants Lilith to go back again but she’s having none of it and subsequently leaves.
The museum heist goes ahead and after finding the Crown, the nuns break in after-hours, taking out the lasers and allowing Ava to phase through the glass to touch the crown. However, it doesn’t seem to do anything, meaning it’s a decoy.
With less than three minutes until they need to leave, with the threat of the alarms being set off, Ava begins phase through more lasers and begins approaching the maiden from afar.
As soon as Ava activates her power, Vincent shows up and puts the crown on her, diminishing her powers and carrying her away. At the same time, Lilith shows up to see Adriel, seemingly switching sides. Uh oh!
The Episode Review
Ava could have easily avoided the heist by phasing through the ceiling above the Crown in Wallace and Gromit. The Wrong Trousers in this movie could have been avoided if Ava had phased through the ceiling. ..
Although the group manage to find the Crown of Thorns, everything goes awry when Vincent shows up and the whole thing is one big trap. With Ava now captured and Adriel continuing to exert his dominance, it seems like our Nuns are up against the ropes. Will they manage to catch a second wind to fight back?
Through all of this, the series continues to develop Lilith and seeing her now by Adrien’s side is indicative of how lost she’s feeling and unsure which side to turn. The rest of the characters continue to be flung through this labyrinth of mystery and drama though, and it remains to be seen quite how everyone is going to come out of this in one piece.
