Storm

Judith is captured by the Eden cultists and pleads for her life. However, Brenda and Orson both work together and use that strange gun from before. After piercing her in the head, she’s dropped off the cliff to her doom.

Nico tells Zoa that they’ve seen something strange in Eden and she should stay quiet about it just in case they end up like Judith. Zoa takes a screwdriver and writes “Judith Forever” on the bed.

Gabi meets with David, who tells her everything, including how Eden was an “immersive experience” and they engaged in a whole bunch of drinking and partying. He goes on to mention his invite to Eden has gone and gives reference to the Blue Eden drink.

Judith’s wristband has been turned off, and she’s in danger. Zoa tries to warn her, but she won’t listen. Zoa leaves without revealing the truth.

The island is on the verge of being struck by an electrical storm, which could cause damage to the infrastructure. A bolt of lightning takes out one of the lampposts, and a bizarre slow-mo shot depicts Charly almost being hit and flying across the courtyard, landing hard on the ground. After being hurt, he’s given an injection from Ulises. ..

Gabi is about to buy a one-way ticket back to Barcelona but notices a billboard asking about paradise. She believes this could well be a linked to Eden so she decides against leaving after all. She also cuts her hair as well, believing a change of look could get her an invite onto the island.

Bel is suspicious of Zoa and watches her closely as she visits Ibon that night. However, Zoa is unaware of this and leads him down into the caves, showing off Judith’s body. Only, she’s gone.

It seems that this was all a ruse to scare her into submission. When they return to the community, Zoa is taken aside and warned – as is Ibon. It’s clear that the workers here are driving a wedge between the recruits. We also soon learn that Nico actually planted Judith’s body there to scare Zoa into submission. With this plan very clearly not working. Astrid gives the order to “deal with her.”

Zoa is brought before Erick and Astrid. They point out that Zoa broke her contract and show off footage of her encouraging Judith to visit the island. Astrid frames the whole event as Zoa’s fault.

Brenda has just killed her best friend Zoa, and now she’s on the run. She needs to find a way to prove her worth again, but she’s very much on the tight end.

A community member, Alma, and Ibon discuss the potential consequences of Eden. Alma has some concerns about the contract that Ibon has signed, and decides to abandon it. As he leaves the community, Mayka isn’t at her console to watch, given she’s currently off having sex with Charly in a separate area.

Ibon makes it down to the coast where he notices Judith out on the water being burned. As he collapses to his knees, he screams for help. ..

Zoa wakes up that night, armed with a screwdriver, and looks set to stab Nico in the throat. Brenda stops her though, grubbing Zoa and telling her to stop.

The Episode Review

Eden, the new mystery box show, is struggling to live up to its potential. So far, the show has raised a lot of questions but failed to answer any of them. This may be premature given that only episode 5 has been aired, but there are so many unanswered questions about the cult and its workings that it makes for a bit of a disjointed watch. ..

The problem with the characters on this show is that they are very one-dimensional and lack depth. We don’t really know who these guys are and the initial thought that this show would dive into individual characters and show their inner thoughts and past, hasn’t come to fruition.

With three more episodes left in the show’s run, we’ll have to wait and see if any of these characters will be able to escape the cult or not.