The High Aldwin
In the second episode of “The Walking Dead,” Willow returns to see Sorsha, pointing out the barrier cannot keep their enemies out forever. And of course we know that, given they came through and attacked last episode. ..
The crux of the issue here is that Madmartigan is on a quest and has not been heard from in 9 days. Elora, the Crone, wants to train him and Sorsha says he’s not a great sorcerer.
Elora is Introduced to Mims, Willow’s daughter, along with all the other villagers in Nelwyn. Of course, Kit is not happy and isn’t in the mood to open her mind and learn more about these people, obnoxiously claiming she doesn’t care about this and only cares about Airk.
Kit wants this expedition to be moved up, while Willow intends to try and train Elora. Given she is the Chosen One, the Nelwyns want her to do the “Finger Test”.
When Elora fails, we cut to Kit who smiles in a satisfied way. Kit also doesn’t want to stick around though, believing time is of the essence and wanting to find Airk.
Meanwhile, Elora keeps her identity a secret but unfortunately the Crone has already made her move. Given the Lich (that magical creature we saw last episode) has stabbed Ballantine, he’s controlled and sent out to track down Elora. Ballantine soon shows his true evil and strikes out at the others in his party.
With evil stirring and making their move, Mims convinces her father to follow Elora and keep her safe, showing off a sorcerer’s wand. At the same time, we cut across to Kit, who’s not best pleased about Elora being the Chosen One. Now that she’s not the most special person in the room, she’s got the hump. In fact, she proposes that Willow planted the mark on her arm.
Jade puts Kit in her place and tells her to do what she wants while the others try to find Elora. As Kit rides off, Elora is found down by the river. Willow finds her first and realizes she’s afraid. Eventually the pair come to an agreement to head over to Immemorial City beyond the Shattered Sea.
While the caravan heads out, they catch up with Kit who is still not humble, isn’t called out for her behavior beyond Willow’s put-down and she hasn’t even apologized for abandoning everyone either. She looks utterly bored when Willow brings up the lifeforce in the world and how there’s magic around them too. ..
Elora is trying to practice the incantations, but they’re getting further and further away from the words she wants them to be.
Nelwyn is a small town in the middle of nowhere. It’s not known for anything, and no one knows where the caravan is. Ballantine shows up and immediately asks where the caravan is. Mims lies and claims they’ve gone back to Tir Asleen, but wagon tracks lets them down. Ballantine immediately heads back out again on the ride, intent on tracking them down.
Elora is still struggling to use her magic, and Kit believes it’s a waste of time. Graydon, however, is more accepting and sits with Elora in confidence. She points out that she’s ordinary and nothing special, but Graydon claims she’s actually extraordinary but she’s just not seeing it. ..
Elora was able to focus and say the words over and over again until she was knocked out and taken by Ballantine. However, in her place happened to sprout a plant. It seems the magic was a success after all! ..
Willow tells Silas that his vision is a horrifying one, something that sees him wake up on a battlefield with Elora dead. Willow points out that the only way to save the world is for Elora to die. But can fate be changed?
The Episode Review
Kit is the worst character in this and I hope she gets killed off soon. I can’t work out whether she’s intentionally supposed to be an awful character or is going to learn humility and soften up a bit as the season goes on. However, she’s even more unlikable than the prisoner who’s actually supposed to be bad!
This second chapter does allow for a bit more humor to enter the fold, with the magic casting and the little reveal at the end a nice way of rounding out this week’s double-bill. ..
In the first chapter, Willow was a wild ride. This second chapter is much better, but it still has some problems. It’s still a fantasy fare and it’ll be interesting to see how much of an audience this attracts.
