From Season 3 Episode 9 Review: Revelations: Chapter One

In the penultimate episode of From, tensions are at an all-time high when the town residents find out one of their own has gone missing. Elgin explains to Fatima how she is the key to getting everyone home, as if she should be blessed by this calling.

Throughout the episode, Victor is really tearing himself apart for the role he played in his mother’s death. The poor man is riddled with guilt over what he believes he caused, and when Tabitha touches his arm to console him, a jolt of energy goes through her—energy that Sara notices, but Tabitha isn’t sure how to explain. It is a short-lived moment before she rushes off to Julie, who is now in the clinic.

Victor has more tantrums in this episode. The more things change the more they stay the same. But he’s at his wit’s end and takes the axe from the Colony House to chop down the faraway tree, believing it has done nothing but cause people pain.

One refreshing takeaway this week was seeing Jim act like a father. But has too much damage been done? After passing out, Kristi tends to Julie. Jim does remarkably act like the concerned parent, but any bonus points he got for that quickly came to a halt when he visited Randall. It took about a millisecond to try to put his foot down about his daughter, but Randall wasn’t having it. He was already going through his psychological torture and was in no mood. But nobody’s ever in the mood for Jim, ask his children.

It’s too late to say you’re sorry

I know Jim Matthew’s is the punching back for the fandom of From. He’s easy to pick on. Although in all fairness, he’s written so unlikable that it’s common sense to dislike the man. However, he has had some growth as a husband and father in the last couple of episodes. He is seeing the error of his ways and attempting to right his wrongs of the past by admitting to Tabitha he hasn’t been doing a very good job. Now he wants to listen and is all in if it means there’s a semblance of hope they could get back home again.

It’s all about family bonding in this installment. Boyd and Ellis connect as father and son when he admits that his Parkinson’s is back. He can no longer keep it hidden after Ellis watches his leg give out on him. Boyd also revealed that the monsters made him watch the murder of Tian-Chen, not to claim another victim, but to break Boyd’s spirit. Now he thinks this is why they chose Fatima to torture as a way to continue to destroy Boyd emotionally. His hands are tied, and once again he can do nothing but watch as his family remains in shambles.

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Sara cannot find a moment of peace. She pieces together a broken snowman and there is almost happiness behind that, but it is short-lived when the voices come rushing back to her. It doesn’t take long before she rushes to Boyd to tell him Fatima didn’t leave on her own. Something took her, and they want him to know she’s close and that she’s afraid. They were laughing because they knew Boyd wouldn’t find her in time.

She is the light

Donna stares at a picture of what looks like her sister in heavy thought just before Boyd comes to warn her. After much thought and consideration, Donna decides she’s not going to tell the residents what Fatima did. It would cause more harm than good. Not just to Fatima, but the image she holds for these people. She is a light and somewhat of a saving grace to them.

Boyd Stevens calls a town meeting to get a search party going for Fatima. He knows they are scared after Tillie’s death and Fatima’s disappearance and assures them it is possible to fight back. They split off in pairs to search every inch of the town and its surrounding areas. Elgin pairs up with Ellis in a successful effort to keep him from finding the cellar his wife is locked away in.

Acosta is being Acosta. Controlling, bossy, demanding. She neglects to forget she’s new here and has to earn her place. Just because she was a cop in her previous life doesn’t mean she’s required to have any ownership of this town. If we had a dollar for every time she tells someone she’s a good cop we could pay everyone’s bills. Even if she could force all the answers out of people she would still not understand what is going on in this town. Part of being a good cop is trusting people and listening to their concerns.

Donna has had enough and doesn’t have time to give a tutorial. Acosta seems to think she can magically fix this place, but she needs to prove herself and win over trust with the residents before she can ever think about leading this town.

My second in command

Boyd lets Kenny in on the news his Parkinson’s is getting worse. And he’s worried about the future of the town. He needs someone he trusts to lead them, not a hothead like Acosta. Kenny doesn’t want to accept that kind of leadership out of sympathy but is willing to take his position as deputy back. It pleases Boyd to know he has him back to rely on and with his progressing disease, he’s going to need that.

Speaking of annoying dads, Henry is back to pester Jade while he adds more bottles to the tree. For Jade, the man is so full of unwanted information. Regardless, Henry sees part of Victor inside Jade as they share some of the same attributes when their minds get fixated on solving a problem. This time around, it’s Jade who gives Henry advice about his son. He doesn’t need to fix Victor because Victor is not broken. He is a product of what this town made him. I love how Jade always says what the audience is thinking. The characters seemed puzzled by his factual revelations.

The whole world is changing in Fromville

We learn that something is changing. After Victor attempts to start chopping down the tree the boy in white appears telling him to stop. But now he has visibly grown. When Victor asks why he doesn’t look the same anymore the boy tells him everything is changing now. He pleads with the boy in white to help him help these people. But the only answer he can give is to leave the tree alone. Is that for his protection or is the boy in white also on the side of evil?

I will say it’s interesting that as Victor has internal growth, the boy in white is changing alongside him. Now he has people who care about him, like Tabitha, Jade, Henry, and his growing relationship with Sara. It’s a far cry from the start of the series when Jim treated Victor like a serial killer who was luring his son into the woods.Those things are allowing Victor to develop, and he is more than just a shattered little boy in the body of a man. The boy in white appears only to those who are the key to getting out of Fromville. White is the color purity, but is this a red herring?

Some things just come naturally

Even Julie and Tabitha have a heartwarming mother-and-daughter moment after she admits to her mother that she doesn’t think she was dreaming, she thinks she traveled somewhere. Julie finally lets her guard down and shows some fear and vulnerability. When you compare Tabitha and Jim as parents, Tabitha has an effortless bond that is more satisfying to watch.

The show comes to an end with Fatima trying to escape through a hatch in the ground inside the room she’s bound to. Her stomach has been growing by the hour which hinders her from being able to pull it up. The Kimono lady appears just in time to cover her mouth and push her against the bed. It must be time for birth. But what form of creature is going to come out?

After their hug, Tabitha and Julie find the open cellar Victor is in. He’s continuing to beat himself up for telling his mother and went to the last place she was before her disappearance. Tabitha hugs him and holds him while telling him he was just a little boy. Little boys should go to their mothers when they feel scared. Upon touching Victor again she feels that same soulful connection they shared earlier. The scene flashes back to Miranda hugging her two children before she escaped the cellar leading Tabitha to run out in panic and fear. Overcome with so much emotion. Now we all know. She is the reincarnation of Miranda.

What comes next for From? Find out next week on MGM+ in the finale episode of season 3.

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