a discovery of witches season 2 episode 8

#A discovery of witches season 2 episode 8 series

Escapism should, ideally, be escapist and this episode offered that via Baldwin’s sexy baddy fight with Marcus, Emily and Sarah’s foray into high magic, and Diana’s portentous vision. Luckily, not too long was given over to mulling the depressing state of the real world. Knox, Gerbert and Baldwin represent the old divisions, while Marcus, Nathaniel, Sophie, Matthew and Diana represent the possibility of a newly accepting future. The centuries-old conflict between witch, vampire and daemon are reflections of the ways our own societies are riven by mistrust of difference. It opened the door to read more into the story of Margaret (look, she’ll probably grow into it), a biracial, binational child caught between two warring magical factions. Their talk of building walls, strengthening borders and fear of the Other referenced both Trump and Brexit. Preferably summoned by a red telephone or by Marcus projecting the cover of New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies LP into the night sky.Ī dab of real-world political subtext made its way into the episode with Marcus and Phoebe’s talk of humankind’s technological advancement but social retreat.

Please let us meet them before this season is out. Handily, Marcus has one of those in the form of the much-discussed but never-seen Knights of Lazarus. Age cannot wither them, and to get them to shift their centuries-held views would take an army.

The tricky thing about dismantling trenchant power structures in the vampire world is that the men in charge don’t really go in for retirement. If baby Margaret (what do you mean? It’s a fine name for a… 58-year-old lawn bowls club secretary) was to have a future, then Marcus and the others would have to build it. It was an awakening for Marcus, who went from the highly relatable young-person urge of wanting to just sack this whole Lazarus thing off and tell his family to do one, to realising that he had to take his place in creature society, in order to change it. Thematically, this episode was all about youthful idealism versus the status quo.

Watch Matthew’s necktie.) Their wedding certainly wasn’t without strain, book-ended as it was by the bride committing murder and the groom’s blood rage turning him temporarily into the Tasmanian Devil.Ī Discovery of Witches: Explaining the De Clermont Family Tree By Louisa Mellor When was the last time we saw those two smile? On that long-ago jaunt to St Paul’s maybe? Dancing the tango at Sept-Tours? (A scene that, thanks to time-walking, we now know to have been more cleverly complicated than it first appeared. It’s been a long time since those somebodies were Matthew and Diana, who have really been through the wringer in season two. It’s the dollop of salted caramel ice cream on the side of the brownie of doom.

#A discovery of witches season 2 episode 8 series

In a series so weighted by ominous portent and fraught faces delivering either bloodthirsty threats or speeches prophesying the end of times, a bit of levity goes a long way. Possibly it happened slightly earlier when Phoebe replied to Marcus’ declaration that he was the Grand Master of the Knights of Lazarus with the words “And I’m Princess Leia”, but the bat thing cinched it. The moment Phoebe asked Marcus “Can you turn into a bat?” was the moment A Discovery of Witches’ newest couple won my heart. Now, when I.This review contains A Discovery of Witches spoilers. : My whole life, I've been taught to hide who I am so the humans don't suspect.Now, when I want to convince one, she won't believe me. My whole life, I've been taught to hide who I am so the humans don't suspect. If he considered embracing his humanity and turning his back on creatures, working harder to get Phoebe into his life made sense. He couldn't see beyond the framework of his life built with those lies. Marcus wasn't in a mood to consider the whys of his situation. The more Philippe did to take on the burden of ending the rage with his family, the less likely they'd be discovered. That way, nobody would suspect that he carried the trait. I've thought about it some more, and it makes terrible sense that Philippe used Matthew to kill others like him. He came into existence well after Philippe used Matthew as an assassin to kill every one of their kind to protect the secret, Matthew, and Ysabeau. Nothing felt right to Marcus after learning that he'd been lied to his entire vampire life. After learning about the blood rage coursing through his veins on A Discovery of Witches Season 2 Episode 4, Marcus was ready to chuck it all away.