Is Garrett a goner?
Is anyone elses face still frozen in shock from that ending?
We hardly knew ye!
Credit: Iden Ford/CBS
Lets recap episode 6 ofAmerican Gothic.
One aspect of The Chess Players I greatly enjoyed was how much time the Hawthornes actually spent together.
Alison is shocked and mortified, and the family reconvenes to figure out how exactly this could have happened.
They quickly learn it was Brady, and at the same time Tessa, who handed over Cams DNA.
Its not long before the police (and our good buddy Dana!)
As we saw at the end of last weeks episode, hes on a road trip/campout/pseudo-kidnapping?
The police are suspicious and give a shot to find something of Garretts to test.
All they can think about is who among them is a killer.
Tessa, of course, is staunchly defensive of him.
Then she demands they all go to their rooms.
Decorative ones, stuffed ones, photos of ones.
Jack is deep in his research on vultures (because why wouldnt he be?)
when Cam starts to realize hes correct whyarethere so many birds in the house?
NEXT: She seems to have an answer for everything.
Alison, Tessa, and Cam consult Madeline about the finding.
As per usual, Madeline has an explanation: She confesses she had an extramarital affair many years ago.
The kids buy it, generally, and are once again shocked by their mothers multitude of secrets.
Tessa finds a bottle of prescription drugs in the house that belong to Garrett, prescribed by Christina.
Well hes half right.
Are they midnight picnicking?
Are they on some sort of retreat?
Thats how Garrett describes it, at least, when he reminds her of their no cellphones agreement.
Apparently, the entertainment on this outing will come from Garretts wit and Garretts wit alone.
Garrett approaches them with a knife, threatening them to leave Christina alone.
Christina is bothered by this, and decides to leave the escalating horror-movie scenario she finds herself in.
While this is going on, Brady and Tessa are heading to Christinas apartment.
Her dog walker tells them Christina is on a romantic(?)
trip in the dark, cold, scary woods with her new boyfriend.
Tessa insists on going with Brady, once again taking the lead on defending/protecting Garrett.
Now theres an all-out manhunt for Garrett.
Its on TV news, and there are helicopters and cops all searching the woods.
The Hawthornes are watching from home when cops casually drop in.
The message lets her know Garretts an SBK suspect.
They brawl, and he grabs her close while she has a knife in her hand.
Ill be the first to say, this was a twist I was not expecting!
Will we ever learn Garretts big why I disappeared story?
Will Tessa divorce Brady after another betrayal?
And whats with all the birds?
Stay tuned, folks!
6 Honorable Mentions
Who Actually Dun It?
Im becoming increasingly suspicious of Tessa.
Everyone seems to drive home the point that she was a baby when the murders happened.
Its been said at least three times so far.
She has question marks all over her, as far as Im concerned.
But what if it wasnt, and it doesnt?
So, whos your guess for SBK after this episode?
