Lets start in Arborlon, where Allanon is everybodys life coach.
He and a recovered Bandon are examining the Ellcrys, which has almost no leaves left.
Its fading so fast, Bandon laments.
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Bandon wants no part of that, but Allanons firm: The choice is no longer yours to make.
Without training, Bandon wont survive the darkness about to descend.
Thats … pretty convincing, actually.
Next on Allanons to-do list is bucking up Ander, whos drunk, but not the happy-go-lucky kind.
No, hes mourning his father and his brother and insisting that he doesnt want the crown.
Ander suggests giving the throne to Kael Pindanon, who fought alongside his father during the last war.
But Allanon corrects him: Pindanon hid in the castle while Eventine and Shea Ohmsford defeated the Warlock Lord.
The demons are coming for us, and we will not back down.
I will fight with you and beside you as your king.
Long live King Pretty Eyes!
Hes crowned, and Diana is the first to shout, All hail the king!
Boy, Dianas in an awkward place now, isnt she?
The etiquette there is unclear.
So much for Arborlon this week.
Lets check in on the Wambertrio.
She backs out the door and into your crazy great uncles rustic murder cabin.
Eretrias ready to fight, but Tye tells her shes not a prisoner and can leave when she wishes.
Shes confused; he bought her, so that makes her a slave.
No, he says, it was only to save her from the elf hunters.
The world out there is ugly, and trusting someone is death.
he says calmly as she threatens him with a knife.
NEXT: Wil and Amberle, sittin in a tree … Amberle agrees and uses the break to talk feeeeeeelings.
(you might watch the scenehere.)
She apologizes for kissing Wil during their escape from Pykon.
In light of that, how can she not lean in for another round?
They alternate kisses and reverent gazes, then start to undress.
Amberle has such an elaborate outfit that I dont know how theyll ever get her clothes off.
On the other hand, Wils shirt removes easily, as we know.
But before things escalate, theyre interrupted by the sound of someone getting caught in a troll trap.
Whaddya know, its Cephelo.
Hes been tracking them all day and offers to take them to Eretria if they free him.
Wil is skeptical because of all the times he, you know, TRIED TO KILL THEM.
Oh,come on, show!
Youve established that the phrase is Im all points, to myvast and neverending delight.
Anyway, Amberle unwisely sets him free with a promises to gut him if ha!
inevitably when he crosses them.
Cephelo takes them to the human settlement, then hightails out of there.
Inside the settlement, Tye is introducing Eretria to their way of life.
He says their settlement wants to reclaim that spirit of curiosity and innovation.
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Tye explains and says it was worth every kernel of the harvest of corn he traded for it.
He lets Eretria shoot it.
Shes a natural markswoman, of course.
Oh man, do I not trust him.
Hes playing her waaaay too hard.
Eretria, who apparentlydoestrust him, explains that the map he purchased is the key to saving the world.
Since Hebels the melted-face man in the wheelchair, Id say hes got a point.
Everyone cheers and heads in the barn.
The humans boo Spock for daring to have pointy hears, then everybody throws themselves into dancing.
Eretria glows with happiness and joins in.
Wil and Amberle have crept into the … costume room?
Theyre caught by a human with pink hair and lie that theyre elf hunters hoping to trade.
As they change, Amberle realizes that Wils Elfstones pouch is gone.
And we cut to Cephelo muttering, like taking candy from a baby.
Then he stumbles on Zora, throat slit, and is nabbed himself.
Wil sees this and looks conflicted.
Wils heart is an ocean of secrets, yall.
Elsewhere, Amberle overhears Frances threatening to kill the Rover.
When Tye is called away, Wil approaches Eretria, chastising her for forgetting the mission.
We came to rescue you, but from the looks of things, it doesnt appear you need saving.
Eretria lashes back that he and Amberle have been telling her what to do since they left the castle.
Then Amberle shows up and demands that they go, which is the wrong thing to say.
Eretria says shes done her part and is staying with her own kind.
Eretria storms off, and Pink Hair rips Amberles hat off her head, exposing her ears.
Tye and Frances box them in.
You must be Eretrias friends, he says.
Your friends are in danger, he says.
Your mind is the vessel, your blood is the key.
Dont let them leave without you.
Then Tye comes strolling in and Eretria improvises, kissing him while grabbing his gun.
(Not a euphemism.
Also, theres an old computer keyboard on the wall as a decoration.
I cant decide if I love or loathe this place.)
At gunpoint, Tye comes clean.
Utopias peace has its price, he says.
Sure enough, Amberle, Wil, and Cephelo are tied to stakes as troll dinner.
Outsmarted by Short Tips!
That means Wil still has the stones, but his hands are tied, and he cant reach them.
A troll lumbers up to bash in Wils head when Eretria drops it with a gunshot.
Tye and companyfreakbecause this has destroyed their agreement with the trolls.
He apologizes for cutting the zip line rope in Pykon.
Youre the best thing I ever did, he tells Eretria.
Go save the world.
CepheloButch-Cassidy-and-the-Sundance-Kidsit, and Eretria gives one last look back.
He dies a hero, the dice on the ground around him.
Yet the inherent contradiction of the settlement is intriguing.
Their civilization was based on science, optimism … and human sacrifice.
Two out of three aint bad, I guess.
The Brooks Nook
Hebel!
Im guessing thats all well get from those parts of the book (no Drifter??)
because seriously, how much ground do we have to cover over the next two episodes?
Im curious to see how they pace it from here on out, arent you?
And what do you think about this heroic death for Cephelo?
