Wow! What an episode, it was dark with little twists that are slowly starting to unravel bit by bit. By far the darkest episode yet, and I believe its only going to get darker as it unravels more. Before we get in to the ‘Seven Curses’ let’s do a quick recap of ‘The Number of a Man’.
‘Number of a Man’ SN1-EP4
Detective Shay asks Damien to come in for further questioning, in regards to the recent deaths that are centered around Damien. They each threaten each other, before Damien mentions Ann’s interested in him. Shay visits Ann, she shows him the vault which is now a wine cellar and suggests Damien’s time spent as a war photographer has effected his mind. Simone’s mother brings in a witch doctor to put Kelly’s spirit to rest. The witch doctor burns her belongings which emits an orange flame before turning blue. In the ashes, they find her journal with the number 666 burned into the page. Shay’s son Jacob nearly drowns in the backyard pool.
Ok lets jump into ‘Seven Curses’ SN1-EP5
Like i said before, this episode was a cracker and Glen Mazzara, his team and the cast are killing it! Just to be clear they are killing it an awesome way, every episode just gets better and it hooks me in just that little bit more. This episode we see Damien looking for help which makes us believe he’s not just the beast in the making but also a man, will he be able to balance both sides of himself or will the beast take over? Damien seeks help from a Doctor which leads him to a veteran hospital where he runs into the woman who’s son he had saved from the on coming train, she was visiting her husband who was in the hospital and asks Damien if he would meet him.
We see an immediate connection between Damien and veteran, it pulls at the heartstrings and he photographs the veterans daily struggles in the hops of getting their story out. Simone believe Damien is the sole cause of he sisters death but Amani believes he is suffering mentally . We see Ann asking if she has been a good mother and keeping him safe, hinting she is actually his biological mother. Simone gets more than she bargained for while looking for photos at Damien’s apartment, two men in dark clothing and masks break in and ransacked Damien’s apartment looking for him. While at the hospital the veteran asks Damien to assist him in committing suicide, but he wants no part in it, he has had seen too much death. Damien searches the hospital when he finds the Veterans bed empty and he stumbles across a group of injured individuals that start chanting about the serpent with the number 666 when he enters the room. Damien’s connection with the vet leads him down a dark path as he photographs his suicide, its raw, dark and heartbreaking.
In this episode we are also starting to see a relationship form between Amani and Veronica and we have also learned that Veronica is Ann’s daughter and Damien’s sister. The Vatican also comes into play in this episode and you see the crypt where the daggers are held. This by far is the best episode to date, we are learning more about this life and the people surrounding him but there are still many questions to be answered.
Episode Rating This Week: 🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬