Last week we seen Sister Greta attempt to exorcise Damien but she failed miserably as we watched Damien pull himself out of the shallow grave and turned the Megiddo dagger back on Sister Greta, we also witnessed the death of Ann’s Daughter Veronica by a freaky, possessed, evil tree. Detective Shay is asked to hand his badge and weapon in and is taken off the case but Shay is like a dog with a bone and he wont stop till he gets his man, he is slowly losing control and his family.
SN1 EP10 – ‘ Ave Satani ‘
Damien and Simone run from the churchyard and come across Lyons and his small army of men that are packing some heat, Lyons tells Damien that the Armitage Corporation has banks and buildings ready at Damien’s disposal along with hordes of followers waiting for his words. With Damien not conforming Lyons orders his army to put a bullet in Simone head and all of a sudden the soldiers turn on each other in a bloody massacre. Damien is starting to get his powers, when he and Simone try to steal a car from it becomes very clear his powers are upon him, the woman tries to throw herself off the bridge whilst chanting “Its all for you Damien.” Ann is mourning the brutal death of her daughter Veronica, Ann and Sister Greta come face to face for the first time and Sister Greta promises there will be others coming to stop Damien. We see the Vatican priests prepare to take down the Antichrist and gather weapons including Megiddo daggers.
Lyons wants to know where Damien is and threatens to kill Amani’s entire family if he doesn’t tell him Damien’s whereabouts but Amani isn’t giving it up and has no idea where he is anyway. Damien and Simone were able to escape and he heads to Charles Powell’s abandoned trailer, he tells Simone she needs to run and save herself but she refuses to leave him as she tends to his wounds. Damien is starting comprehend his role and the power he holds but he also knows that Armitage and the church won’t stop, when Simone tries to convince him that he is not a killer, he raises his arm and Simone starts to cough up bugs. Shay is on a mission to find Damien but his obsession with Damien has caused his family to leave him behind, Shay visions are becoming more tormenting as he believes he has run over his son while driving along the back roads. At the site of Damien’s failed exorcism, Lyons forces Amani to put Sister Greta in the grave that is now filled with the body’s of the women that were helping her, Lyons then shoots Amani and Sister Greta holds Amani as they are buried alive by the Armitage army.
Damien tells Simone of his plan to go to Megiddo, the place his father had visited and the home of the daggers. Shay tracks Simone and Damien as they leave the trailer, Rutledge and Lyons also figured out where he is and the chases is on and what happened next had me on the edge of my seat. Shay takes a shot at Damien but shoots Simone in the head her and Damien fall to the ground and he is screaming for someone to help her, his 666 mark starts to bleed and a drop of his blood lands on Simone’s head where she was shot and comes back from the dead, Damien and Simone are surrounded by Damien’s followers who all drop to their knees including Detective Shay. Holy shit what a way to end season 1!!
These actors are at the time of their game and can’t wait for season 2, no doubt we will see the Vatican’s army of priest arrive with their arsenal of weapons including the Megiddo daggers but what becomes of Amani and Sister Greta? Do they both survive? Does Shay completely succumb to his visions and obsession? Can’t wait to see what season 2 will bring!