Through some investigation by Bellamy and Maggie, we discover that Caleb Richards’ return isn’t the most suspect thing he’s done. It turns out that just days before his death, Caleb robbed a bank, the very same bank that his daughter just became the manager of. Highly convenient timing. Bellamy and Maggie even come across the holes Caleb has been digging, but besides the new insight, these scenes really work due to Omar Epps and Devin Kelly. The pair has genuine chemistry and their flirtation through the mystery has been performed subtly, but effectively. Usually a romantic subplot would unhinge a show like this, but the pair makes it work. Francis Fisher and Kurtwood Smith are another dynamic duo, playing Jacob’s parents Henry and Lucile Langston. In the a late scene in the episode, Smith gives a heartbreaking monologue to his wife about why he just cant seem to accept “the new Jacob,” perfectly conveying the anguish of a grieving parent. When Henry blames his wife for being too accepting, of betraying her original son, the look of pain and anger on her face is utterly convincing. Watching the two parents come to grips in their own way has supplied most of the drama on the show, and though it isn’t high octane, the performances are commendable. I wish I could say the same of Matt Craven, who plays Jacob’s sheriff uncle Frank. Frank is struggling to come to grips with his wife’s infidelity and the return of his dead nephew, but his one note anger is becoming tiresome. Worse than that, Frank gives an awkward heart to heart monologue at a bar where his wife’s lover sits listening, but the scene is almost laughably bad, in part because of Craven’s stagnant delivery of his lines. The big cliffhanger comes at the end of final moments of this week’s episode, where Tom spots a small trail of blood after finding a broken window, clearly the sign of a break in, at the church. He follows the trail to find a woman sitting in the pews, who explains that she had nowhere else to go and noticed Tom’s name on the sign. She then asks Tom if she really died, and a shocked Tom proclaims, “Rachel?” It seems like we have another returned person on or hands, and another with connections to Tom. Is he involved in all of this somehow? Tonight’s episode was advertised as shocking and full of action, but it pretty much kept the same pacing as the other episodes. Is it entertaining? Yes, but only mildly so far. I’m waiting for more to be unearthed. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
