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Vilandra
09-27-2005, 03:14 AM
As a desperate Cassie tries to steal back her baby from Azazeal and perform her sacrifice, there's a cataclysmic twist in store...

Source: TV.com (http://www.tv.com/hex/show/30450/episode_guide.html&season=2)


Recap:

Cassie, Ella and Thelma secretly watch Jo playing with baby Malachi as Azazeal looks on. Ella tells Cassie that she has to return to Azazeal and gain his trust so she can steal the baby. She then has to bring Malachi back to Medenham so Ella can kill him, sealing the gates of chaos. Cassie tries to stay resolved but it's clear she has feelings for her child. This will not be an easy task for any of them.

As Ella's lawyer arrives with a mysterious box, Thelma tries to talk Cassie out of keeping her end of the bargain. But Cassie seems determined.

As Cassie goes off to the church, Ella prepares for the ritual with Thelma looking on. Ella's deed box contains many strange and magical things, including a weapon called a Volta, which fires bolts of electricity. Ella demonstrates how her ritual knife can cleave the body and soul of any mortal. Thelma's rapidly starting to realise that Ella's not to be messed with. However when Thelma asks her why she was to late to prevent Malachi being born, it's clear that Ella does have one weakness. She claims she was bewitched by a demon – in the guise of a beautiful boy.

When Cassie arrives at the derelict church, Malachi is crying. When she comforts him and returns the amber stone he was playing with, the child falls quiet. Azazeal tells Cassie that she and the child have a bond.

Meanwhile there's a new teacher in town, and Roxanne has her sights set on him. It looks like she may have met her match this time however – when Thelma and Ella go to the church to steal holy water, they discover that Jez is a priest.

Azazeal tells Cassie that he wants the two of them and the baby to be a family. Cassie pretends not to be interested, but is she falling for him all over again? As Azazeal persists Cassie's resolve seems to ebb away and they kiss as Malachi plays on the floor…

Back at Medenham, Roxanne steps up her campaign to get her claws into Jez by telling him she needs counselling about Felix's death. Jez doesn't seem to be falling for it. However Roxanne is not to be defeated, particularly when she discovers from Ella that Jez is a priest. When Roxanne nexts sees Jez she runs from the room in tears. Alex tells him it's his fault and Jez gives in. He will counsel her.

Using the holy water from the church, Ella draws a Hexagram to protect Cassie when she recues the baby from Azazeal. Thelma looks on, sceptical. As they talk, Cassie seems to have forgotten all about the plan as she enjoys an afternoon of passion with Azazeal. It looks like all Ella's preparations may come to nothing.

However as Ella and Thelma patiently wait, Azazeal lies asleep in the derelict church. Quietly Cassie takes the baby and the amber stone and leaves. As she runs through the empty streets, Azazeal awakes and realises he has been betrayed.

Cassie arrives back at Medenham, much to Thelma and Ella's relief. But unbeknownst to them, Azazeal is not far behind her.

As Ella prepares the church for the ritual, Roxanne is attempting to seduce Jez with tales of her sexual exploit. It looks like she's got him right where she wants him…

Meanwhile Ella returns from the church to find Thelma and Cassie have fallen asleep in the Hexagram and Malachi has wandered off. Thelma and Ella go to look for him, discovering instead the dead body of George the Porter. Azazeal is walking round the school searching for his son. Cassie sees Malachi wandering around and runs after him, leaving the safety of the Hexagram. Azazeal sees her and gives chase but Cassie tricks him in to walking into the Hexagram himself. He is now trapped by the power of the symbol and the holy water which surrounds it.

The girls rush to the Church as Azazeal summons all his strength to break out of the Hexagram. As Ella lays the baby on the table and prepares to kill him, Azazeal enters the church. He beseeches Cassie not to let Ella do this. Cassie tries to remain strong. As Ella makes to bring the knife down on Malachi, Cassie leaps in the way. The knife strikes a fatal blow.

Cassie lies dying as Thelma tells her she loves her, before disappearing into the air. Azazeal takes the baby as Thelma and Ella stand shocked.

Source: SkyOne (http://www.skyone.co.uk/programme/pgeepisodes.aspx?pid=5&eid=341)

Allycat
09-30-2005, 05:22 AM
This was a very exciting episode. I'm slowly warming towards Ella... and whoa, the ending!!! I sure as hell didn't see that one coming!

Black Eye Guy
09-30-2005, 06:17 PM
I was so shocked at the ending, I could not believe it, and so early in the season! I really like the character of Ella, she is cool. I loved that thing Az did to get rid of the 'Barrier' Spell It looked so cool!

Allycat
10-01-2005, 05:37 AM
Yeah, the effects looked really cool.

Vilandra
11-04-2005, 01:59 PM
Really good episode...and not just because of the naked Michael :D

I liked that they made Cassie really struggle with having to kill Malachi. And then end as Allycat said - very dramatic.

prydain
11-29-2005, 02:51 PM
Really good episode...and not just because of the naked Michael :D

I liked that they made Cassie really struggle with having to kill Malachi. And then end as Allycat said - very dramatic.


I don't recall anyone naked....

I just saw this and it was a REALLY good episode. I can't believe Christina Cole wanted to leave, she MADE the show, IMO. I hope she can't find work long enough to come back if the show gets a third season. The show has endless possibilities, if you ask me.

I loved the part in the church where Ella screamed "Don't F*ck with me!", and then, realizing she was in a church, looked up and silently apologized to God.

:-D

Black Eye Guy
11-29-2005, 03:55 PM
I hope she can't find work long enough to come back

lol, I dont know now you should see the later episodes Ella does a good job of taking over as lead character.

prydain
11-29-2005, 04:16 PM
I don't know if I want the show to remain "the adventures of ella and thelma". i mean...the show's original mythology was about Cassie and the McBain witches, yes? I think they should resurrect her somehow and do some more with her.

Black Eye Guy
11-30-2005, 08:14 AM
I agree with you that the mythology was good in the first season, (on a side note wasn't it said during the first season that she was the last of the McBain witches??) But it sets up a mythology for Ella too, and it expands so much more then being about Ella and Thelma, but they do give them a nice mythology to work with.

Allycat
11-30-2005, 01:06 PM
I do feel that they're sort of wondering off into a different direction then they'd taken in the first season, but it's definitely an improvement! I think that maybe if they'd done the first season maybe later as a straight-to-DVD prequel of a long-running series it might've worked better.

Black Eye Guy
11-30-2005, 03:26 PM
Yeah that makes since, good idea AC :) Considering they had no choice but to change the mythology, it was very good, lol :)

Vilandra
11-30-2005, 10:00 PM
I completely disagree - the first season (though short) drew me in from the first episode. If I had seen the ella episodes first, I wouldn't have watched the show probably.

Allycat
12-01-2005, 02:18 AM
You have a point there too... because we already loved the show we cut Ella more slack even though she was rather annoying in the beginning.

Black Eye Guy
12-01-2005, 04:18 AM
Even though I was a bit iffy about Ella at first, I did really like her from the start.
But I can see why you could not like her at the start.