Discussion of Episode 16 (Series 2, Episode 11) - 12/4/05 (SkyOne-UK)

[Vilandra]

Ella realises the enormity of her task. Killing Malachi won't be easy; he is feeding off Alex, so could she be the key? Or is it someone closer?

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

[Mr Pointy]

Crikey! The twists and turns in Hex just keep on coming, don't they? The writers don't seem to be afraid to get rid of characters...just as I was starting to appreciate Mephistopheles and Raphael...whoosh! They're gone. Maya...whoosh! Gone...
I liked the idea of the succubi being the source of Malachi's increasing power and I just knew that Leon couldn't go through with a murder...far too nice a boy:) And as for Thelma - she is really being put through the wringer. I'm looking forward to the last few eps of the season - I'm not sure which way this particular battle is going to go...

[Allycat]

Good episode... but MAYA!!!! Agree with MrP here, twist and turns keep on coming. I really don't know where they're gonna take this either. The last three episodes of this season are gonna be pretty exciting I think. Killing the whole school? The preview made it seem they might just!

[Black Eye Guy]

Episode 16

Jo returns to the school and is greeted by David, who is pleased to see her. However when she reaches her room, who should be waiting for her but Malachi. He tells her she's late. She smiles. Clearly there's more to her return than meets the eye.

Ella is training with Leon. She's furious with Thelma for dropping them in it. She decides she has to find Thelma and find out why she did it. Then she'll kill Malachi, but she must give Thelma the chance to explain before consigning her to oblivion. Meanwhile Thelma sits sobbing in the cellar, clutching her present from Maya, utterly miserable.

Malachi and Alex are clearly a couple but Malachi has already turned his attention to Roxanne. However she seems to have undergone some kind of transformation and doesn't respond to his advances. Meanwhile Alex is telling a group of pupils how they should give into their deepest darkest desire...that way they'll find true freedom. Alex has the mark of Malachi on her neck and it's clear she's anything but free when Malachi comes along and tells her he has a job for her.

Ella goes to find Thelma in the cellar, but she's not there. Instead she finds Alex looking around and sees the mark of Malachi on her neck.

Ella tells Leon what she sees. She thinks that the mark means Alex is Malachi's possession, his succubus. They follow her and are shocked to see her talking to Thelma. Alex tells Thelma she wants her to do a job.

Thelma sneaks up on Roxanne when she's asleep and goes into her dreams. She is gobsmacked to discover that Roxanne is dreaming about being a nun...

Meanwhile Leon has followed Alex to Malachi's room, where he's in bed with Jo. They invite Alex in too.

Thelma waits for Maya at a café. Maya's full of the joys, and when Ella plonks down between them it's clear Maya thinks she can't see them. Thelma is shocked, however. When Maya goes, Thelma begs her not to say anything. However as soon as they are alone, Ella goes off on one. How dare Thelma do that to her and Leon, and all for a shag. Thelma points out that Ella isn't exactly innocent in that department. Ella is forced to calm down and they have a frank discussion. Thelma agrees that Malachi should die, and she with him. She can't bear living this lie anymore. Ella's resolve to kill Malachi is strengthened even further.

Thelma sits with Maya waiting to die as Ella goes to stab Malachi with the knife of Orokiah. However when Ella tracks him down in the shower and tries to stab him, the knife glances off him in a flash of light. It gets nowhere near him.

Ella returns to Thelma and Leon and tells them it didn't work. Thelma is worried. Malachi tells Jo he's going to kill Ella immediately for daring to make an attempt on his life. Jo says it would be more fun to destroy everyone she cares about instead...

Ella has a run-in with Alex in the bathroom and realises that the mark means Alex is nourishing Malachi – she's a succubi, the reason he has more strength. She decides she has to kill Alex. However in the canteen, Malachi has raised his game with Thelma, telling Maya that he's a ghost. Thrilled, Maya is also delighted when she gets the mark of Malachi back. Thelma is at the end of her tether. Little does she know that Ella has seen Maya with the mark.

Ella now knows she has two succubi to kill. Leon wants to help. Ella is sceptical but agrees he can kill Alex. She is easier as Maya is a ghost and getting rid of her means digging up her corpse….Ella has to keep quiet about the plan to Thelma, lest she betray them to Malachi again. It's heartbreaking when Thelma decides she's going to tell Maya the truth in the hope that they can move on.

Meanwhile Malachi is intensifying his attention on Roxanne, and Alex clearly has Tom in her sights for some reason...

Ella goes to the graveyard and prepares Maya's body. Leon, axe in hand, waits for Alex to go to sleep. Thelma tells Maya the truth. Maya is furious but just as she is about to forgive Thelma, Ella severs her corpse's head and Maya disappears. But Leon's been unable to go through with his part of the plan…As Thelma frantically searches for Ella, Leon sits cradling his useless axe. Meanwhile Ella steams into Malachi's room, thinking she can seize her chance to rid the world of him once and for all. But when she gets there, Malachi reveals Alex is still alive... And there are several more succubi. If she wants to kill him, she'll have to kill the whole school.


I haven’t actually seen this yet, hoping to see it tomorrow, as it's the last time it's repeated!

[Black Eye Guy]

This episode sounded really good! I cant believe I missed another one! errr! Although I cant wait for the DVD, I wont have seen most of it! lol.

I cant believe Maya is gone, poor Thelma, Cassie and Maya, give her a chance!! And Malaki being in bed withy Jo is gross, his Dad 'went there' ewwwww!

[Allycat]

Yeah, Thelma's having a really bad time... Also, I don't really see why both she and Maya felt it was her fault Maya was dead... It was all Malachi's fault... I mean, it's not like Thelma knew what he'd do.

[Black Eye Guy]

Yeah I thought that was a bit of a streach to make her feel guilty for that, although I can see why she would feel that way.