'Channel Zero: No End House' Recap - 'Beware the Cannibals'

Written by Scott Edwards

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After having strange dreams about how life used to be in the house, Margot wakes up to find her father trying to make things more natural in his new surroundings. Trying to get to the bottom of why her father killed himself, Margot gets the answers that she expects over breakfast, but that is not what is troubling her. Tossing her food in the trash can, Margot sees the face of her mother and while trying not to freak out, she says that she is headed on a walk, but her father will not allow it. Chasing his daughter up to her room, Mr. Sleator and the house will not let the young woman escape and he is getting hungry again, so the need for his daughter is much stronger than he could expect.
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Tying Lacey down in her home, Dylan is trying to prove to her that they belong together. Showing his wife the photos of their life outside of the No-End House, Dylan is not getting anywhere. As Lacey’s dream husband arrives home to see his wife bound and gagged, he tries to protect her the way he should, but is no match for Dylan who uses everything at his disposal to dispatch of him. Seeing that his wife is no longer a part of his life, Dylan is able to find the others who went through the door with him and the group is forced to make a decision as to what to do next.

Having awful dreams about what she saw in the fifth room, Jules is having a harder time dealing with her current reality. Wanting to find Margot and get the heck out of the house, she sees that Mr. Sleator is chasing her through the neighborhood and is willing to kill anyone that gets in his way. Going back to their safe haven house, Jules continues to be tormented with the globe that seems to know everything about her life. Not being able to pull away from it, Jules gives in to letting her memories flow out as the ball continues to feed and is opening up a new batch of food for the house’s inhabitants. 

After finding her friends, Margot wants to focus on what is most important, leaving the No-End House.  Seeing something strange in the distance, she is able to get Seth to head out into the alternate town to try and find where it could possibly end. Watching as the smoke clears to see how far they can go, the two are also able to figure out where the No-End House is located. Getting back to their safe haven house after spotting Mr. Sleator again, the group notices a hole in the floor of the basement that turns into a pit of doom for the old hungry man. Getting a visit from Dylan who knows exactly what the house is doing to all of them and telling the group that their memories are fuel for the house, the only way to survive is to exit, or become one of the mindless occupants that they have noticed roaming around the neighborhood.

Interesting episode and the story is moving pretty quickly now. As much of the storyline focuses on Margot fleeing from her father, you get to see that the house has gateways to other parts of the neighborhood, but for some reason, nobody else has found one. The sinister Mr. Sleator is very creepy in this episode, as he comes clean about needing the memories to survive and while eating these memories like a cannibal, he will always need more to survive. The copy of J.D. has integrated into the group and is looking to them to find a way out of this house, which I am not sure what his exit will do to the real world, but I am sure that it cannot be good. As the group has all come together and continue to find out new things about the No-End House, escaping should be their number one priority, but it seems like everyone is not yet on the same page. Stay Scared.

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