'Channel Zero: No-End House' Recap - 'Nice Neighborhood'

Written by Scott Edwards

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Waiting for the girls to get out of the No-End House, Seth is shocked to see how the house has affected his friend J.D. As room number five has visibly shaken his friend, the two make their way home in what appears to be their neighborhood, but there is something strange about this place. As Seth takes a look into a window and sees a beautiful woman in her underwear, he is grabbed by some neighbors locked up in the middle of his cul-de-sac. Knowing something is not right, Seth starts back to the No-End House only to find that there might not be a way out of this strange world, while J.D. finds that his home is not the way he left it.
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The shock of seeing her father again has Margot beside herself, but having her best friend Jules see the same thing is a little refreshing. Sitting down for breakfast with Mr. Sleator, Jules knows that there is something really wrong with what is happening. While Margot needs some time to process what is going on in the house, Jules sits and talks with the dead father and finds out he knows exactly what is happening, even that he died a year ago. Calling out Jules for not being a good friend to his daughter by leaving her in her time of need, Mr. Sleator knows that he is the only one that will be able to make his daughter whole again. 

Stepping outside with Margot, Jules tries to explain to her friend what is happening and that they are still inside of the No-End House. While her friend is making perfect sense, Margot does not want to leave her father, especially after his coming clean that he killed himself a year ago. Blaming Jules for leaving her in her time of need, Margot is fine with letting her go now that her father is back and wanting to be a part of her life. With memories running rampant in her mind of the good times that the two had, Margot has no idea what her mind is able to do in this new realm. Watching as his daughter dreams, Mr. Sleator is able to tap into Margot’s mind and brings a woman to life in the basement, but not to become a family with, but to feed.

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Seeing himself living in his own house, J.D. is taken back by seeing how well his copy is living life. Being able to talk to himself, J.D. sees that this version of himself is much cooler and has a hottie by his side. Talking about what is happening inside of the house, neither of the young men know exactly why this is happening, but know that the house is able to make dreams come true in a way. With several drinks being put away, J.D.’s copy has a guilty need to taste ice cream and is willing to go all the way in making sure that his dream will come true.
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Knowing the power of the house, Dylan has made his way out of the fifth room with only one thing on his mind, to bring Lacey back from the house. Walking down the street and seeing one of her copies in the middle of the street, Dylan knows that it is not her and makes sure that the house knows he is not playing. With nobody else paying any attention to his actions, Dylan is able to make it home to see his wife once again. But Lacey does not know who this man is and is threatening him to leave before her real husband gets home. Not knowing how to prove himself, Dylan is faced with another side effect of the house that might not be so kind.

This episode had a much better flow than the first one and thank goodness, because this story is going fast. With everyone experiencing something different in room number five, they all find out quickly that they are still in the house, but not everybody wants to leave. It appears that the friendship between Jules and Margot has come to an end as their true feelings for each other have come spewing out. Seth has no idea what the heck is going on around him and after meeting with Jules while looking for the house and finding nothing, they decide to team up and keep a lookout for something strange that might be coming their way. The J.D. and his clone’s story was pretty interesting, yet gives us nothing regarding what the house is capable of doing. Then Dylan finding his wife who never made it out of the house proves that the stories are wrong, you can get out of the house, you just need the right directions to survive. Now I am hooked on this show, not only because I want to see how you get out of the house, but to learn more about its strange inhabitants, like why Mr. Sleator is eating his wife from another realm. Stay Scared.

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