‘Hysteria!’ Recap: ‘It’s Late’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

HYSTERIA! -- "It's Late" Episode 107 -- Pictured: (l-r) Anna Camp as Tracey Whitehead, Bruce Campbell as Chief Dandridge -- (Photo by: Mark Hill/Peacock)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Seven of ‘Hysteria!’ To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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When the dust settles on what should be an explosive season finale for the Peacock/USA Network series, Hysteria!, the audience will have… an amazing understanding. For they will full well know, what brings mob mentality and negative movements to life in America, and how it all spreads. For this series has left no stone unturned in showcasing how this has happened in the idyllic town of Happy Hollow, and well, we here at NTG are not kidding when say the show is being supremely comprehensive on such matters. Because this week’s episode took the time to dive even further into such matters, by showcasing… how there is a point of no return for this problem, and that this town is shockingly close to that particular juncture.

Which ‘It’s Late’ accomplished, by putting Happy Hollow on the brink of disaster. Because when we caught up with everyone in town this time around, they were all afraid, and they were all worried what awful thing was going to happen next, and their very own clergy, turned out to be that next scary thing. Since he let it be known that possession was alive and well in this town, and he needed help in purging it. So, he was leaving the town to get reinforcements and well, that led to chaos in town. Because now everyone felt as though no one was coming to save them, and no one wanted to help them. So, they took matters into their own hands, by giving life to an angry mob and by rightfully firing off blame at Tracy for her fearmongering.

A truth that put her in a tough place for the first time in her life, especially when she came to learn that Faith still did not agree with her mother regarding any of their ‘unified’ actions and that was further compounded by the fact that the Reverend demanded more of her. Because Gilbert was in police custody and the plan to frame Jordy had not come to fruition yet. So, she felt akin to a failure and that sank her to a low as others… worked to stop a quickly spiraling situation. Which involved, at least for Dylan, taking the time to disavow the whole cult nonsense publicly, and he tried his best to stop the cult from doing more and showcase there was good in this town. Despite coming face to face with his mother in a state, that was utterly shocking. Not to mention, a plan was put in motion by Jordy to end this madness as well.

For she and Faith worked out a way to get the Reverend into the trouble he deserved. By having Faith return to his stead to be ‘cleansed’. Wherein she could plant the inhaler while Jordy went to the police. But alas, the point of no return is real, and fear was at an eleven in this town and that led… to more chaos. Wherein Tracy made her way to the Campbell household to ‘make things right,’ which will end in a wrong since Tracy is so marginalized and broken that she no longer understands what is just and unjust. Plus, Judith has gone off the deep end. Since she put forth more harm for not getting her way because of the ugliness of her actions and Faith, may lose her life trying to set things right since the Rev caught her trying to escape, and he could find the evidence she planted since he knows people so well.

All of which spoke to the fact that when fear spreads in this manner, and people buy into it and believe that something dark is at work, regardless of the facts, they will give into that fear and just do awful things to one another, and sow chaos and blame. And when that gets out of hand, real disaster strikes, and this town truly stands at the precipice of the point of no return. Where all that ugly will come forth by way of a singular moment, and that made for a brilliant tale. For this one pulled us into the chaos by offering up a story that was intense, scary, and chaotic in its own right as everyone raced to enact an agenda and a plan. Which is hard to create and replicate, but this show did it no problem and has us eager and ready to see if Happy Hollow can be saved… or if the evil that is fear will consume it with its own hellish fire. Until next time.

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