‘Motherland: Fort Salem’ Recap – ‘Cession in Session’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 305 of ‘Motherland: Fort Salem’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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When we last settled in to discuss the wondrous Freeform series, Motherland: Fort Salem, we talked a little bit about how the last episode, was likely the last time we’d enjoy any major downtime or intimate character moments. For trouble was of course brewing across the nation thanks to the Camarilla, and that trouble had to accelerate and soon with this being the final season and all. As it turns out, those thoughts turned out to be true. For ‘Cession in Session’, the next episode in this dynamic series… brought forth serious trouble and strife for our heroes and set the stage for quite the incredible finale. But not before surprising us with a touch of comfortable moments.
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For when we catch up with the rag-tag remnant of the Bellweather Unit in this tale, they’re finally about to meet the Council of the Great River and have their fate decided upon. A moment that allowed for more world-building to take place. Since we came to learn that Manifest Destiny with a hint of witches, drove the majority of Indigenous Americans to forge the Cession. Since the council was made up of the various tribes that populate America and after we learned that, and our heroes pleaded their case, they were in fact… allowed to leave on their own terms to forge their own plans. And well… that’s precisely where this episode upped the ante like never before.

Because as the group was waiting to head West to re-enter the United States, Hearst and his lackeys made their move. For they infiltrated the safe house and fooled everyone into thinking something else was at play. Simply because the Camarilla wanted their heads and that led to an intense and harrowing battle. One that saw Raelle’s dad get pulled into the foray in an attempt to exert subversion over the Bellweather Unit and brought forth concern regarding the reformed Alder. For after she fought the good fight and sent Hearst scurrying into the night, she collapsed next to Tally. Making it clear that the Camarilla’s attacks are having an impact on the Mycelial Network and that’s a supremely bad thing. Since witches need that network to draw their power and this revelation that the network was weakening could not have come at a worse time.

For while the Bellweather Unit was fighting hard, Anacostia and Sterling found a way to surprise the Camarilla before their enemy removed their vocal cords, allowing for them to escape and scope out the situation and what they uncovered was terrifying to say the least. Because for some time now, the Witch Army has been quite curious as to why their enemy has worked so hard to collect as many vocal cords as possible and it turned out the answer has been in plain sight this season. For the solders with weaponized cords that we’ve seen this season, aren’t some elite unit designed to go after the best of the best. Oh no, they are everyday warriors and there are countless more of them assembling now, ready to strike and end the Witch Army… as evidenced by the legions of soldiers that Anacostia and Sterling saw training for the fight ahead.

Which means we are now officially barreling toward a powerful showdown between good versus evil. One where good… is going to struggle to maintain the upper hand. For their power is waning, their numbers are thinning, and their enemy is now ready to do whatever it takes to defeat them, and it doesn’t get much more epic than that. Which in turn, makes this quite the important episode. For this one likely set the stage for what the rest of the season is going to look like and that means, we are likely going to be treated to intense, high-stakes storytelling from here on out, and it will be fascinating to see where this story is going to take us, as we race toward the end of this dynamic and engaging and downright fascinating series. Until next time.

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