‘Servant’ Recap: ‘Boo’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 404 of ‘Servant’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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One of the most difficult moments we will ever go through in life, is coming to realize that someone we deeply trusted and called a friend or a member of the family… is not who we thought they were. Because that epiphany, rips our soul in half and shatters our heart. Because this is the kind of person we trusted deeply and shared secrets and hopes and dreams with, and invited into our lives, only to learn it was all a lie. A stinking lie that served their interests over anything else and it hurts to realize all that and it hurts just as badly… to know that we need to purge them from our lives in a prompt manner. Because we know such an act will bring forth trouble and drama and pain… but it simply must be done.
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For they are holding us back and harming us every step of the way and really, that particular moment is top of mind today, simply because it was what Sean Turner experienced in the next episode of Servant on Apple TV+. For ‘Boo’ is a story that chronicled that process for Sean, and of course… it took a lot to bring Sean to the realization that Leanne didn’t have his best interests in mind. Because when we caught up with him in this tale, he was his usual busy self on an important day for the family. For Halloween had arrived in the City of Brotherly Love and that meant preparations were underway to give Jericho a magical first Hallows Eve. Complete with decorations and an odd sense of emptiness for Sean.

Simply because, despite the success he was recently enjoying, and despite having his family under one roof… he didn’t feel whole. Especially with Dorothy lamenting him and after a wondrous night out with his son trick or treating, he retreated home to ponder deeply upon what it would take to feel whole and feel as though he had everything, he truly wanted… which was a family. Thankfully, Julian was there to point out… that a lot of Dorothy’s animosity was related to Sean being Team Leanne, and if he were to bail on her, he could find his way into Dorothy’s heart again. But even then, Sean wasn’t sure if Leanne was the problem here and he continued to think deeply upon what he wanted and what Leanne was to him and while he did that… Leanne quietly helped to sell the reality… that she was slipping into an evil place.

Because her journey this evening, took her around the neighborhood in an effort to find her enemies and deal with them. For she felt ready to face the evil that haunted her and that led to some scary moments for certain. Wherein Leanne didn’t find her enemies and instead decided to indulge in her fury and terrorize the neighborhood. By scaring small children in the street and even breaking the bones of those who provoked her, while sending out a strange vibe that others tapped into. Making it clear her journey into darkness is underway and whatever vibe she put out… was enough for Sean to realize… she wasn’t the person he thought she was… she was manipulative and using Sean to get her way and that, changed his mind about having her around in the household.

In fact, he made a point to let Dorothy know, it was over, and she would be gone come hell or high water. Setting the stage at last for a showdown for the ages between the Turners and Leanne. One that will be costly since it will likely cost them a child at last. But clearly, both sides are drifting apart, and Uncle George might be right, in that… Leanne cannot be allowed to finish this transformation and well, it will be genuinely interesting to see where we go from here. For Sean has been one of Leanne’s biggest champions and with him out of her corner, things are going to be tense and ugly in a household… that is now on the brink of utter disaster, and might be ground zero, for something Biblical in nature. Until next time.

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