‘Servant’ Recap: ‘Myth’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 407 of ‘Servant’. To revisit the previous episode, click here. 
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As we inch toward the end of a long and winding, and unsettling and downright creepy journey through the city of brotherly love courtesy of the Apple TV+ series, Servant, one thing has become apparent. In that, the Turner family is in serious trouble. For whatever Leanne Grayson is, and whatever she represents… is growing in power. A power that seemingly can rock the foundations of the earth and control the fates of anyone that she deems worthy, and there is a real sense of danger growing in this story. One that hints at the possibility that dark times are ahead for this family if they cannot figure out how to beat Leanne at her own game and well, that likely means… they need help. The kind that teaches them how to combat this… or… takes the fight off of their hands. 
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As it turns out, that kind of help finally has arrived for them. For the next episode in this story, ‘Myth’, finally brought a hero to their doorstep and not a moment too soon. Simply because… Dorothy came to discover in this tale that she is a target of Leanne’s. For when she had some quiet time without her around, she used her skills as a reporter to uncover the unsettling reality that good old Uncle George and little Leanne, visited her every year. On the day of Leanne’s mother’s passing no less and that obsession with being near Dorothy on a such a dark day, rattled her to her core and left her wondering what kind of trouble awaited her and where George fit into all this, and it just so happened… he was the hero the family was in need of.

For while Julian and Sean were trying to figure out if Leanne was something evil from Biblical legend, they were reunited with Roscoe who asked them to head into the hidden apartment where they could speak with Uncle George and hear his confession. Wherein he informed this duo that they were being fed nothing but lies. For he spoke to a reality where Leanne Grayson was not some servant of God with incredible powers, but a broken woman that happened to offer up strange coincidence at every turn. One that needed to no longer have her ego fed because of her lies and one that needed to be handed over to George so he could properly deprogram her from the church’s nonsense now that he was no longer a member. A revelation that would finally give them peace and left us questioning… everything.

As though we’ve been on nothing, but a simple ride the past four years and those words were so impactful that we saw quite the change in personality from the family. One where they stood up to Leanne with minimal fuss because they finally thought they were free of mysticism and well… that is indeed the assist they needed. Because George did make it clear in darkness… that he hasn’t left the church and lied to protect the family. For Leanne is indeed becoming something more, something powerful and terrifying and well… not having faith in her, not feeding her ego and whatever evil within that thrives upon the attention and the adoration… may save their lives from a horrible fate.

If anything, this was just… a brilliant episode. One that truly toyed with us and left us guessing. Which is a staple of shows and stories that have the name Shyamalan attached, and that really did make for one fun ride. One that also hammered home how dangerous things have become for this family and changed the dynamic for certain. Because it wasn’t that long ago that it seemed as though a collision course was set in motion, one that would see hurt and suffering come into play and well, who knows… perhaps George has indeed done something special here and saved lives and the future of humanity, and all it will take now to complete salvation, is a lovely push from a family… that now resides with the security of ignorant bliss. Until next time. 

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