'Stan Against Evil' Recap: 'Mirror Mirror'

Written by Scott Edwards

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‘You know what they say about eyeballs. They don’t gouge themselves out.’
- Stan

Becoming desperate to find out how the demon’s eyes work so he can travel back in time to save his wife, Stan turns to his old friend from the Black Hat Society for some assistance. Arriving at Lara Brouchard’s home to perform a séance to get into touch with Gerard Duquette, the Black Hat member tries to get Stan to change his mind, but he will have none of that. Sitting down and trying to summon the spirits, Lara is shocked that there is zero response to her request. Leaving the house in a huff from all the mumbo jumbo, Stan will need to try and find another way to contact the four-hundred-year-old spirit, but maybe the spirit will find its way to him instead.
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Waking up in the middle of the night to a stranger making his way into the room, Stan gets to meet the infamous spirit that will change his life forever. As Gerard is willing to give Stan what he wants, it will come with a price and gives the former sheriff a riddle to figure out in the next twenty-four hours, or Stan will be forced to give him his life. Not fully understanding what the spirit was saying, Stan knows that there has to be a way to get the answer and tries to turn to Denise for help, but she is much too into the hardships of life. Heading down to the station to get a fresh set of eyes on the situation, Stan is shocked to find out that he has already been making his way about town.

Becoming a mirror image of Stan, Gerard is exploring Willard’s Mill and getting the residents fired up about the former sheriff. Passing on some fudge laced with hallucinogens to Leon and making a visit to Lara house and killing the mailman with a bucket, Stan is being set up to be lynched by the people of Willard’s Mill. Arriving at Lara’s house, Evie is shocked to hear about the actions that Stan’s doppelgänger took against their favorite mailman, but what is more troubling is that Stan was being nice. Calling the station and talking to the real Stan, it becomes painfully apparent that something needs to be done and quickly.

Being able to escape the clutches of Leon’s grasp, Stan, Evie and Denise find their way back to the house to try and learn more about Gerard but are coming up short. As the clock hits the hour of midnight and Stan still does not have the answer to the riddle, he knows that his time is up. Getting attacked by the undead mailman who has been roaming the streets, the answer starts to come into sight. With the eyes being the gateway to soul, the answer always falls back on them and Stan is able to deliver what Gerard is looking for and now will try his luck at the thing that is most important to him, saving his wife’s life.

One thing that I don’t think I will ever understand is all of the different characters that were in Willard’s Mill back in the day, as Gerard Duquette is one bad ass Voodoo Doctor from the past. I like the diversity that was shown here, but I really wish he had a better accent to go along with the character. Stan is hell bent on getting his wife back and not even a doppelgänger will be able to stop him at this point. Denise is having a difficult time in the kitchen, trying to figure out how the paper towel holder works. Evie is taking her day off, but is forced to head into work with word that Stan is causing a muck around town.  Leon is having the trip of his life on some great fudge and Lara was able to wake up the spirit, proving that she and the Black Hats are not to be messed with. There’s only one more episode to go and Stan is on a mission to save his wife, so it should be interesting to see how that works out. Stay Scared.

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