‘SurrealEstate’ Recap: ‘Letting Go’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

SURREALESTATE -- "Letting Go" Episode 210 -- Pictured: (l-r) Tim Rozon as Luke Roman, Sarah Levy as Susan Ireland -- (Photo by: Duncan de Young/Blue Ice Pictures/SYFY)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for the Season Two Finale of ‘SurrealEstate’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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For a brief period of time, it seemed as though the SYFY series, SurrealEstate, was going to forgo its depth and magnificent musings upon life and death, by offering up a more traditional ending to the show’s second season. Wherein the good people of the Roman Agency were going to fight tooth and nail to save Susan from her evil home, courtesy of a stunning, and likely costly showdown between good and evil. But alas, the closing moments of last week’s episode informed us, that would not be the case. For Susan showed up at work, and was ready to get back to it, allowing for this show to take the season two finale in a vastly different direction. One that as it turned out, stayed in line with the show’s thoughtfulness.

In fact, ‘Letting Go’ brought Luke’s emotional journey to a beautiful conclusion, while setting the stage for a bold new chapter for the Agency… by freeing Susan from her house of horrors in a relaxed manner. Since the team worked to understand the history of the house, and how it was tied to the spirit of someone that passed long ago, and how the only way to satiate it was to give it a caretaker and reunite it with the spirit it craved. Which they were able to do in a hauntingly magnificent manner. One that finally saw Susan be free of the house and peace return to her life. But the process to get there and the aftermath is what brought about the deeper stuff in this story.

Because the spirit pushed Susan to do things she didn’t want to, and that gave Phil and Auggie unique perspective regarding this job. Specifically, how dangerous it can be at times because of the spirits that roam the Earth and that left them wondering… if this was where they needed to be at this moment. Since Phil was a new father and Auggie had accomplished wonders that could benefit others from a spiritual perspective, and that prompted them to think about leaving the agency for a time. Where Auggie could pursue science for all and where Phil could perhaps do something powerful for the world, since the Vatican visited him about a special assignment regarding a surge of possessions. Plus, Zooey was ready to start law school and that meant, incredible change was coming to the agency.

Something that Luke struggled with early on in the season. For routine, and stability was where he thrived, and that kind of change could have broken him. But having gone through loss, specifically of his powers, and having reconnected with this mother, and his dad again, only to learn their little gravestone chats were coming to an end… because dad was ready to move onto what awaited all spirits… altered Luke’s perspective. Wherein he learned that we cannot fight change, and we must let go of what we want to control, and cannot, and just live in the moment. For that’s all we can do in this wild ride of life, and that allowed for him to let go, and bring Susan into the fold as a partner and open that new chapter toward tomorrow. 

Which was… a beautiful way to bring this season’s storytelling together, since it offered a complete journey for its lead character. One filled with growth, and it offered growth for everyone else as well. To the point where they are ready for new challenges and new spooks, and whatever else life sends their way. All of which serves to remind us, that this series is downright brilliant, and hopefully will continue along via a third season. Which as of press time, has not been granted. But if by chance this is the end, then this is a perfect way to go. For everyone is in a good place here, and stronger for their experiences. But more would be better, so we can see just how deep this series can go and what it can accomplish for the horror genre, courtesy of its amazing writing and thoughtful analysis of spirituality and the human condition.

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