'Beyond' Recap: 'I Scream, You Scream'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​You know, I truly have to tip my hat to Freeform’s Beyond for one simple reason, the fact that this series has mastered the art of the slow burn in every single way imaginable. It was already evident that the show knows how to properly simmer a story as is, but last night’s episode, ‘I Scream, You Scream’, demonstrated that the series is also learning how to gently bring up the heat when it comes to tense plot lines, because this particular tale was tough to sit through in all the right ways. 
 
Because this episode took its time when it came to fleshing out some powerful moments and that allowed for this story to become an edge of your seat affair and really, one such example of this that sticks out in my mind, is the whole mess involving Hollow Sky. Because really, the show took its time in pointing out that the walls are beginning to close in on this awful, awful organization and really what kicked off their troubles in this tale is that Luke went to the FBI and told them everything he knows, setting off some red flags, which meant that one particular party, Pastor Ian, needed to be dealt with to keep their secrets safe, and Yellow Jacket handled that the only way he knows how… 
 
But, while the FBI plot line was fascinating in its own right and yielded a surprise we will get to at the end, the larger focus of this episode, was Holden’s plan to rescue Edgar, something that needed to be handled in delicate fashion. Because in order to get him out, Holden, Charlie and Jeff had to get past the legions of guards in the hospital keeping him hostage, and to complicate matters, Edgar had been moved into the freezer to prevent him from starting any more fires. But, thanks to Charlie’s observation skills and Jeff’s sheer brute force, the trio were finally able to rescue their new friend and learn more about the mysterious freezer in that, only Holden can make use of it to save all of mankind from the horrors that have crossed over from the Realm.
 
Speaking of those horrors, they are what capped off this tale in impressive fashion because our worst fears and suspicions about the missing cryo-patients from Hollow Sky came true last night. Every last one of those wealthy donors had their souls if you will, replaced by those beings from beyond and they broke out of their freezing chambers for one reason and one reason alone; to unite and form a powerful army and the only missing piece when it comes to their militia of doom is Diego and in a chilling sequence of events, these beings stormed the Sheriff’s office, and set Diego free at last.
 
Yet, while this episode answered a few important questions and set up one hell of a showdown between good versus evil, it also left a few unsettling issues hanging. For example, what is Luke’s end game going forward since he shows such disdain for the Realm and everything going on, and let’s not forget the fact that Agent Borden suddenly doesn’t seem as absent minded as previously thought since she in essence disavowed any knowledge of Luke despite you know, meeting with him, leaving me to wonder exactly what she’s up to. Either way, this was a fun episode and if this is the kind of tension we can expect going forward, then I welcome it. Because this slow build is paying off in spades, and is likely leading us toward quite the explosive season two finale…

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