'Beyond' Recap: 'Six Feet Deep'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​One of the many reasons that I’m such a fan of Freeform’s Beyond, is the sheer fact that the show seems to know exactly when to give the audience exactly what they’re looking for when it comes to moving the plot forward in some form or fashion and that was never more evident than it was last night. Because ‘Six Feet Deep’ answered some burning questions on our minds and gave some of the characters a sense of purpose once again, since they’ve been wandering about in the proverbial darkness for some time now.
 
Case in point, Charlie and Yellow Jacket. Because these two have been burning for revenge from the get go and well, in this tale they both got their opportunity at last to execute their bloodthirsty plans…with fascinating results. Because Charlie simply couldn’t go through with putting a bullet in Arthur’s head and while Yellow Jacket was ready to put down Shoemacher, he changed his mind for the sake of her unborn daughter and instead brokered a deal to be involved in bigger decisions at Hollow Sky (more on that in a moment) and well, it was simply fascinating to watch these two demand more from themselves and now that Charlie has returned to Holden and YJ is a Senior Vice President of Weird at Hollow Sky, they both seem to be in a better place mentally.
 
Speaking of Holden, his journey in this episode was a touch more harrowing, because he finally opened up to his brother about the horrible visions he’s been having after Luke followed him into the woods during one of his sleepwalking sessions and now we know why he’s been so hesitant to use his powers after all this time. Because in a roundabout way, his concerns about making a mistake in the Realm and unleashing something awful there, have led him to believe that keeping his powers at bay will somehow allow for the visions to never come to fruition. However, the discovery of a freezer, the one from Holden’s visions, and one that seems to belong to an Edgar L. Abbot, has him terrified that something bad is on the horizon.
 
Unfortunately, Holden’s concerns are legitimate because Diego is still on his way to Fort Reed and during a brief stop on his journey, wherein he stole a stole an elderly lady’s car, Diego revealed that he is not entirely Diego, but some kind of entity from the Realm, and that he’s here because of Holden and that he, and others, have plans to reshape our world to their liking. To make matters worse, if that’s possible, Yellow Jacket also learned that Hollow Sky has been taking donors and putting them in suspended animation, putting Frost’s vision and the company in jeopardy, something that YJ isn’t a fan of, and that little plot point matters because amongst the frozen mansicles at Hollow Sky, is a perfectly preserved Isaac Frost, and there’s no way any good can come from that…
 
So, just like that, the plot is suddenly chugging along, and I love the fact that our big bad from season one is still around in some capacity. But more importantly, the character development in this episode was simply fantastic and I’m a huge fan of what the story is doing with Holden right now. Because in essence, this story is starting to make it seem as though Holden is going to have to properly earn his hero status and there’s something supremely satisfying about that, but we will see if he truly gets to take his time with that. After all, Diego is drawing near and if Hollow Sky bothers to pull Frost out of his coma, who knows what kind of monster will be waiting behind his eyes. Either way, season two is heating up and I cannot wait to see what wonders next week’s episode will bring us. Until then. 

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