'Beyond' Recap: 'There's No Home for You Here'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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I have to admit, that I was extremely excited to settle in and watch last night’s episode of Beyond for one reason and one reason alone, this was the big one. At long last, we were finally going to get our grand showdown between Diego and Holden and let me just say it now, the season two finale of the series, ‘There’s No Home for You Here’, delivered on all fronts since we were treated to some epic action and incredible storytelling, so let’s get right down to discussing what made this episode so utterly amazing.
 
First and foremost, I love the fact that this particular tale finally brought the Hollow Sky storyline that’s been brewing all season long to a head by revealing the fact that ‘Agent Borden’ is actually someone named Eleanor Kurtz, and she’s apparently funded by and associated with a group that believes the Afterlife is mankind’s best hope for survival in a world that is crowded and dangerous and this group is ready to make their vision happen by force if necessary, and that led to quite the standoff between the two organizations. 
 
But what made that part of the story so incredible, is the sheer fact that Hollow Sky has in essence opened the proverbial flood gates when it comes to The Realm and it’s chilling to know that others want in on this and that was frightening enough to motivate Willa to do something about this mess and with Luke’s help they were able to set the Cryo-Chamber and the newly discovered location of the Machine ablaze, doing some serious damage to everyone’s plans to reach the other side, since Hollow Sky’s gear and facilities went up in flames at last.  

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​While Willa and Luke were dealing with that mess, Holden was working to save his family and despite everyone’s best efforts to try and stave off Diego and his otherworldly thugs, it fell to Holden to save the day, and that meant we finally got that big showdown in question, wherein Holden and Diego went to otherworldly blows in epic fashion and well, it didn’t take long for our hero to gain the upper hand, if only for a moment. Because Diego had a surprise waiting up his sleeve and managed to transfer his consciousness to Holden before he could drag Diego to the Freezer in order to send that special brand of evil back to the Realm. 
 
Which meant it was now a race against to time to get Holden back to the Freezer, so he could dump Diego’s identity on the other side before he could take over and for a moment there, it seemed as though Holden and Charlie were too late since Holden began to exhibit some violent tendencies. But eventually, Charlie found a way to get him into the Freezer, allowing for Diego to be pulled back into the darkest depths of the Realm and at long last, the nightmare that has hung over this season came to an end, and Holden was once again the hero.
 
However, a happy ending wasn’t quite in the cards for this story. Because Yellow Jacket escaped with Frost shortly after the fire, and our enigmatic villain from season one is awake and alert now, and to top it all off, Willa is in serious trouble as well since Kurtz captured her and that’s how season two end ladies and gents, with one heck of a cliffhanger and when all is said and done, this really was Beyond’s finest episode to date. It just feels like everything came together flawlessly in this one. So hopefully Freeform renews this show for a third season quickly, so we can find out exactly how this juicy cliffhanger will come to an end. Until next time.  

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