‘Keeping Faith’ Recap: ‘Episode 2’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Two of ‘Keeping Faith’.

Whenever a crisis or personal disaster arrives in our lives, we hope for nothing more than a moment to breathe. All so that we can properly process what the heck is going on and how we move forward from it. But sadly, we all come to learn, that such a break simply isn’t possible. For there are still bills that we need to pay, and there are people that need us and depend upon us. Which means that we have no choice but to forge ahead and go on and figure out how to process our pain on the fly and well… all of this is relevant to our discussion today, simply because this unfortunate aspect of life was put on full display in the next episode of Keeping Faith.

For when we catch up with Faith here, she is wanting for all of those things to happen. But with her children needing to be cared for, and with the law firm needing attention… Faith has no choice but to put her head down and forge ahead. Which is no easy task. Because she is genuinely hurting in this tale, to the point where we are privy to some minor breakdowns on her part, wherein there are tears and a need for isolation to process the fact that Evan has outright abandoned her and his family and truly, the series deserves some serious credit for taking the time to put this on display. Since it offers a genuine sense of realism to this story, for so many of us would be struggling in a similar manner if this happened to us. 

However, while it was indeed powerful and moving to see Faith try and push herself through some powerful struggles, she still had a lot of questions about why Evan could have potentially abandoned his family and well, what we learned in regard to that, was supremely unpleasant. For it turns out… that Evan was somehow mismanaging everything in regard to the firm. To the point where the place was sixty thousand in the red. Plus, that wasn’t the only lie he was keeping hidden. For there were hints of infidelity hiding in his office, and a client even came banging on the door of Faith and Evan's home, with a gun in the middle of the night, giving Faith quite a few reasons to postulate while he up and ran. But sadly all of these incredible revelations, paled in comparison to what came next. Since Evan’s only potentially ‘kind’ act in regard to his disappearance, caused more harm than good.

Because eventually, his father came to learn that Evan went ahead and upped his life insurance. To the tune of a million and a quarter payout. Something that would indeed take care of Faith and the family and save the business as well. Plus, that could also explain his absence, since that would allow for Faith to cash it in. But alas, she wasn’t aware of it and dear old dad’s honesty in the matter, raised some serious eyebrows down at the local police station, once they were able to properly pour over the details of the documents. To the point where Faith’s own brother-in-law was forced to stand idly by as she was brought in for questioning and well, that’s where this one ends. With Faith being blindsided by more of her husband’s machinations and with more questions than answers still hanging over his disappearance.

For we still don’t fully know why Evan is on the run, nor are we aware, if he’s taken the time to set up his wife to take the fall for his own indiscretions somehow. We only know that Faith’s life is falling to pieces and that made for one harrowing episode, one that leaves you exhausted and unsettled, something that is made possible by way of some phenomenal acting. For Eve Myles sells every harrowing moment in this tale with a raw honesty that genuinely breaks your heart. For she makes it clear that Faith is at her breaking point and is drawing on every ounce of energy she has to make it to tomorrow and well, this is another story that outright leaves you hungry for more. Because the mystery is continuing to deepen, and we simply have to know what Evan was actually up to and whether or not Faith is going to be able to rise above the insurmountable odds surrounding her. Until next time.

Series 1 and 2 of ‘Keeping Faith’ are available to stream right now on AcornTV. Series 3 premieres on April 12, 2021.

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