‘Keeping Faith’ Recap: ‘Episode 3’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Three of ‘Keeping Faith’.
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It is definitely safe to say, that there is a touch of trepidation when television enthusiasts start a new series that is host to some kind of mystery. Simply because viewers have been burned time and time by shows that simply don’t know how to handle said mystery. For some shows will simply tip their hand on the matter way too early, providing the viewer with an incredibly hollow ending. Or some take a little too long in revealing the truth, to the point where the audience is outright bored and disappointed when everything gets shoehorned into an equally as unsatisfying finale. Which is why it is important to savor and celebrate the shows that get it right, since they clearly care about offering up a proper mystery, one that genuinely engrosses and engages the audience.
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If anything, this is relevant to our discussion today, simply because the next episode of Keeping Faith, revealed that this is a series that is going to get the mystery right. Since this particular tale offered up some fascinating and engaging clues as to why Evan might have walked away from his family and life, all while keeping the quality drama this series has sent our way in play and well, perhaps it is that drama that is the best place to start with this particular recap. Because that allowed for us to get to know what kind of person Faith is at her core. Because up until now, we’ve only seen the broken side of her, which is why it was wonderful to see her step in and be a quality lawyer to people that are struggling. For it helps us to understand that she really is a wonderful person through and through, who wants to see people succeed in life.

Plus, we also came to learn that Faith is someone that is strong and forward, something we haven’t seen up to this point. But after spending a couple of days processing everything that’s happened and coming to realize that waiting around and grieving won’t get her any answers… she immediately made it known that she wasn’t going to put up with dodging or having any more secrets kept from her. Which led to some wonderful moments between her and Evan’s dad, wherein she was able to express her disdain for his decision to hand over the insurance papers to the police and this confrontation helped her to build a bond with him in the process so that they weren’t working against one another. And that emboldened her to have an equally as frank discussion with Evan’s therapist, the kind that brought about one particular possibility as to why Evan tucked tail and ran. In that, his life might not be what he originally thought it was.

For it was revealed that his mother was seeing another man before she and dad became an item, leaving the possibility open that Evan didn’t know who his father was and that could indeed drive a man to disappear, in order to get some answers. But in reality, what likely sent him into the great unknown, is something criminal. Because the audience was privy to the fact that Evan was getting in good with some of the more unsavory people around town. Potentially in the hopes of having their vast funds help save his ailing firm and well, when one considers the fact that a mysterious blond woman (one that loves cigarettes and the color black) is driving around town in the very car that has left Terry concerned, it really does become clear that Evan is on the run and that’s scary for certain. Because people that are powerful enough to make a man run… might eventually go after his family to get what they want, as evidenced by the end of this tale.

But while we wait to see what comes out of that note, it's best we celebrate one quality episode. Simply because this one finally allowed for Faith to grow as a character and be more than an ailing wife that doesn’t know what to do. Plus, it allowed for us to get an idea of how much Evan’s absence is hurting others, since his family is outright freaking out and believing their own theories on the matter and as an added bonus… we even have the arrival of a potential villain in this tale. Since the local DI is a garbage police officer through and through, one that uses hunches and intimidation to solve cases, and clearly Faith is her match. Since Faith was able to beat her own rap and rescue the town priest from the DI’s lies as well. But most important of all, this episode gave us some quality answers, the kind that absolutely draw you in further, since we are all now dying to know about the true identity of the woman in black and what Even did to motivate her to lurk about and chase him away. 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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