‘Keeping Faith’ Recap: ‘Episode 5’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Five of ‘Keeping Faith’.
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When disaster or crisis strikes in our lives, the kind that truly upends how we live, we are eager to indulge in some kind of distraction from the matter at hand. Simply because that helps us to cope with the problem, and it keeps us sane quite frankly, and one such way to make that happen… is to establish some kind of daily routine. Because when we are able to do that, we have something to look forward to outside of the heartbreaking or irritating stuff, and a routine also manages to bring some kind of order to chaos and that really does help us get back on track if only for a moment. Because it does allow us to clear our heads and potentially figure out a way forward in regard to our little problem and it just so happens that this is what Faith Howells decided she needed in the next episode of Keeping Faith.
 
Because the burglary was just too much for her to bear and she needed to start clearing her head before she lost her mind and that motivated her to get right into a routine. So that she could indeed feel some sense of normalcy and making that a temporary priority, instead of the mystery surrounding her husband, did wonders for her in this tale. Since it helped her to properly give her children what they needed emotionally, and it even helped her to focus on work, and that’s a good thing. Because this tale revealed, that a week is all she has left to try and right the firm financially, otherwise the end is nigh, and that motivated her to get the team on board for one last college try and, in the event, they failed, they could use what little time they had left in the office;; to launch an investigation to try and figure out what happened to Evan. 
 
Plus, she was ready to take on new clients and help them find a path forward, free from their worries. To the point where she was able to halt a greedy corporation from swiping the land of an innocent man (kind of), and she even decided that being bold in regard to uncovering the truth about Evan’s whereabouts wasn’t a bad idea either. Because despite the fact that she’d worked herself into a groove, there was mention of the fact that she wasn’t done with finding her husband just yet. And that led her to the offices of the dentist that Evan used as a character witness to exonerate Erin Glynn of any involvement in the Reardon murder, in the hopes of getting her to talk about Evan’s whereabouts. An act that failed, since she wanted nothing more than bags of cash. But all failure aside, it really was nice to see Faith find balance in working the clues whilst putting her life back together, since such actions served as a lovely break from the intensity that is present in the other chapters in this tale.
 
However, while it was nice to bask in such a relaxed and lighter story than we are used to, there was still some darkness to be found in this tale. For DI Williams is continuing to work the case in a relentless manner and is genuinely hoping to trip Faith up. Plus, the Reardon family is now poking about and hoping to get what is due to them, since the mysterious driver of the black car, a woman named Gael, finally introduced herself to Faith. All in the hopes of getting her to sell the drugs that Evan promised to move before he disappeared and to make matters worse, the Glynns are starting to flex their muscles. Since they were happy to make a visit to Steve Baldini’s place and rough him up, so he could inform Faith that they mean business and expect to be paid. If anything, all of this makes it clear that trouble is continuing to brew behind the scenes and hopefully the quiet zen that Faith experienced here will help her to recharge, so she can handle what awaits her on the horizon.
 
But while we wait to see if that is indeed the case, we can revel in the wonder of another quality tale. One that once again gave us just enough, clues wise, to help us to understand that Evan is in a boatload of trouble, the kind that is genuinely beginning to threaten the well-being of his family, and it also deserves serious credit for giving the audience a breather as well. For it really has been full steam ahead since this series started and the constant heartbreak and terror that Faith has gone through, can wear on a viewer. So, kudos to the show for recognizing that and giving the audience a chance to regroup as well and now that this comforting chapter has come to a close, it appears as though the coziness featured in this tale is over and we are going right back into the thick of things. Since Faith does have to contend with what happened to that kind and gentle farmer, and the unyielding pressure from not one, but two crime families. Until next time.
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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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