‘Keeping Faith’ Recap: ‘Episode 7’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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

When we are trapped in the midst of a life changing crisis, it truly seems as though… we are going to be trapped within it, forever. Because often times when this personal hurricane arrives, the hits keep coming and our spirts outright sink and that definitely brings about a genuine loss of hope and the expectation that this is our life, going forward. But there comes a moment, where we are done with the negative feelings a crisis sends our way, to the point where we are ready to start enacting whatever changes are needed so we don’t feel this way any longer, and it just so happens that Faith Howells reaches that particular point mentally; in the next episode of Keeping Faith.
 
For when we catch up with her, here, she’s once again trying to figure out her next move after Arthur basically screwed everything up with the ever crooked, and now deceased, Doctor Alday, and well… thanks to Faith’s fury in the moment and Arthur’s ability to cave, she gets her hands on a quality Chess piece. The kind that inspires her to say ‘enough’ and go on the offensive and change her fortunes. Because video footage of DI Williams’ presence at the crash scene is on the phone, she swipes from Arthur, and that helps her to stand up to Williams when she once again tries to sweat Faith into a false confession, and it also motivates her to teach this intrepid and slimy detective a little lesson. Because eventually, Terry gets an anonymous email with the video in question, attached, allowing for him to begin an investigation.
 
But that’s not the only bold action that Faith begins to take in regard to her situation. For she is also hours away from having to defend her standing with her children in this tale, and in order to bring her babies home, she is going to need allies. Which leads to a more relaxed segment of this tale, one where Faith is able to finally understand where she stands with the people that are closest to her by having frank conversations with them about their support and/or lack of it and that brings about some powerful moments for certain. The kind that eventually reveal that Faith is in fact, done with her marriage and ready to move on. For this was, a completely unforgivable betrayal. If anything, all of these conversations set the stage for the finale, since it would seem that eventually these conversations are going to come around full circle and determine where Faith is headed next in life.
 
Which means that in many ways, this episode is more or less a cliffhanger of sorts. One that does indeed leave us hanging thanks to the final surprises in this tale. Because Evan’s Last Will and Testament are finally unlocked near the end of this story, out of the belief that he is indeed dead, and well… what Cerys finds in there is pretty stunning. For it features a full confession and an intricate apology and a way out. Since it has all the bank information relating to the money that Evan laundered, and a warning in regard to crooked cops. And it is those dirty cops that might impede Faith from finding some semblance of peace since Williams made another unsuccessful attempt to arrest Faith before going to jail herself. But, if by chance she and her friends can get that information to the right people… well she might finally know peace and be able to forge her own path toward tomorrow.
 
But alas, we will have to wait to find out if they can pull such a feat off, since this one ends with Faith taking her seat for the hearing that will determine the future of her fate as a mother, and well… before we dive in and discuss how that trial goes and how this first series ends, it is best we take a moment and revel in the wonder of one magnificent story. Because at long last, Faith finally was able to hit back and sting some of her antagonizers, and that allowed for a great many satisfying moments to take place. The kind that finally showed us what Faith is capable of when she’s finally had enough of life’s little games and this magnificent shift in her personality could not have come at a better time. Because everything is about to come to a head, and she will need this newfound strength to face the onslaught of final challenges that now await 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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