‘Keeping Faith’ Recap: ‘Series 2, Episode 3’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 203 of ‘Keeping Faith’.
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One unfortunate reality about life that few of us ever enjoy facing, is the sheer fact that the good times never last. Because the universe is a fickle place, one that is constantly in motion and evolving and well… the changes and chaos it sends our way, can immediately interrupt the serenity we are currently enjoying. And when that happens, in that moment, there is little that we can do. We can only sit back and take our lumps and pick up the pieces when the chaos comes to an end and really, this is relevant to our discussion today, simply because the good times came to end for Faith Howells in the next episode of Keeping Faith.

Which is a shame, since she was riding on Cloud Nine when we saw her last, for she was winning her first murder case and slowly putting her life back together after going through hell. And to top it off, she apparently shook DI Breeze off of her money laundering trail, since when we catch up with her here… she is just going about her day. One that involves taking her sick son to the hospital with a possible case of meningitis and well, that’s when the lumps in question come into play. For while Faith was dealing with that, Madlen informed Cerys, that she wanted to take the stand. For she believed that defending herself and getting to tell her side of the story would be beneficial to the case. Despite the fact that both Faith and Cerys advised her against it. But she was adamant and well, that brought about utter disaster.

The kind that Faith was able to witness, since Madlen was on the stand when Mrs. Howells finally arrived in court and well, this was tough to watch. For poor Madlen was unable to offer up any kind of solid defense or explanation for her actions, making her appear as though she was a guilty party after all. Something that Faith did her best to try and convince the jury of otherwise. But alas, this unfortunate failure on the witness stand, brought about the worst-case scenario. For Faith and Cerys lost the case, partly because of more suspicious circumstances… since the prosecution knew about the photographs that Faith told no one but Evan about. But alas, there was little that Faith could do about that in the moment. Since she had to prepare for a potential appeal of the case, and of course, Madlen’s sentencing.

But as if that wasn’t bad enough, another tough surprise landed in her lap. Because while she was licking her wounds over losing the case, she got an important and seemingly panicked message from Evan, one that required her presence at his prison as soon as was humanly possible. Which of course she was quick to oblige, since she was concerned that something was potentially wrong, and well, it didn't take long for her to regret her decision. Because it turns out that he simply couldn't wait to tell her that he was being released early due to overcrowding, and that meant he was going to be back home, incredibly soon. Which is news that left Faith stunned, for she simply wasn’t ready to have him back in her life that quickly.

If anything, this was a tough episode to sit through and that’s a compliment for certain. Because the hits just kept on coming for Faith in this particular tale, and it was devastating to watch her lose the case and receive such harrowing news. But what truly made this particular episode so impressive, is the sheer fact that there is no deeper meaning or commentary to these events. This was just a bad day in the raw. One that truly left Faith in a rattled place and rightfully so. Because there will be consequences for her decision to take on a murder case in a town this small, and Evan returning home when she and Alys are still grappling with what he’s done… will be a difficult transition for certain. One that will undoubtedly bring about some powerful moments as Faith confronts and handles the last real demon from the worst week of her life. 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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