‘Keeping Faith’ Recap: ‘Series 2, Episode 4’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 204 of ‘Keeping Faith’.
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When we last settled in to discuss the wondrous AcornTV series, Keeping Faith, we talked at length about how sometimes in life, bad days just find you. And how there is little one can do when they arrive, but to take the ugly day as it comes and forge ahead once it has reached its awful end. But what is genuinely troublesome about bad days, is that sometimes… one rough day can extend into several, and that chain of nastiness can more or less put us in a rough patch, the kind that weighs us down and appears to be inescapable. Which is a terrifying place to be, especially if you just emerged from a rough patch. Since suddenly it seems as though you’re now trapped in an endless cycle of madness and oddly enough, this little life quirk, took the center stage in the next chapter in Faith's incredible journey.

Because it didn't take long for Faith's very bad day to extend into several, since early on in this story, Faith had to deal with sentencing for Madlen and well… that went about as well as the trial did. Because the judge was quick to throw the book at Madlen for a crime she may not have committed, by sentencing her to life in prison. Granted that sentence was commuted to only fifteen years, but Madlen will still emerge from her cell worse for the wear in a world she won’t understand. And the fear that Madlen exhibits over this, motivates Faith to promise her that she will find the real killer, and file every appeal known to man and well… that's a promise Faith might not be able to keep, since her coworkers tried hard to steer her off such matters, so that the firm could keep some sliver of integrity after this failure. A decision that infuriates and breaks Faith’s heart for certain.

But while that was harrowing and devastating, since that whole mess was insult to injury, there were more rough moments for Faith to deal with in this tale. For she also had Gael Reardon breathing down her neck about finalizing the Corran Energy deal. To the point where she flat out picked Faith up in one of her eighteen wheelers, like it was no big deal… in order to drive Faith to Corran Energy Headquarters, so she could try and seal the deal in person. A move that course went over poorly and rattled Faith further. Because she simply didn’t have a clue how to get the head of the company to sell to Gael, and that left her worried that she would forever be in Gael’s debt and never know the freedom she so desperately yearned for. And believe it or not… it only got worse in this tale after that particular disaster. 

Because at long last, Evan was headed home, and after spending the day with his dad out on the boat, he finally walked through the doors to his home and was greeted by a… tepid reception. After all, he still hasn’t made things right with Faith or Alys in the slightest and that made for some awkward moments around the house, the kind that reminded him that he has a long road ahead and that his return is indeed piling upon the woman he claims to love with all of his heart. If anything, it was just incredible to not see Faith panic or snap over the prospect of more extended hardships, but that just speaks to her strength and her character. However, while we could have watched a full hour of Faith doing her best to handle trouble as it comes, since Eve Myles puts on an acting clinic every episode, there is a larger plot at work in this series… one that this story moved forward leaps and bounds. A feat that it accomplished by revealing exactly why Evan was released from prison.

For DI Breeze orchestrated his release, in the hopes of using Evan to capture Gael Reardon and to save Faith from having to go to prison for money laundering. Which is quite the welcome twist since it would finally allow for Gael to pay the piper and free Faith from the madness she’s surrounded by, and it was quite nice to see this story offer up this particular surprise. For it helped to brighten what turned out to be one uncomfortable tale. Because poor Faith is really going through it right now, largely because she left too many loose ends with garbage human beings on the table and it will be quite interesting to see, if this sudden surge of fresh chaos is going to break her… or motivate her to buckle down and finish what she started, so she can finally enjoy a taste of freedom. 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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