‘Keeping Faith’ Recap: ‘Series 2, Episode 6’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for the Series 2 Finale of ‘Keeping Faith’.
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How we view failure, is genuinely fascinating. Simply because this is a notion that we truly believe is negative in nature, as though failing at a particular task or a particular moment, somehow means that we are weak and worthless and far less intelligent than we originally thought. And we hold to that negative line of thinking, largely due to the fact that this is a success-oriented world, and that is how we are measured and judged, when in fact… failure actually does us better than harm. For it teaches us humility, and it opens us up to learning, and most important of all, it gives us objectivity. Because we are finally able to take a step back and look at our lives and where we are going when we fail, allowing for us to alter our course and grow and it just so happens, that the positive power of failure served as the focal theme of the series two finale of Keeping Faith.
 
For Faith Howells failed miserably at a great many things in this tale. Because her desperate search to find the true killer of Madlen’s husband, ended in embarrassment when Madlen finally asked Faith to end her quest for one reason and one reason alone; because she killed her husband in a fit of rage after all. Leaving Faith to look like quite the fool for once again for trying to find the best in people. Plus, she couldn’t escape Gael’s clutches either. Since Ms. Reardon closed the deal on her own, and used that as leverage over Faith, making it seem as though Faith would never know joy and peace and that allowed for her to have a moment of pause. One that finally helped her to realize to really recognize people for who they are and call it accordingly so that she never has to deal with the problems surrounding her ever again and well… that epiphany apparently motivated the universe to give Faith a shot at doing just that.
 
Because Steve used what he learned from Shane to his advantage, and recorded a pseudo confession from Gael, in regard to her involvement in Paddy’s death. And well, hearing that drove Shane over the edge and motivated him to finally go after Gael… at quite the cost. For Shane underestimated her when he made his move and she figured out how to best him… and escape the country via jet. Freeing Faith from her madness and giving her a chance at last, to handle the final problem in her life that needed dealing with, her husband. And after a frank conversation with Breeze about Gael and Madlen and Evan, she finally decided the time had come to basically kick Evan out of her life so that she could get a fresh start without any criminal activity hanging over her head, and that decision led to the most powerful moment in this series to date. One that was handled in a brave and compelling manner.
 
For when Faith returned home from her failure of a day, she did so with a clear mind and a renewed focus and she promptly informed her husband of everything she knew about his illegal activities, and how much the lies and the deceit, old and new… had hurt her deeply. And how his affair with Gael was perhaps the most disgusting act he could have committed, since it violated their vows and made their love a lie and that’s when she dropped one hell of a bombshell on Evan… by informing him that the time had come for him to move out and never return. A revelation that drove Evan to try and harm himself as a final gambit to stay with his family. But even then, he could no longer rattle Faith’s newfound strength, and she was able to get him to back off and leave as asked, allowing for her to finally have an open an honest moment with her children, the kind that informed them that a new chapter awaits them all, one filled with hope and endless possibilities.
 
If anything, all of these elements made for one powerful and satisfying finale. One that truly did see Faith at her lowest and her humblest, and one that did wonderful job of showing us how failure can help us in ways we never thought possible. Since it really did give her clarity and direction and boy did that lead to some magnificent moments. Because it was supremely satisfying to see Evan finally get what he deserved from his wife, and in life for that matter as well. Since he is now out on the street, without a career or a future, which is a fate that is far more appropriate than spending months behind bars. But most important of all, Faith Howells is finally free of the nightmare of that fateful week, in every way imaginable and now she can finally enjoy the fresh start she’s been desperate to find, and it will be quite interesting to see what she does with this grand second chance, when series three of Keeping Faith, makes its debut on AcornTV, tomorrow. Until then.
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Series 1 and 2 of ‘Keeping Faith’ are available to stream right now on AcornTV.

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