‘Night Sky’ Recap: ‘La Capilla’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Two of ‘Night Sky’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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Normally when a giant revelation is revealed unto the audience in a story, said story immediately focuses upon that going forward and rightfully so. Because that kind of surprise is a big deal, one that is undoubtedly critical to the progress of the plot, and to the ending of the story. So, everything else has to become a secondary concern and that’s why the ending of the series premiere of Night Sky on Prime Video… was of concern. Because not only did the show reveal that Franklin and Irene are sitting atop an incredible device that transports humans through the stars, but a man was hiding within the celestial safe-house they often made use of. Which are a pair of surprises that should signal a grand a paradigm shift toward a different kind of story, which would have been an unfortunate move for certain.
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Because there was a lot to unpack regarding these characters and their relationship with their twilight years but thankfully, as it turns out… the next episode of this fascinating series… opted to shake things up when it comes to how grand reveals are handled in storytelling. For ‘La Capilla’ is a story that only barely focused upon those revelations and instead opted to world build and dive deeper into the characters and well… this shoving aside of an age-old rule… was a gamble that paid off in spades. Because the story was still engaging and powerful and most important of all, it didn’t ignore the incredible character development and focus, that the series premiere informed us would be a staple of this story. 

For we spent a great deal of time learning more about this beloved couple. Such as how Franklin is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his wife happy and healthy and quite frankly safe. Which truly informed us of how much he loves her and how much he needs her… and how much he’s eager to avoid further trauma and pain in life. Since we also came to learn that this couple suffered through all that via the loss of their son. Which is likely why Irene is so keen to help the stranger in her home, so she can atone for what she believes to be an outright failure in parenting. Which are all moments and threads that truly helped us to understand just how flawed this couple happens to be and how desperate they are to find some kind of meaning and redemption as their lives reach a critical tipping point health wise. 

However, as for the world building that was mentioned earlier, well, that was handled by way of two key fascinating plot-lines. One involving an Argentinian mother named Stella and the other, the very stranger that Irene was keen to take in, named Jude. For they helped us to understand… that the portal in the York’s backyard… isn’t unique. For Stella has one and it is her duty to watch over it in solemn isolation and Jude… well he revealed to us that he has seen a lot on the other side. To the point where clearly, an alien entity has made great efforts to track him at all times and really, all of these elements make it clear that the York’s galactic getaway is part of something supremely important, something that only a handful of people understand. 

But eventually, they will come to know what is buried in their backyard, and its meaning and eventually is an important word when it comes to this series. Since it is obvious now, that Night Sky is a show that is going to take its time with its story, so that it can really dive deep into every concept it introduces and every character that populates this unique world and that’s a wonderful thing. Since it means we are going to be treated to a supremely human story that is filled to the brim with big ideas and big moments and it will be genuinely fascinating to see how everything introduced over the course of these first two episodes is going to come together as the mystery of the portals unfold and other big truths come to light. Until next time.

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