‘See’ Recap: ‘House of Enlightenment’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

The old saying ‘if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is’ is one that holds relevance in our modern world for one reason and one reason one. In that, there is so much truth to it. Because time and time again, we’ve found ourselves in a situation where it just seems as though our dreams have come true with the least amount of work, only to discover that the situation or person that helped us ‘achieve’ what we want… was false in nature and we pay the price dearly. Sometimes monetarily but always on a fundamentally emotional level. For we feel the fool and that’s a place that is never fun to be within and really, that phrase and the fallout of not listening to it is top of mind today, because it was featured in the season one finale of See on Apple TV+.
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For when we catch up with Haniwa and Kofun in ‘House of Enlightenment’, they enter the place that shares the namesake of this episode and well… at first glance, it appears to be quite the facility that Jerlamarel has built. For it really is a safe haven for people with sight, and it is secure and safe thanks to the fact it was a prison back in the day and it also offered knowledge as promised. For this place was home to a massive library, one that featured a great deal of works to teach anyone and everyone with sight about the world and mankind’s history and whatever other topics were hidden away within the library and well… it wasn’t long before the concerns began to fly about this place. In part because of Jerlamarel’s ego. 

Because he spoke often of his own wonder, as though he genuinely believed that he was the true savior of mankind, a man chosen by God to repopulate the Earth with sight, and that kind of ego never has any good behind it… and Kofun and Haniwa were right to be concerned. For it turned out, that the Trivantian Army was working with dear Jerlamarel to secure whomever they wanted to return with them to their empire. Which in this case, involved Haniwa, as part of an effort to try and lure Baba Voss out into the open for reasons that would be revealed in season two. Which made this savior of mankind, nothing more than a modern and petty man who was happy to use people as bargaining chips if it benefitted his desires and well, he paid the price dearly for that since Baba Voss came to the rescue at the right moment and gave this arrogant man his just desserts. 

However, while that made for a perfect encapsulation of that old saying, there was another important moment to discuss from this tale. Specifically, the fate of Queen Kane. Because despite Maghra’s best efforts to get her to abdicate the throne in an effort to find some honor in this life, the Queen refused and pushed her luck to the limit… all while building new allies behind the scenes. The kind that would help her hold power and once again handle people she deemed to be her enemies. Which meant that once more, people followed her lust for power without question and that seemingly brought an end to Tamacti Jun, and it brought fire to the City of Worms. Moves that set the stage for season two’s journey for Maghra and Sibeth Kane, while also reminding of us how people in this life, tend to follow leaders that project confidence and knowledge rather than leaders that actually have that.

But all commentary aside, make no mistake about it… this was a phenomenal season finale. For it resolved the cliffhangers that the previous episode put together all while throwing new ones into the mix. Since we were dying to know why this mysterious Trivantian General was so interested in Baba Voss and his family and of course, we were genuinely worried about Maghra’s safety because of her sister and thankfully, season two resolved those issues in a magnificent manner and well… now that we’ve reached the end of our journey back through season one, the time has come to turn our attention to what lies ahead. For the third and final season of See is about to hit the airwaves and we here at NTG cannot wait to dive into it and nerd out about it, with all of you. Until next time.

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