Sankofa
In episode 2 of Raising Dion, we follow Pat two years after the big fight that left him seemingly dead. He returns to his little town and begins to heal his wounds, but something strange is happening. The energy that was supposed to have killed him two years ago seems to be floating away. Pat doesn’t know what to make of this, but he’s determined to find out what happened to it.
He saw the Crooked Man in a new host (Brayden, but that’s not known to him right now) and showed up to warn BIONA. Suzanne is still untrusting though, and decides to do as many tests as possible to prove Pat doesn’t have his powers anymore. She ignores Pat’s pleas and keeps him in lock-up.
Dion is having trouble focusing on school. He’s constantly looking at Brayden, who seems to be watching him with a cold eye. Dion starts to realize something is wrong but he’s not sure what it is. After school, he goes to see the Crooked Man, who is close to attacking him. But for some reason, he’s unable to take him out.
After class, Dion goes to investigate the sinkhole. He finds the same strange flowers from before, but as they spark to life and begin to reach out, Dion teleports out of there and hurries off with Jonathan. ..
Kat and Nicole are living together and they are getting along well. Kat encourages her sister to get Tevin’s number, knowing there’s more going on between them. She even gives her some fashion advice too. However, after Dion’s session, things start to heat up between the two of them.
Nicole visits Pat in his cell and he tells her about the Crooked Man being out and dangerous. Nicole doesn’t believe him, but when she leaves the room, Nicole urges Suzanne not to let Pat out or tell Dion what’s going on. Although her flustered reaction and urging Dion to leave doesn’t exactly help matters. ..
That night, Dion is approached by Brayden in his room. Only, it’s just a vision of him. Brayden admits that he’s got powers too and with an evil smirk, declares that they’re going to be best friends.
The Episode Review
The second episode of “The Crooked Man” begins to develop the Crooked Man situation further, with Pat’s incarceration not likely to stay that way for long. I imagine we’ll see some sort of redemptive arc for him over the coming episodes, potentially with Pat saving the day and sacrificing himself in the process.
The conflict between Brayden and Dion is starting to get interesting now, and it also looks like it’s going to cause quite the stir across school too. How this whole situation plays into the sinkhole and what’s going on there is anyone’s guess at this point.
Dion has been a lot of fun so far, and the shorter chapters make it easy to binge watch. We’ll have to wait and see what the rest of the show has in store for us! ..
