After The Storm
In the fourth episode of The Devil’s Hour, Ravi and Nick question Isaac about what happened. Isaac points out that he was taken out the room by a man. We know this isn’t Gideon but in fact, Mr Warren. He was picked up by an officer in a black car who promised him that everything would be okay. And that man? Ravi Dhillon himself. ..
Gideon explains that he has a better perception of time and clarity of reality than Lucy or Ravi. He pre-empts what Ravi is going to say and continues on by mentioning a man by the name of an 18 year old called Aiden Stenner. His mum, Kate, notices Lucy snapping pictures and immediately confronts her. Only, Lucy suddenly stops her and restrains the woman forcefully, calming her down and stunning her colleague. When Lucy lets go, she has no idea how she managed to do that.
Gideon is seen away from the handcuffs for the first time in the scene. He tells a woman not to move and explains that making something better makes him feel good. This is enough to spook the woman, who hurries off. ..
Ravi heads over to Lucy’s place and questions her over how she knew about Slade. Lucy awkwardly mentions how she seems to have the memories of this already. Instead of Dr Bennett looking at her with disdain, Ravi is actually interested to hear what she says. He points out that some of the details for these cases are wrong, including girls being pulled out of water. There’s definite chemistry between Ravi and Lucy, but eventually the pair part ways. Just before, Lucy points out that Aiden case she’s dealing with and the feeling that something isn’t quite right with it.
Isaac noticed that Aiden had been written down in his notebook and he wondered why.
Dr. Bennett discusses Isaac’s broken watch with him, and they both agree that it needs to be fixed as soon as possible. They also agree that Isaac should stay in the house for a few days to get better feeling about himself and his temperature.
While watching Aiden’s house, Nick notices an assault taking place and jumps in to try and gain an arrest. He underestimates just how many people there are inside and ends up getting attacked with a machete. When Ravi jumps in to save him, they manage to stop the attackers and bag themselves an arrest too.
After the carnage that ensued, Ravi and Nick come under investigation but manage to avoid further action with corroborated stories, claiming they used reasonable force. ..
That night, Isaac wakes up at 3.33am as usual, but this time finds Mike banging his head against the headboard. He too has been having bad dreams. Lucy has been making more of an effort with Isaac and babysits him that afternoon while Mike is out. It’s awkward and contrived, and Mike doesn’t have much patience. In fact, he immediately questions Isaac over whether he feels hungry or thirsty, eventually slamming the plate down and splashing sauce all down Isaac’s top. He barely cares and continues to eat.
As Lucy begins to follow a lead at Speed Kings Go Karts after-hours, she finds out that Aiden is involved and needs to leave. She even offers to pay him $200 to do so. When a car shows up, it stops for several minutes before leaving. It seems like Aiden’s killer has left, and as a result Lucy has changed this reality and saved Aiden’s life.
Gideon points out that everything is connected. Lucy’s memories, everything that will happen and has happened is all intricately tied between this trio. Gideon doesn’t know what’s happened to Isaac, apparently, but does know what effect Aiden’s life has on others.
Ravi chases down the killer’s car but unfortunately loses signal with Nick en-route. Even worse, he notices the car stopped in the middle of the road. Gideon steps out and tells Ravi he’s not supposed to be there. “I’ve never killed you before, I’d rather keep it that way.” Gideon says, pointing out that with Aiden Stenner alive, someone else is going to die as a result. It would appear as if Gideon has redone this timeline before but the truth is being obscured right now.
Gideon goes on to say that after the storm, there was a lot of chaos and it was not his fault. However, he does mention that all of Ravi and Lucy’s actions were to blame for the mess that ensued. There is something bigger going on here and it is especially true when we see Aiden talking to a guy called Mr A about getting revenge and killing, in retaliation for the gang bust.
As the episode closes out, Nick places down his mug next to his alarm clock on his bedside table and tells Bella, his wife, he loves her. And this scene is eerily similar. Why? Well, it’s the blood-spattered crime scene from the opening parts of this episode. Uh oh!
The Episode Review
In a slower episode of The Devil’s Hour, we see the story given more intrigue and investigative prowess as Gideon slots into all of this. It would appear that he’s not the killer we’ve been led to believe but infact, more like a time traveler who has been somehow going back and trying to stop something catastrophic from happening. Don’t quote me on that though as it’s not 100% confirmed!
Despite the slow start to this chapter, The Devil’s Hour is still a gripping watch and features some big, stand-out moments. What will happen next? Who’s coming out of this alive? We’ll have to wait and see!
