Camp
Episode 7 of Servant Season 3 starts with a montage for Sean’s cooking competition. It does well to show Sean’s cooking credentials and what his values are. In the wake of this though, Dorothy speaks to Julian and tells him that he needs to stop screwing Leanne. She also brings up the attack too, as well as her “postpartum fog” with not remembering key parts of the last year. ..
That afternoon, Dorothy starts going through Leanne’s things, including her journal which has numerous sketches of the family, Jericho, wasps and a strange man walking through flames. Some of the pictures are pretty disturbing, especially the one depicting Dorothy with her breasts leaking. ..
Leanne takes Jericho to the park to meet some of the squatters. They all seem happy to meet him and Dorothy, who is upstairs watching, comes storming out of the house. She believes that these people are dangerous and Leanne calmly tells her that everything is okay. She also scoffs as Dorothy’s incredulousness, claiming that she’s being controlling – just like a certain cult were. ..
Dorothy is determined to get rid of Leanne, and does so by carting her off to camp. Sean isn’t exactly happy, given Jericho loves Leanne, but he compromises and decides they’ll let her go but check in on Leanne when the program is over. “It’s only fair.” He says. ..
Leanne leaves the house, and as she steps onto the porch, everything goes wrong. Jericho’s cries sound around the house, the baby seemingly turns back into a doll and cracks appear in the basement. Dorothy is enraged and when Leanne heads back inside, she claims that Jericho is asleep in the nursery - and that he’s been there all along. And lo and behold that’s where he is, absolutely fine.
Something strange is happening with Leanne, Sean realizes this now too. He decides that Leanne is going to stay, as he doesn’t want to lose his son again. He undermines Dorothy and offers Leanne all the time she needs. As Leanne whispers to Dorothy, the episode comes to a close. ..
The Episode Review
It seems like Leanne is indirectly connected to Jericho, especially if the frantic, panic-inducing ending is anything to go by. It certainly raises an interesting idea that Jericho and Leanne are connected, although it’s still unclear exactly how far this rabbit hole goes and the true extent of Leanne’s powers.
The final few episodes of the season have been great. After a slow start, the past few episodes have turned and become much more open and engaging. What’s in store for our characters remains a mystery, but one thing is for sure: this conflict is far from over. ..
