Mother Mayhem
The episode starts with another strange murder. A quiet suburban home is rocked by a masked figure showing up, seemingly out of thin air, and sporting that same bird mask as before. He slaughters the mother and as for the daughter, well this spiritual figure comes for her but screams ring out before we find out what happens.
Meanwhile, Conner is arrested for the killing of Lex Luthor. He complies and is thrown into the Detention Center, an ominous green glow hovering over him and keeping his powers in check. Dick and Kory show up to offer support, but Conner is rattled and tells them he’s never seen power like that before. Conner has resigned to his fate, given he was caught red-handed at the scene, but Kory tries to reassure him that this isn’t over. They’re going to find evidence to try and free him. ..
Kory and Dick decide to team up and find out what Lex Luthor is hiding, hoping it will lead to the killer.
Kory follows a lead up at Lex’s mansion, where she finds a guy called Nelson Blake, who confirms it’s not just Lex Luthor who died that night. In fact, the entire inner-circle of Luthor’s nearest and dearest also died too. Blake is the only one left alive, and he breaks the news that Luthor was researching Kory before he changed tact and decided to fight against death itself, aligning himself with a bunch of different cultists, including an “archeologist woman” (potentially Mrs Bennett. They were messing with things they shouldn’t. Suddenly, Nelson hears strange chanting and begins dribbling blood out his mouth. With that, a snake protrudes out of Nelson’s mouth, just like Luthor. Kory makes short work of it.)
Rachel and Dick search through LexCorp for clues, specifically the crime scene and figuring out its ties to the cultists we’ve seen before. Rachel experiences a vision, which brings them to the same house from the opening scene of the chapter. The radio is still ominously playing in the kitchen, while each of the group split up and look for clues in each room. Dick finds a bloody apple on the floor, while Rachel is the one who uncovers the deceased body of the mum in the kitchen, propped up against the island. ..
Rachel uses her powers to help Arya escape from the cultist with the bird mask stalking her in her dreams.
Sebastian heads off to pitch his community-driven game to the men and women at the company, but they don’t seem too interested. He talks about how passionate he is, but they tell him it’s a competitive market and he’s not a good fit. After, Sebastian experiences visions, seeing all the men and women with blood dripping down their faces. Now, this isn’t an isolated incident given we saw him experiencing the same thing last episode, with blood protruding out of the taxidermist fox’s mouth. ..
The Titans find a group of hostages who have been held captive in an abandoned warehouse. All of the hostages are still alive, and Rachel is attacked by the man wearing the bird mask. She manages to stop him, but it’s not enough. She senses echoes of something still lurking in the shadows, but it disappears as quickly as it arrives. Regardless, this seems like enough to get Conner out. ..
Dick Grayson speaks to Arya off the back of this and opens up to her, given he knows a thing or two about losing his parents. He talks about Bruce and how time will make her feel better just like it did with him. Dick hands over his jacket to Arya, letting her have it.
Dick briefs Conner on the latest developments in the case, including the discovery of bodies and a gruesome crime scene. Conner is visibly shaken by the scene and tells Dick he doesn’t want to return to Metropolis again.
The group of friends were on their way out when they were approached by a sorceress. She quickly defeated Conner and sent him flying. Rachel too was knocked out and lost her power. Kory managed to save the day and stopped the antagonist.
The cultists show up in the basement and start chanting. Their voices echo into Sebastian, who is still experiencing hallucinations and is somehow linked to all of this. ..
The Episode Review
Rachel’s connection to the cult is deepening, and so far this season her powers haven’t been as strong as they have been in the past. Hopefully this will change in the upcoming episode.
With Lex Luthor dead and many question marks surrounding our characters and the purpose of this cult, it remains to be seen exactly what’s going to happen next.
