Touch-and-Go

Episode 1 of Manifest Season 4 starts with us in Shanghai, where scientists are doing experiments on an old man, Henry. Suddenly, and inexplicably, a blinding light protrudes out and the lab explodes. Henry stumbles away and heads out to the winder world. ..

Meanwhile, the Stone family is in turmoil after Grace’s murder. All fingers seem to point to Angelina, but Eden has still not been found. Ben has been living on the streets of Rockland for the last two years, and he’s in a state of complete despair. He ignores a call from Gabriel (who is really Cal) and continues his search for Eden. ..

Michaela and Zeke are still happily married, but while Cal is kept hidden, Michaela and the others have to face the 828 Registry. Michaela suddenly gets a Calling of her with a freighter and cherry blossoms. This is linked to Henry, so of course she heads off to investigate.

Someone has noticed the bright shiny lights coming from one of the shipping containers with the sigil for blossoms on the front, and they’re wondering what it is.

Henry is inside and he’s in a rough way, with “Stone 828” carved up his arm. Michaela takes the man to Saanvi, who has been fixated on trying to find the missing plane for the last 2 years. Now, she confirms that Henry Kim, a guy who was reported dead two years back by the Singaporean government, is alive and well. “The boy, where is the boy?” Henry moans.

Ben begins to experience his own Calling, with Anna Ross’ picture, the interpreter who helped Cal when he had a connection with a passenger and got so sick. Ben decides not to follow it though and chooses to leave this for Michaela. Cal believes he should be doing this himself, but Ben does not agree. He tells Cal to take his Gabriel ID to keep his identity in check, and leaves to visit Anna Ross.

Anna goes outside with Cal to investigate a possible lead on the 828 Registry. They find a cemetery upstate in Ramago, and Anna has a Calling that leads them there. ..

Jared arrives with bad news for Ben. He has a death certificate for Eden. They’ve found Angelina and Eden’s prints at the bridge, along with he backpack that has floated downstream. However, they haven’t found any bodies, which Jared deduces is because of the river currents. Ben refuses to believe this is true, and decides to keep searching.

It’s now clear that Cal is partly responsible for Angelina taking Eden and that if she’s taken her off course, it could mean disaster for the both of them. The windmill that Cal went to happens to be the same windmill on the front of Eden’s death certificate.

When Ben arrives at the river, he is determined to find his sister Eden. However, when he follows the clues, he learns that she is not there. Instead, he finds another child who has lost his father and is struggling to survive in the river. This makes Ben even more determined to find his sister and bring her home safely. ..

Henry Kim regains consciousness and tells Saanvi that he needs to give the box to the boy. Cal and Michaela head back to the shipping dock, but since Michaela has already been spotted, Cal heads in alone instead. Vance infiltrates the call, using the CCTV at work to help him avoid troops and make his way to the container. ..

Cal arrives at the lab and hears a ticking noise, leading him directly to the black box for the airplane. They bring it to the lab and Henry Kim looks at Cal and immediately comments that he’s the boy. Saanvi listens to the black box recording and realizes it syncs up with the Eureka. It would appear that Daly is still out there, but we’ll have to wait and see on that account!

After the episode closes out, Ben’s theory is proven correct as it turns out Eden and Angelina are actually hiding and still alive. They’re at Anna’s place and she’s been keeping them hidden place. It wasn’t Anna’s Calling after all, it was Eden’s. ..

The Episode Review

Netflix has saved Manifest from purgatory, with the viewing numbers dwindling over the seasons. However, Netflix might give this show an injection of life if they decide to release it again.

The mystery involving Eden and Angelina is still going on, with new episodes being released every few weeks. It’s been a bit of a mystery to everyone, with some people thinking it’s just a story for the soap opera, while others are more convinced that something more sinister is going on.

We’ll have to wait and see what the next episode has in store for us!