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REVIVAL Recap: (S01E02) Keeping Up Appearances
REVIVAL Recap: (S01E02) Keeping Up Appearances

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REVIVAL Recap: (S01E02) Keeping Up Appearances

Revival Season 1 Episode 2, 'Keeping Up Appearances,' effectively builds on that jaw-dropping cliffhanger from the series premiere. It fleshes out core character dynamics, introduces a few new supporting players and lays the groundwork for what's to come. I'm digging the Wynonna Earp / Preacher vibes I'm getting from this series. Bring on more narrative weirdness (and the not-zombies). RELATED: Read our recap of the previous Revival episode, 'Don't Tell Dad' Revival, 'Keeping Up Appearances' We open with a flashback — Em (Romy Weltman) wakes up on Revival Day. She's near a waterfall. She coughs up water and the same wedding band we saw in the series premiere. Bewildered, Em returns to the bridge. She discovers one of her boots and her coat. Then, Em returns to her dorm. Her roommate, Kay (Maia Jae), is watching the news, which so happens to feature Sheriff Wayne Cypress (David James Elliott). Em makes a beeline for her room. Three days later, Em emerges from her room. She heads into the bathroom, crushes up some pills and snorts them. However, she can't get high. Em does this repeatedly and gets the same result — zero high. Frustrated, Em punches the bathroom mirror. Kay reveals her plan to stay with her parents and ride out the quarantine. Regeneration After she leaves, Em notices the gash on her hand from punching the mirror has healed. Weird. She grabs a Swiss Army Knife and cuts her palm, only for said cut to close almost instantly. The news segment on the screen features Wayne getting increasingly irritated as May (Katharine King So) asks questions he doesn't — or perhaps can't — answer. RELATED: Revival : Co-Creators Aaron B. Koontz and Luke Boyce on Crafting 'Weird' New Series Now, we're back in the present. Dana (Melanie Scrofano) is in full-on panic mode. Em is still holding the scythe while looming over Arlene's (Nicky Guadagni) corpse. Backup has arrived. Dana and Em attempt to get their stories straight. Dana urges Em to tell the officers that she killed Arlene, not her. Arlene just so happened to be a violent Reviver. Meanwhile, Cooper (Hudson Wurster) stumbles upon a peculiar display in the woods. He also trips on what looks like a premeditated trap. However, someone helps Cooper to his feet. This is Blaine Abel (Steven Ogg). He's an enigma. Blaine encourages Cooper to find his way back to civilization. He eventually reunites with Wayne. REVIVAL — 'Keeping Up Appearances' Season 1 Episode 2 — Pictured: (l-r) David James Elliott as Sheriff Wayne Cypress, Hudson Wurster as Cooper Cypress — (Photo by: Lavivier Productions/SYFY) Anxiety Outside the Dittmans' barn, paramedics check out Em. She has a panic attack, so they take her to the hospital. Dana chats with J.P. Brissett (Glen Gould). Both agree it's best to keep the sheriff far away from this situation. Upon discovering the ambulance with Em is en route to the hospital, Dana makes a beeline for it. They can't discover Em's a Reviver. RELATED: Revival : Check Out 9 First-Look Photos From Melanie Scrofano-Led Series Next, Ibrahim (Andy McQueen) and Carla (Paige Evans) prepare to perform an autopsy on Arlene. What makes her different from the other Revivers? After Ibrahim and Carla step out of the room, we see Arlene isn't exactly dead. In fact, the top of her head is already regenerating, and her eyes are open… Meanwhile, the Cypress family reunites. Wayne chews Dana out for taking Em with her on the job. Of course, Dana gives her father a taste of his own medicine when she learns he temporarily lost Cooper. Em is fed up with both of them and storms off. REVIVAL — 'Keeping Up Appearances' Season 1 Episode 2 — Pictured: (l-r) Melanie Scrofano as Dana Cypress, Romy Weltman as Martha 'Em' Cypress — (Photo by: Naomi Peters/Lavivier Productions/SYFY) Red Alert Then, Wayne orders Ibrahim and Deputy Rogers (Aryelle Morrison) to keep a lid on the Arlene thing. Oh, and no one talks to the press. He also orders Dana to take Cooper home. May enters the room. Dana urges Rogers to take Cooper to the cafeteria while she handles May. We know how Wayne feels about the media. May asks Dana for the truth. What's going on? RELATED: Revival : The Dead Have Rejoined the Living in Official Trailer Elsewhere, Wayne and Ibrahim discover that Arlene is MIA, and the guard stationed outside the room is dead. Wayne calls for reinforcements. The alarm blares. Dana makes a break for Wayne's location, with May hot on her heels. Dana spies Arlene as she kills a hospital employee. Her head is in one piece again. Dana urges May to get the hell out of Dodge before she's next on Arlene's murder list. Then, Arlene wanders into the maternity ward. Wayne finds her with a baby. Unfortunately, she speeds away with said baby before Wayne and his officers can react. They give chase. Wayne and the others wind up in the parking garage, guns raised. However, there, they discover Blaine, who's holding the baby. Arlene is nowhere to be found. Wayne asks about Arlene, but Blaine recites some vaguely ominous, apocalyptic-esque language. REVIVAL — 'Keeping Up Appearances' Season 1 Episode 2 — Pictured: (l-r) Carla Morel as Carly Morel, Andy McQueen as Ibrahim Ramin — (Photo by: Naomi Peters/Lavivier Productions/SYFY) The Truth Later, Wayne and Ibrahim chat with Mayor Dillisch (Conrad Coates) about Arlene. Wayne believes this supports his case for locking up all the Revivers. Ibrahim reminds Wayne that the cops have a history of mistreating and abusing marginalized people. I love that Revivers are a clever tool to explore this, and how underprivileged or even those deemed different are ostracized by society. Not all the Revivers are like Arlene. However, Ibrahim concedes that they should pool their resources to capture Arlene. RELATED: TV Review: Resident Alien Season 4 Then, Dana searches Em's dorm. She discovers a bevy of creepy drawings adorning Em's bedroom walls. She also finds Em's stash of pills. Dana confronts Em about it. Em discloses that she's clean — she can't get high anymore since coming back from the dead. Dana wants to know how Em got her hands on 1,000 pills. Em claims she bought them from the pain clinic. The conversation pivots to Em's death. Dana tearfully asks if Em overdosed. Em knows she didn't. However, the other details are admittedly fuzzy. Dana urges Em to tell her something . Em reveals she went to the bridge on Revival Day because it was their mom's birthday. Then, she woke up near the waterfall. To Solve a Murder Dana really wants to solve her sister's death. Well, it's looking more like murder. She persuades Em to join her at the station for a hot minute. Dana plans to show her face before the pair can go to the bridge to retrace Em's steps. Em reluctantly agrees to this plan. RELATED: 10 Out-of-This-World Predictions for Resident Alien Season 4 At the station, Dana encourages Em to get them both chocolate from the vending machine while she joins Wayne in a meeting. Instead, Em takes Dana's keys and steals her vehicle. Meanwhile, Dana approaches Deputy McCray (Nathan Dales) — and his rat tail — with questions about Em's pill stash. McCray identifies them as oxy. One would normally deal them or steal them. He gives Dana a file on those in Wausau arrested for drug possession before returning to his game. I can't believe Daryl and Mrs. McMurray work together now. Later, Dana realizes that Em stole her car. The only one available in the parking lot is Ibrahim's vehicle. At the same time, Nithiya (Gia Sandhu) gets ready to go out to eat with her husband, Aaron (Gianpaolo Venuta). So, he was cheating on his wife, who has cancer, with his student? Ew. Anyway, they head into Nella's. We see Em follow them inside. REVIVAL — 'Keeping Up Appearances' Season 1 Episode 2 — Pictured: Andy McQueen as Ibrahim Ramin — (Photo by: Naomi Peters/Lavivier Productions/SYFY) The Bridge Ibrahim drives Dana around town as they search for Em (and her car). Dana explains that Em has a rare disease — her bones break very easily. Because of this, she's lived a sheltered life. At Nella's, Em follows Aaron to the bathroom. He tells her that it's over. Em isn't there to rekindle their affair. She wants to know what happened at the bridge. She doesn't remember, well, anything. RELATED: 10 Predictions for The Ark Season 3 Aaron reveals he blocked her phone and email after she inundated him with texts, calls and emails. He didn't want her to blow their cover. Em doesn't recall sending those. Aaron learns that Em is a Reviver, and, like Dana, he jumps to conclusions about her death. He assumes she took her own life based on the aforementioned texts, calls and emails. Oh, and the wedding band she coughed up? It's not his. Em apologizes before leaving him. Next, in the bar, Em overhears a patron talk smack about Revivers. She declares that they were supposed to die, so they should've stayed dead. Em whirls around and punches her. The woman retaliates. She proceeds to beat the snot out of Em. Em asks her if that's all she's got … with a face covered in blood. Be My Escape Elsewhere, Dana tells Ibrahim about the accident. Two years ago, she and Em were in a car accident with their mother. Unfortunately, their mom died, and Em was behind the wheel. The family hasn't recovered from it. RELATED: Read our Wynonna Earp recaps Then, Nella (Lanette Ware) calls Dana. Dana learns about Em's bar fight. A man named Rhodey (Kaleb Horn) escorted her out of the pub. Outside, Rhodey reveals he knows she's a Reviver. Why? Because he's one, too. Rhodey gives Em a flyer for an upcoming show with his band, November Dismember (sick moniker). REVIVAL — 'Keeping Up Appearances' Season 1 Episode 2 — Pictured: Kaleb Horn as Rhodey Rasch — (Photo by: Naomi Peters/Lavivier Productions/SYFY) Em asks if he can get her out of here because she's trying to avoid law enforcement (for reasons). Em grabs a black hoodie from Dana's car and leaves behind a chocolate bar with the November Dismember flyer. She also discards her phone before Rhodey drives them away. I Know Who Did It Ibrahim drops Dana off at the bar. She tells him they should do this again — hang out. These two are cute together. Dana discovers a note from Em along with the chocolate. Em claims she needs space for a while, but she's okay. She'll reach out in due time. RELATED: Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week: SurrealEstate 's Susan Ireland Later, Dana pays Kay a visit after finding her in the drug files McCray gave her. At the same time, Wayne has drinks with Nella. Nella gives Wayne a pep talk. He's doing what he feels is best for Wausau. Wayne calls the governor and asks for a favor. Dana learns that Kay helped Em score the pills. Kay knows Em is a Reviver. More importantly, she knows who killed Em. RELATED: 36 Delicious Easter Eggs in Wynonna Earp: Vengeance Revival airs new episodes every Thursday at 10/9c, only on Syfy. Our 15 Favorite WYNONNA EARP Moments Contact: [email protected] What I do: I'm GGA's Managing Editor, a Senior Contributor, and Press Coordinator. I manage, contribute, and coordinate. Sometimes all at once. Joking aside, I oversee day-to-day operations for GGA, write, edit, and assess interview opportunities/press events. Who I am: Before moving to Los Angeles after studying theater in college, I was born and raised in Amish country, Ohio. No, I am not Amish, even if I sometimes sport a modest bonnet. Bylines in: Tell-Tale TV, Culturess, Sideshow Collectibles, and inkMend on Medium. Critic: Rotten Tomatoes, CherryPicks, and the Hollywood Creative Alliance.

5 Tyrants That WEBTOON Made Me Fall in Love With
5 Tyrants That WEBTOON Made Me Fall in Love With

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time7 hours ago

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5 Tyrants That WEBTOON Made Me Fall in Love With

Historical fiction with dukes, lords and ladies has been popular for decades. With the rise of Webtoons, we are seeing a particular historical fiction genre rise. These historical fictions mix dukes and lords with magic, fictional faraway lands and isekai. It's a perfect blend of fantasy, historical fiction and romance. The tell-tale signs of one of these comics start with an almost always reincarnated or reborn female lead and a tyrant she is destined to be with. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, the genders are switched for these, where both are reincarnated, or no one is reincarnated. The most constant element is that at least one of the love interests is a misunderstood tyrant. RELATED: Saturday Morning Webtoons: Inarime and Vixen: NYC Nobody understands them except their love interest and me. I know them and love them to absolute pieces. Here are five tyrants that WEBTOON made me fall in love with. Calcion Landbird – Charming the Duke of the North How do we describe the tyrant in this webtoon? No one says it better than the author in the first chapter. 'A cold-hearted man … with looks that kill!' Charming the Duke of the North features Calcion Landbird as the duke and Rin as the reincarnated female lead. The catch in this webtoon is that Calcion desperately needs someone to pretend to be his lover, and Rin happens to be a successful actress back in the modern world. Donning the name Selina, Rin acts the role of a seductress who seduces the duke. It's just acting, right? RELATED: Saturday Morning Webtoons: Just Pancakes and Bad Signs While he may be a competent ruler and leader, he is entirely helpless in the show they are trying to pull off and leans on Rin for a lot of support. Her acting defends him from nobles, maids and whatever may come their way. Seeing this supposedly cold-hearted man at the mercy of a modern-day actress is indescribably precious. Every time Rin skillfully plays her part as the seductress, the duke gets completely flustered, showing his inexperience for such an esteemed duke. Duke Zeronis – The First Night With the Duke The First Night With the Duke stars Ripley, a modern gal reincarnated as a side character in her favorite novel. She swears not to let the plot deviate and to enjoy her days in this fantasy world, but accidentally gets drunk and seduces the two love interests. OOPS. The main love interest is the tyrant Duke, Zeronis. RELATED: 10 More Creative Women Behind Incredible WEBTOON Series Zeronis is the complete opposite of Calcion when it comes to romance. This guy isn't here to get flustered; he does the flustering. He is good-looking, knows it and flaunts it unapologetically to the female lead. While he is possessive, it doesn't cross the line of creepy. Though, he is extremely pushy, insisting Ripley marry him. He stops at no cost to seduce and threaten Ripley into marriage. I know 'threaten' is a bit harsh, but this is a list of tyrants, after all. Duke Luave – The Duke's Cursed Charm Duke Luave, like many of these comic tyrants, has a terrible curse: his irresistible charm. Not kidding. People fall madly in love with him and are extremely possessive due to his affliction. It is so problematic that women are literally throwing themselves in front of his carriage. RELATED: 5 Devastating WEBTOON Curses Luave constantly turns down women and men while also dealing with rumors that he is a seductive devil. Due to this curse, he is much more independent than dukes in similar stories. Bathing, dressing and primarily tending to his needs to spare servants from his curse. He uses magic to suppress the devilish power at all costs. That isn't to say he doesn't use his curse on purpose in a pinch… He is quick-witted, difficult to please, harder to seduce and an entertaining character. He has quite the personality. While a tyrant in his own right, using his curse only so slightly to his advantage, he isn't as stone-faced as the rest. However, he is twice as cold-blooded. Though everything changes when he meets the female lead. Who, surprise, is immune to his charm. Now he will have to learn how to seduce someone. Therdeo Lapileon – My In-Laws Are Obsessed With Me My In-Laws Are Obsessed With Me has the typical broody duke, but there is more to him. Therdeo is, you guessed it, a cursed duke. But not the fun kind of curse like The Duke's Cursed Charm. His curse doesn't draw the ladies in but rather does them in. Therdeo has poisonous blood, as well as everyone in his family's bloodline. As a result, he is highly protective of his family and wants to create a better life for his nephew. Wow, huge father potential. RELATED: Saturday Morning Webtoons: Fingers and Welfare Center While he rules with his sword and is hard to read, we know that he is a tortured soul that just wants someone he can hold onto. Or, well, we know that after he killed the female lead. It is complicated; you'll have to trust that things look up in the romance department after the first few chapters. Dorothy – The Tyrant Wants to Be Good You read that right, and yes, Dorothy is a woman and a tyrant. Finally! Though being the tyrant didn't save her from the born-again trope. She has a second chance at life. Before, she was a ruthless princess who would do anything to get the crown, even killing her brother. But now? She is destined to live her life as a good person, which is tricky because she had a terrible life. Watching her slowly change and learn what it means to be good charmed me in a way a curse couldn't. I'm rooting for you, Dorothy. Are you a fan of WEBTOON tyrants? Who is your favorite? This article was originally published in March 2023.

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