Hex
recap (series 2, episode 6)
(Original
airdate: 30 Oct 2005)
THIS
WEEK'S INCANTATION:
From
Tarantino to fairy tale
we wend our watchful, witchlike way.
Call moon, or sun, or lightning strike —
Call Ella, forth into the fray.
Mopey
and dopey — Malachi (who's now about 17
or so) arrives home after a wild night. Azazeal is not
happy: it's nothing to do with the drugs and whores; it's
just that Ella is still alive, and therefore Malachi's
not safe.
Malachi:
"Look, if you're that worried, then why don't
you just get rid of her?"
Azazeal:"Don't you think I've
tried?"
Yeah,
we know you've tried, buddy, and we know you've failed.
Miserably. We also know other things about you, like you're
weak and ineffectual and smug and can't act your way out
of a paper bag of demon poo.
Malachi
tries to walk away and finds himself slammed against the
wall instead. Hmm, I suppose that would be difficult,
having a demonic dad. You've heard teenagers say "My
dad's gonna kill me if he finds out," but Malachi
has to worry about that actually happening.
Nurse
Perie shows up, but in fairy form, which means crazy teased
hair and a generally wacky appearance. Don't get me wrong:
it's actually a great look. I may be discovering I have
a fairy fetish.
Max's
flophouse — Ella's still not better. Max
asks to look at her tongue and immediately regrets the
request. He gives her some painkillers instead.
Leon
gets a cold cloth (well, technically it's a wet sock)
for Ella's forehead. Has the love of a good woman/witch
turned Leon into a real boy? Or have a floundering group
of writers given up on character consistency now they've
lost the star of their show?
Whatever
the reason, he's so nice now, I almost can't remember
what a jerk he was. Neither can Ella: she's all goo-goo
eyed when she looks at him, and I don't think it's because
she's been poisoned.
Leon
says they need help, but Ella says they can't trust anyone.
Well, certainly not anyone with a "z" in his
name.
Speaking
of names with z in them — Jez is pouring
tea for that governor-type, whoever he is, and talking
about what the students need. He's looking out the window
at Roxanne (who's "warming up" for a run, no
doubt as part of a special competition for cow of the
year) while he rambles.
Desperate
times — Leon tries to take out some cash,
but he's skint. While he stomps around looking dejected,
Thelma tends to Ella:
Thelma:
"You look like death."
Ella: "I've met death. I'm
much better looking."
That
depends on which Death you mean! Because Gaiman's
version is way cute.
Thelma
guesses that Ella's powers are completely gone now, and
reckons it's time to reveal the mysteries of the occult
to Leon. Ella balks at this, of course. They end up screaming
at each other:
Ella:
"Why do we keep having this conversation?"
Thelma: "Because you know
it's right."
Ella: "Because you're lonely!"
Thelma: "Believe me, if I
wanted to pick one human to commune with, it wouldn't
be Leon."
Oh,
Thelma. Look, it's very sweet and all, but you must try
to get over Cassie now. Otherwise how are you ever going
to get a nice juicy storyline?
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