Witches Of East End Season 2 Episode 2 Thru 3 Recaps: In Asgard It Is Acceptable To Wear White Before Or After Labor Day

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In episode 2 "The Son Also Rises" Frederick continues his sneaky ways. Wendy thinks he cant be trusted but Joanna wants to give him the benefit of the doubt. Love is sometimes very blind. In episode 3 "The Old Man And The Key" we finally get a glimpse of Daddy Odin and he's none too pleasant.

In other goings on:

Dash is still being blackmailed with a video of him fake-killing Killian. He fights back and sets the guy's car on fire with his new electrically charged hands. Henceforth, I am calling Dash-- Electro. The guy later shows up at Dash's house. He's not connected to the main story in any wya. He's just some random guy who wants money. Electro gives him a few bolts to the body and kills him. Dash then pushes his body off a cliff while Ingrid conjured a spell to keep him hidden.
We learn that Freya and Frederick are twins. They do some cool spells together.
A killer is loose at the Fourth of July picnic. Dr Foster is dead. He was rude anyway. See "Orange Is The New Black" for another example of what happens to rude people. Anyway, several of the dead have the same king's symbol branded into their skin as Frederick. It means they have pledged allegiance to the king (ie Odin) forever.
Frederick does something to one of Wendy's earrings. Is Aunt Wendy the only one with any sense in this family? Do NOT trust Frederick. When Joanna says she loves him, Frederick just says "thanks". Ouch!
Killian and Owl Girl win money gambling. She does a spell on him to determine if he's a brujo (a male witch). Yep he is and no you shouldn't trust Eva either. Freya goes to find her soul mate Killian. When she arrives she learns he has married Eva. Major heartache. She covers it up by saying she wants to let him know that his mother is dead. Killian, your mother passed when she was accidentally on purpose shoved into a furnace. Sorry about that.
Ingrid consoles Freya after her discovery. What's that strange look in Ingrid's eye though. And what's up with the locked door in the closet? Is that how you get to Asgard?
Killian returns home. Dash yells at him (since he thinks it's the hallucination that has been hounding him). The two brothers have a stare down. Will they try to kill each other again. Nope, this time they hug.
Flashback to long, long ago when our witches escaped from Asgard through the portal. Victor is with them. They must close the portal before Odin gets through. Here comes Frederick. Joanna wants him to stay but he betrays the women (and Victor) but throwing the key back through the portal. Here comes Odin. For their betrayal he curses everyone (so Joanna is immortal, the girls are always dying before their 30th birthday and Wendy has nine lives). What about Victor? I think Odin forgot to curse him. And lest we forget, Wendy or Joanna (I cant remember which) chops off Odin's hand while he's holding the serpent key. This family has some serious emotional issues.
And in the last scene someone kidnaps Victor. We next see him strung up and bleeding. Uh oh. Did Frederick do that too?
Will we see Asgard in the future? I hope so.

Favorite Quotes:

"How nice to have the family together again"- Daddy Odin.
"I want you to live a long, long time in misery and fear and pain. I want to suffer as you have made me suffer"- Daddy Odin.

Grade: 4/12 Monsters (out of 5). "Witches Of East End" is still bringing it this season with two great episodes. The cast live tweeting last night during the show was an added bonus. Not to drop names but there's nothing like Rachel Boston, Madchen Amick, Melissa de la Cruz and Maggie Friedman retweeting my snarky comments to keep me coming back for more. Meow.