The Outpost, “Because She’s Worth It”, Review!

Last episode, we had Garret Spears swear his loyalty to the Three and vow to bring Gwynn to them!  Day at The Outpost, soldiers are preparing, and we have the baron working wihtout his shirt.  Gwynn is watching him and the Mistress joins her.  She is still suspicous of the baron.  Zed holds out Talon’s amulet which is the Key and he shows her the diagram of the Key and she flashes back to seeing a necklace.  The Mistress looks at the wagons to see remains of animals that were attacked.  She informs the queen that Talon disobeyed her and the animals were killed by the demonic Loquri.  Out of the mines, the foreman (Jack Dimich), she offers the leader some of the colipsum.  He is taken to the Plagueling cages. The Mistress has always been shady, but she might be a real threat if she is ruthless with the workers to keep her advisor position.  Gwynn and her soldiers surround Zed.  She has him captured and taken away.  Talon is brought to the queen’s throne room.  Gwynn explains that the demon was killing the livestock.  Their confrontation ends with Blackbloods “going where they belong.” It of course came out all wrong by Gwynn and she tries to apologize, but her thinking is what Zed fears.  

THE OUTPOST -- “Because She’s Worth It” -- ROBYN MALCOLM, IMOGEN WATERHOUSE -- Aleksander Letic/NBCU International -- © 2019 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment.

Talon tries to make a deal to take care of the demon.  She promises that Zed won’t make trouble or she will send him back.  The Mistress addresses the townspeople recruiting miners.  She is actually persuasive to the crowd.  The Mistress hears a giggle and then breaks a cheap sword chastizing the blacksmith.  She makes Munt the tax collector. Talon sees Zed in his cell and tells him about the deal.  She poses that she needs him to unlock the Key.  Night, guards with crossbows watch Zed in chains make a whistle from the back of his hand.  Dogs bark.  Talon opens the portal and Zed commands the demon into it.  She looks at Gwynn up at the battlement.  Talon says she knows where is the stone needed for the Key.  At the tavern, Janzo smiles at Naya, and then pushes her away when he sees Talon.  She is happy at their coupling.  Aunt Gertie is angry at Tobin back at drinking. She ordered Janzo not to serve him drink, he is about to prepare a tonic, and Tobin has him bring up Garret.  Gwynn has a feast prepared with Naya letting him in.  She offers him a drink, but he turns it down.  He mentions Calkussar was friends with his father.  

Then, Tobin brings up Garret, he offers to toast his cup of water to Garret.  He says he was eight when the Prime Order arrived and killed his sister.  He mentions a traitor that turned over Garret, Naya slips pouring water from her pitcher for Tobin when he mentions hanging the traitor, he is suspicious.  Morning, Zed walks with Talon watched by Gwynn as they walk out of the Outpost.  Aunt Gertie enters the throne room to see her sister, Elinor, on the throne.  The Mistress says that there are messages that the Prime Order is bringing an army.  Gertie says that a marriage would bring other nobles to stand against the Prime Order.  She offers Tobin’s cousin as a groom for Gwynn.  Munt is working with Janzo as they lay out hooded Plagueling bodies to stakes and then Janzo removes the hood.  He leaves Munt to do the hard work. Naya takes messages for the queen and sees a not written for her.  Tobin is watching her.  He walks over to the messenger (Igor Pavlovic) and sees Naya’s name in his record book.  The message for Naya came from the Capital.  Naya is seen by Tobin who confronts her about her work.  She says her message comes from the poor part of the Capital and it was that her mother is dying.  Janzo has flowers for Naya, but she is bothered by Tobin.  The Naya suspicion has taken all of this time from the season 1 finale, but it looks like this will be resolved one way or the other!  

THE OUTPOST -- “Because She’s Worth It” -- JESSICA GREEN -- Aleksander Letic/NBCU International -- © 2019 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment.

On the road, Zed walks with Talon, he mentioned the world of the portal is full of ashes.  He mentions that Talon will have to choose one day between humans or Blackbloods.  The queen, the Mistress walk and are met by Tobin who has brought her a horse to ride.  She silently rides on with Tobin.  Gwynn looks at her kingdom with the baron.  She asks if he will reconcile with his cousin Mylas.  Gwynn asks Tobin to give his land to get an alliance with his cousin.  I’m actually warming to Tobin’s character and would like to see what part he plays in the battle of the Prime Order.  Night, Gwynn goes over the development as Naya brushes her hair.  In the fog, Talon has Zed set up camp while she hunts for food.  They are on the way to Talon’s childhood home, which is where the series began, but I wonder about the troll-like Greyskins who were season 1.  Talon uses her bow when she hears a rider, he comes into view, it is Garret in armor!  Of course this reunion may not be happy!  I like the more character development episodes, there is some CG with the demon and Plaguelings, but I like the characters and dialogue more.  Talon and the others are pushed to face their destinies.         

Four Daggers out of Five! 

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