Swamp Thing, “Loose Ends”, Review!

This is the finale of season one of the Swamp Thing and also the series since it was cancelled on DC Universe with the last episode on August 2nd. The streaming service is still running with most of its content moved to HBO Max. Swampy has learned about his true nature, he is not Alec Holland, the Green formed him in imitation of Alec including his memories! He pulled the corpse of Alec from the swamp! It is night at the swamp, Abbie is trying to console Swamp Thing, she still likes Alec. Swamp Thing has sensed that there are men coming for him. Swamp Thing sends Alec’s body into the water. Morning, at the Woodrue House, Jason is tying up what is revealed to be his wife, Caroline. At the tavern, Abby tells Liz what happened. She explains that Maria is at the pyschiatric ward. Liz opens her iPad to the cover of a Blue Devil comic, issue #1 (1984) with the Paris Cullins cover! Jason promises Caroline that he can “fix” her. He takes a box taking out the Swamp Thing’s organs.

Avery is checking on some armed men, he meets with Ellery, and is slammed by Ellery. He knows what happened to Avery. Sheriff Cable enters the hospital to check on her son, Matt, who was in a car accident. The doctor tells her that he was drunk. Liz is checking on Daniel, she sees a script next to a Blue Devil comic book, she goes to talk to him. I think it was issue #13 (1985). I love seeing actual comic books in a movie or television episode inspired by a comic book! He is worried that the Blue Devil mask is worrying him. Daniel drives trying to leave Marai and is not stopped at the city line. Maria is screaming at voices in her padded room. Hands start to reach out at her. She wakens to see Xanadu in the room. Xanadu says that she brought up demons to see her daughter. She offers her peace, but at a cost. Men are cutting through the swamp with Ellers. They get a communication about the target. A gunman swings his rifle around, he fires at trees, until he has to reload. The Swamp Thing appears behind him.

Abby enters Maria’s room and finds Xanadu is there. Maria can only see her daughter, Abby and Xanadu leave, and she hugs Shawna Sunderland. Avery is drinking and wants another one from Delroy. He has lost everything. Avery jumps at a customer entering the bar. Delroy tells him about the accident with Matt. Jason is cooking the organs. Caroline has a blank stare. He is about to feed her a spoonful of the Swamp Thing’s heart, but takes it first. He suddenly drops the spoon and then writhes in pain on the floor! Night, it is raining in the swamp, the men find the lost soldier in the trees. They are blocked from returning through the swamp. The trees start to close in on them. The soldiers try to cut through the vines with machetes. Jason struggles to pull himself up and breaks through a table with a vine. Abby has entered Woodrue’s house. Now Abby wants to take Caroline to the hospital, she left her behind last episode. Caroline watches helpless in the chair.

Sheriff Cable is next to Matt’s hospital bed, she draws her gun at Avery’s voice. He leads her out of the room. She holsters her gun at a nurse checking on Matt. Avery tells the sheriff about Maria and a divorce. Sheriff Cable stands up to Avery. Jason is again cooking, Abby realizes that they are the body parts taken from Swamp Thing!, she thinks his plan is insane. Abby stops him from feeding her, he throws her against a wall, but Jason is struck by a taser cable! The soldiers try to cut through the swamp, one the soldiers tries to shoot the trees, and a vine takes him away. The others face Swamp Thing! Liz and Abby are at the Woodrue house as the police take away Jason. Matt wakens and his mother reassures him. Sheriff Cable leaves and has a deputy watch over her son. She enters her car and sees her window has fog. Avery sends a knife through her seat and takes her gun! She wakens in the trunk of her car using her cell phone.

Avery has sent her car into the swamp. He watches as it sinks! I think the Swamp Thing would know what is happening in every part of the swamp, but it looks like the producers are taking the series in a certain direction. Avery walks back to his car, a desperate man, and starts coughing. He spits out some kind of leech. Ellery tries to run, but is slammed by the Swamp Thing against a tree! He is freed by Swamp Thing with a warning. He roars and is met by Alec Holland! Alec brings up Abby who still believes in him. Swamp Thing is left alone as it starts raining. Abby is at the lab with a lantern. Swamp Thing is there. She says she cares about him. Abby is fascinated about the Green. Swamp Thing wanted to leave. This is of course Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beanstalk? He still senses the Darkness. Abby says they will fight it together!

At the sheriff’s office, it is dark, he sees foliage and dead officers with thorns in their back. He takes up a gun and a flashlight and then sees the demonic plant form of the former Jason Woodrue, now the Floronic Man! This is the hideous villain with wood-like limbs and tufts of green. He first appeared in Atom #1 (1962). There is gunshots and a scream by Matt! This of course would lead to the confrontation of both creatures, but we lost the rest of Swamp Thing! This is the loss of one Vine for me. The series has potential, a good cast and characters, I was expecting Avery to go fully in the Rot. It is imperfect adapting the best comics, but kudos to the cast including Crystal Reed, Derek Mears, Andy Bean, Maria Sten, Jennifer Beals, Ian Ziering, Jeryl Prescott, Virginia Madsen, Henderson Wade, Kevin Durand, and Will Patton! I would like to see the series continue on the CW or HBO Max or any form!

Four Vines out of Five!

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