An Hour Before The Devil Fell
Andreas: I’m concerned about Beatrix’s disappearance. It turns out she’s been gone for 3 days. I want to do something about this, but Rosalind reminds me not to get emotional.
Everyone at the academy is buzzing with the new “chosen one” story with Bloom. Our protagonist shrugs it off though, with Aisha backing her up by claiming it’s just this week’s news and will die down soon.
Instead, the pair turn their attention to doing research on Blood Witches, and how that ties in with Bloom’s Dragon Flame. Apparently this magic presents itself during times of conflict. If that’s the case then one may presume there will be a war soon. ..
Bloom has taken on the role of Rosalind’s second-in-command, and is studying up on Blood Witches and their history. Rosalind is leaving for the capital, but encourages Bloom to keep vigilant and researching.
Bloom is worried that the Witches could attack but Beatrix is confident that she can ward them off, given she’s the chosen one. Rosalind announces that Beatrix has been taken and reminds Bloom not to let her emotion blind her judgment in the wake of this news.
Saul Silva has taken over as the leader of Specialists outside, and is working to hone their skills in order to protect the fairies from attacks. Some of the other fairies are there to lend their help, including Musa who is encouraged to use her Mind power to keep them calm in the wake of attacks. For now, it’s a work in progress.
Flora helps out Terra in the greenhouse, until the former announces that she’s meeting Riven. Terra’s not exactly happy about it, although that’s quickly squashed when the kids decide to hit the local pub for some drinks now that Rosalind is out of town.
Sky and Riven are both there, although Riven and Flora’s flirting makes Terra concerned. She eventually calls out Riven as a bad guy, but that, of course, presents issues for Flora who walks away from Terra in annoyance. Stella is absent through all of this, partly because she’s forbidden from leaving the school grounds. ..
There is a lot of tension and drama between the kids here, while Andreas meets with his contact, intending to strike a deal to find out where Beatrix is. Unfortunately, Andrea is fooled by the real Blood Witch, who happens to be watching from afar. Whoever this person is, they immediately start choking him out.
The academy kids gather and realize that this could be in reference to an old lodge. Bloom believes this is a trap and warns against them going. Stella ignores that though and believes they should do something and rush in head-first.
Bloom tells the others about Beatrix’s kidnapping and how they all refuse to listen. They decide to go, but Aisha and Grey are both absent. However, they end up kissing too. As they do, tiny bugs rise up from the water and glow beautifully in neon-light.
Sky and Riven head to the old lodge that night. The rest of the fairies head home and twiddle their thumbs. While sitting together, Stella shows the others that magical gem attached to her back and why she hasn’t been using magic. Ashamed, she walks away.
The group of people find Beatrix, but they are also met with a trap. Because of course they do. Andreas is there, under control from the Blood Witches.
Sky and Riven rush to save Musa from the scrapers, but they are quickly attacked by the killer. Saul Silva arrives in time to stop the attack, and Musa is safe.
Bloom heads over to see Sebastian and realizes that he’s the Blood Witch! She shows up alone, believing him to be powerless. However, Sebastian has a few tricks up his sleeve, including the fact he’s been channeling fairy magic for his own devious devices.
Bloom is offered a chance to join Sebastian and learn more about her past, including who her birth parents are. She’s tempted but thankfully Aisha shows up first and saves the day. This stand-off ends in a stalemate.
Rosalind and Bloom return to the academy after learning that Sebastian is the Blood Witch. They deduce that he’s left to head back to the First World.
The drama between Flora and Terra is wrapped up, with Terra admitting that she’s a bit jealous of her and Riven together but has swallowed her pride and decided to just support her friend whatever she decides to do. It also turns out that Terra is gay too, which she announces in a really touching chat.
Sky is broken as she returns to Bloom. It turns out Silva actually stabbed Andreas and killed him. Riven suddenly comes bursting into the room, needing help, holding a bloodied Musa.
The Episode Review
It seems that Sebastian has been working on a plan all along, and it comes to fruition with the kids running headfirst into a trap. Despite it being blatantly obvious from the start, Sebastian manages to pull off his plan successfully.
The new season of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” features some nice touches, such as the flame wings for Bloom and the kiss between Grey and Aisha. However, these are obvious references to the original series, which makes this season feel like a copycat. ..
This season’s plot has been predictable and pedestrian, with a few interesting deaths but overall it’s just a lot of cliches and formulaic drama. However, just to play devil’s advocate to my own point, there have been deaths this season so there is at least some excitement and suspense.
The second half of this season looks like it’s about to double down on the Blood Witch story, so we’ll have to wait and see what’s in store for us next.
