This
episode deals with how our heroes get the money they need to complete their
journey home. The inhabitant of The
Unknown they come across this time is the ever eccentric millionaire named
Endicott. With Wirt and Greg posing as
his nephews to get the 2 cents they need for a ferry to Adelaide’s, we’re
treated to the entertaining qualities of Endicott. He’s highly energetic about his daily life
and as rich as he is, he can’t help but feel lonely which makes him kind of
crazy in the head. It’s all commentated
on humorously by Fred, the horse from the last episode, as Endicott goes on to
explain that he’s in love with a woman he thinks is a ghost. By the end though, it’s Greg’s innocence that
gets Endicott to confront the ghost and ultimately realize that the ghost is
actually real, and through another clever twist, she runs a company adjacent to
his. This whole story is fine and good,
as well as clever in parts, but I find what Wirt and Beatrice get up to a lot
more investing. Up until now, they’ve
both been reluctant allies for the adventure.
This is where they really start warming up to each other and in turn
learn more about their past. Beatrice’s
past is really interesting through showing that Beatrice used to be a human who
got turned into a bluebird along with her entire family because she threw a
stone at one. Ever since then, she vowed
never to return to her family until she made up for her mistake. Now, Beatrice was entertaining for her snarky
attitude before, but this past makes her a lot more endearing. Wirt claims that his problematic past stems
from having a crush on a girl, but knowing this show, you just know there’s
more to this then he lets on. The story
here has its quirks, but a little thing called character development for Wirt and
Beatrice makes this episode quite endearing. 9/10
Ranking
1) Songs of
the Dark Lantern
2) Hard Times
at the Huskin’ Bee
3) The Old
Grist Mill
4) Mad Love
5) Schooltown
Follies
No comments:
Post a Comment