It’s Duke’s deceased father’s birthday and he’s going
through the family journal reminiscing on his family’s murderous legacy when he
gets a newspaper clipping of his grandfather’s obituary. It lists a sudden
death but on the back is written “killed by Sarah” one of Audrey’s past
identities. He also finds the name “Stuart
Mosley” written down.
He goes to see old Mr. Mosley who turns and says “what
are you doing here?” before zapping Duke to the beach. The Trouble of quick
sea-side holidays! And of course, he gets no mobile phone signal. And the guy
he asks doesn’t seem to understand what mobile phone service means.
I’m going to lay my money on time travel.
Yup, 1955. We knew it was coming. Naturally duke hurries to a bar and orders a
big drink, where his hair is mocked and a bar fight breaks out. He manages to
save the bar man from being badly impaled – but then gets arrested along with
everyone else and dragged over to the police station. And he still sees people with tattoos (surely
this is semi-good news, people who know about the Troubles? He can go them and
say “hey Trouble problems!) Thankfully the barman vouches for him. he tries to
find Mosley but the police are less than helpful. As a last resort he asks
after Sarah Vernon – Audrey’s old identity – and notices an advert for the
World Wide Post.
In the present we have Nathan and Audrey (ugh, no more love tension between these 2) and Audrey starts to tell Nathan about the Colorado Kid when she realises the Haven Herald is missing – she asks Nathan and he says that Dave killed Vince 15 years ago. He gives her the “talk slowly because she’s being delusional” tone and she points out that when it’s a “Haven thing” happening usually she’s the only one who knows since she’s immune (and she uses the same tone, which I approve of).
Audrey tries to parse what else has changed – and sees
Nathan and Jordan are still back together (good! Let us pretend Audrey and Nathan becoming an item again,
never happened. Audrey can hold out for Duke) and she gets a letter from the
World Wide Post – which has been held for several years, from 1955, from Duke. Audrey
realises they have to bring Duke back asap before he changes more of Haven.
Audrey and Nathan go to see Stuart Mosley who calls Duke
the “man from the past” and he recognises Audrey. When he sees Nathan he has
another episode – and Nathan is zapped as well. So Nathan gets to meet Duke in
the past (lucky Duke) and try and fix what he broke – though Duke protests he
knows the time travel rules – low profile, don’t change anything. Then realises
he saved the bar tender’s life. Who they’ve been calling junior – his real
name? Roy Crocker, Duke’s grandfather. According to Duke’s journal, Sarah was
supposed to kill Roy that day. Oopsie. Nathan seems to be pushing murdering
poor Roy and Duke isn’t all that keen with the plan.
In the present, Audrey calls in Claire to help her speak
to the Troubled and troubled Mosley – but Claire is shocked. What is Audrey
doing out in public when she’s wanted for the Rev. Driscol’s murder? Yes, Haven’s
getting worse and worse. Oh and Nathan’s dead trying to protect her from the
rev’s men. And Mosley doesn’t even live at this address any more.
Back in the past Nathan has a creepy cute moment with the
boy that will one day be his father before learning from the Guard that Stuart
Mosely is arriving by train. A policeman also knows that – and is calling in
Roy (who has the Crocker Trouble killing Trouble) to meet him and kill him as
well – though it’s clear that Roy isn’t thrilled by his role as a killer. Roy says
he’s done, refuses and the policeman draws a gun on him – so Duke intervenes
and bashes the cop round the head. Yes
Duke save the life of the person he was supposed to save – again.
Duke explains to Nathan they can make the future better.
Nathan, for once saying something I agree with, responds with “we’re not
messing with the time/space continuum so you can work on your daddy issues.”
Which is when Stuart Mosely arrives – pushed in a wheelchair by Sarah – past Audrey! Duke is sent after his grandfather and Nathan gets to see Stuart. But he’s quickly ambushed by Sarah dragging him out of the hospital and demanding an explanation for his random compliments. Unfortunately it seems Sarah has just arrived in Haven and has no idea about the Troubled or anything – as far as she knows she’s just a nurse who works with war veterans and totally wants to get it on with Nathan.
Duke is busy trying to convince his grandfather to get
out of Haven and never return (because if you’re going to screw up the
space/time continuum you might as well aim for a full blown paradox). Which looks
likely to work until Roy finds Duke’s copy of the family murderin’ journal. Upset
by this, he clobbers Duke around the head.
Duke wakes up tied to a chair, gagged and facing his
angry, gun toting grandfather who has gone through the journal and found his
own obituary and is rather… perturbed. Duke runs with “I am your grandson”
which isn’t very believable, but he throws in the eyes turning silver thing
which is much more convincing a family secret. He believes Duke and is only
more convinced that he needs to kill Sarah before she kills him (ok another
guess from me – he goes, attacks Sarah
and she kills him in self-defence! Behold the power of the timeline!)
Nathan finds Duke in bondage and lets him out to be told
that Duke has been trying REALLY REALLY hard for that space/time continuum
paradox. Sarah, meanwhile, is talking
about flowers and fluff with the dazed veteran Stuarts. Until Nathan arrives
telling her to head for the hills, that Roy’s out to kill her and she has to
run to Duke (“he has long hair, but you can trust him!”) until they know Roy is
dead
She runs into the basement, sees Duke, but Roy is there
as well, with a gun. So Sarah, rather calmly, pulls her own gun. At Duke’s
insistence they both slowly put down their guns – but Roy reaches for his
hidden knife to throw – and Sarah shoots him. As the dying Roy touches Duke,
his blood is absorbed and Duke’s eyes glow silver – Roy tells Duke they can’t
escape their fate.
This leaves Nathan to explain everything to Sarah – the Troubled,
how she helps, the time travelling. She worries about helping alone and they
send her to the Teagues.
In present haven the Guard are now smuggling people out
of Haven – and Claire decides Audrey’s not delusional simply because she’s
Audrey and tends to see weird shit. Claire takes her to see ex-Chief Wuornos,
who is alive in this world. It’s touching until the men with guns show up. They
hold them at gun point, talk about cleaning up the town and prepare to shoot
Audrey
They pull the trigger – which is about the time that past
Stuart is convinced by Sarah that he’s safe and can use his powers to send them
back to the present. The time line resets and the bullet is stopped before it
hits Audrey. They all re-appears at Stuart’s and Audrey gestures Nathan and
Duke to leave before they’re noticed.
Duke is left with lots of angst – being unable to make
things better and for telling Sarah to kill his own grandfather. Nathan and
Audrey ignore that so they can talk more about Sarah and the Colorado Kid being
Sarah’s son.
In the past, Sarah calls her superior to say she’s
staying in Haven – and her boss? Is Agent
Howard, Audrey’s boss.
Ok thing I like? How genre savvy everyone is with Audrey.
No-one’s saying “oh Audrey, you silly, delusional thing you!” everyone knows
how it works and knows that if Audrey says something is wrong, then something’s
wrong. In a genre full of people dismissing “delusional” and “hysterical” women
Sarah and Nathan – yeah, that’s creepy. Nathan has been pining
after Audrey since the first episode of season 1 – to see him fall for someone
who just happens to look like her after a few hours acquaintance? I’m not
liking that. It kind of devalues any connection they have
But also an aaargh of frustration because the only
advancement of the meta here was at the
very very end! Oh it was nice to see Sarah and Roy – but still! C’mon Haven , it’s
time to answer some questions
