The episode begins with Nathan (Jay Lycurgo) discovering Ceelia (Karen Connell) restrained inside a small room. Holding out his injured hand, he tells her that it’s a Witch’s Bottle. She assures him that he wouldn’t do it.

Holding out a potion, Odette (Philippine Velge) says Gabriel wants him to take it. Nathan tells her that he’s sorry for what happened to her family. She assures him that the Fairborn Witches will be sorrier. After saying Ceelia may have seen Henri (Eric Godon) and Max (Louis Polie) get captured, Annalise (Nadia Parkes) suggests Odette will be fine if Max gets his blood. Nathan asks if she believes the Fairborn hunters will allow the Giving Ceremony to take place. She says Ceelia thinks so. When she apologizes for what Soul O’Brien (Paul Ready) did to him, he reminds her of what she previously said, “You’re not your dad.”

Soul orders Teemu (Luke Polie) to find Annalise. Jessica (Isobel Jesper Jones) braggingly says they took out the “famous Ozanne Blood Witches” in under a minute. He warns her that more Blood Witches will come. When she asks if he knew about Annalise’s power, he quietly walks away.

Max demands Jessica to tell him where his 9-year-old sister, Lucy (Olivia Brown) is at. Jessica assures them that they utilize all their resources to find her. Bjorn (Fehinti Balogun) suggests they make camp before warning them that the territory belongs to the Blood Witches. Soul orders Jessica to find them a safe place to camp. Bjorn asks what is the plan if it isn’t to find Annalise and Nathan. Soul says to kill Marcus Edge (David Gyasi).

Bernard (David Isiguzo) collapses on the ground when Nicky (Emile Largier) hands him a canteen. She asks if he’s seen a boy traveling with a man and a girl. He tells her that Nathan was present during the Fairborn attack. She warns him that Nathan is extremely dangerous. Nolan (Lawrence Walker) assists him to his feet.

Gabriel (Emilien Vekemans) admits to being fearful that Nathan would die.

The Fairborn Witches pull up at the Le Camp. Bjorn utilizes his power to freeze the Le Camp rep (Sam Newton) and all the members. Soul suggests he address his concerns to Jessica, his second in command. Jessica smirks while ordering Bjorn to set up a perimeter around the camp.

A Fairborn Witch is killed in the woods by Nicky and her group.

Jessica refuses Bjorn’s request to speak with Soul. Bjorn asks if Henri can give Max his blood for his coming of age. She questions what would happen when a Blood Witch doesn’t get their family blood. He reminds her that isn’t what Fairborn Witches do. She tells him to have Kieran (Hector Hewer) take Henri to Max. He warns her that the Fairborn Council will investigate what’s going on. Smirking, she admits to being disappointed in him.

After removing his pinkie finger, Soul places it in a bowl with Nathan’s pinkie finger.

Kieran tells Bjorn that he can’t get it off his mind. Bjorn reminds him that he’s had fights. Kieran assures him that it wasn’t a fight. Bjorn says take Henri to Max it’s his Giving Day.

Henri slashes the palm before extending his hand to Max. Max drinks his blood. Henri pleads with Kieran to give him some time alone with Max. Kieran escorts them to a caravan. Max asks when will he get his power. Henri assures him it will be soon.

Odette refuses to let Annalise touch her while she shivers. Annalise alerts Gabriel of Odette’s fever. Gabriel orders Nathan to retrieve his jacket. Max hugs his shivering body.

Bjorn discovered Henri’s body in the woods. Max looks up to see Jessica instead of Henri. Bjorn runs back to the camp.

Gabriel orders Annalise to hold Odette.

While watching Max convulse on the sofa, Jessica says it’s true. Nathan tells Annalise to retrieve Ceelia. Gabriel warns him to hold her no matter what happens. Irate, Nathan asks if she’s just going to watch as Odette convulses. Gabriel utilizes a potion to calm Odette while she passes. A flame temporarily appears in Odette and Max’s hands. Bjorn opens the door to the caravan as Jessica emerges. She tells him that he missed it.

Nathan attacks Ceelia before she gets her hands free. A fight ensues and ends with Nathan getting kicked in the chin. He runs to retrieve a gun. Annalise utilizes her power to break the gun into pieces. Nathan warns Ceelia that she’ll be turned over to the next Blood clan they encounter. She asks if he knows what they’ll do to her. He tells her that there must be consequences.

Gabriel, Annalise, and Nathan gather around Odette’s body. Gabriel places a flower in her hand.

Soul warns Jessica that his behavior may be eradicated once the potion is ingested. She assures him that she’ll stay.

Annalise asks Nathan if he would have shot Ceelia. He tells her that Ceelia killed the Ozanne Witches. She reminds him that Ceelia didn’t kill any of them. He says she was there when they were massacred by the Fairborn Witches. She says they were there as well. He assures her that she couldn’t understand. She admits to not understanding why her father committed heinous deeds. Nathan asks Annalise to not do it.

When Soul drinks the potion, he and Nathan collapse on the ground. In a vision, Marcus tells Soul that someone said he was an “honorable man.” Soul assures him that he’s honorable. Marcus says the Blood Witches are prepared to discuss peace. Nathan tells Soul that Marcus is extending a peace offering. Councillor 1 (Clare Wilkie) says their terms require all Blood Witches to follow Fairborn laws. Marcus informs her that he represents every Blood Witch killed at the hands of the Fairborn Witches before utilizing his power to kill them.

Young Ceelia (Orla McDonagh) watches from a confessional. Nathan and Soul assure her that she’s safe from Marcus. Reutger (Franc Ashman) says the Fairborn Council has voted to punish a woman who is pregnant with Marcus’s baby. Soul asks what is to become of the boy. Nathan’s mother’s mouth is held open while someone feeds her a toxic potion.

Back to the present, Nathan screams, “No.” Ceelia suggests Annalise utilize her power to remove the poison from Nathan’s body. Annalise says her power kills people. Ceelia reminds her of how she broke a gun into pieces. Annalise tells her that it happened without any thought. Gabriel assures her that she can do it. She focuses while the poison slowly escapes his body. Nathan abruptly comes through grabbing for their hands.

Ceelia asks Nathan what he saw in his visions. Nathan admits to seeing her at Wolfhagen and his mother being poisoned by the Fairborn Council because of him. She suggests those “cowards” and “son-of-bit**es” killed her for revenge, politics, and never-ending war. He asks what should he do. She asks if he has violent dreams, is quick to anger, and has negative feelings toward other witches. He says “yes” to all the questions. She informs him that he’s a Blood Witch and he knows what to do.

Soul admits to hearing many heartbeats. Bjorn informs Soul that he’s leaving his command. Soul tells him that he’s been a loyal soldier for a long time. Jessica accuses him of being a “traitor” to his own kind. When Maeve (Alice Hewkin) says she stands with, Nolan (Lawrence Walker) finishes her sentence by saying, Soul. Kieran goes over to stand behind Soul. Teemu (Luke Polie) approaches before collapsing on the ground. Soul asks what is happening. He warns him that the Blood Witches are coming. Soul orders the cadets to restrain Bjorn and the other traitors.

While looking at Gabriel’s book, Nathan asks what he must do to get his name added to the list. Gabriel says the people are important to him. Nathan asks if he isn’t important. Gabriel gives him a pen. Returning the book, Nathan says now he’ll never forget him. Gabriel assures him that he wouldn’t.

Soul tells Bjorn that he always respected him. Bjorn asks what he did with the others. When Soul says Flo (Priya Kansara), the sky lights up with streaks of lightning, and Eric, a flame appears in his hand. It rains when he says Lennox (Jermaine Young). After stabbing him, Soul removes his heart and eats it.

Gabriel and Annalise dance.

Jessica collects the gear from the dead Fairborn Witches. She finds Nathan’s sketch of Annalise on Soul’s desk.

Gabriel and Annalise dance in the rain.

Jessica shapeshifts into Annalise while burning the sketch as the episode comes to an end.

 

The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself Synopsis

Nathan recovered from Witch’s Bottle spell. Ceelia refused to believe Soul was responsible.

With 24 hours to their Giving Day, Odette and Max are separated during the Fairborn raid. Max, along with Henri, is taken hostage by Soul. Odette vowed to make the Fairborn Council pay for killing Sylvie (Niseema Theillaud) and Zale (Remi Pedevilla). Ceelia was confident, Henri would be permitted to give Max his blood. If Max got the family blood, so would Odette as they’re twins.

Jessica boasted about the short period of time, it took the Fairborn Witches to take out the Ozanne Bloods. She is appointed second in command to Soul, which Bjorn wasn’t thrilled about. It didn’t take long before she gives Bjorn his first order to secure Le Camp.

Nicky gathered information about Nathan’s whereabouts from Fairborn Witch, Bernard. There was no explanation as to what role Nicky will play in the show.

Bjorn found out that Soul’s plan didn’t involve Nathan or Annalise, but Marcus. He sought approval for Henri to give Max his blood from Jessica. She openly admitted to being curious about the outcome of a Blood Witch who didn’t complete their Giving Ceremony.

Kieran confided in Bjorn about Jessica’s behavior on the pirate boat. Bjorn tried to convince him that it was nothing more than a fight, but Kieran believed otherwise.

Max and Odette became violently ill after Max took Henri’s blood. Bjorn discovered Jessica’s plan when he discovered Henri’s body in the woods. After killing Henri, she shapeshifts into him to give Max her blood. Max perished while Jessica watched. Gabriel gave Odette a potion to make her passing less painful.

Nathan took his frustration out on Ceelia. Annalise stopped him from shooting Ceelia by breaking his gun into pieces.

Soul ingested the potion with his and Nathan’s pinkie fingers. He and Nathan envisioned the Peace Massacre that left Ceelia’s parents and several Fairborn Council members dead at the hands of Marcus Edge. The Council poisoned Nathan’s mother after they discovered she was carrying Marcus’s baby.

Annalise utilized her power to remove the Witch’s Bottle poison from Nathan’s body.

Soul revealed his ability to capture the powers of deceased witches to Bjorn before killing him.

Gabriel gave Nathan permission to add his name to his book.

Nathan and Ceelia build a friendship.

Jessica shapeshifted into Annalise while burning her sketch.

 

The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself Review

I’m not a fan of 8-episode seasons but they did well keeping the show interesting. Each episode adds relevancy to the story. It’s truly impressive how well the series is put together. I’d support a second season if Netflix is listening.

The episode deserves a 7. Get more of The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself here. Support Reel Mockery by clicking the link.