At the start of the episode, Pastor Johan Nickel (John Lynch) travels into Canada. He tells the border guard that he is coming from Mexico. He explains he is a preacher and that is why he drives so much. The guard decides to check for anything potentially illegal. Johan prays as his items are searched. He sends money to a young girl before the guard lets him pass through. Denise (Sarah Podemski) settles into her new job. Jim (Tim Roth) yells for her. Denise speaks with Angela (Genevieve O’Reilly). She offers to go pick up Anna (Abigail Lawrie) for her. Angela pleads with Denise to keep Jim locked up. Nick (Ryan Kennedy) has a good time guarding Jim’s cell.

Jim asks Denise what Angela said about Anna. Jim pleads with Denise to get him out of there. He eventually agrees to go into rehab and does so a short time later. Jim complains about Denise being there in uniform. She decides to wait in the hallway. He goes out the backdoor and escapes. Jim drives off in Denise’s vehicle. Johan returns to the compound. He meets with his son. He finds Sarah (Anamaria Marinca) performing a dental operation on another member of their group. They speak in a private room. Sarah (Jenessa Grant) tells him that people have been asking questions about him. Rosa enters and hugs her father. Johan confirms he has gift for the kids.

Rosa and Sarah tell him about Anna. He is not happy that Anna will be staying with them. Anna enters and interrupts their conversation. Angela continues hanging out with Elizabeth (Christina Hendricks). Their water pump jams. The family eats while Anna sits with them. Anna gives Thomas (Brenden Sunderland) her bracelet. Mr. Quiring visits. Johan speaks with him outside. Quiring is not happy that Johan left without his permission. Johan says he hopes his visit back home won’t impact his ability to serve Prairie Fields. Elizabeth and Genevieve decide to find water elsewhere. They see a police vehicle pass by. Elizabeth encourages her to ask Jim for help. Jim arrives and asks Elizabeth to give them privacy.

Jim asks if he killed Whitey. He believes Whitey killed their son and deserved to be killed. Genevieve tells Jim she’ll kill him if he goes near Anna. Johan decides to tell everyone that Anna is his cousin. Johan works in the field the following day. Meanwhile, Anna is dressed like a member of the cult. Jim arrives at the compound. He shows a man a picture of Anna. Quiring arrives and confronts Jim. Jim is told that weapons are forbidden. Quiring confirms that Anna was found in their barn. Jim speaks with Sarah about Anna. Sarah says she cannot help. Rosa enters and makes a run for it. Jim follows her. Jim fires a few shots into the sky. Anna and Rosa hide from him. Rosa promises not to tell him anything. Jim speaks on the PA system.

Jim says that he wants to help Anna. He urges her to come out. Rosa helps find Anna a place to hide. Johan arrives at the compound. He seems worried when he sees the police truck parked out front. Sarah tells Johan to be who they expect them to be. She tells him to be an idiot. Jim shows Johan the picture of Anna. Jim looks through the house. He sees the attic access. Jim looks up there, but finds nothing. Jim doesn’t like the cult. He tells them that something stinks. When Jim leaves, Johan tries to contact someone. Jim takes a camper and drives on the road. Johan begins removing hidden packages from his vehicle. He hides everything out in a well. Jim watches the compound from a distance. He finds a man in the camper and holds him at gunpoint. He asks Danny what he is doing there. They agree that Danny had nothing to do with the death of Jim’s son.

Jim gives Danny some money for a taxi. Angela visits Sarah the next day. She asks about Anna. Angela learns that Jim is stalking the compound. Sarah promises not to give up Anna. Angela admits Jim is wicked when he is drunk. Later, Sarah speaks with Anna about safety. They speak about faith as well. Johan enters the conversation and tells Anna about being baptized. She is told she will not be able to go back to her old life after it. She learns that Rosa hasn’t been baptized yet either. Anna believes that Johan is afraid. He explains that he is not afraid of Jim. He doesn’t say who scares him. Kids bang on the camper window. One falls and Jim approaches him with the gun. He asks the boy if he is okay. He helps him up and notices the bracelet on his arm.

Thomas throws snowballs at Johan’s house. Jim urges him on. Anna emerges moments later. Anna pleads with Jim to leave her alone. She doesn’t want to leave. Jim tells the family about Anna shooting him. Anna calls her dad a coward. She punches him in the face. Jim leaves. Johan believes that Anna should go with her father. Sarah says that she promised Angela they would keep her until she is ready to go. Sarah tries to force Johan to promise her that Anna will stay. Angela and Elizabeth walk through the dark. They make it to the well where Johan hide the bag. Johan climbs into the attic. He visits Quiring. They believe that they need to turn the girl over as soon as possible. Sarah decides to call someone. Elizabeth and Angela find heroin hidden in the well.

Angela gets a call from Sarah. Meanwhile, the cult people hunt for Anna. Jim watches them from the camper. Johan finds Anna. He tells her to come with him. Johan encourages Anna to pray. She confesses that she doesn’t know how. They pray together. Angela and Elizabeth arrive. Sarah tells her that she tried to stop them. Anna and Johan walk down to the water. Jim and Angela watch. Johan baptizes Anna. Jim tries to stop it, but Angela won’t let him. Jim heads to Randy’s bar. Randy serves him alcohol. The following day, Johan preaches to the church members. Jim rams his truck into the church. He jumps out with the gun in his hand. He confronts Anna and laughs. He compliments her hat before kissing her on the cheek.

 

Tin Star Review

This season of Tin Star isn’t getting any better. I was hoping it would, but that isn’t happening. I am not even sure where the writers came up with the cult story line. It is really out of the blue. Everything from the previous season has been thrown into the trash. Everything is new and the story just isn’t up to par. It is not interesting or compelling in the least. I’ve downloaded the entire season so I will definitely finish watching. I just wish it wasn’t so dang painful.

Denise and Nick are the two only semi-likable characters and they’re barely shown. Tin Star just isn’t for me. I do hope the recaps are beneficial for you though. The episode scores a 6 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Tin Star now.