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    NOS4A2 S02E02 Review: Good Father – Origin story

    By Salome G
    | June 29, 2020
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    We’ve seen glimpses of young Charlie Manx before, but this week, we get an honest-to-goodness origin story.

    Back in the 20s, Manx was a chauffeur for a wealthy man, Horace Haber (Victor Slezak). However, as much as Haber liked Manx as a chauffeur, he liked him a lot less once he eloped with Haber’s daughter Cassie (Celeste Arias). And I mean, really–can you blame him?

    NOS4A2 S02e02 Celeste Arias Zachary Quinto Cassie Charlie Manx

    Once he and Cassie elope, he can’t really be the chauffeur anymore. So he and Cassie live with Haber, or rather, live off him. Once their daughter, Millicent, is born, Manx tries to make his dream a reality. He wants to start a car service. The only problem is, he doesn’t have the capital. But Haber does.

    His father-in-law, however, is disinclined to invest in this idea. He uses a bunch of words, many of them harsh, but the takeaway is the same ol’, same ol’ bootstraps speech you’ve heard a hundred times. He does have money to give, but it’s money for Millie and it’s a trust she’ll get when she’s 18.

    And then the stock market crashes and the bottom falls out. Without either Haber’s largesse or decent work, the Manxes are struggling. You really feel for Cassie here. Even without knowing what her husband is or becomes, he’s frustrating. Cassie’s just trying to keep Millie in clean clothes and with food in her belly. Meanwhile, Manx is still chasing this pie-in-the-sky dream of a fleet of cars.

    At the same time, in our time, Manx has reanimated. He’s not great–he has to staple his chest shut–but he’s slowly making his way back to the Sleigh House, where he’s going to meet Bing.

    Geography Time!: The Sleigh House is in or around Gunbarrel, Colorado. Charlie died in a prison hospital apparently in or around Denver. If by Gunbarrel, they mean the actual census-designated place of Gunbarrel (and not just a made-up town of the same name, then Charlie’s about 40 minutes away when he starts his journey.

    NOS4A2 S02e02 Zachary Quinto Charlie Manx

    So that’s why it takes him so long and why he has to steal multiple vehicles/kill multiple people. By killing those adults, though, he manages to return himself to his younger appearance. At the same time, Bing’s got the Wraith running. All it needed was a child, with which Bing has supplied it.

    Back in the 30s, I guess, Cassie has HAD IT. Things have not improved, and now Charlie is filling Millie’s head with his nonsense, going on and on about Christmasland. Then he comes home with the Wraith.

    Hmm, how many ways can he really upset Cassie? Oh, so many. First, there’s the buying of the Wraith itself.  As Cassie points out, almost in stunned disbelief, a car service is a ridiculous business at that moment in time. It is either during the Great Depression or directly after it and ain’t nobody traveling anywhere in style, not then.

    Also, the money. He got a deal on the Wraith, paying only $3000. So, I’ll admit that I’m not quite sure what year this is. Let’s say, for argument’s sake, that it’s 1935. $3000 then is the equivalent of $56,144.67 (or £45,503.64) now. Where in the world did he get that money, if they’ve been down and out?

    Oh, he pawned Cassie’s mother’s jewelry, the only link she has to her late mother. Wait, I’m mad at both of you now. First of all, Charlie shouldn’t have sold the jewelry without talking to Cassie about it first. Second of all, Cassie. All this carrying on about how much they were struggling and she was sitting on a little gold mine? Y’all mind if I scream?

    Okay. So after that, Cassie really can’t stay with Charlie. She wants to take Millie and go live with her sister. Charlie volunteers to drive them there, and Cassie accepts, which is a mistake. I’m not sure if Charlie instinctively knows that the Wraith is a knife or if he’s a knife before, but either way, he and it work quickly. Millie’s teeth fall out and she becomes the feral little monster we know her as, before feeding on her mother. Then father and daughter make it to Christmasland.

    NOS4A2 S02e02 Zachary Quinto Mattea Conforti Charlie Millie Manx

    Back in our time, Charlie has made it to Christmasland once more. Millie’s upset that he doesn’t seem to be staying, but he’s got other things in mind. When he stopped at the Sleigh House, he met little Wayne McQueen. As he tells Bing, Wayne is their next “rescue.” Vic, where are you? What are you doing?

    9/10 – Although this didn’t answer some pressing questions, like how Manx learned about inscapes, it was rather satisfying getting a look at Charlie’s life before he became the Charlie Manx, child killer. I think it’s important to remember that he’s not just a monster–he was a real person once. (And real people can be defeated.)

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    BostonAustin
    2 years ago

    As odd as it sounds, while watching this episode I kept wondering why he didn’t channel that ambition into helping kids legitimately. He could’ve started an outreach organization for children or could’ve been a foster parent. It’s not like he didn’t have options. I’m so disappointed in Vic, it’s like a punch to the gut. I hope she redeems herself by the final episode.

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    Jordaina
    2 years ago
    Reply to  BostonAustin

    Oh I bet she will, she has to. Charlie is going to come for Wayne next. Lou and Vic will not allow this, or so I hope. Maybe they will get him and this will bring Vic back.

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    ArabellaD
    Arabella
    2 years ago

    Gross, gross, gross! That scene where he stapled up his chest with the flaps of skin hanging and everything showing really got to me. Imagine the smell.

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    JordainaD
    Jordaina
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Arabella

    Oh, ha ha. I’m a Walking Dead fan so this didn’t bother me at all. I honestly didn’t even think about the smell! I thought it was cool that he was putting himself back together.

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    FrankOz45D
    FrankOz45
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Jordaina

    Me too so I wasn’t phased at all. I thought it was pretty amazing really. Like how in the world did he put himself back together! I bet if it was real, it stunk.

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    SilverD
    Silver
    2 years ago

    I am so glad that we finally got the origin story! Am I the only one who thinks Vic looks shockingly similar to Cassie? Maybe Manx is trying to recreate his original family.
     
    @Salome G, you probably thought Manx looked better at the truck stop because Zachary Quinto is so dashing that it’s hard to see him as anything but. It’s shocking how different he looks when he turns into the monster and starts deteriorating.

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    KeeperofUnicornsD
    KeeperofUnicorns
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Silver

    He does seem to have a thing for skinny young women with brown hair, brown eyes, and an air of vulnerability if Cassie, Jolene, and Vic are anything to go by.

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    Jordaina
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Silver

    Interesting thought. They did indeed look similar. Maybe he has regret over Cassie from years past. Vic is in trouble and better figure it out quickly.

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    Rick
    Rick
    2 years ago

    What show were you watching, reviewer? Charlie didn’t get one minute younger by killing people. It wasn’t until Bing got a child in the back of the Wraith and start the engine that Charlie went back to full youthful appearance, although he was still bleeding from his autopsy wounds. He wasn’t fully healed until he actually sat in the running car himself.

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    Salome G
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Rick

    I thought he looked younger when he was at the truck stop. I could be wrong!

    Last edited 2 years ago by Salome G
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    Rick
    Rick
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Salome G

    God no… He actually was getting weaker and more decrepit by the second. He was only killing people to get their clothes and cars. Killing people (outside The Wraith) does nothing for him. His health and youth are tied entirely to that car.

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    Silver
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Rick

    So, do you believe that the children are just an unhappy coincidence in Manx’s misguided attempt to help the little lambs? I thought the children were a necessary component. The kid in the car allows Manx and The Wraith to feed off the kid’s vitality which also turns the kid into a vampire of sorts. Right? Then again, I have a habit of forgetting what happened during the previous season by the time the new season airs, so I might be mistaken. Since Manx is a creative and creative’s can have more than one knife, then The Wraith could be… Read more »

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    Salome G
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    Salome G
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Silver

    I believe we will be getting another look at another part of Charlie’s past this season, so we might find out if he’s had another knife before.

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    JordainaD
    Jordaina
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Rick

    Wow, great catch! I really thought he was looking younger with each kill too. I guess I didn’t put two and two together. Makes sense though (kind of, in the way any of this makes sense).

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