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    NOS4A2 S02E08 Review: Chris McQueen – Didn’t see that coming!

    By Salome G
    | August 9, 2020
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    We begin this week in a flashback to the funeral for Chris’s father, Larry. Chris gives the eulogy and like him at various points over the years, it’s a mess. And it’s a wonder I didn’t realize at this point where this all was going.

    Flash-forward to now and they’re finally getting the Triumph running again. Nobody loves the idea of Vic going by herself, so she brings her dad along with her. Also, Linda gets to see the bridge. And you thought your girl wasn’t magic.

    NOS4A2 S02e08 Virginia Kull Ebon Moss Bachrach Linda Chris McQueen

    At the junkyard, they find Wayne’s phone, but of course, not Wayne. They also find Bing, but that ends up being a disaster because Chris is a “punch first, ask questions later” kind of guy.

    Despite all appearances, though, Bing isn’t dead, and after he’s checked out at the hospital, he’s processed for arrest. At first, it doesn’t seem to affect him much, though, because he just keeps asking everyone if they know Vic.

    And despite the disciplinary action, they allow Tabitha to interrogate him. In exchange for letting him talk to Vic, he’ll say just about anything. And Vic will say just about anything to him. In their talk, we can see that he’s sad and scared and lonely. It feels like he’s going to ask her to visit him in jail, but ultimately, he just wants Vic’s forgiveness.

    She doesn’t really answer because, of course, she’s focused on Wayne. Bing says Charlie will have to stop so Wayne can hang his ornament. And where have we seen a lot of hanging ornaments? At the Sleigh House.

    NOS4A2 S02e08 Ashleigh Cummings Vic McQueen

    So Maggie asks her tiles if the gang is too late, if Wayne has hung his ornament yet. Luckily, they say he hasn’t. At the same time, Tabitha’s bosses are impressed that she got a confession so quickly. But maybe the fact that she has to play along with their assumptions that Wayne is dead in the junkyard influences what happens next.

    Because after she goes outside to Maggie, she has her own confession. She just wants to live a normal life, and she knows that Maggie never could. So they break up and I hate it. Crying makes my eye hurt–please stop.

    NOS4A2 S02e08 Ashley Romans Tabitha Hutter

    It does free up Maggie to come along to the Sleigh House with Vic, Chris, and Lou, though. And as Vic and Chris bury the ANFO again, Chris tries to make amends. This is when I first realized what was going to happen. As my notes read, “Oh, damn, Chris is gonna die.”

    Anyway, like Bing, he wants Vic’s forgiveness. And I think she wants to give it to him, but she can’t make that leap. In her mind, letting it go would just be “letting [herself] off the hook.” And she’s not done punishing herself yet. (But just wait!)

    She gets distracted, though, because Millie is calling to her. I think that when Charlie is weak, it doesn’t just affect the Christmasland infrastructure–it affects everything, like his hold on the kids. Not to mention that he’s basically a deadbeat dad. As such, Millie knows what Vic is there to do and she’s pretty cool with it. However, she doesn’t want it to go forward without the chance to escape. She wants a chance at being a regular kid–she doesn’t want to just die. Again, please stop, I cannot cry.

    And it’s not a hard ask–all Millie is asking her to do is promise to help. In return, she shows Vic that Christmasland is permeable. That’ll come in handy later, I’m sure, as will the tiles’ latest revelation. Maggie wants to know about saving all the kids, but unfortunately, that’s a complicated question. As an answer, the tiles return, “WHEN SOULS FALL.” Thanks, that’s clear as mud.

    But that’s a problem for another week, because the Wraith is coming. Charlie sends Wayne off to hang his ornament, so it’s the perfect time to start triggering the ANFO. Sadly, though, Chris can’t seem to get the timing right to really damage the Wraith. And then nothing is right.

    Wayne, first apparently happy to see Lou, turns feral and runs away. The Triumph also fails, sputtering to a halt. When Chris, perhaps desperate to do one good thing for his daughter, pushes her out of the way, Charlie runs him over. And after Wayne returns to the captivity of the Wraith, Charlie breaks Chris’s neck.

    8/10 – RIP, Chris McQueen.

    I know that Vic’s unwillingness to forgive people is like she told her dad–it’s basically another way to punish herself. But at some point, if she’s really going to be the parent Chris couldn’t, then she’s got to let it go. I mean, you don’t have to focus on that RIGHT NOW–let the rage fuel you. But when you get Wayne back–and I fully believe you can–let’s look into some therapy. 

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    Gavin the Binge-WatcherD
    Gavin the Binge-Watcher
    1 year ago

    I can’t say that I analyze the show as deeply as some other commenters, but reading the book might help fill some gaps. It won’t answer all your questions, but some the niggling things don’t exist in the story and it’s an excellent read.

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    ArabellaD
    Arabella
    1 year ago

    I just knew that Chris was going to perish during this episode when Vic wasn’t willing to forgive. I’m sure both Vic and Chris thought they’d have more time to right their wrongs. Now it remains unfinished. I hope Vic doesn’t get killed. I’ll be devastated if she does.

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    Snarky-GuruD
    Snarky-Guru
    1 year ago

    It kills me that Vic and her crew work so hard to accomplish nothing. Bless them. I can’t say that I blame Tabitha for wanting a normal life. It’s clear that she and Maggie are moving in different directions. I’m not sure if it’s even possible for a Strong Creative to live normally, but it doesn’t matter because Maggie will never give up her tiles anyway.

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    PersephoneD
    Persephone
    1 year ago

    It took me a couple of tries to watch the whole episode. I’m devastated! Chris left this world without helping his daughter and grandson when it really mattered and he knew it. Good intentions don’t count when lives are on the line. Tabitha sure turned out to be a disappointment. Shouldn’t her FBI career have toughened her up?

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    ArabellaD
    Arabella
    1 year ago
    Reply to  Persephone

    Maggie has always seemed selfish to me. If there was no Manx and she had no special powers, I still suspect their relationship would revolve around Maggie’s needs and feelings.

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    RickiV25D
    RickiV25
    1 year ago

    Wow, just wow. So much happened here. Yes, I shed a few tears too. I knew Millie would want to be a regular kid. Do you think that is possible? She’s been different since talking to the women on the top of the hill (her mom).

    Finally Lou and Vic come to try to save Wayne!

    Stinks that Chris dies and I can’t believe that Bing survived!

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    Salome G
    1 year ago
    Reply to  RickiV25

    I’m not sure about how it all works. Theoretically, she should age like her dad does, but who knows?

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    Rick
    Rick
    1 year ago
    Reply to  Salome G

    Actually, the kids are completely different than Charlie. They don’t draw Youth and life from other people, they have fangs and feed on living creatures like typical vampires, Etc. The show has never bothered to explain any of this. I don’t know if the book does….

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    BostonAustinD
    BostonAustin
    1 year ago
    Reply to  Rick

    I just assumed it’s because the kids aren’t Strong Creatives and that Charlie made them into vampires, so they’d stay young and impressionable. He wanted to be admired and a child was more likely to give him that. Plus, it looked like he snatched children that were about his age when he was molested. Maybe he was subconsciously trying to save himself. The kids were “protected” in Christmasland after all.

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    TreatMD
    TreatM
    1 year ago
    Reply to  RickiV25

    In the perfect world Vic will save all the kids, including Millie and Wayne. I’m not sure how that will happen though. I’m sure it will be a great episode if it does happen.

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    Rick
    Rick
    1 year ago

    These guys are truly The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight! Chris can’t detonate a single bomb at the right time, despite the fact that Charlie drove DIRECTLY OVER 3 in a row! Vic somehow can’t think to simply GET OFF HER STALLED BIKE, and take like 2 steps to the left….Sigh…🙄

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    RickiV25
    1 year ago
    Reply to  Rick

    I agree! But it all helps add suspense to the episode. If the bomb detonated when Charlie drove over it, he’d be a goner. I totally agree about Vic though!

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    BostonAustinD
    BostonAustin
    1 year ago
    Reply to  Rick

    I found it odd that they thought homemade bombs were the answer. Since bullets and a hammer didn’t do much to the Wraith, why are they sure that a bomb will do the trick? I would’ve thought only lighting it on fire would work since that seemed to work for Vic last season. I guess the explosion could set it ablaze, but if you’re going to go that wild, why not just use a flame thrower? Or gas and a match? Or heck, why didn’t Maggie just consult her tiles about it? I’ve wondered about that last one since the… Read more »

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