Evil Season 4 Episode 8 Review: How to Save a Life

11.07.2024 16:00

We’ve been waiting for a little action in the Antichrist front, and we got to the bottom of it on Evil …

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We’ve been waiting for a little action in the Antichrist front, and we got to the bottom of it on Evil Season 4 Episode 8.

Or, did it surprisingly come to an end when Sheryl reached out to David for help? That was a surprise we didn’t see coming, and it finally laid to rest where Sheryl’s heart lies.

We break it down in our latest Evil review. Let’s get started!

Sheryl Finally Asks for Help — From David!

Sheryl has relied on her guts and the women in her office, and everyone else has been outside of her circle.

But when you try murdering a man like Leland Townsend, you begin to question whether going it alone is a good idea.

If she does get murdered, Sheryl wants Kristen and the girls to understand her a bit better. You might think that would be difficult under the circumstances, but the more craziness they experience, the more open they are to forgiveness.

Sheryl chose to visit David in one place Leland wouldn’t dare go — the confessional. She was heartfelt in her plea to David not only to share her message in the event of her death, but to baptise Timothy.

Andrea, Father Ignatius, and Sheryl — (Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)

Timothy IS (or WAS) the Antichrist!

You just never know what to believe when it comes to Evil, but in “How to Save a Life,” Sister Andrea’s ability to see through people to the demons inside of them put a cap on the truth — Timothy was not a normal child.

No wonder he was so miserable! That sweet little face was all distorted with demonic energy. Unless I’m mistaken, the baby Kristen imagined (really?) on Evil Season 3 Episode 8 was the very image of little Timothy.

Dramatically, it was pretty nifty how quickly the plan to rid Timothy of evil came together. When David was unavailable, Sister Andrea and Father Ignatius came to the rescue.

A Baby is a Baby - Evil Season 3 Episode 8 — (Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)

Leland’s Hail Mary Pass

Leland has hated taking care of Timothy, but he didn’t appreciate the baptism one little bit. If he didn’t want to kill Sheryl before, it sure seems like he’ll want to do that now.

But nothing gets Leland down. He kept marching forward as if nothing had changed. Can a baptized baby be the Antichrist?

Leland dressed up the little bugger in his evil attire, but Timothy’s laughter and cooing were self-evident. He was free.

But will it really be as easy as all of that? Is this the end of Timothy as the Antichrist? Not if Leland has anything to say about it. His reputation and his life are on the line.

We’ve never really explored what it means for Timothy to be Kristen’s child. Something tells me that’s about to change.

David prays by his bed — (Alyssa Longchamp/Paramount+)

David’s Remote Viewing Turns to Remote Interference

So, if we’re to believe Father Dominic, when Kristen disrobes in David’s visions, it’s just a pesky interruption to throw him off of his game.

Call me crazy, but I disagree. I think there is something much more profound going on with David. Kristen might have hit the nail on the head when she got too close for comfort when trying to analyze him.

Remote Viewing Be Helpful in David’s Normal Life

David stumbled upon the vision of a man in turmoil. Tyler lost a child and was bereft, unable to find his bearings in life again. Father Dominic tried to knock David off course, but David persisted, and he was miraculously able to influence Tyler not to kill himself or his children.

If only we all had David looking out for us, the world would be a better place.

While we didn’t have an assessment in “How to Save a Life,” this insight into David was well worth the detour.

Ben, David, and Kristen — (Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)

The Path Not Chosen

Kristen’s initial assessment was that David had created the Tyler scenario to consider the paths not chosen. Did David want a wife and family? Was he unsure of his decision to enter the priesthood?

The advent of David’s 40th birthday played into this, as well. The older you get, the more you question your choices in life. You see the door slowly closing on your future, and it’s scary.

But even in light of his birthday and Tyler being real, Kristen is on to something with David. Surely, priests don’t suffer with visions of women taunting them for all their lives. Don’t they find some solace in their choice that calms their active minds?

He may not have chosen the right path.

Ben and Kristen — (Alyssa Longchamp/Paramount+)

Misc Thoughts on Evil’s Remote Viewing

As an aside, a couple of things about David’s remove viewing struck me during this episode. First, they had to go to so much work changing David’s room for those scenes. Second, I’d like to use the heavenly cord to help me find lost objects. That seems to handy!

Why is Father Dominic So Distrusted? And Why Won’t Anyone Tell David?

Sister Andrea and Father Ignatius don’t trust Father Dominic. They have no problem telling David, but without evidence as to why they feel that way, why would David steer clear?

Yes, he trusts them more than Father Dominic, but David has entered an entirely different world with his remote viewing. Now that he helped Tyler, I’m sure he has ideas about how else he can use it to help regular people free themselves from their personal demons.

It bugged me that Father Dominic assumed without question that David’s visions weren’t connected to the mission. We still don’t know exactly what the mission entails, but with the dramatic cliffhanger of the Manager revealing an unseen work of art, can we assume that’s the red painting Father Dominic wants David to see?

Father Ignatius at a baptismal — (Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)

Lexis is the John the Baptist of the Antichrist

This was barely a blip in the episode, but tying Lexis to the Antichrist is an important story point for reasons other than red being her favortive color these days.

Red ties into David’s mission from Father Dominic, and when he initially tried to find the red painting, he saw Kristen taking off her clothes. Was a part of him tying together the assignment and Lexis through Kristen (and with a sexy edge)?

If John the Baptist’s role was to witness the coming of Jesus, then Lexis’s role is to witness the coming of the Antichrist. If only she had used the app from Evil Season 4 Episode 7 when Timothy was visiting. She could have seen him in his demonic form!

“How to Save a Life” bypassed an assessment for a deeper dive into Evil’s mythology. Will the rest of the season do the same? As much as I enjoy the various stories in that regard, we’ve got plenty to keep us busy without going on road trips.

What do you think? Is the season coming together beautifully? And how about Timothy? What a difference a happy baby makes!