The Resort
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After a couple of so-so episodes,The Resorthas delivered with its mind-bending (mind-leaking?)
fourth episode, A History of Forgetting.
Something here really, really worked for me.
Emma threatens him with a golf club, and he asks for their evidence that he did it.
He had Sams skateboard, they say, and hes part of the very sketchy Frias family.
He doesnt even remember his family anymore, and he has developed a primal fear of iguanas.
Shouldnt Balthasar do everything in his power to protect that?
Unfortunately, Balthasar says, Alexs slow memory leakage soon became a flood.
And then its December 26.
Balthasar is summoned after Alex drives a Jeep into the resorts entrance sign.
His eyes widen, and he realizes its the same kid he saw at the party the night before.
What happened there is a mystery.
In other words, it doesnt look good for the big guy upstairs.
Shes not there, of course, and he heads for the penthouse.
There, he confronts Alex, whos working on a mural to empty out whats left in his mind.
Balthasar spots Sams skateboard and questions Alex, who says hes had it since he was a kid.
He hasnt, of course, and Alex finally realizes that something could be very seriously wrong.
After all, Alex says, its the family we always wanted.
If it were to fall apart, where would all the lost souls go?
Torn between two poles, Balthasar hems and haws.
If I cant remember myself, he says, whats the point?
Ultimately, we find him giggling inappropriately on a couch with Luna.
Violets dad stumbles up, and they all realize they dont have anywhere to go.
And just like that, were back in 2022.
(Does anyone else think it was dementia or Alzheimers or brain cancer or something?
What could it have been?)
He tried to go back to the Frias world, though that didnt take.
That is, he says, until that day.
Flash-cut to the top of the mural and bam!
But, seriously,what the fuck?
What could that even mean?
Has someone been updating the mural?
Then again, whats the meaning of all those squiggly, auralike lines that open each episode?
I can honestly say I cant wait to find out.
LastResort
I really loved everythingLuis Gerardo Mendezbrought to this episode.
I also really love Alexs mural.
Its got a cool outsider-art vibe to it, and Id love to know more about who created it.
