Dorothy’s Fate Is Revealed, as the Cult Closes In on Leanne — Grade It!
When did we last leave? Servant‘s Turner household, things were still going bump in the night, and answers? Those were rare and far between.
As a result of the perpetual rotting of the townhouse, a broken railing sent Dorothy plummeting from the home’s tippy-top floor. (Get refreshed with our Season 3 finale recap here.) So, is she still alive? That answer is a very obvious “yes.” (We wouldn’t want to miss out on one last season of Lauren Ambrose now, would we?) But let’s recap the rest of this Hitchcockian Season 4 premiere, shall we?
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Leanne is organizing a welcome home party for Dorothy as we re-enter Spruce Street residence. After grabbing some flowers from her car, she’s followed into the house by a creepy member of the Church of Lesser Saints. The street is filled with flowers as she runs back to her car. Church Cult members who scatter when another car pulls down the street.
She waits for Sean or Julian to arrive and hides in the car. She’s suspicious of everyone she sees. A female jogger. A street meat vendor. It’s clear she can’t trust anyone out there. Her suspicions are confirmed when she gets out of the car. She is attacked by the vendor and thrown to the ground. He is stabbed with a pen and she escapes. The jogger turns around and throws hot liquid at her face. Leanne kicks the jogger to the ground, then jumps back into the car. She lays her head on the horn and bangs on the windows when the freakshows start to yell.
After washing her face, she spots Aunt Josephine in her rearview mirror. The old, dead, ghost woman tells her, “You will burn like the rest!” Seconds later another man approaches. “You must come back,” he pleads. He promises they don’t want to hurt her, but it’s probably safe to say his promises don’t mean squat. “You can’t hurt me,” Leanne responds. “I’m not who I used to be. I’m something more.” (Uh, want to clue us in here a bit, Leanne? It is the final season and all…)
The church members try to smoke her out of the car, so she slams it in reverse and pins a guy’s legs between two cars. Then things get very strange. A flock of birds circle the car and chases away the cult member. One feathered creature even plucks a guy’s eyeball out! (Servant always reliably helps fill out our year-end roundup of TV’s grossest scenes.)
Soon after Dorothy is seen in an ambulance. She’s using a wheelchair, but we’re still left in the dark about the severity of her injuries. (Will she ever be able walk again?) Julian confirms it’s a spinal injury. Although physical therapy may help her regain some mobility, it is not guaranteed. But, naturally, Dorothy does not want to be with Leanne. Sean also doesn’t want the women communicating. (So, perhaps Leanne should be kicked out?)
As Leanne is shut out of the couple’s bedroom, a huge crack in the basement foundation eerily spreads all the way out to the sidewalk and the street.
Will the Turners have a standing house at the end of the series or will they not? Let us know what you thought of Season 4’s opener. Please rate it and then leave some feedback!
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