Unforgettable Twists in ‘From’!

Editor’s note: The below recap contains spoilers for From Season 3 Episode 2.

The premiere of From kicked our legs out from underneath us with a final scene that was excruciating to watch, as one of the show’s fan-favorite characters meets a grisly demise. With night came the creepy smiling Creatures that run rampant in this sci-fi horror series, but this time, they carry a newfound torture method that is less physical-based and more psychological. And their target is Harold Perrineau’s Sheriff Boyd. When morning relieves them all, Jade (David Alpay) surges into the barn, prepared to meet an ungodly sight of blood and gore (which he does), but also finds Boyd tied up to a wooden pillar, sunk to his knees with his eyes downcast.

Dazed, Jade asks Boyd what happened, and more importantly: why is he alive? Meanwhile, a fleshy, gutless corpse that once used to be the strict yet loving Tian-Chen (Elizabeth Moy) lays carelessly in a splurge of blood. Unfortunately, we are not spared the kind woman’s death, as we relive the traumatic experience in a series of disjointed flashbacks with Boyd.

After Tian-Chen’s death, we all hold our breath in anticipation of Kenny (Ricky He) finding out. It is heartbreaking when he returns to town with Jim (Eion Bailey) — the two are grinning triumphantly as they have found flourishing riverside crops that solve the town’s food problem. Met with the townspeople’s furtive and grim faces, their enthusiasm falters, until Boyd delivers the tragic news. Officially losing both his parents, Kenny is brimming with grief but refuses to break down and saunters into the diner. His former crush and close friend Kristi (Chloe Van Landschoot) follows him in and tentatively tries to comfort him. All Kenny asks is that she use her medical skills to “fix” the corpse so he doesn’t have to see her the way he saw his father, torn to shreds. After Kristi agrees and leaves, Fromville’s electricity enigma acts up, leading the jukebox to start blaring out “Celebration.” The jukebox is, naturally, annihilated by Kenny.

Later, Boyd finds Kenny in the bar stocking up on hard alcohol. His grief is now wrought into a thirst for vengeance, and he is planning to use alcohol to ignite the creatures in the tunnels, where we found out they resided during the day in previous seasons. Instead of curtailing his plan, Boyd offers a helping hand. They venture out to the entrance of the tunnels, lingering on the edge and discussing the plan. It is here that Boyd reveals that he was present at Tian-Chen’s death, but also tells Kenny that she said something to him before passing away.

While Kenny and Jim arrive in From Season 3 Episode 2 together, their paths diverge, with Kenny grieving his mother and Jim being scolded by his daughter, Julie (Hannah Cheramy). The night before, Julie and Ethan (Simon Webster) escaped death at the hands of the Creatures by a whisper, and Jim was stuck in a hut in the forest. Julie berates her father for leaving them to their own devices, comparing his behavior to when their little brother Tomas tragically died. With Tabitha and Jim mourning, Julie was forced to act as a parental figure to Ethan — and she was only fifteen at the time.

After firmly and menacingly demanding he get his act together, she storms out of the house, leaving Jim determined to take her words to heart. Julie was also one of the music box victims, and all three had been quiet about their experience, unable to confide in anyone. She walks past Sarah and divulges a little morsel of how she felt, revealing that she hated the fact that the place was getting inside her head just as it did with Sarah in Season 1. Meanwhile, Jim is trying to figure out how to parent again but gets a bizarre phone call. When he answers, fear is etched onto his face as the voice on the other side of the call identifies himself as Tomas.

The first two episodes of From Season 3 are available to stream on MGM+ in the U.S.

Conclusions:

* The third season of From has gotten off to a dark and intense start, with multiple characters dealing with the trauma of their pasts and the terror of the Creatures.
* The show has expertly woven together its complex characters and plot threads, leaving viewers eager for more.

FAQs:

* Who is the latest character to meet a gruesome demise in From Season 3?
* What is the latest torture method employed by the Creatures in the show?
* How do Kenny and Jim’s relationships with their daughters change after the events of Episode 2?
* What can viewers expect from the rest of From Season 3?