SurrealEstate Season 2 Episode 4 I Put A Spell On You Review And Recap- Elizabeth Bathory And Bloody Mary Get a Fresh Spin

Witches come in many shapes and sizes. There are the traditional spell-casting magical creatures that those unfortunate souls in Salem were accused of being. The angsty omen-dodging variety, as in The Magicians and The Magical Adventures of Sabrina, are always good for some drama. Then there are the female nightmares. Some have powers and cast spells on others for fortune, glory, or immortality. Others simply apply loads of lip gloss and bully their way through every social interaction. They all should be avoided at all costs. A Hungarian witch is the villain du jour in SurrealEstate Season 2 Episode 4 when the legend of Elizabeth Bathory gets a new chapter.

Something wicked this way comes as a boy makes the worst mistake you can make in SurrealEstate Season 2 Episode 4. He took a shortcut through the woods and paid the price. When will we learn? Don’t go take a shortcut through a cemetery or the woods. It always ends as badly as splitting up or saying you will be right back. You will never be right back!

Someone who has not come back is Susan, who is holing up in her beautiful house and hiding from her problems. She is bitter and angry and has every right to be, but indulging those emotions without an adult plan to move forward is unproductive. By the end of the episode, Susan has learned the hard way that the house always wins. Hopefully, someone realizes she is in trouble before it is too late.

Luke continues to make classic blunders. He is overconfident and overcompensated for his lack of abilities by forging ahead regardless of the red flags. Especially when those red flags have firey red hair and big, mesmerizing eyes. He comes into contact with this witchy woman when the rich douchebag he is currently working for demands the lot next door to the property he is purchasing, regardless of price. Although the woman isn’t interested in any offers, she is interested in Luke, and they make plans. Auggie’s device is taken along with instructions to run if it starts tingling.

The ethics of essentially eavesdropping on the spiritual is an intriguing question that Father Phil brings up. Do ghosts have the same rights as the living? Should they? It’s an angle that has never been explored before and could bring a groundedness to the series that plays nicely against the more fantastical elements. The mundaneness of humanity is what makes the supernatural portions more impactful, and by infusing a shot of real-world ethics it makes everything seem more relatable and the cast more sympathetic. Especially criminally underused Auggie and Phil.

Two more boys get taken, and Luke arrives to take his temptress to dinner. The device went off, but Luke removed it and ignored it. We have no way of knowing if this was because he was already bewitched or because his ego prevented him from admitting he was vulnerable. Past behavior makes me lean toward hubris, however. The woman is stunning, but she loves to hear herself talk, and there should have been red flags everywhere. She was sending out so many pheromones, though, that even the poor waiter was ensnared.

Luckily, Auggie and Phil realize who she really is and make it to the cottage before she is able to drain all of the boys and Luke of their blood. Just like Elizabeth Bathory, who was rumored to have bathed in the blood of virgins to maintain youth, Ms. Boser bathes in blood during a blood moon to recharge her magic batteries. It had been two years since the last blood moon, and her reserves were low. As a result, when Phil through a curtain over her in the tub, it was enough to stop her rejuvenation and essentially reduce her to a dried-up husk.

All’s well that ends well as the rich guy gets both properties, the agency makes a ton of money, and no one but the witch loses their life. Zooey even got her first sale. Her clients, an impossible-to-please young couple, seemed like they would never find a house. Advice from a rival agent pointed Zooey in the right direction, though. Listen to the buyers and give them what they need, not what they think they want. Having to manipulate people and feeling like a sell-out is tough for her, though.

Even with his flaws, Luke is a better fit for Zooey than the coven of agents who are wooing her with their elderberry beer wine cocktails, hot pink lipstick, and chunky jewelry. It seems there is danger on all sides right now. Luke, without his powers, is arrogant and defensive. He constantly put himself and others in danger. Zooey is struggling with her identity and is vulnerable to the witchy women of the world, and there is something simmering just below the surface about this device of Auggies. It might be the answer they need to find Susan, but it might also be a Pandora’s Box that, once opened, can’t ever be shut.

Then there’s Susan, who, as predicted, has been taken by her house in SurrealEstate Season 2 Episode 4. Is the house paranormal? Is it a ghost in the machine or more like a HAL situation? We don’t know yet, but with her missing the fundraiser, someone should come calling soon. Hopefully, the feud between her and Luke doesn’t cost them too much time, but the AI is armed with everything it needs to hide her for a while. It has her voice and all the phone numbers it needs to fake her existence for a while. Humans are complex, and computers often struggle to duplicate nuance.

Luke may not be able to or want to acknowledge he needs Susan, but the others will. The house can try all it wants to shut her off from everyone, but she has powers, too, and Auggie, Phil, and Zooey will eventually look for her. This isn’t there first rodeo with a venus flytrap house. The house doesn’t know it yet, but it is on borrowed time. Find all our SurrealEstate coverage here.