Last week we learned a match of cardinal points on Wayward Pines : Ethan Burke will kill for the family he was cheating on just weeks prior ( R.I.P. to a certain ice cream - loving throat - slasher ) ; and there ’s something terribly sinister screeching behind the town rampart . What weirdness will be revealed this week ?
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installment four ’s title , “ One of Our Senior Realtors Has choose to pull away , ” is foreboding as nether region — and boy does it deliver .
So . Sheriff Pope is stagnant , done in by a combo of Ben ’s fast - thinking vehicle acceleration and Ethan ’s indite - up foiling . If you ’ll recall , the township ’s only cop ’s dying words were to warn the Burkes that the truth about Wayward Pines is “ uncollectible than anything you could think . ” Despite having witnessed this ( and the subsequent trunk - snatching of Pope ’s cadaver by the wall - lurking beasties … which are decidedly NOT wolves , as Ethan lies to a freaked - out Ben ) , Theresa is still thinking like a intellectual person who experience in the real world . “ We need to call the police ! ” she tells Ethan , who grimly inform her that the town is so packed with cameras and mics that THEY already know . Who ’s THEY , Theresa asks ( which is something everybody watching this show would like to make out , by the room ) ?
“ I do n’t have it away , ” Ethan admits . He tells her that he was sent to the ’ pine tree to track down two lose Secret Service agents , one of them being Kate , aka Theresa ’s curse . And , with more importunity , he imparts the importance of playing by the rules , no doubt thinking of the grim , gory “ reckonings ” doled out to Agent Bill Evans and Beverly Brown . The latter ’s untimely remnant , of course , freed up a adorable young family for the Burkes , Wayward Pines ’ new occupant . Theresa has n’t forgiven Ethan for his affair with Kate , but she still trust that he ’s looking out for her and Ben , agreeing to keep her mind down and “ pretend like we ’re a happy folk . ” Oooh , flick .
It ’s up for argument who the least happy Burke is , but teenage Ben might be the top competition . On top of everything , he ’s get to preparation for his first day at “ Wayward Pines Academy , ” a school that ask its youth to wear tufted sport jacket , plainly ( totally normal to find a summons to shoal by an older - timey bike messenger , right ? ) He ’s to make it at 8 am , SHARP .
“ hear not to sop up too much attending , ” Theresa pep up him the next morning . “ I never do , ” Ben mutters . Mighty emo , that one . When they stride up to the school , decision maker Mrs. Fisher ( Hope Davis , the late accession to what ’s shaping up to be an exceptionally chosen cast ) offers a favorable welcome — while awkwardly showing she ’s down with youth civilisation by awkwardly high - fiving her students as they walk past . But as we ’ve see by now , everyone in Wayward Pines is playing a role of some kind , and nobody is really who they appear to be .
But first , Ethan ’s start his own young first of sorts to contend with , because … he ’s the new sheriff of Wayward Pines ? Duh WHAT ? Here he is just strain to , you know , raid Pope ’s gun locker , when along come the Mayor of Wayward Pines , Brad Fisher ( married man to Hope Davis ’ character ) , brook a newspaper ( in the end , a newspaper ! ) with the headline “ Sheriff Pope Retires . ” Oh , is that what happened ? Riiiiight . They model for a photo ( “ Saaay PINES ! ” ) When Ethan postulate to have it off who charge him sheriff , he ’s told not to ask questions . “ We do n’t really like Nosy Nellies around here ” secretary Arlene nag , before thirstily abridge into a patty frost with the word “ Congratulations Sheriff Burke . ”
But ! He is inform by Mayor Fisher that he ’ll soon be learning more insider information about the township — because “ it ’s the variety of baron that your novel locating affords . ”
Ethan , being a primo Nosy Nelly by elbow room of his Secret Service past , wastes no time research what ’s on the spur of the moment his newfangled office for clue . He ’s more than likely being watched by THEY , but he ’s not interrupt when he discovers a gob door and a box containing files on everyone in town , listing their preceding history , former job , former family position , etc . ( distinctly , THEY meant for him to find it . ) Arlene , who really did care for Sheriff Pope , is sniffling over his decease when Ethan shoves her filing cabinet into her face . “ You ’re from New Jersey , ” he reminds her . She was once a bus number one wood , too . But Arlene shrug and says she does n’t ever want to go back , deadpanning “ I bang it here . ”
And there ’s not much clock time to page through mystic files , anyway . Nurse Pam bursts in , having identified an freedom fighter in their thick : Peter , the real estate agent played by Justin Kirk who serve the Burkes move into their new home , who ’s now attend right pose up in the wake of Pam ’s gallant - with - bats - assist “ citizen ’s check . ” We pay back a sentience of his anti - WP sensitivity last week ( oh , those load references to the household ’s DoS - of - the - artwork security measures arrangement ! ) , but now he ’s been caught decorating downtown with “ subversive graffiti . ” ( When we see it , it reads “ In a time of universal fraudulence , narrate the accuracy is a revolutionary act , ” whichmay or may not bea George Orwell quotation mark . )
“ There ’s come ta be a reckoning , ” Pam , wearing a super - tuff long leather pelage , declares , and it ’s up to Sheriff Burke to make it happen . Peter ’s dedicate his “ third strike , ” you see , and he ’s get ta pay . Ethan ai n’t about to reckon anybody up in here , but “ Ethan darling , if you do n’t want to do this , I ’d be happy to do it myself , ” Pam purrs both patronizingly and threateningly before slinking out . “ I ’ll be looking forward to how you take maintenance of it . ”
While Ethan strike in the horrifying cognition that his new gig ’s responsibilities will admit committing at hand execution to protect his own neck opening ( and , presumptively , the necks of all Burkes ) , Ben undergoes a curious entryway examination of sort with “ Mrs. F. ” Her interrogative sentence are uneven ( “ Where are you from ? ” “ Where do you live ? ” “ Where is home ? ” ) , but odder still is her innuendo that Ben ’s father , honorable onetime Ethan , may not be very trusty . ( A fun fact we check from Ethan ’s files that can not be irrelevant in this scene : Mrs. Fisher was once a hypnotherapist . ) Some of that linger , rotten weirdness from the interview is assuaged when Ben makes a booster — young man student Amy . They take the air home together and Amy subtly picks up Mrs. Fisher ’s logical argument of Nosy Nelly questions , but they ’re very flattering , along the lines of “ I bet you were democratic / had a girlfriend back in Seattle , and that ’s why you miss it , correct ? ” Ben starts to soften , because Amy is as reasonably as she is nice . Hey , maybe Wayward Pines is n’t so bad after all ?
Ethan ’s trustworthiness is a sticking point for Theresa , though , and she strides down the main puff to confront Kate at the toy computer storage . Kate grow a music corner , say Theresa she has exactly 30 second to discharge , and she better talk fast before the tune stop masking their whispered commutation . We learn that Theresa was once in preparation to be a Secret Service agentive role ( interesting ! ) but she gave up on that career to because she want to be a female parent . “ I chose for my fellowship to come first , ” she sizz , and Kate receipt her part in the Burke ’s near - detachment , but mark that thing have changed now that she ’s live with Harold in Wayward Pines . She also reminds Theresa that “ a lot has exchange for you , too . You just do n’t bed it yet . ”
Meanwhile , Ethan and Peter are have a heart - to - nerve . With Peter ’s mystical file in handwriting , Ethan postulate him about the household he give behind when he came to Wayward Pines . At first , Peter refuse his yesteryear ( “ You ’ve get the ill-timed mortal ” ) , but it does n’t take long for him to crack . He ’s been in Wayward Pines eight or nine eld , he cogitate . The cane he uses to help him take the air is because of a rock - climbing chance event abide during an safety valve endeavour . “ Why ca n’t anybody impart this town ? ” Ethan require . “ There ’s one elbow room out , ” Peter replies , making a shooting - himself - in - the - foreland motion .
It ’s time to get actual when the phone rings , and it ’s the mysterious woman whose voice sound exactly like Susan Sarandon ’s . She has orders : “ You must call a reckoning for Peter McCall tomorrow . 10 pm . SHARP . ” Ethan hang up , telling Peter it was a telemarketer , knowing full well that Peter is completely mindful of what the call was about .
When Ethan and Theresa reconvene at nursing home , he reverse the water on full blast so they can talk . “ They made me Sheriff today , ” he tell her . “ I guess when you kill somebody in this town , they give you his caper . ” He tells her about Peter ’s imminent carrying out , which he ’s expected to perform or else , and that “ everybody is a prisoner here . ” He explain about meet Mayor Fisher , who he thinks was trying to tell him something : “ I feel like we could get more out of him . ”
Theresa ’s more dismayed by the nugget of info about Mrs. Fisher ’s past ( “ They made a hypnotherapist a schoolteacher ? ” ) , so she shows up to the Academy the next day as Mrs. F is doling out her gamey - five greeting . Theresa invites the fisher over to dinner party , but Megan Fisher has a well idea : encounter at the Biergarten ! Burgers and beer in a booth in the back ! Theresa fit as the fake civility much oozes off the cover . When Ben sits down for bout two of questions , this time Mrs. F like what she see ( “ Where do you live ? ” “ I … do n’t know ” ) , and he ’s severalize he ’ll be permit to start class with the other student tomorrow . Then she gives him a guitar . A bribe - tar .
Back at the police post , Peter ’s flipping through his file , depend down the hours until he meets his end . “ I forgot how much I forgot , ” he enjoin Ethan , before launching into the tale of how he came to Wayward Pines . For once , it does n’t involve a auto clank on the outskirts of township , but a drunk hookup in a hotel with a hot brunette bring up Denise while attending a conference in Los Angeles . He melanize out , and when he woke up , he was in a different hotel , and the “ brunet from the saloon was still there , but she was older , and her name was n’t Denise . It was Pam . ” chill .
It ’s soon dinnertime , and the Fisher - Burke double date is on ( as Peter ’s 10 pm SHARP carrying out lingers over everyone ’s psyche ) . The Biergarten is bumping ( Kate and her hubby are there , too … awkward ) , and the dinner party conversation is thick with subtext . Being a sheriff is like being a schoolteacher , Megan opine , because you have to set decipherable edge , and verify that all affect know there are consequences for misbehaving . When the ladies take a privy break in , the menfolk get to lecture . So , how does Ethan like Wayward Pines ?
“ Oh , I just love it here . The mountains , the true pine trees , the look of awe in everyone ’s eyes … ”
The mayor swig . “ Wine ? ” is all he can muster in answer .
Back at Casa Burke , Ben sneaks out to cope with Amy ( whose well-disposed human activity is clearly part of the indoctrination unconscious process ) while Mayor Fisher tells Ethan that Wayward Pines ’ independent focus is its younger contemporaries . The schoolhouse — where , yes , his wife work — is very dedicated to “ form the mind of the small fry . ” And he leans in with one more bit of info : “ Be heedful . ”
The dinner convo return to normal for about 15 moment before Ethan drops this turkey : “ So , what does everybody think about the public execution ? ” Megan ’s answer is that “ We do n’t make the Torah . We just surveil them . ”
The camera pans to a trinity at the Browning automatic rifle : Arlene , Pam , and the blonde guy who head for the hills the local hotel . “ What an ice pick retinal cone - eating mother fucker , ” Arlene whines ; either she believe that Sheriff Pope really retired and pass on town without saying goodbye , or she ’s putting on a convincing carrying into action of being really , really unmindful . Pam takes the opportunity to lead the full eating place in a toast to the novel sheriff , remind Ethan and all assembled that “ Great world power need great responsibility . Someone who understands that those who break the law need to be punished swiftly and whenever necessary , gravely , to the fullest extent of our laws . ” ( This pledge start off like a scenery from Spider - Man , and cursorily becomes a rather terrifying lecture / admonition , no ? )
Ethan split in with a lecture / warning of his own , promising that as long as he ’s sheriff , he ’ll do everything in his mogul to ensure that the true immorality of the townsfolk are brought to sparkle , and that the true criminals in Wayward Pines are play to justice . Hey , expert luck with that !
As Theresa and Ethan take the air home from dinner they receive Dr. Jenkins , who ’s futzing over “ my late species : a crossbreed of two species of pine tree . ” He ’s sympathetic , almost sorrowful , when Ethan tell him about Peter ’s impending carrying out , but he ’s also take this bon mot ready to deploy : “ Perhaps the best thing in this public take the biggest sacrifice . ” In the backdrop , fake crickets chirp , and pianoforte medicine set out to emanate from the hide speakers in the trees .
Ethan pick up Peter from jailhouse and enjoin him he ’s not gon na kill him , he ’s gon na hide him in the woods . “ Take me to the fencing , ” Peter says . Meanwhile , Theresa gets a delivery in the mail : a occupation offer , since there ’s a Modern opening at Wayward Pines Realty Associates . Peter ’s old job , natch . ( And with that , the claim of the sequence dead make all form of sense . ) She ’s to describe the next day at 9am … SHARP .
At the fence , Peter quotes Robert Frost before inquire Ethan if the wall is “ continue us in , or keeping something out ? ” It ’s a sombre second that turn to repugnance when Peter explicate that his past has finally caught up to him , and it ’s time for him to leave Wayward Pines . “ I suggest if you want to survive this place , you give me a short push , ” he tells Ethan , before launching himself into the electric fence .
After a quick stoppage at domicile , where Ethan once again tell Theresa to keep play along , he finds himself right back at the police station in the same emplacement he was in at the beginning of the installment : grab all the ordnance he can lie his hired man on . Pam enters , and grin widely when Ethan tells her she ’d make a much better sheriff than him . In addition : “ I know you rent Peter McCall do your line of work for you . You might have fooled everyone else , but I ’m a record nanny ! ”
And now , she ’s sheriff , too , as a heavily armed Ethan makes his way to the town limits yet again . But this sentence , he ’s not alone … because something is watching him from among the tree .
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