The Final Assessment

Sheryl remains a mystery, and Monsignor steps in it in a way he might never comprehend. We get an unsettling end to the main storyline of the episode, but the real end is what happens after David's ordination, and a performance by Katja Herbers that is probably too good for most shows,#Evil #Season2 #CisforCannibal #Theprophecy

The demonology of the show continues to collapse into vaguely unsettling chaos as Leland worms his way further into Monsignor's dumb graces. Sister Andrea's sad story is a bitter pill, and one of the best pieces of actual complex morality that the show will ever deal with.#Evil #Season2 #DisforDoll #evildolls #sloppydemonology

The IRS auditor is the least upsetting thing in an episode featuring crawling vomit and Baphobros. The more we learn about Sheryl, the less we understand. Kristen's inner demons vie with David's for most pointed metaphor of the series. #Evil #Season2 #IisforIRS #placebo #Fridaynightservice

Body positivity from two sides of the coin, Melindaz returns to continue destroying the self-esteem of young girls, preparing them to pall prey to the types of men Leland Townsend befriends. And yet, only Kristen has managed to lose an egg. #Evil #Season2 #OisforOvaphobia #myeggs #mytail

The X-Files meets the Vatican in this orgy of conspiracy theories. Leland returns from the back back burner in spectacular fashion and gives us a glimpse of a story (and ending) that we could only hope for. #Evil #Season2 #UisforUFO #cottoncandy #XfilesxVatican

Unanswered questions abound and many small things seem important to the story, and are treated as such by the characters, without giving viewers any context--it won't all be saved by coming back alter. Instead we're teased with nightmare fuel, and understated vision of hell, and overt doubt. #Evil #Season2 #BisforBrain #Godhelmet

A layered episode, a great example of using the medium as the message: a nearly dialogue-free episode of television, allowing viewers to share the characters' experience. #Evil #Season2 #SisforSilence #onetrackmind

The threads running through this episode (and ultimately through the whole series)--guilt, sin, and doubt--may be neon, but are no less masterfully woven. Mileage is gotten in unexpected (but not unsurprising, sadly) ways from a handful of occurrences that could have been exhausted in an episode or two in less-skilled hands. #Evil #Season2 #CisforCop #Alibis

Packed with addiction, union-busting, shockingly gullible clergy, and a cogent discussion of "28 Days Later," the most interesting question is one this episode ask quietly: is a small evil justified to stop a greater one? Also, we see Miss Murray, and while we will see her again, she feels like someone that could have had much more presence.#Evil #Season2 @ZisforZombies #40kproblems