Outer Range Season 1 Episode 5 picks up a slow start for the show as we see Royal taking his time out to investigate the rock further. Recently on the show, the Abbotts found themselves in the corner when Amy discovered Trevor’s body. Still, they decided to stick with their stories of where they were during that time. Sheriff Joy continued to suspect them until the autopsy of the body told that Trevor died hours ago before his body was found.
So Sheriff had no strong evidence suggesting it’s Abbotts as their fight with Trevor took place days ago. Amidst all of this, Royal, as well as Wayne, found themselves hunting for the pit and eventually came face to face. They brawled, and we saw Wayne having the upper hand as he escaped believing that he had solved the mystery.
Outer Range Season 1 Episode 5 Recap
In Outer Range Season 1 Episode 5, we open up with Wayne rejoicing the fact that he may have solved the mystery that bugged him all along. The mystery of the pit from which he saw a young man walking out years ago. But before he could open up a single word about it to anyone, he suffered from a stroke and found himself bedridden with the mysterious rock in his hands.
Meanwhile, Royal Abbott found himself investigating the rock from Autumn’s necklace. He took it to a geologist, hoping to get some answers. There he found out about Wayne looking to buy a certain land. Plus, the geologist was certainly attracted and wanted to investigate this rock Royal presented to her.
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Until Royal came across a photo on the wall that featured the company BY9. The same company that would take over his land in the future. Although the geologist showed further interest in the rock, Royal decided to bail out and took the rock away.
After coming back home, Royal decided to crush the rock into pieces. He saw a black substance coming out of it. The substance started spreading on his hands, and soon Royal got a glimpse into a future where he was dying. Autumn was right around him, wearing a similar necklace, and she noticed Royal looking into the future.
Autumn had earlier walked into Abbott’s house to look for her necklace before Cecilia asked her to walk out. Cecilia claimed that Royal’s behavior has been weird lately, and Cecilia couldn’t help but agree. Amidst all of this, Sheriff Joy received a confession from a man who saw Perry in a brawl with Trevor. The episode came to a close, with Autumn and Perry connecting with each other while Rhett spent a night with Maria.
Outer Range Season 1 Episode 5 Review
Outer Range Season 1 Episode 5, unlike the past two episodes, decided to move away from the intensity. This might see the audience losing interest a little as many were hooked to know what would happen with Wayne knowing Royal’s secret.
The show decided to shut Wayne’s mouth to let the story go a little slower. They invested more in the characters and relationships. But the main focus saw Royal connecting these dots more than ever. He knows about his land’s future. We wonder if Royal died protecting the same. Especially with the vision of the future he saw after breaking Autumn’s necklace into pieces.
Apart from that, we started understanding Cecilia a little more throughout this Episode. The last ten minutes of the Episode were all about building connections as we saw Perry reminiscing about Rebecca and the last fight they had. Chances over here are Rebecca’s disappearance has something to do with the Pit. Maybe she fell in it and traveled to some another time.
Coming to Sheriff Joy, she doesn’t have legit evidence that it’s Perry or the Abbotts behind the death of Trevor. The timing doesn’t match up at all. But she is convinced it’s them who did this, and a past experience of hers makes her believe in the lead she is chasing.
Lastly, if it’s not Wayne anymore, there is a chance that his son Billy might be chasing a story. There is a flashback scene in the Episode that sees Wayne telling him a story of what happens when animals die. It also sees Wayne talking about how the earth may sometimes throw the souls out.
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