The familiar and chilling sight of a fallen tree, surrounded by a murder of crows, greets us once again in From Season 3, Episode 4, “There and Back Again.” This scene, which has become a symbol of dread and despair, marks the beginning of another chapter in the story of the eerie town that no one can escape.
This is the same entrance that Tabitha (Catalina Sandino Moreno) first saw when she and her family entered the town in their RV. Back then, she had no idea what lay ahead. But now, having lived through the horrors of the town, a powerful sense of dread overwhelms her as she sees the scene again.
Tabitha is not alone this time. She is in an ambulance with Henry (Robert Joy) after their accident. However, the paramedics who are supposed to be helping them are skeptical of her. They don’t believe a word she says and dismiss her panic as insanity.
Despite her warnings, the paramedics ignore her pleas to leave and instead try to find another route to the highway. But just as before, they end up driving straight back into the town—this time, under the cover of night.
The audience understands the terrible fate awaiting them, but it’s too late for the paramedics. As the ambulance races into the town, we brace ourselves for the horrors that are about to unfold.
A Haunting Return: Tabitha Reenters the Town in Season 3, Episode 4
Inside the town, the rest of Tabitha’s family—Jim (Eion Bailey), Ethan (Simon Webster), and Julie (Hannah Cheramy)—are staying indoors, trying to survive the night. But they can’t escape the relentless terror that haunts this town.
They receive a sinister phone call, and to their horror, the voice on the other end sounds like their deceased baby brother, Tomas. It isn’t the first time they’ve heard his voice; however, this time, it’s different. Tomas warns them that Tabitha is returning to town in an ambulance.
Panic sets in immediately. Ethan, being the youngest and most emotionally fragile, doesn’t wait for anyone. He bolts out of the house, running down the street in desperation to find his mother. But he’s running straight into danger.
The night creatures that haunt the town could strike at any moment, and Ethan is unarmed and vulnerable. Boyd (Harold Perrineau) and Randall (A.J. Simmons), who are monitoring the creatures from inside a bus, quickly rush to Ethan’s aid. They grab the boy and bring him back to the safety of the house.
Inside the house, Julie and Ethan share a tender moment. Despite their fear, they make a promise to protect one another. Julie, the older sister, tries to stay strong for Ethan, even though she is just as terrified.
This scene gives viewers a rare glimpse of the humanity and love that still exist in this nightmare world. Their bond is a reminder that even in the darkest of places, hope and family ties can survive.
As the adults prepare to rescue the ambulance occupants, they are faced with an unsettling reality: the creatures that usually terrorize the town at night are behaving differently.
Their unpredictable actions make the rescue mission even more dangerous, but Jim, Boyd, and Randall know they have no choice. They can’t leave Tabitha and the others to die.
The Ambush on the Streets: Paramedics Face the Night Creatures
While the rescue plan is being put together, the paramedics in the ambulance face their own horror. Two of them step out of the vehicle to help a woman lying in the street. The woman appears to be in distress, and they rush to her aid. But the audience knows what’s coming. This town is full of deadly tricks, and the woman in the street is no ordinary person.
As the paramedics approach her, the woman reveals her true form—she is one of the night creatures. In a brutal and gruesome scene, the two paramedics are violently killed. Their deaths are swift and brutal, reminding viewers once again just how dangerous and merciless these creatures are.
The third paramedic, Samantha Brown, is left alone with Tabitha inside the ambulance. She has no idea what to do. In a panic, she tries to free Tabitha but quickly realizes that the creatures can’t be killed by conventional means.
Bullets do nothing to stop them. Overwhelmed with fear, Samantha makes a desperate decision. She runs towards Colony House, leaving Tabitha behind, still handcuffed to the ambulance.
As the creatures circle closer, Boyd, Jim, and Randall arrive at the ambulance, shocked to find Tabitha inside. Randall runs to the bus to grab tools to free her from the handcuffs.
But on his way back, he is ambushed by four-night creatures. At the same time, a storm of cicadas swarms around him, triggering memories of his coma from Season 2, when he was trapped in a nightmarish world induced by the music box.
Randall fights for his life, but the odds are against him. Boyd, meanwhile, searches for the keys to the ambulance. When he turns around, he is confronted by one of the creatures.
The creature smiles eerily and holds the keys in its hand. Boyd is forced to make a heart-wrenching choice: does he take the keys to save Tabitha, or does he try to rescue Randall?
In a moment of unbearable pressure, Boyd makes the painful decision to grab the keys. Randall is left behind to face the creatures. His sacrifice is tragic, and Boyd’s choice weighs heavily on him as he and Jim free Tabitha and make their way to Colony House.
Chaos in Colony House: The Aftermath of the Shooting
When Boyd, Jim, and Tabitha reach Colony House, they find that things have gone from bad to worse. The runaway cop, Samantha, had been shooting wildly as she made her way to the house.
In her panic, she accidentally shot one of the residents. The people inside Colony House are furious. Their home, which was already a place filled with tension and fear, is now even more dangerous.
Kristi’s fiancé, Marielle (Kaelen Ohm), is trying her best to save the woman who was shot. She successfully removes the bullet, and for a brief moment, it seems like the woman might survive. But the relief is short-lived. The woman soon dies, and the sense of hopelessness that permeates the town grows even stronger.
Boyd, already reeling from the loss of Randall, is filled with rage. He confronts Samantha, ready to lash out at her for the chaos she has caused. But before he can, Donna (Elizabeth Saunders) steps in. Donna, who has always been the strong and steady leader of Colony House, is usually the one giving tough lectures. But this time, something is different.
Donna breaks down. She starts sobbing in Boyd’s arms, overwhelmed by the loss and terror that has consumed their lives. It’s a powerful and emotional moment. Seeing Donna, who has always been so strong, fall apart like this is devastating, not only for Boyd but for the viewers as well. It’s a reminder that no one is immune to the horrors of this town.
Victor’s Struggle with Memory: Facing the Past to Save the Future
While the chaos unfolds at Colony House, Victor (Scott McCord) is on his own journey. In the previous episode, we saw Victor barge into Sarah’s (Avery Konrad) house, demanding to build a fort.
In Episode 4, we finally learn why. Victor is struggling to remember the night when everyone in the town died. He believes that if he can piece together his memories, he might be able to prevent another catastrophe.
Victor feels that the town is changing in dangerous ways. It has started snowing, something that has never happened in all the years he has lived there. These changes frighten him, and he becomes convinced that remembering the past is the key to saving everyone.
Victor chooses Sarah’s house for a specific reason. As a child, he lived in that same house with his mother and sister. As he walks through the house, he is flooded with memories.
He remembers sleeping upstairs with his sister. But it’s the basement that holds the most terrifying memories for him. That’s where scary stories were told, and that’s where he wants to build the fort.
Victor is preparing to confront memories that he has buried deep inside for years. These memories are painful and frightening, and he knows he can’t face them alone. That’s why he chooses to do this with Sarah, the town’s most feared resident. Sarah, known for being the town’s serial killer, is someone Victor believes can help him face his darkest fears.
As they work on the fort together, Sarah reassures him. When the memories become too overwhelming, she reminds him that they can’t hurt him anymore. With Sarah by his side, Victor feels a sense of protection, even in the face of his terrifying past.
Victor has a briefcase filled with mementos from the people who died on the night the town was destroyed. Each item represents someone he used to know. As he goes through the items, he remembers each person and the role they played in the town. But there is one person missing: Christopher.
Christopher was known for making everyone laugh with his ventriloquist puppet, Jasper. But as time went on, Christopher stopped laughing. He began seeing a strange symbol, the same symbol that Jade (David Alpay) is now seeing.
One of Victor’s most haunting memories is of Jasper speaking to Christopher without anyone controlling the puppet. This memory sends chills down Victor’s spine, and he comes to a terrible realization. To understand why the town is changing, they need to talk to Jasper.
Jade’s Confessions: Hallucinations or Something More?
Meanwhile, Jade is dealing with his own demons. After dragging the injured Kristi (Chloe van Landschoot) to safety at the homestead, he opens up about the hallucinations that have been plaguing him.
Jade has been seeing strange and disturbing visions ever since he first encountered the mysterious symbol. One of the most terrifying of these visions is a man who was drinking blood from a skull.
Jade’s confession brings the group closer together, as they bond over their shared experiences in the town. Kenny (Ricky He) reveals that Tian Chien, the woman who gave Jade the notebook to draw the symbol, had always liked him. This revelation leads to a peaceful moment between the group as they reminisce about the tough love they received from Tian Chien.
But their peaceful moment doesn’t last long. Strange noises start coming from outside the hut. The group is filled with fear and unease as they hear banging and creaking sounds. Even though they have a talisman for protection, the group is on edge. Kristi asks a chilling question: “Are you sure those things you saw today were hallucinations?”
The New Level of Psychological Torture
Back at Colony House, the night takes a turn for the worse. After hearing a strange noise outside, Boyd and Donna look out the window. What they see is shocking: Randall, who they thought had been killed, is slumped on the bonnet of the ambulance. He is alive, but just barely.
This revelation adds a new layer of psychological torture to the night creatures’ methods. They didn’t just kill Randall—they let him survive, but only just. The creatures seem to be playing a cruel game, pushing the town’s residents to the breaking point.
Boyd’s face is filled with horror as he realizes that the creatures are not just physical threats. They are capable of a level of psychological manipulation and sadism that he had not previously imagined.
The first four episodes of From Season 3 are now available for streaming on MGM+ in the U.S., offering a chilling and intense journey that leaves viewers on the edge of their seats. The nightmare of Fromville continues to unfold, and with each episode, the psychological tension and terror only grow stronger.
The latest episode of From, Season 3, Episode 4, “There and Back Again,” pushes the boundaries of horror and psychological tension, leaving viewers grappling with both the physical and emotional toll that the town takes on its residents.
The reappearance of Tabitha marks the start of a new wave of horror, one that is intricately linked with the unfolding mysteries of the town. Her return in the ambulance feels like a grim repetition of the cycle of terror that the town forces on anyone who crosses its borders.
The eerie atmosphere is amplified as the night creatures become more unpredictable, moving beyond just physical violence to new forms of psychological manipulation.
The episode demonstrates how no character is safe from the emotional and psychological toll of the town, particularly through the heartbreaking scene where Boyd is forced to sacrifice Randall to save Tabitha.
Boyd’s internal struggle showcases the growing complexity of the night creatures’ methods, where the residents are not only fighting for their lives but for their sanity as well. This shift in the creatures’ tactics hints at a broader narrative where survival might depend not just on brute strength, but on the characters’ mental fortitude.
At the same time, From goes deeper into the personal trauma that Victor has been grappling with for years. Victor’s attempt to build a fort and piece together his fragmented memories provides some of the most profound emotional depth in the episode.
His connection to the past and fear of the town’s inevitable cycle of death positions him as a pivotal character in understanding the bigger picture. With Sarah by his side, he confronts the memories he has long been running from, adding an emotional weight to the episode that goes beyond the immediate horrors of the night creatures.
Jade’s growing obsession with the strange symbol, his hallucinations, and the eerie parallels between his experiences and those of Christopher further complicate the story.
The introduction of new elements, such as the blood-drinking man in Jade’s visions and the cryptic significance of Jasper, shows that the mysteries of Fromville are only deepening. Jade’s visions, combined with the growing tension between the residents, suggest that whatever dark forces control the town are evolving, adding new layers of horror to the narrative.
As the psychological torture ramps up, especially with the shocking return of a barely alive Randall, From cements itself as a show that is not afraid to push its characters to the brink.
The emotional breakdown of Donna, who has always been a pillar of strength, reveals that even the strongest among them are beginning to crack under the pressure. This emotional unraveling of characters shows that no one is immune to the relentless horror of the town.
Episode 4 marks a turning point in From where the stakes are higher, the horror is more profound, and the mysteries are more intricate than ever. Each character faces their personal demons while also battling the external threats of the town, making it clear that the road ahead will only grow darker and more complex.
The narrative continues to blend emotional depth with sheer terror, keeping viewers hooked as they wait to uncover the deeper truths lurking beneath the surface of Fromville.
