Outsiders is back! And boy, the premiere episode holds nothing back in gore and drama. The series started where it ended with the Outsiders confronting the Farrells and boy, the set designers and makeup people deserve props for this entire scene and episode. Let’s review.
Wade welcomes a new enemy
Wade sees nothing but fighting and killing between his men and the Farrell clan on the mountain. He watches as his men get slaughtered, including himself in the eye by G’win’s arrow. But, it was all a dream. Wade wakes up in the hospital after falling down the mountain trying to escape before a fight could happen. He is seen as the laughing stock in the town. He tries to move on and arrived at the station with a new emergency manager Matt Meyers placed in charge of the town. Matt tells him that they are no longer focused on getting the Farrells off the mountain. They want to fix things in the town first. This angers Wade, as he wants to find the person who killed Breece. But, Wade has to deal with it. At home, Ledda tells Wade to not worry about the Farrells. She blames the construction company and wants Wade to stay with the family.
I’m not sure what to interpret about Wade and his interaction with the Farrells while on the mountain, but it’s good he doesn’t need to worry about going up there anymore. As for the new guy, Matt Meyers seems like someone we have to watch this season. He’s definitely going to be a problem for Wade. He closed down the free clinic, which in a small community like theirs is very necessary. The scary thing that could happen is Matt partnering up with Haylie and take Wade down.
All hail the Bren’in G’win
G’win is dealing with the tensions within her clan. With Lil Foster’s advice, she tries to unite them by reminding them they are all kin and that the Outsiders are coming after them. She makes a rule that no one is allowed to go down the mountain. In a later scene, the cousins that usually rolled with Big Foster are practicing shooting in case of war.
The elders prepare for the coronation of G’win as Bren’in. G’win begin having doubts because she did not become Bren’in innocently, but the Emely assured her that they need her. G’win seeks comfort at Lady Ray’s grave and speaks the old tongue. With tears in her eyes, she asks for guidance. In the middle of the night, G’win wakes up and sees Elon’s ghost who presents her Big Foster’s necklace. She takes this as a sign and wakes Emely up and demands the ceremony to happen tonight. She takes the oath.
We see another side of G’win than from last season. Last season, G’win had to be strong because she was surrounded by men who constantly were fighting for her or trying to “claim” her. Now that she is in power, she’s a little bit lost on what to do. She knows she wants to be the bren’in and felt inspired after seeing Elon give her Big’s necklace. So, I really hope she knows what she is doing.
Lil Foster goes on an adventure
G’win has Lil Foster find Big Foster’s body. Using his tracking skills, he begins tracking where Big Foster could be. It takes him down to the mountain where he runs into some dogs owned by an Outsider named Jed. They become acquainted with the Jed showing support to Lil Foster’s kind and offering to take him to the morgue, in hopes to find Big Foster’s body. He offers to take Lil Foster to the morgue but needs to drop off some cookies to his friend at the bar and tells Lil Foster to stay in the car.
Jed drops off the cookies but is confronted by his colleagues for bringing a Farrell out. They begin to fight – well, Lil Foster just kicking everyone’s butt. The police come and take him in.
Wade doesn’t care about the fight. He just wants to know who killed Breece. He tells Wade that his father Big Foster killed Breece and Asa killed Big Foster. Lil Foster then confronts Wade about his time running away from the mountain. Wade decides to keep Lil Foster in jail for more questioning and protect him from the angry mob that wants to kill him.
I have a feeling Lil Foster is going to have to go “Prison Break” on the county jail. People want to find someone to blame for the murders and a way to gain access to the mountain. Lil Foster in a great scapegoat. I hope he gets out.
Asa and the three wolves
G’win goes to retrieve Asa from the box but finds it empty. Worried she might be exposed, the three wolves of the mountain show up and stare at her.
Asa is away from the mountain and gets rid of any identification that he is part of the Farrell clan, including his necklace and knife. He goes into the town and breaks into the Hobby Shop and steals money.
Near the train tracks, Asa finds a homeless traveler and asks to travel with him. He allows him to travel with him but wants to know if Asa is a Farrell. Asa denies it. Fed up with being asked, he walks away and are confronted by the three wolves of the mountain. Understanding that this is his fate, he allows the dogs to attack him, leaving him dead… or is he? The wolves and Asa’s body disappeared as the train finished.
There is so much symbolism going on on this show. G’win saw the three wolves as symbols of the mountain who will protect the bren’in and the mountain. G’win saw Asa as a threat and the wolves took care of him for her – especially during her ceremony. The mountain knows what it wants and it wants Asa gone.
This is quite a sad ending for Asa, especially since he first saw the wolf in the first season. It brought him back to the mountain… only to have him killed in the end.
Sasil Love
Ignoring G’win’s orders, Hasil goes down into the city to find Sally-Ann. When he finds her, she yells at him for leaving her in the woods. Because of him, she lost her job and has to rebuild her relationship with her brother. She ends things with him, which leaves him heartbroken. As Hasil returns to the mountain, G’win tells Hasil that the clan needs him. He tells her he isn’t going anywhere.
Sally-Ann faces her own problems as her pregnancy test comes back positive. As she is crying, she finds a carved wooden bird on her stairs.
I don’t know what to think about their relationship. On one hand, I totally get why Sally-Ann wouldn’t want a relationship with him. He left her IN THE WOODS. I would be angry too. But, on the other hand, their connection is just so strong. How could you not want them together?
WHAAAAAA
At the end of the episode, we find a woman with her family, who aren’t the neatest and kindest of people, bringing food to a bedridden Big Foster.
This is a HUGE shocker! I mean, I knew David Morse was back on the show, but I thought he’d be a ghost haunting them for murdering him. But nope. Big Foster is alive and, maybe, not so well. He’s being cared for by a scary looking family. So… I don’t know. But he’s alive!
Oh, man. This is going to cause trouble for G’win when he gets back.
from Nerd Reactor
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