Escape from the Happy Place

Love the episode centres around Elliot and getting to see more of his backstory in this very well directed episode, While a stand out episode its not as good as previous episodes.

This is a slow pace-episode, but it speaks to your heart! Not a whole lot of action until the end, but it provides a greater look into Eliots' psyche. And takes us back to the consequences of the 50 years Eliot and Quintin spend as lovers/parents. I always thought this would have repercussions, and this could very well be true! What happened to "their" son? It was in Fillory, and way before the Beast (since Jane came and talked to Quintin). What if the son is the new Monster somehow? I can't figure out, how (since he said to Bacchus they were brothers/had the same parents, making him a child of Zeus and Semeles/Persephones/Ammon/Amaltheia) If the mythology holds, I think the monster is Khonsu, (because he is childlike by nature and likes to play games), and since they like to jumble mythology, this seems possible.

I love how this episode builds further on what happened between Elliot and Q at the mosaic (which is my favorite episode, but this is now a close second). Previous episodes already showed signs of Elliot's difficult past, but in this episode we really got to see a lot more of him. Why he always looks so tortured and why he does not want to talk about his feeling. Turns out, he has the largest difficulty facing how he responded to Quintin after they remembered what happened at the mosaic. I did not see it coming, but brilliant plotline. I always felt that that whole relationship discussion felt unresolved. This makes their relationship so much more interesting, especially in the current state.