Shackles - Episode 3x06 - The Story That Won't Die

Getting to see more of Matilda this episode made me a very happy camper. Keep in mind now, she isn’t anywhere near to being my favorite character, but we get some new information on her in both the present and the past. I had to go back and read the cemetery scene a few times. It’s quite obvious that Matilda faked her own death, but I find it even stranger that nobody seems to know about it.

Brett definitely is keeping too many secrets. Surely, they’ll come back to bite him. Although not in this episode, I want him to be put down a peg to learn from his mistakes. I enjoy the old Brett much more. The new Brett has changed for the worse and thinks that keeping secrets is the best thing to do. I would kick his ass if he actually existed.

I also don’t like Kaeto anymore. I used to adore her, but NO MORE, I SAY! I think it was planned for Kaeto to kill Walter and that Milgate will be recorded or seen healing him. Speaking of characters I dislike, Walter is another one of them.

Finally, way to shoot down a theory that I have IN THE VERY NEXT EPISODE! You can’t even wait 2; you just go ahead and rip it to threads in the very next one. I really thought that Clarissa would have teased about the Sickness a little more, instead of just unleashing it straight away. But alas, this is Shackles and we all have to expect the unexpected.

This wasn’t my favorite episode by far, and it was, in my opinion, a step down from the previous episode. The episode had its slow moments, but it also had some really good scenes. My favorite scene of the episode was Mister S. and Jonathan’s little brawl. I thought that Jonathan was going to actually shoot Mister S., but thankfully Mister S. turned the other cheek and walker away.

The music cue was great at the beginning of the episode (and you know me, I always listen to the song). ‘Fine and Mellow’ is a great song, especially for this type of series. It’s used quite often, but not often enough that you get sick of it. I’m happy that I still am enjoying the song so much after it being in all three seasons of the show.

Jimbo’s Next Theory
The Annulus will barely be able to survive the Anemoi Sickness. Though I have a feeling it might be ripped to shreds, I doubt that much will happen.