Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10 Review: The Ballad of Lives Foregone

Nancy Drew has essentially the most horrible luck in terms of love.

Her former boyfriend, Owen, was killed. Then Ace died throughout her hallucination after which fell underneath Temperance’s demise curse.

And now on Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10 Nancy shot Tristan with a crossbow and virtually killed him.

Oh, and we failed to say that Tristan is definitely a sin eater and, even with out the poison arrow, remains to be fated to die earlier than he is 30 years previous.

To assume that Nancy was drawn to the attractive lobsterman as a result of she thought he was uncomplicated. The Universe positively has a sick sense of humor.

One of the one low factors of this installment was that there was far an excessive amount of Tristan. Yes, the man has essentially the most lovable eyes I’ve ever seen, however he isn’t Ace, and I’m a diehard Nace shipper.

The extra time Tristan is round correlates on to the much less time Nancy and Ace have collectively. Hence, I intensely dislike Tristan Glass.

But apart from the overabundance of lobster boy, this episode was a fast-paced trip from starting to finish, with most of the Drew Crew working collectively.

I say most as a result of, as soon as once more, Ace spent his time away from the remaining of the group. It’s a pattern I’m actually starting to dislike.

At least Bess was there for him. I appreciated Bess reminding Ace about how shut she acquired to Odette and the way that ended. Ace must be cautious with the connection he is shaped with this lovely ghost.

Ace In High School - Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 6

And this ghost will need to have popped up for a purpose, however as of now, her connection to the remaining of the story is a thriller.

However, we did get some fantastic scenes between Nancy’s two dads as a panicked Ryan ran to Carson for assist on this Nancy Drew quote…

Carson: Whose blood is that?
Ryan: Tristan Glass’. The lobster child. The son of my mortal enemies. Yes, he’s the Sin Eater. Nancy shot him within the woods with a poison arrow, and now he would possibly die.
Carson: Hang on. You introduced our daughter to the woods with a bow and arrow?
Ryan: I imply, technically, it was a small crossbow and a pair of arrows, however the entire plan to kill a sin eater was within the works lengthy earlier than I got here alongside.
Carson: Would you cease saying sin eater, prefer it’s one thing that everybody says! We’ve acquired actual issues right here, like how the Glasses hate you, which implies they hate our daughter by affiliation.

Carson’s plan to let the Glasses know what had occurred to their son was sound, however I nonetheless did not belief this couple even earlier than the twist on the finish.

Yes, you may clarify loads of their conduct away with their need to discover a technique to save their son, however Bess was proper. They tried to kill her and Ryan, and there’s no excuse for that.

Bess Fights - Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10

Others have blacklisted the Glasses within the relic commerce as a result of they can not be trusted.

In that vein, I used to be involved for Ryan as he searched the Yacht Club and that home with Shelby Glass. When they discovered that Tristan was going to outlive the poison, after which Ryan gave her the right translation, I puzzled if she’d take Ryan out proper there as a result of she had no additional use for him.

But her precise plan could have been worse as she already believed Nancy to be the final sinner on the fountain. Shelby was planning to kill Ryan’s daughter.

Admittedly, it is each heartbreaking and extremely disturbing to assume of Tristan as just a little boy having to morph right into a sin eater. And figuring out that their son solely has a couple of brief years left to dwell has made his mother and father determined, however that also would not excuse their willingness to kill anybody who will get of their means with out even in search of different choices.

But let’s depart the Glasses for a second and get again to Nancy.

Nick and Nancy Study - Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10

Nancy and Nick made a fantastic crew as they labored collectively to save lots of Tristan. I’ve actually loved how their friendship has grown this season. If Ace is Bess’ platanchor, Nick could change into Nancy’s.

Nick: Everyone is sophisticated.
Nancy: But I simply type of hoped deep down that he was my ticket to a mature, drama-free relationship.
Nick: Yeah, however perhaps there’s no such factor.

Despite what Nancy says, it seems like Nick is correct. Perhaps Nancy is much more drawn to Tristan now that there are obstacles of their means. Nancy is at her finest when she has one thing to combat for.

But if that is the case, why would not she put her effort and time into making an attempt to interrupt Temperance’s curse so she could be with Ace? I hold remembering Nancy’s phrases from Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 5…

The factor is, when you could have the most effective kiss of your life, you do not simply surrender on an individual. Right?

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Searching For Solutions - Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10

It nonetheless would not make sense to me that Nancy would let Temperance win or that she’d surrender on the love of her life and simply transfer on.

And I hate it much more, figuring out we now have so few episodes left earlier than the sequence ends.

And I’ve a couple of extra questions I’d like answered about “The Ballad of Lives Foregone.”

Why have been all of the sins saved in such fairly bottles?

How is Nashua related to Nancy? He claimed they’d walked this path earlier than, however they lived in several centuries. Could Temperance have one thing to do with this?

(*4*)

Was Nick proper? Is Nancy extra drawn to Tristan as a result of now she sees him as a thriller?

And what was up with all of the candles surrounding Nancy and Tristan on the finish? There’s a line between romantic lighting and a fireplace hazard, and I believe they crossed it.