‘Willow’ Episode 6 Spoiler Review: ‘Prisoners of Skellin’
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Welcome back to the world of Willow!
The episode opens in the ruins where we last saw Airk near the end of episode 4, and lo and behold, it’s Airk! After discovering his cell door open, he’s been wandering around the ruins. As he’s sitting here contemplating life, he hears the whispers of The Crone, telling him to “join us,” and to “embrace your power.” For being a teenage casanova, he quickly adds up that a mysterious whispering voice, a half-opened door, and a bunch of ruins are probably a recipe for disaster. So smartly, he turns away and walks towards the exit of the ruins.
After Kit and Willow are taken by trolls and brought to the Dread Mines of Skellin, which was briefly touched on in episode 5. They are then taken to a tower-like room and placed in a familiar cage, dangled over the chasm. Willow laments that he wishes he’d have his wand or staff, which is currently in Elora’s possession. Kit tells him they can escape together using their attributes and is met with a bellowing laugh from a different cage.
GUESS WHO’S HERE. IT’S CHRISTIAN SLATER!
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He clearly makes use of the role of prisoner-who’s-clearly-been-in-here-for-a-long-time by talking to the skeletons in the other cages and dropping a heavy truth bomb: hope is what kills you. Then, he starts asking Kit and Willow questions, to which Willow asks him his name, and Slater replies, “the name’s Madmartigan,” much to Kit’s shock and dismay.
Before she can ask any follow-up questions, they’re interrupted by some seriously humanized trolls, complete with gorgeous hair and a full vocabulary. One identifies himself as Lord Sarris, chief administrator at Skellin, because, apparently, there’s a job for that. Lord Sarris lets Kit and Willow know that they will be in there forever and that no one will save them. Naturally, we cut to the rest of our motley crew (which now includes Scorpia), discussing how to get into Skellin but also pressing Boorman on how he snuck in and escaped.
Kit finds herself strapped to a torture board, being asked mundane questions about The Crone by Lord Sarris. To which she asks if they will torture her, Sarris replies that they want her to work with them. They threaten her with a gnarly-looking worm to get her to tell them the whereabouts of Elora Danan.
Meanwhile, Boorman, Kit, Elora, Scorpia, and Graydon are stealthily working their way through the tower to save their imprisoned friends (but only after Elora loses the wand). Once they meet up with their now-free friends (who saved themselves), the witty banter between Boorman and Allagash can begin.
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However, you’re nearly blinded by the amount of bold lying that easily flows out of both of their mouths, and it’s hard to tell who to root for and who to believe. You know someone (if not both) betrayed the other at some point in the past, and while the hurt is still there, you can see that they still have a brotherly love for each other.
When the group manages to get to the bottom of the mines, they are met with a door with a face that makes them solve clever word riddles. Once they go through the doors, they find themselves in a room filled with treasures. Kit sees a sword that she immediately identifies as Madmartigan’s. She hears his voice coming from another part of the room and nearly goes through but is pulled back by Elora as they realize that the prison is collapsing.
Kit’s jealousy of her father’s faith in Elora being the chosen one finally comes to a roaring boil as the gang tries to escape the prison. As the walls come down, a large chunk falls next to Kit, causing her to drop below the Orange Sea that looks like lava but can also be walked on with no issues. So is it frozen? It’s never clear. Kit is trapped under, and neither Willow’s staff, wand, nor Jade and Boorman’s heavy axing can free her.
Although he’s only here for a single episode, Christian Slater’s Allagash is a delightful treat and fills the void left by Val Kilmer’s absence. You can see why they were good friends, as they share the same compassion, humor, and sneaky rogue-ish-ness that made us all love Madmartigan.
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The first half of the episode flows well and moves the plot along. However, the second half somewhat flounders because there’s a lot of action but not a lot of substance to back it up, which has plagued the series since the first episode. The end credits song isn’t a remake this time; instead, we’re treated to The Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations.’ There are only two episodes left in the season, so hopefully, poor Airk will be rescued.
Stream new episodes of Willow Wednesdays on Disney+.
Rating: 7.5/10
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