‘Willow’ Episode 7 Spoiler Review: ‘Beyond The Shattered Sea’
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Welcome back to the world of Willow!
In the next to last episode, our heroes find themselves escaping from the trolls and have reached the final part of their journey- the Shattered Sea.
Meanwhile, in the Immemorial City, Airk is still drinking from the shimmery orange elixir made by the Trolls and swallowing his sister, Kit. We get a lot more time with Arik in this episode, and we also get to meet the stranger that he met towards the end of episode 6. She calls herself Lili and says she’s been in the Immemorial City for quite a while, but her behavior suggests that she’s not who she seems. Also, Arik and Lili’s dialogue during this episode is atrocious.
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Airk hears Kit in the pool of shimmery orange liquid that Kit fell into at the end of episode 6, so he dives in, attempting to save her. It is revealed to be a sort of Upside-Down portal, and Kit and Arik see each other, but Kit is pulled back up by Elora’s magic.
The crew finds themselves walking across the endless Shattered Sea but naturally finds a hut that somehow isn’t a mirage. They enter to find an elderly man fast asleep in his chair. We never find out his name, but he goes into a mish-mashed tale of his past adventures, leading us to believe that the longer someone spends on the Shattered Sea, the less they remember about themselves and their surroundings.
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Graydon notices a glitch in the Matrix as two identical older men wander around the cabin. It is instantly revealed to be The Dag from the Gales. The Doom also interrupts the group’s breakfast. The gang commandeers the old man’s “tour” vessel pulled by the mudmander and takes off as fast as it can move.
As Elora and Willow try to blast The Dag out of the sky and The Doom from off of the vessel, Graydon surprises everyone by using his own magic straight out of his flute and blasts The Dag, who retreats. The Doom is next, but not before he touches Elora and gives her a horrible vision.
Graydon’s magic is revealed to be a purple color, with Elora and Willow’s being shades of blue. How the colors are relevant, we can only speculate. It could be that each wizard or witch has their own color that fits their personality. Or blue is good, and purple is evil.
If you haven’t noticed yet, the stronger Elora’s magic gets, the redder her hair becomes. In the original movie, the baby Elora has fiery red hair. One can only assume that since Elora was kept away from magic, her hair’s redness faded.
Graydon has made friends with the mudmander, who looks like it came directly out of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Compared to the rest of the creatures in the show, it doesn’t quite fit, but it does because it fits with Graydon’s genuine nice guy persona. He names him Kenneth after a character in the romance novel that he’s writing. Graydon and Kenneth form a sweet bond.
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Kit and Jade wander off to train because they know a big fight is coming, and they need to be prepared. And then the flirtation begins. And then they kiss.
Willow and Kit have a moment where they discuss that they no longer have any sense of time and that they’re not sure how long they’ve been traveling on the sea. Willow confesses that he misses Mims. Then Kit and Elora have a moment under the expansive sky that looks like it was ripped straight out of a telescope. Elora tells Kit that she completely disagrees that Madmartigan loves her more than Kit, that he chose her over Kit, and that she doesn’t even remember him.
Kit counters by saying she’s jealous of Elora, but not because she is the chosen one. It’s because she believes that nothing has ever come naturally to her and the way people are around her. She also says that she never wanted to be a princess, and Elora says that she sorta did. Boorman tries the Lux, but nothing happens, causing him to be upset.
Willow reaches out to Mims through mental connection, but he sees a zombie-fied Mims instead, and Elora begins shaking him, telling him that he’s dreaming. He tells her that he needs to go home immediately, and she tells him that it’s The Crone trying to break them up because she’s afraid of how powerful they would be if they were united. Greydon releases Kenneth because he notices that the further out they are, the more depressed Kenneth becomes. The group then reluctantly begins to walk toward what they believe is the end of the sea.
Graydon confesses to Elora that he loves her and that it’s okay if she doesn’t love him back. He tells her that because of their situation, she’s helped him be the man he’s become.
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Then it happens. They reach the end of the Shattered Sea, and there’s nothing there. The majority of the group wants to turn back, but Elora refuses to accept it as the end. Kit is the only one who asks her what the end should be. Elora confesses that The Crone’s been speaking to her in visions and that she knows that she has to die, and that’s why Sorsha hid her away and forbade Willow to train her. Willow confesses to the whole group that he’s just a farmer who got lucky.
Then after a brief inspirational speech from Kit, she and Elora jump. They finally hit the bottom and swim up to shore. As they walk, they realize they’ve made it to the Immemorial City and are met by Airk, who now has new clothes and a new haircut.
The credits feature “I’m a Wanted Man” by Royal Delux, and the training montage features “For the Glory” by Kin Palo. Both of these fit where they are placed, and it doesn’t fully take away from the scene or end credits. One more episode, guys; we can make it.
Stream new episodes of Willow Wednesdays on Disney+.
Rating: 5.5/10
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