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| 'Crystal' | |||
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Jane (Ashley Crow) and Charles (Gale Harold) trying to kill John Blackwell (Joe Lando) | |||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 19 | ||
| Directed by | Omar Madha | ||
| Written by | Micah Schraft | ||
| Production code | 2J6269 | ||
| Original air date | April 19, 2012 | ||
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'Crystal' is the 19th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle, and the series' 19th episode overall. It was aired on April 19, 2012. The episode was written by Micah Schraft and it was directed by Omar Madha.
Plot[edit]
The Circle members are looking for the rest of the crystals that Blackwell (Joe Lando) told them about. While Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) and Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) are looking for Faye's family crystal, they find Dawn's (Natasha Henstridge) journal from when she was a teenager. Reading it, they find out that there was something between Dawn and Blackwell.
Diana (Shelley Hennig) is trying to have a day away from the Circle and being with Grant (Tim Phillipps) but with the Circle searching for the crystals that's not easy. Melissa and Adam (Thomas Dekker) need her help to find Melissa's family crystal and she ends up leaving Grant alone all the time. Grant, realizing that she is hiding something, he demands to know what that is but Diana is not telling him.
Jake (Chris Zylka), Cassie (Britt Robertson) and Faye, team up later and go to Jake's grandfather, Royce (John De Lancie) house to find Jake's family crystal. When they get there, they discover different theories of events that happened sixteen years ago. Royce finds them looking in his stuff and when he realizes who they are he tells them many things about Blackwell.
Sixteen years ago, Blackwell wanted to make a dark Circle with members that have only black magic. To manage to do that, he had to have children with dark magic and that's what he was trying to do with the adult's Circle. He wanted to create kids. The three of them don't believe that this is true, but with what Faye read on her mother's journal and with Jake admitting that Isaac told him a while ago that Cassie was not the only Blackwell child in the Circle, Faye starts to believe that she is Blackwell's daughter.
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Jake asks his grandfather for the crystal but Royce refuses to give it to him saying that he hid it well in a mine that no person with dark magic can get. Callum (Michael Graziadei), who was trying to reach Melissa and Faye knowing that they are witches, followed the three of them to Royce's house, he breaks in and steals the map of the mine where the crystal is hidden.
Cassie informs Adam about the mine and he and Melissa go there to find the crystal before Callum. They manage to find it but on their way out, Callum stops them and takes the crystal. Jake, Cassie and Faye get back from Royce's house and along with Diana get to the mine in time to stop Callum and take the crystal back. Jake marks Callum with a spell and tells him to leave Chance Harbor and never come back. If he does, they won't let him leave the next time.
In the meantime, Jane (Ashley Crow) promised Cassie that she'll give a second chance to Blackwell only for her, but what Jane really does is to team up with Charles (Gale Harold) so they can kill Blackwell. With a spell and a crystal, they manage to capture Blackwell, but when Charles is trying to kill him, he kills Jane because Blackwell exchange the vessel that was meant for him with Jane's blood. Blackwell leaves the house telling Charles that the only reason he is not killing him is because he still needs him for his plans.
The episode ends with Diana and Cassie talking and Diana telling Cassie that she needs a break from the Circle because it messes up her personal life. During their conversation it's revealed that Diana is the second Blackwell child in the Circle.
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
In its original American broadcast, 'Crystal' was watched by 1.14 million; down 0.19 from the previous episode.[1]
Reviews[edit]
'Crystal' received generally positive reviews.
Katherine Miller from The A.V. Club gave a B rate to the episode saying that finally we see who's the second Blackwell child. 'Secret Circle returns and reveals it wasn’t just Amelia, Dawn, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman that in the night dreamed of love so true with John Blackwell back in 1995—Diana’s mom was into it, too.'[2]
Carissa Pavlica from TV Fanatic rated the episode with 4.5/5 saying that the episode delivered another stunning blow by revealing who's the second Blackwell on the Circle. 'I have to hand it to the show. I was so certain it wasn't Diana that as Melissa and Faye were ruled out during the episode, I was trying to determine which boy it might be, and if Nick might be coming back as Cassie's brother. Diana was the very last choice on my Blackwell family tree. But it worked, and it left me wanting more. I can't wait until next week. [...] What a night! A great new character in Grandpa Royce, the death of Jane and the reveal of Diana as Cassie's sister, not to mention the history since the Salem witch trials. WOW!'[3]
The TV Chick review stated that this was a pretty successful week for The Secret Circle. 'Crystals! Crystals! Crystals! This week the gang set out to steal the remaining crystals from the Elders. Someone died and another person found out her true identity. All in all it was a pretty successful week for The Secret Circle.'[4]
Feature music[edit]
In the episode 'Crystal' we can hear the songs:[5]
- 'The Sun' by The Naked And Famous
- 'Gold' by Oberhofer
- 'Like a Cigarette' by The Wildbirds
- 'Strange Attractor' by Animal Kingdom
References[edit]
- ^Kondolojy, Amanda (April 20, 2012). 'Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Awake' & 'Missing' Adjusted Up; 'Scandal' & 'Parks and Recreation' Adjusted Down'. TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012.
- ^Miller, Katherine (April 19, 2012). 'Crystal'. The A.V. Club.
- ^Pavlica, Carissa (April 19, 2012). 'The Secret Circle Review: A Blackwell Revealed'. TV Fanatic.
- ^The TV Chick (April 20, 2012). 'REVIEW: The Secret Circle 'Crystal''. The TV Chick.
- ^'Season 1, Episode: 19 'Crystal' Music'. TV Fanatic.
External links[edit]
- Afterbuzz's discussion about 'Crystal' on YouTube
- ThinkHeroTV's Review about 'Crystal' on YouTube
- 'Crystal' at IMDb
- 'Crystal' at TV.com
| 'Traitor' | |||
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| The Secret Circle episode | |||
Cassie (Britt Robertson) and Diana (Shelley Hennig) surprised after seeing who the traitor is | |||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 20 | ||
| Directed by | Eagle Egilsson | ||
| Written by | Roger Grant Katie Wech | ||
| Production code | 2J6270 | ||
| Original air date | April 26, 2012 | ||
| Guest appearance(s) | |||
| Episode chronology | |||
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| List of The Secret Circle episodes | |||
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'Traitor' is the 20th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle, and the series' 20th episode overall. It was aired on April 26, 2012. The episode was written by Roger Grant & Katie Wech and it was directed by Eagle Egilsson.
Plot[edit]
After Jane's (Ashley Crow) wake, the Circle and especially Cassie (Britt Robertson) wants to kill the witch hunters more than ever, since Blackwell (Joe Lando) told everyone that the witch hunters were those who killed Jane. They have the four crystals and they need two more so they can create the Crystal Skull which will give them the power to destroy the witch hunters.
Diana (Shelley Hennig) is frustrated after what she learns about her being Blackwell's daughter and she doesn't want to believe it. She asks her father Charles (Gale Harold) about it and Charles tells her that there was a time of a few weeks that he and Elizabeth had broken up but then they were back together. No matter what, he is her father because he is the one who raised her and he asks her not to listen to Blackwell and not to do whatever he tells them.
Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) and Jake (Chris Zylka) find Dawn's (Natasha Henstridge) crystal and they bring it to the rest of the Circle. When the crystal is magically stolen in front of their eyes, they figure that the person who stole it is the traitor witch who's working with Eben. Jake says that they should contact Isaac to ask for his help. The Circle has its doubts about it and Diana tells everyone that they should probably not blindly trust Blackwell.
They go to the meeting but instead of Isaac, another witch hunter named Ian (Richard Harmon) appears. Ian tells them that Isaac is dead, Eben killed him because he had turned against him. Ian also tells them that the witch ran away after Eben summoned the demons, since he was no longer needed Eben was going to kill him.
The four of them, Cassie, Jake, Faye and Diana, decide to trace down the traitor and find out who he is. Their tracking leads them to 'The Creepiest Place on Earth' where they find Ian and other witch hunters dead.
In the meantime, Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) and Adam (Thomas Dekker) team up to find Adam's family crystal. While they are searching, Adam remembers a magic trick his grandfather used to do with his lucky coin and they believe that he did it to the crystal too. He was cloaking and uncloaking the coin and Adam uses the trick to uncloak the crystal. After the uncloaking, they use the crystal-locating map and they find out that the last crystal is somewhere in the school.
Charles calls Blackwell to meet him. When they meet, Charles warns Blackwell to stay away from his daughter. They end up fighting and Charles tells him that he will take Diana away from Chance Harbor so he won't see her again and to stop his plans. Blackwell, goes to Dawn to ask for her help and she agrees to talk to Charles.
The episode ends at 'The Creepiest Place on Earth' where Jake and Faye find a picture of Jake's parents in the traitor's stuff and wonder why the traitor would have it. Cassie and Diana are chasing the traitor and Cassie uses her dark magic to stop him. They take the crystal back and they find out that the traitor is Nick (Louis Hunter) who is supposed to be dead.
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
In its original American broadcast, 'Traitor' was watched by 1.15 million; slightly up by 0.01 from the previous episode.[1]
Reviews[edit]
'Traitor' received generally positive reviews.
Katherine Miller from The A.V. Club gave an A rate to the episode saying that the show is finally paying off and that's awesome. 'From the starting pistol on, “Traitor” nails everything Secret Circle could be and should be. This, here, this is a mini-horror movie that amps up suspense, distorts our ever-shifting perceptions of who can be trusted, coughs up a grotesque image, and peppers the whole brew with emotional confrontation and a serious sense of humor. It’s finally paying off.'[2]
Carissa Pavlica from TV Fanatic rated the episode with 4.5/5 saying that even before the opening credits she was satisfied with the episode. 'Before the opening credits of 'Traitor,' I was already well satisfied with this episode of The Secret Circle. It only went up from there; little did I know how much!'[3]
Sarah Maines from The TV Chick stated that the show is stepping it up. 'Secret Circle has really been stepping it up for the last few episodes, and I can’t wait to see the fallout from this Nick’s reappearance! Also, Faye’s dialogue was pitch perfect this week. More please.'[4]
Tyler Olson from Crimson Tear stated that the show finally starts reaching the quality it deserves. 'After the last few episodes, it looks this series is finally starting to reach the quality it deserves. Certainly things are going to go very wrong once they form the crystal skull, and with John's true motives still hidden from them, I expect there will be more bloodshed before this season is over.'[5]
Feature music[edit]
In the episode 'Traitor' we can hear the songs:[6]
- 'Go Right Ahead' by The Hives
- 'Blood For Poppies' by Garbage
References[edit]
- ^Kondolojy, Amanda (April 27, 2012). 'Thursday Final Ratings: 'Idol', 'Big Bang Theory', 'Grey's', 'The Vampire Diaries', 'Mentalist' & 'Missing' Adjusted Up; 'Scandal' Adjusted Down'. TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012.
- ^Miller, Katherine (April 26, 2012). 'Traitor'. The A.V. Club.
- ^Pavlica, Carissa (April 26, 2012). 'The Secret Circle Review: Did You See The Forest?'. TV Fanatic.
- ^Maines, Sarah (April 27, 2012). 'REVIEW: The Secret Circle 'Traitor''. The TV Chick.
- ^Olson, Tyler (April 29, 2012). 'The Secret Circle: Traitor Review 'The Circle takes a trip to the Cirque De Morgue.''. Crimson Tear.
- ^'Season 1, Episode: 20 'Traitor' Music'. TV Fanatic.
External links[edit]
- Afterbuzz's discussion about 'Traitor' on YouTube
- ThinkHeroTV's Review about 'Traitor' on YouTube
- 'Traitor' at IMDb
- 'Traitor' at TV.com