Published by Mason Oldridge, 17 November 2022
CONTAINS SPOILERS!
The Netflix-revived supernatural drama turns up the heat as NBC’s cancelled show becomes the streaming giant’s most watched.
Manifest returns for its fourth and final season and increases pace as it moves towards its conclusion. The first half of Part 1 sees Ben totally absorbed in finding his daughter Eden, two years after the Season 3 finale in which Angelica murdered Grace and abducted the infant. The 828 investigation takes a backseat for the widowed father, yet it is the callings that ultimately lead him to her in Episode 5, arguably the most dramatic episode to date. After the bomb scare, the highlight of the episode is when Zeke, who had recently been struggling with his empathic powers, feels Erika’s murderous rage and maniacally shoots her, threatening the lifeboat.
Meanwhile, the 828 investigation receives some developments as a presumed dead passenger delivers the black box from the plane and it is discovered that during the 5 years they were in a ‘divine consciousness’. Furthermore, it turns out omega sapphire could be the key to saving the lifeboat. However, despite the revelations, the mid-season finale ends with an atmosphere of impending doom as it is discovered the death date is not just for the passengers but for everyone, Zeke sacrifices himself for Cal and Angelina emerges from the lava with the sapphire molten in her hand, leaving a trail of apocalyptic destruction in her path.
9/10