the man in the high castle season 1 episode 5 recap

Problem is, Elton’s claustrophobic, and in this episode, we learn why. The nail polish trick worked, but the fan belt for the boat is off track, which means someone has to crawl in and fix it… and the only person small enough is Elton. Felix manages to hold the dead off for a bit by tying fishing wire around a few trees, but of course, some of the walkers get around the wire and head for the group on the riverbank. Rick and crew wouldn’t have had an issue taking them out, but this is not Rick and crew, so everyone freaks out. The storm gets closer and closer, and a light pole falls on the restaurant Iris and Felix were approaching, releasing a mid-sized horde of walkers. “They have to be,” he says, and it’s clear he won’t consider an option where they’re not.

Felix gets an emotional moment, too, when he tells Iris that he was supposed to go with their dad to the CRM headquarters rather than his boyfriend… and that’s why he’s so convinced they’re both okay. Creative Problem SolvingĮveryone separates to solve separate problems-Elton and Silas (Hal Cumpston) go after the nail polish, Iris and Felix check out a nearby restaurant for supplies, and Hope and Huck have an emotional chat about her past, during which she starts shifting over to the teens’ side. Intel from the Virginia set of the newest 'TWD' spinoff. Even then, they can’t get the engine working right in order to get enough power, they have to add firepower, which, in theory, means dumping in gallons of nail polish (hey, whatever works!).

They get to the riverbank and find most of the boats have been decimated, so they have to scrounge for parts at a nearby factory to get what they need to repair one of them. The group’s sticking together, for better or worse.Īnd for the vast majority of the episode, it’s for worse. Huck (Annet Mahendru) suggests that she could keep going with the girls while Felix heads for home with the guys, but that doesn’t pan out, either. Of course, Felix’s plan backfires Elton’s not enough to keep Hope and Iris from wanting to go after their dad. Here’s how it all goes down (or floats downriver, if you will). Instead, the main story deals with Team Iris (Aliyah Royale) and Hope (Alexa Mansour)’s attempt to cross the Mississippi River.Īs one might imagine, there are several notable barriers to this task first, they don’t have a boat second, a storm is coming and third, Felix (Nico Tortorella) really, really wants them all to turn back, and he’s trying to enlist Elton (Nicolas Cantu) to convince the others. Despite the promising title, this episode has very little to do with post-apocalyptic madmen on the opposite side of a body of water.

The man in the high castle season 1 episode 5 recap