Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10 Review: The Ballad of Lives Foregone

Nancy Drew has essentially the most horrible luck in the case of love.

Her former boyfriend, Owen, was killed. Then Ace died throughout her hallucination after which fell underneath Temperance’s dying curse.

And now on Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10 Nancy shot Tristan with a crossbow and nearly killed him.

Oh, and we failed to say that Tristan is definitely a sin eater and, even with out the poison arrow, remains to be fated to die earlier than he is 30 years outdated.

To suppose that Nancy was interested in the attractive lobsterman as a result of she thought he was uncomplicated. The Universe positively has a sick humorousness.

One of many solely low factors of this installment was that there was far an excessive amount of Tristan. Sure, the man has essentially the most cute eyes I’ve ever seen, however he is not Ace, and I am a diehard Nace shipper.

The extra time Tristan is round correlates on to the much less time Nancy and Ace have collectively. Therefore, I intensely dislike Tristan Glass.

However aside from the overabundance of lobster boy, this episode was a fast-paced experience from starting to finish, with many of the Drew Crew working collectively.

I say most as a result of, as soon as once more, Ace spent his time away from the remainder of the group. It is a development I am actually starting to dislike.

No less than Bess was there for him. I appreciated Bess reminding Ace about how shut she received to Odette and the way that ended. Ace must be cautious with the connection he is fashioned with this lovely ghost.

Ace In High School - Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 6

And this ghost will need to have popped up for a motive, however as of now, her connection to the remainder of the story is a thriller.

Nevertheless, we did get some great scenes between Nancy’s two dads as a panicked Ryan ran to Carson for assist on this Nancy Drew quote…

Carson: Whose blood is that?
Ryan: Tristan Glass’. The lobster child. The son of my mortal enemies. Sure, he’s the Sin Eater. Nancy shot him within the woods with a poison arrow, and now he would possibly die.
Carson: Cling on. You introduced our daughter to the woods with a bow and arrow?
Ryan: I imply, technically, it was a small crossbow and a few arrows, however the entire plan to kill a sin eater was within the works lengthy earlier than I got here alongside.
Carson: Would you cease saying sin eater, prefer it’s one thing that everybody says! We’ve received actual issues right here, like how the Glasses hate you, which implies they hate our daughter by affiliation.

Carson’s plan to let the Glasses know what had occurred to their son was sound, however I nonetheless did not belief this couple even earlier than the twist on the finish.

Sure, you possibly can clarify plenty of their conduct away with their need to discover a solution to save their son, however Bess was proper. They tried to kill her and Ryan, and there’s no excuse for that.

Bess Fights - Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10

Others have blacklisted the Glasses within the relic commerce as a result of they can not be trusted.

In that vein, I used to be involved for Ryan as he searched the Yacht Membership and that home with Shelby Glass. Once they realized that Tristan was going to outlive the poison, after which Ryan gave her the right translation, I questioned if she’d take Ryan out proper there as a result of she had no additional use for him.

However her precise plan could have been worse as she already believed Nancy to be the final sinner on the fountain. Shelby was planning to kill Ryan’s daughter.

Admittedly, it is each heartbreaking and extremely disturbing to consider Tristan as somewhat boy having to morph right into a sin eater. And understanding that their son solely has a number of brief years left to dwell has made his mother and father determined, however that also does not excuse their willingness to kill anybody who will get of their manner with out even on the lookout for different choices.

However let’s go away the Glasses for a second and get again to Nancy.

Nick and Nancy Study - Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10

Nancy and Nick made an important crew as they labored collectively to save lots of Tristan. I’ve actually loved how their friendship has grown this season. If Ace is Bess’ platanchor, Nick could become Nancy’s.

Nick: Everyone seems to be sophisticated.
Nancy: However I simply type of hoped deep down that he was my ticket to a mature, drama-free relationship.
Nick: Yeah, however possibly there’s no such factor.

Regardless of what Nancy says, it looks like Nick is correct. Maybe Nancy is much more interested in Tristan now that there are obstacles of their manner. Nancy is at her finest when she has one thing to combat for.

But when that is the case, why does not she put her effort and time into attempting to interrupt Temperance’s curse so she might be with Ace? I preserve remembering Nancy’s phrases from Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 5…

The factor is, when you may have the perfect kiss of your life, you do not simply surrender on an individual. Proper?

Nancy

Searching For Solutions - Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10

It nonetheless does not make sense to me that Nancy would let Temperance win or that she’d surrender on the love of her life and simply transfer on.

And I hate it much more, understanding we have now so few episodes left earlier than the collection ends.

And I’ve a number of extra questions I would like answered about “The Ballad of Lives Foregone.”

Why have been all of the sins saved in such fairly bottles?

How is Nashua linked to Nancy? He claimed they’d walked this path earlier than, however they lived in several centuries. May Temperance have one thing to do with this?

Nick Is Prepared - Nancy Drew Season 4 Episode 10

Was Nick proper? Is Nancy extra drawn to Tristan as a result of now she sees him as a thriller?

And what was up with the entire candles surrounding Nancy and Tristan on the finish? There is a line between romantic lighting and a fireplace hazard, and I believe they crossed it.