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We spend a lot of time in flashbacks this week on "Harper's Island" and I have a great who's-the-killer theory to run past you guys.Burning Love (flashbacks)
Seven years ago, Abby and Jimmy were planning a "camping trip" (read: sex romp) when there was the Wakefield-planned explosion at the marina. It was a diversion so Wakefield could snatch Abby's mom. When Abby finds her house door open and her mom gone, she goes into the woods to look for her after hearing screams. In the woods, she sees Wakefield use a head spade to kill some man begging for his life. Her gasp alerts Wakefield to her presence, but Jimmy drives by and distracts Wakefield so that she can run for it, which is when she found her mom hanging from the tree. Later, in a fit of anger Sheriff Mills said to Abby that maybe his wife got what she deserved.
Disco Inferno (present)
Abby helps Trish work through her grief by taking her to talk to her dad at the morgue. Burnt-Faced Deputy surprises Abby at her house to tell her that Wakefield came to the island in the first place to get revenge on her father. Abby confronts her father and Sheriff Mills confesses that Abby's mom and Wakefield were a couple when she was young and she ran away from him to the island. Sheriff Mills sicced his deputies on Wakefield and then got him locked up for attempted murder of a police officer.
In other news, Sheriff Mills and Henry search JD's room and find Uncle Marty's cell phone, so they arrest him after chasing him through the woods. Malcolm gets caught by Danny and Sully trying to smuggle the money out of the hotel and has to explain about Booth. Malcolm takes the money down to the incinerator to burn it and gets shoved inside. Finally, Madison gets a note and goes into a room at the Inn and the door slams behind her.
Burning Down the House (who died)
Sneaky Malcolm Ross
Eternal Flame (how they died)
Malcolm was roasted, toasted and burnt to a crisp.
Burnin' for You (gruesome scale)
The sounds of Malcolm getting sliced and diced, then the shot of his bloody hand grabbing the incinerator were pretty chilling. 8 out of 10.
Old Flame (hope you die next)
It's actually the first episode I don't hate Sully, so there is that. JD Dunn is really grating on my nerves.
She Keeps the Home Fires Burning (best scare)
When Abby was walking in the flower garden, the gardener with the electric pruner made me jump about a foot. Similarly, Burnt-Faced Deputy sneaks up on her on her porch and makes me jump again. Finally, Madison going into the room calling, "Daddy" and the door slamming shut was very creepy.
Fire Water Burn (favorite lines)
Abby: Do you ever think about what would've happened if I didn't leave?
Jimmy: Between us? Probably would've done a helluva lot of camping.
Sunset Grill (lead suspects)
Okay, here's my theory. Jimmy Mance and Wakefield are working together. Jimmy didn't distract Wakefield by accident that day, he is his accomplice. Also, Abby is Wakefield's daughter. I further think that possibly Jimmy is Wakefield's son, because I think that would be extra twisted, but I don't actually think the show went that direction. Phew, I've been wanting to espouse that theory for 7 weeks now!
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (weekly death roster)
Cousin Ben: this was no boating accident
Uncle Marty: bridge to tear-in-halfia
Reverend Fain: someone should've given him a heads up
Kelly Seaver: you hang in there, buddy
Lucy Daramour: what a little firecracker!
Hunter Jennings: he lost the face-off
Joel Booth: he's got a leg up
Thomas Wellington: what a splitting headache
Richard Allen: you give love a bad name
Malcolm Ross: that money is burning a hole in his pocket
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I really only want to see 1 survive this show (when I first saw the promos that's what I thought was the premise) so I was surprised to see so many people on the show when it premiered.
Now, b/c I still only want 1 person to survive, I hope they pick up the pace and start to kill off several characters a show.
Also by only killing off 1 a show (for the last few) once Malcolm got killed it made be think that eg. Madison wasn't in danger of being killed at the close of the show.
Of course, they could easily switch that up in the next few eps (which I clearly hope they do).
I like the theory and I think it makes sense.
Did Booth really shoot himself? I thought that the shot came from elsewhere, not the gun that Booth was holding.
I still think the killer could be Booth. His is still the only death that wasn't a murder. (***uming Kelly didn't commit suicide) Now that Malcolm is dead, no one can find Booth's grave. So if it's empty, now no one will ever know. Plus, Malcolm has been incinerated, so Sully and Danny will think that he ran off with the money.
Either Abby or Jimmy being Wakefield's child is an interesting theory but it depends on what year Wakefield first came to the island. Besides, we still haven't heard any decent theories as to why Sheriff Mills would have faked Wakefield's death.
I didn't see the part where Malcolm was pushed into the incinerator. Sounded like he was getting sliced up by a big knife and you could see his fingers clinging to the inside edge of the incinerator.
Hope you edit the recap.
I also think Abby is Wakefields daughter. In the flashback of Abby & her mom, he mom said something like "Your father has always treated us good" or "taken good care of us" Why wouldn't he if he's her real father?
I like the theory...I, too, think that Abby is Wakefield's daughter. So far, Jimmy is the most likeable character on the show so it stands to reason it will be revealed that he's involved. Also, maybe the reason the sheriff objected to Abby and Jimmy seeing each other is because he knew they are brother and sister.
Wow, all of these theories are very interesting. Abby and Jimmy Wakefield's childen? I never even went there. But very possible. I really like Jimmy so I don't want him to be involved. But it is weird how he just "happend" to drive by Wakefield dragging that person and said Hey and then just drove away like it was nothing? I know he was trying to save Abby but he did not really seem surprised to see Wakefield dragging a body down the road. And, he did not try to help either. That whole scene was odd...
Also, Malcom was not thrown into the incenerator. He gripped he inside with his hand but he was definately on the outside being hacked up and then it ended.
I really think Henry is the killer. first of all it would be one hell of a twist!
And he kinda has a motive for most of them.
1) He could blame Uncle Marty for screwing up JD.
2) The father-in-law...well... we know they didn't get along.
3) The other guy was cheating with his fiance's step-mom (Yes, I suck at names lol). But you get what I mean.
I don't know...Abby or Jimmy being Wakefield's kid is too predictable, and frankly, I don't think this show is predictable.
I dont remember anything about Malcom being shoved in the inciataeter either
I too think Henry is involved much more than we think. As far as Abby being Wakefield's daughter, I never even had that thought but it is plausible. He seemed to send here away when she needed him most and maybe he didn't want to be reminded of where she came from. Last but not least, I didn't see Malcolm being thrown into the incinerator~ only his bloody hand gripping on to the edge. Can't wait for next week!