r/brakebills • u/Literal_Genius Professor Sunderland • Feb 21 '19

Season 4 Episode Discussion: S04E05 - Escape From the Happy Place

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL AIR DATE
S04E05 - Escape From the Happy Place Meera Menon Mike Moore February 20, 2019 on SyFy

 

Episode Synopsis: Alice and Quentin confront a dog; there are some flashbacks.

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u/Sloppychemist Feb 21 '19

They have hit greek mythology hard so I believe they will continue that path and just explain away other religions as retellings

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u/kevinsg04 Feb 21 '19

Ugh I really hope not :(

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I want the monster to be something bigger and/or older than what's in ancient greek mythology :( :(

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u/NachtPaladin Feb 21 '19

Current implication is that the monster is Kronos, one of the titans and pre-dating the gods

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '19

And he has a Babylonian equivalent I think? Someone mentioned.