S1E10 — "Oh, the Places We'll Go"

Air date: April 10, 2022 · Writer: John Griffin · Director: Jeff Renfroe

Synopsis

The townspeople gather as much wiring as they can to power the radio tower. Ellis Stevens proposes to Fatima Hassan, who accepts; Kenny Liu makes an advance on Kristi Miller, who rejects him because she is already engaged. Boyd Stevens and Sara Myers leave the tent to find themselves in a stretch of forest covered in spiderwebs. Boyd is bitten by spiders after approaching what he believes to be a cocooned Abby Stevens; he becomes delirious from the bites, but Sara convinces him to persevere.

In town, the radio tower comes online as a storm approaches. Jim Matthews reaches someone on the radio, but the threatening voice addresses him by name and says that Tabitha should not be digging. As Jim races home, the hole in the basement collapses: Tabitha Matthews falls into a cave and is met by Victor Kavanaugh, who tells her the underground is where the creatures sleep.

Boyd and Sara see that the light and the horn originate from a lighthouse. The Boy in White instructs Sara to enter a nearby "farway" tree; Sara pushes Boyd into it, and he is transported into a shaft where he is trapped. At the diner, a bus arrives in town.

Key Events

• The town strips houses of wiring to power the radio tower.
• Ellis proposes to Fatima; she accepts.
• Kenny's advance on Kristi is rejected — she is engaged to someone back home.
• Boyd and Sara emerge into a forest draped in spiderwebs.
• Boyd, believing a cocoon holds Abby, is bitten by spiders and grows delirious.
• Sara keeps Boyd moving despite his worsening state.
• The tower broadcasts: a threatening voice knows Jim's name and warns that Tabitha should not be digging.
• The basement collapses; Tabitha falls into the creatures' caves and meets Victor.
• Boyd and Sara trace the light and horn to a lighthouse; the Boy in White directs Sara to a farway tree.
• Sara pushes Boyd into the tree; he is trapped in a shaft.
• A bus arrives at the diner — new arrivals for the town.

Characters

• Boyd Stevens — bitten, delirious, and transported to a shaft.
• Sara Myers — follows the Boy in White's instructions.
• Ellis Stevens and Fatima Hassan — engaged.
• Kenny Liu and Kristi Miller — the rejected advance.
• Jim Matthews — makes radio contact with a hostile voice.
• Tabitha Matthews — falls into the caves beneath the house.
• Victor Kavanaugh — waiting in the caves.
• The Boy in White — directs Sara to the farway tree.

New Information / Reveals

• The radio tower works: the voice on the other end knows Jim by name and knows what Tabitha is doing.
• The creatures sleep in the tunnels beneath the town.
• The light and horn in the forest come from a lighthouse.
• Farway trees transport people: Boyd is sent to a shaft-like dungeon and trapped.
• The Boy in White actively intervenes, guiding Sara's actions.
• A bus full of strangers arrives in town as the season closes.

Locations

• The spiderwebbed forest.
• The radio tower.
• The Matthews house basement and the caves below.
• The lighthouse (seen at a distance).
• The farway tree and the shaft where Boyd is trapped.
• The diner — the bus arrives.

Deaths

• None on-screen.

Lore & Mysteries

• The lighthouse — source of the light and horn.
• Faraway trees — Boyd's involuntary transport.
• The Boy in White — his instructions to Sara.
• The tunnels — where the creatures sleep; Tabitha's fall.
• The radio tower — contact with a voice that knows too much.