The Eye of Horus

This article is about the episode from the television series. For the artifact, see Eye of Horus. For the novel from the book series, see Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus.

## "The Eye of Horus"

### Director

Matthias Hoene

"**The Eye of Horus**" is the first episode of *Theodosia*. It premiered on March 10, 2022.

## Synopsis

Synopsis from HBO Max:

"After stumbling upon a mysterious amulet in an Egyptian tomb, turn-of-the-century teen Theodosia "Theo" Throckmorton develops magical powers, throwing herself—and her family—into a perilous ancient mystery."
## Plot

Fourteen-year-old Theodosia Throckmorton is on a dig in Egypt with her family—parents Alistair and Henrietta, and younger brother Henry. Theo asks permission to check out what she suspects could be the possible location of the royal tomb, and her brother is begrudgingly forced to go with her.

On their walk, Theo spots a cartouche etched into the rock wall. They enter through an opening in the wall, searching for the entrance to the tomb with the help of Henry's latest invention, an electric torch. Then, the floor beneath them gives way, landing them in the burial chamber. From the hieroglyphs, Theo discovers the tomb is not of a royal but belongs to Amenemhab, Thutmose III's minister of war, who was said to have magical powers. Having been robbed centuries ago, it is mostly empty, save for a small statue of Bastet, which Theo takes with her, and an open sarcophagus containing the mummified corpse of Amenemhab and the Eye of Horus.

She reaches for the amulet, but she stops when a flash of green light containing floating hieroglyphs emanates from it. Carefully, she uses a glove to pick up the Eye of Horus and gets a vision of a woman dressed like Egyptian royalty, walking through the desert. Theo tries explaining the weird hieroglyphs and her dream-like vision to Henry, but he doesn't believe her and thinks she's suffering from a concussion.

As they talk, an Egyptian cobra slithers from Amenemhab's sarcophagus, and their electric torch goes out. Henry manages to get the light working again, and Theo realizes the snake is being repelled by the Eye of Horus in her hand. The snake slithers to the wall and disappears into a small hole in the rock where light from outside is shining through. Theo finds a secret recess in the wall and the wall slides open, leading them outside. Back at camp, the siblings receive news that Cairo is not extending their permit and have shut down the dig, and the family returns to London.

Theo meets a street magician at the station whose well-performed tricks entice her to part with some of her money. Their conversation is stopped short, however, when a man tries to steal one of their trunks and Alistair tries to stop him. The Eye of Horus drops from the case and the man goes for it, ignoring Theo's shout for him to stop. Green tendrils of magic sting his hand and he drops the amulet, escaping down the street empty-handed.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Theodosia Theodosia | HBO Max Originals. Retrieved on March 27, 2022.
2. ↑ A cartouche is an oval or oblong figure enclosing a group of Egyptian hieroglyphs, usually representing the name or title of a sovereign.