Sisterhunt

**Sisterhunt** is the fifth episode of fifth season of Syfy's *Van Helsing* and the fifty-seventh episode of the series overall.

## Synopsis

Violet and Ivory flee Fort Collins with the Sisterhood, who have become vulnerable, and Violet risks her life to keep the Dark One from getting the amulet.

## Plot

Violet and Ivory set up camp in the woods with the remaining members of the Sisterhood: Zuma, Mira, and Claire. The ladies giggly discuss their first times. Claire then volunteers to take first watch while the others rest.

Later that night, Claire hears a noise and shines her light into the darkness while on watch. The dark spirit conjured by the Dark One appears and takes over Claire.

The following morning, Violet, Ivory, Mira, and Zuma search for Claire. They find her rifle lying on the ground and not far away find her corpse in a stream. With a knife in one hand and her heart in the other, she seemingly cut out her own heart. The ladies bury Claire in a grave topped with a pile of rocks. Ivory suspects this was the work of desert vampires. Zuma then hands Ivory Claire's knife and says that she would've wanted her to have it. Ivory declares that those responsible will pay with their life.

Violet and the Sisterhood track the supposed desert vampired to an abandoned house. Zuma and Mira check upstairs while Violet and Ivory clear the first floor. Ivory is acting reckless over Claire's death, driven by revenge. Jack advises her to keep her head on. Suddenly, Mira and Zuma find themselves being attacked by two desert vampires. Violet shoots the first vampire down, and Ivory, with a swipe of her blade, beheads the remaining vampire. She then a scolds Mira for even allowing the vampires to get that close, recalling how powerful of a warrior Zuma was when she was a vampire.

That night, they take refuge in the house. Zuma and Ivory knew each other before they became vampires. Zuma's family lived just a few houses down from Ivory. Then the Spanish came. They were convinced that Ivory and Zuma's village had stocks of gold hidden and sought to trade. After their leaders failed to convince the Spanish to leave, their village was slaughtered, including Ivory and Zuma's families. And when Ivory and Zuma refused to be converted, they were burned at the stake. However, Michaela came from within the darkness and forced them into the Sisterhood. When Zuma breaks off from the others, Ivory asks Mira about her life before she was turned, but before she can reply, she notices something moving outside the house. Violet, Ivory, and Mira then notice that Zuma is missing and searches for her in the basement, where she has been consumed by darkness. As her eyes glow red, she says that the darkness calls. Zuma then retrieves the amulet from Violet's neck and attempts to open it. With no other choice, Ivory beheads Zuma.

Ivory scolds Mira for not stopping Zuma, forcing her to kill her. Mira reveals that she saw a shadow moving in the basement and believes that it took control of Zuma. Violet recalls the piece of the darkness that got out. She surmises that it went home to the Dark One, leading Violet to suspect that the Dark One is after her power. Ivory reveals the tale of a spirit hunter from the dark realm known as a Vanator that hunts in the dark and is essentially un-killable. Only the one who summons it can destroy it. Ivory explains that they have to mark the entire house with their blood in order to keep the Vanator out.

While marking the windows, Violet is fooled by the Vanator into coming outside by using Jack's voice to lead her. Ivory chase after her, but Violet simply calls out to Jack. The Vanator then appears before her and convinces Violet to shoot Ivory before releasing the Dark One's power. Ivory awakens some time after and without a second thought, launches a blade into Violet's chest. With Violet in her hands, Ivory makes her way back to the house with Mira, who fears that Violet may still be under the influence of the Vanator. Violet then awakens and discovers that the amulet is no longer around her neck. She notices Ivory and Mira staring at her with their guns pointed and reciprocates the action, asking for the location of the amulet.

Ivory reveals that she has the amulet and tells Violet to put the gun down. She then returns the amulet, which has not been opened. Ivory reveals that looking directly at the Vanator is how it gets control. Mira suddenly apologizes. She feels as if she's going to be the one to get them killed. She reveals that when the vampire attacked her upstairs, she was overwhelmed with fear. Mira then reveals that it was Ivory who turned her, not Michaela, though Ivory has no recollection of it. Ivory and the Sisterhood stormed her house one night and drank her family dry before turning her. While Mira knows that wasn't actually Ivory, all she can see is the same vampire when she looks at her. The Vanator then begins attacking the house. They intend to stay downstairs until dawn. Once the sun is out, it will be safe for them to travel.

Violet begins to read the Van Helsing books to see if perhaps it mentions anything about a Vanator. Just as Mira is about the light a fire in the fireplace, she starts to hear her family pleading for help. She looks up and sees the Vanator, who takes control of her. Mira then charges towards Violet and Ivory with two swords. Violet and Ivory try to encourage Mira to fight the Vanator off. She momentarily gains control and states that she's scared. Mira then takes the swords and cuts off her own head in order to stop the Vanator from getting the amulet.

Ivory sobs in the corner after the loss of yet another sister. Violet attempts to console Ivory, but she is inconsolable. Ivory admits that she doesn't remember turning Mira, as there were so many during her time with the Sisterhood. Violet attempts to explain that this is not Ivory's fault, more so the Dark One's fault. However, Ivory doesn't believe that Violet can relate, as she's never felt the darkness inside her. The Vanator then begins to attack the house once more. Violet then decides to confront the Vanator rather than hiding. She believes that she can stop Vanator using the amulet, which contains the Dark One. Ivory pleads with her to stop, as it's too much of a risk, but Violet is persistent. She opens the front door and waits for the Vanator to enter. Violet then opens the amulet and consumes the Dark One's power. Her eyes filled with black, Violet calls the Vanator inside whilst Ivory picks up the pieces of the amulet. The Vanator enters and Violet destroys the creature in a bright blast of light. She then purges the darkness back into the amulet before collapsing.

The following morning, Violet and Ivory prepare to head out. Ivory tells Violet that she did it, but in actuality, all she did was buy them some time. Violet assures Ivory that her acts as a vampire was not her fault, now understanding what the darkness feels like. Violet then discovers a photo of Jack in the Van Helsing book from 1778. They surmise they Jack is the reason the amulet is different before noticing coordinates under the picture of Jack directing them to the east coast.

## Cast

* Jennifer Cheon Garcia as Ivory
* Neal McDonough as Hansen
* Kat Ruston as Zuma
* Christina Meredith Lewall as Claire

## Gallery

### Videos

Van Helsing 5x05 Promo "Sisterhunt"The Surviving Sisters Tell Violet How They Were First Turned - Van Helsing - SYFYViolet Experiments With The Darkness To Help Her Defeat Dracula's Agent - Van Helsing - SYFY

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Van Helsing - Episode 5.05 - Sisterhunt - Promo + Press Release - SpoilerTV