Episode 8

**“Episode #1.8”** is the eighth and final episode of Season 1, as well as the eighth episode of the series. It was released on Netflix on October 28, 2022.

## Synopsis

Soul goes on a rampage at Wolfhagen, eager to finally hunt down Marcus. Nathan, Annalise and Gabriel race to stop him before it's too late.

## Plot

In the past, Gabriel is brought to Mercury and he names the ingredients necessary to help his father's pain. Mercury accepts keeping Gabriel, hoping he would become useful someday. After that, Gabriel's parents leave, which makes him sad, but Mercury blows yellow dust in his face to make him forget. After tat, he is handed a book where he is told to write names down of people he might forget someday. In the present, Gabriel opens his book and sees Nathan's name written down.

Nathan is pushed by Nicky and Hugo's team as Marcus howls. Nicky remembers the prophecy that says that Nathan would kill his father, but he says that it is fake. He tells them to fight the hunters if they really want to please him, and says to leave him alone.

Annalise is confused, but Jessica tells Soul that he needs his daughter's power in order to defeat Marcus, as it is the only power he does not have. She tells him that if he did not do it, then Marcus would, so he needs to be strong. Annalise tells Jessica she is insane, but Soul does not appear to be listening to reason, even though Annalise believes in her father. Soul apologizes, but is interrupted by Blood Witches who start to attack. Annalise punches Jessica and runs.

Gabriel starts to remember glimpses of the people he had lost, including Nathan, and even says his name out loud. He leaves his room and is helped by a boy to open a door to where all the blood is. He grabs Nathan's blood and thanks the boy, giving him words of comfort, and promising he would come back for him.

At Wolfhagen, Nathan runs as the fight between Bloods and Fairborns ensues.

Mercury finds out that Gabriel is leaving, but he says that he would not be staying, as he would be helping a boy kill a wolf. Mercury stops smiling and attacks him, but he is able to hide from her.

The Bloods start looking for Soul, as Nathan tries to find Annalise, who is being followed by Jessica. As Soul walks, he hears Marcus speak, remembering conversations they had had together, and also remembering when Marcus had killed everyone.

Nathan is in shock as he walks into a hall. He is followed by Ceelia, who tells him he should be with Gabriel, but he tells her that he did not get his blood. She remembers when she first saw him and says that she is supposed to protect him, but tells him to go find his friend.

Soul approaches the small cabinet where he found Ceelia and she approaches him. She asks him what had happened to him, but he says that in the past he had cowered instead of fighting with power as a monster. Both of them prepare to fight, as Soul looks to her full of hatred.

Annalise hears Jessica's footsteps and hides. Jessica taunts her, saying that she would cut her heart out and feed it to her father, saying that she had considered walking in disguised as Nathan, but she opted not to, as she does not think that Annalise has ever used her power willingly. Jessica says that when she really needs to user her power, she does not believe that Annalise has it in her. As she keeps taunting Annalise, she feels the hairs on her arms start to stand. Annalise tells her that Jessica should have let them go, saying that she does not want to hurt Jessica, also telling her that she should leave. Jessica keeps taunting her, but Annalise warns her one last time before the former attacks her. Annalise slowly begins to tear her apart, but does not finish; Jessica starts sobbing and begs her to end her, but Annalise chooses to run.

Gabriel finds Nathan and complains that he had pushed him. Nathan simply asks for his blood and Gabriel asks why he had kissed him, to which Nathan responds that he did not know it would be okay. Gabriel hands him his blood and tells him to drink it, but Nathan tells him it is not dawn yet, so they try to find Annalise. They are attacked by hunters, and Nathan sees that Gabriel had been shot; however, Nathan's blood had saved him and he did not have a spare.

Hugo prepares to enter a room, where they find Soul eating at Ceelia's throat while she is still alive. Soul holds his hands up, saying that their wolf would not save them. Soul begins tearing all of them apart and eating their hearts as Ceelia watches. Soul turns as Marcus howls in the distance and heads out of the mansion.

Annalise and Nathan find each other, along with Gabriel. Annalise asks for Ceelia, but Nathan simply says that it would be alright. As the three of them walk, they find Ceelia and all that Soul had done. Ceelia tells them that Soul is hunting, recites a poem and dies.

Nathan, Annalise and Gabiel set off to look for Jessica, but are not able to find her. They exit the mansion and Nathan says that he is out of family members. He sits down, but both Annalise and Gabriel tell him not to give up. As they walk, Nathan proposes they all say what they want to say to each other. Annalise says that everything has been horrific, but she would think about them for the rest of her life. Nathan tells them that he loves them both and suggests they have a quiet night in.

He is interrupted by Soul, who growls at him. Nathan asks who Soul had killed in order to make the Witches Bottle, and Soul says that it had been his brother. Nathan reminds him that he had killed his mother and grandmother, to which Soul responds that now he would be killing him as well. Nathan starts running through the woods, followed by Soul.

As Nathan keeps trying to escape, Marcus finds him and greets him. Nathan tells him that if he is there to kill him, to do it quickly. Marcus says that he does not need to kill him since he is already dying. He tells him they'd see about the prophecy and assures him that Soul would not find them. Nathan tells him that he is not scary up close, but Marcus thinks that might be perspective.

When Nathan asks his father why he had killed all those people, he responds by pulling out a knife, wondering if he wanted to avenge them. Marcus remembers when he killed a calm Fairborn, whose power was to know how he was going to die. Nathan realizes that that man had been his mother's husband and Marcus explains that he went to her because he could not stop thinking about the look on the man's face. Marcus remembers Nathan's mother as pure light, and they loved each other. Marcus says that he believed that if he ran, they would leave both him and his mother alone. Nathan angrily stands up and holds the knife up to his father's throat, reminding him that he knew how he was going to die, and wondering if he had seen Nathan killing him.

However, Marcus says that he would not be dying that day, and reminds him that it is his birthday, so he needs his gifts and blood. After that, Marcus cuts his hand and gives him his blood, saying that his first gift to him is his life, even though many people believe he should not let him keep it. He says that his second gift is the last thing his mother had told him, which was that she was not afraid of who Nathan would become or whose side he would be on, she simply loved him for who he was. However, Nathan complains that he had never come back, which Marcus recognizes. Nathan says he needs three gifts; Marcus says that Soul had killed both his mother and grandmother and while he is powerful, his mind is weak. Marcus tells him that his final gift to Nathan is the chance to see who he really is.

Nathan walks through the woods with his father's knife, finally finding Soul, who is growling and waiting for him. Soul realizes that he got his blood, but Nathan says that not all of it. When asked where his father is, Nathan tells Soul that he is gone because he is not important enough for him. As both Nathan and Soul start to fight, Soul uses all his powers and Nathan runs hiding.

Nathan runs up behind Soul and stabs him with the knife as Annalise and Gabriel run towards the fight. Soul says that everybody would understand he had no choice but to kill Nathan, but he is interrupted by Gabriel, who pushes him and yells at Nathan to run. When Soul is about to kill Gabriel with fire, Annalise starts using her power on her father, as she cries. Soul realizes that the prophecy about the son killing his own blood referred to Annalise killing him, as she finally makes him explode. After she does this, Annalise starts crying and grabs her father's necklace as she is comforted by Gabriel and Nathan.

Jessica walks into the woods, limping. A Cut opens up and she walks inside it, finding her way into Mercury's living room. There, the witch introduces herself as someone who likes to help people. Jessica wonders if her power can be fixed, but Mercury says it cannot. However, she could help her get revenge on the people who broke it.

Nathan sees Soul's heart on the ground and silently considers eating it, as Gabriel and Annalise look at him.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Jay Lycurgo as Nathan Byrne
* Nadia Parkes as Annalise O'Brien
* Emilien Vekemans as Gabriel Boutin
* Paul Ready as Soul O'Brien
* Isobel Jesper Jones as Jessica Byrne
* Karen Connell as Ceelia
* Emilie Largier as Nicky
* Róisín Murphy as Mercury
* David Gyasi as Marcus Edge

### Additional Cast

* Joshua Akehurst as Young Soul
* Nadia Albina as Muldoon
* Ivan du Pontavice as Young Man
* Ahmed Elhaj as Young Marcus
* Claire Ganaye as Marie
* Alice Hewkin as Maeve
* Sèverine Howell-Meri as Alice
* David Isiguzo as Bernard Ozanne
* Dimitri Jeannest as Luc
* Natalie Kimmerling as Ella
* Callum McCrudden as Jordan
* Orla McDonagh as Young Ceelia
* Charles Nicol as Young Gabriel
* Jeska Pike as Gill
* Luke Polie as Teemu
* Lawrence Walker as Nolan