Chapter Fifty-Nine: Breaking Bryson

**Chapter Fifty-Nine: Breaking Bryson** is the eleventh episode of Season 5 of *Tales From The Darkside,* and the fifty-ninth overall. The episode is related to the Racing Arc. The episode aired on October 31, 2023.

## Synopsis

**THE DARK LORD’S RETURN** — Bryson breaks bad while trying to figure out how to save The Group alongside Katie and Carson.

## Plot

A flashforward shows Katie frantically driving through a busy road with Carson passed out in the backseat. Back in the present, Bryson and Katie meet up with Carson at his house. Carson says, “I have an idea to get everyone back. We need to make some kind of antidote to basically snap everyone out of their possession. This could work, but I haven’t tried it yet.” The Dark Lord quietly sends David to Carson’s house, and orders him to attack the team. Katie fights back, but is injured. Bryson sees this, and in a fit of rage, doesn’t control himself and punches David into a wall, which drops a trophy onto David’s head, killing him. Bryson realizes what he did, and freezes up. Katie and Carson try to calm him down, but Bryson suddenly changes his style, putting on a trench coat and getting detective glasses (“Asi Soy”). Katie and Carson are initially scared, but Carson says, “This could work to speed up the process on the antidote. Bryson, can you-“ He is cut off by Bryson, who says, “Carson, you put away the body. Me and Katie will cook. Don’t worry.” Bryson and Katie eventually build and cook several antidotes, enough for all the possessed members. Katie celebrates, and Bryson simply smiles, proud at his creation. The Dark Lord forcefully breaks open Carson’s roof, and stares at the three. Bryson yells at Katie and Carson, “Get out!” Bryson then uses Katie’s powers to fly up and battle The Dark Lord. Katie and Carson escape, but their van is hit by The Dark Lord’s fireballs, knocking out Carson while Katie is still on the wheel. The flash forward is realized, with Katie driving towards the center of Nelson. She uses her powers to grab the antidote, and mix it with a supersonic wave that pierces throughout all of Nelson. The Group returns to normal, confused at what happened. Bryson continues to battle The Dark Lord. A portal opens, and out comes The Angel Lord. She yells for Katie, to which Katie responds, “I might have an idea on how to imprison him!” Bryson, now back to normal, and Katie combine powers, and force The Dark Lord through a portal. The Angel Lord follows, and all four disappear. Carson asks, “Where did they go?” No one answers, and The Group simply watch as the city is in slight ruins, and the two heroes missing.

## Kills/Deaths

David Longe: Indirectly killed by Bryson with trophy

## Trivia

* The episode title is a reference to the American crime drama series, Breaking Bad.
* The episode is the first episode to feature a song fully in Spanish.
	+ Although the distinction would technically go to *Chapter Thirty-Two: Dance of Death,* due to the episode featuring Spanish lyrics, but the entirety of the songs weren’t in Spanish.
* The episode is the second episode to have a character’s name in the title, after *Chapter Twenty-Seven: Kathy and the God Box,* being Bryson Martinez’s name.