S1E8 [NYC]: A Cloud of Lead ain’t Got Nothing on a Swarm of Mosquitoes

Monday, 5 June: “Welcome back.” Paulo mistakenly entered the wrong apartment as this one is occupied by a voluptuous woman. But he recognizes the voice, “Tyranissh?!” She partially transforms to reveal her serpent form before becoming all woman again. And Paulo gasps as his nightmare from nights ago flashes behind his eyes (entering home to a nest of snake children). Soon Paulo briefs ‘Tish’ about the Oklahoma cult. “Glad you made it home safe. Where are the others?” Tyranissh very curious about how Isaac and Mikael are doing after recovering from the Yellow Death. Paulo shrugging, “Fine, I guess. I didn’t want anything to do with Caduceus and the Tier 3 promotion they and the others are now getting.” 

If only he knew at that very moment, the promotion about to go up in flames. The Meadham estate in Connecticut. Mikael tossing a stick of dynamite into the temple. Cliff considering to re-toss the stick out a window; reason convincing him to dive for cover along with everyone else. Except for Jen who runs to join Meadham escaping the temple, “Wait for me master.”…………………KaBLAM!

S1E7 [Oklahoma+Meadham Temple]: “This snake skin is a little tight”

[Bill absent, thus, no Paulo]

Unable to find Mira, Mikael drives Jen and Cliff back to the hotel, “Pretty lady always run off. No worry; she be back. Now where Porter and Isaac?” As they go room-to-room, about to knock, they hear Paulo inside his room, “No. No more snakes!” A pause, then, “NNNNOOOOOOO!!” Jen chiding, “Yeah, we’ll just leave him to his fantasies of his girlfriend Tyranissh.” Knocking at Porter’s door, “Just a minute.” Shuffling sounds (he’s hiding the egg). Porter soon joins them as they head to Isaac’s room, “Yeah, I’ve been studying these scrolls we found at the Bolivia temple. We’d best gather our gear, and weapons, for tomorrow’s desert trek."

Wednesday, 31 May: A hearty breakfast, “Better fill up. Something tells me the reverend expects us to fast in the desert too.” They arrive at the church finding Mortimer and his son already talking to the pastor. And others to greet them, “Sheriff Cliff, at your service. I understand you folks are joining our little outing. That’s the barber Harry Matthewson who used to be blind.” They look over in time to see Harry pick up a whole turkey, distend his jaws, and swallow the turkey WHOLE! Like a snake! Jen speechless with her jaw wide open in disbelief. Mira shocked, “Even the bones?!” Porter pondering, “He’ll either be constipated or leave one huge dump.”

S1E6 [Oklahoma]: “Be healed. And Beelzebub.”

[Matt absent, thus, no Isaac]

Sunday, 28 May: Fueled and flight-check complete, Cliff welcomes the team aboard, “Settle in. It’ll be a long flight but at least you’ll have access to a full bar. First stop: Springfield, Illinois. Then on to Oklahoma City tomorrow.” It was a wet flight…in that every time Mikael lifted his vodka, air turbulence caused him to spill his drink. Till he figured out to just drink straight from the bottle.

29 May: Per arrangement there was a Hertz rental car waiting for them at the Oklahoma City airport. “Before driving on to Bingham, let’s check the radio station where those religious broadcasts came from.” WFOC run by Katherine Mackle, “Why yes, a 15-minute nightly program. Every Saturday Reverend Kornfield drives down delivering five 75rpm records; one per weekday. The reverend? In his 40s, full head of black hair. Tall forehead; nice fella. Did ya wanna listen to some of his records?” As expected, a Pentecostal sermon. A lot of “Halleluiahs”, and promises of spiritual healing. And now that they knew what to listen for, the background Nacaal tongue speaking of Yig. Timed to match the spoken name of God in the English sermon.

S1E5 [NYC]: And you thought the mafia was bad

[Angela/Mira and Denny/Cliff absent.]

6 May 1933: Caduceus building, 7^th floor, as Phil Conners shoves more paperwork in their face, “Fill out your travel report if you hope to get paid. And do it right for once.” Jen lashing out, “You heartless bastard; are you going to fill out the forms for Isaac and Mikael lying in a coma down in the lab?!” Porter trying to console her [no need to piss off the paymaster], “Now, now Jen. Mr. Conners is just doing his job. See him at his desk…he’s filling out their forms as we speak [a wink, wink to Phil]. In fact, he’s checking the box for double hazard pay for the risk they faced.” Minutes later, Conners is correcting Paulo’s papers. “What? I no get double hazard pay too?! What, you have to be sick? Cough, cough. My throat is dry.”