Nancy Drew Introduces ‘Horrific’ New Twist Ahead of ‘Epic’ Series Finale
Remember when everybody thought that a tsunami would be the worst thing to ever befall Horseshoe Bay? Compared to the events of Nancy Drew‘s penultimate hour, that wave of complete and utter destruction barely even made a splash.
Wednesday’s episode ended with Callie literally showering “200 years of unburied sins” upon the town by contaminating the water at Bess’ otherwise peaceful Beltane celebration, setting the stage for next week’s series finale. (Typing those words didn’t feel right, to be honest. We’re not ready!)
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This episode also solved the show’s ongoing Jane Doe mystery, and it was even darker than we could have anticipated: Ace’s ghostly girlfriend’s name is Alice Palermo, the captain of the boat that Ace and his dad used to go night-fishing. By dropping that cursed jar into the water, Ace triggered an explosion that ultimately killed Alice; he had to decide between saving her from the burning boat and rescuing his drowning father.
Ace called Nancy for help after making it to shore, which led to her calling the sin eater. Nancy defended her actions by saying that some things are too “horrific” to handle (she’s not totally wrong!), but Ace remains furious with her for making him forget.
With only one episode left, we’re wondering how #Nace can possibly course correct at this point, especially after seeing the chemistry between Nancy and Tristan in their final scene. In fact, let’s peek into the future to see what next week’s series finale has in store, per The CW’s official logline:
“Nancy and the Drew Crew’s mission to save Horseshoe Bay from sins of its past comes to an epic conclusion as they must contend with Nancy’s most shocking discovery yet, one that will determine the fate of her star-crossed love with Ace.” (Oh, OK!)
Elsewhere in the episode…
* Assuming she survives the roller coaster of chaos that is next week’s series finale, George has a bright future ahead of her. Not only is she in the final cut of applicants at Northern Seattle Law College, but Cameron has been accepted to nearby Washington State Law School, a one-two punch of good news that the couple celebrated with a kiss. In a perfect world, we still think that George and Nick would have gotten back together, but we also recognize how well Cameron suits the new version of herself that George is growing into.
* Speaking of growing, Nick convinced George to sell the Claw to a millionaire investor who promises to preserve the town’s history — and to guarantee that her sisters will still have jobs.
* Carson spent most of his screen time weighing the pros and cons of bringing another child into the world, leading to a nice little moment between Nancy’s dads. “You raised the best person I’ve ever met,” Ryan told him. “If you want this, you can handle it.” He then took his concerns to Nancy, explaining that being her father has been his whole world. She was good enough to hit pause on saving the world to remind him that there’s always more room in his heart for another person.
How are you feeling about Nancy Drew‘s state of affairs with only (gulp!) one episode left? Drop a comment with your hopes and fears for next week’s series finale below.
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