SURREALESTATE Season Finale Recap: (S03E10) The Elephant in the Room
Luke makes major life moves, buying The Tell-Tale Heart and proposing to Megan. There's something quite final about this season finale; however, that cliffhanger certainly leaves some storytelling room for another season.
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SurrealEstate, 'The Elephant in the Room'
We open with a flashback to 35 years ago. Elvis the Elephant (Patrick Kwok-Choon), aka Malec, persuades kid Luke to bash Carl's brains out, but not before trying to hop into Luke's body. Elvis claims Carl is responsible for Victoria leaving Luke. Time to kill daddy! Luke grabs the bat and wheels Elvis, who's in a wagon, into Carl's bedroom. However, instead of committing patricide, kid Luke swings the bat at Elvis. Carl leaps out of bed and secures the possessed stuffed animal.
Then, Carl drives him and Luke to the lake so they can dump Malec there, perpetually trapped inside the security box. Carl reassures his son that Malec can't hurt them anymore.
The Laughing Demon
In the present day, Luke (Tim Rozon) meets with Susan (Sarah Levy), August (Wint) and Lomax (Elena Juatco) to discuss next steps. They know about Tyler being Malec. Luke sought advice from Phil, who shared that Malec is known as 'The Laughing Demon,' despite hating laughter. Luke explains that Malec's objective is to jump into good people and make them do bad things.
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Phil also shared that Auggie's devices won't work as they are without some tweaking. If they fail to stop Malec, he will bifurcate and spread like a virus, going after everyone they love. Phil's old church has the Book of Baphomet, which contains Malec's real name. They must recite his real name as part of the exorcism. Yes, they'll have to exorcise Malec from the real Tyler MacNeil.
Next, Luke calls Zooey (Savannah Basley) to ask for a favor. She meets with the priest at the church, who talks homophobic smack about Phil. Thankfully, Zooey is the Queen of Comebacks. She asks to flip through the Book of Baphomet and snap pics of the runes in the church's basement. The priest rejects her. However, Zooey spies two nuns walking by and has an idea.
Breaking the Habit and a Breakup
Later, Luke notices The Tell-Tale Heart is for sale, so he takes a photo of the signage. After Zooey tells Luke that the priest was a no-go, Megan (Tennille Read) calls him to inform him about his mom. Victoria is in the hospital for her heart. Her friend found her unconscious in her living room. Thankfully, she's stabilized now.
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Victoria (Jennifer Dale) asks about Tyler. She admits he was one of the voices she heard back in the day. She recognized his voice. Victoria urges her son to exercise caution. Tyler is dangerous. Luke vows to take care of him. Meanwhile, Auggie meets with Rochelle (Joy Tanner) in her office at ASDRA. He asks for a favor — he needs The God Flosser, the tech the team developed last spring.
This request angers Rochelle. She's tired of risking her job and reputation for Auggie and his work. It's become too much. She breaks up with him. Aw. Poor Auggie. Rochelle orders her team to give Auggie everything on the device, though. Elsewhere, Zooey ropes Susan and Lomax into impersonating nuns to infiltrate the church basement and steal the Book of Baphomet.
The Book of Baphomet
After this, Lomax and Susan don habits before pretending to be nuns. Lomax feels this is sacrilegious. She makes a break for the staircase as the priest Zooey chatted with earlier zeroes in on Susan. In the basement, Lomax retrieves the Book of Baphomet. While she blows off the dust on its cover, Tyler/Malec (R Austin Ball) sneezes. He realizes someone's taking the book before bolting out of his house.
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Susan gives the priest an excuse for leaving, claiming she must tend to the ailing bishop. Once she and Lomax are outside with the book, we see Tyler make a beeline for the entrance. Our pair returns to the Roman Ireland Agency, where they run into Crash (Stephen Huszar). Crash assumes this is the secret Susan has been keeping from him. She explains she's not a nun before they kiss in her office. Hawt.
Meanwhile, Luke and Tyler chat in the latter's house. Luke is dedicated to selling Tyler's home at top dollar and finding him a new place. Then, Luke invites Tyler to a get-together with his pals at The Tell-Tale Heart.
Midlife Crisis or Midlife Win?
After this, Zooey combs through the pages of the Book of Baphomet, searching for Malec's real name, while Auggie tinkers away on The God Flosser. Luke reveals he's thinking about purchasing The Tell-Tale Heart. He wants Auggie to talk him out of it. However, Auggie does the opposite — he encourages Luke to make the buy.
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Then, Luke gets an update on his mom from Megan. She's still stable, but the hospital wants to keep her a while longer. Luke and Megan go for a stroll. He tells her about purchasing The Tell-Tale Heart before admitting he wants them to get back together. The ball is in her court, though.
Later, Luke chats with Lloyd (James Allodi) at The Tell-Tale Heart, a man of few words. He informs the stoic bartender about the upcoming party, which is clearly orchestrated to lure in Malec and exorcise him. After this, Tyler/Malec meets with a dealer, who procures a vial of an unknown but deadly substance. Tyler has plans for Luke's big shindig.
Laughing At Him, Not With Him
Next, the party hath arrived. Lloyd bartends the proceedings. We learn that The God Flosser, now fashioned as Auggie's Death Ray, will be used to exorcise Malec. Luke calls Zooey, who's still searching for the demon's real name in the book. Meanwhile, Tyler administers the deadly substance into multiple empty champagne flutes.
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Finally, Zooey discovers Malec's true name. She writes it down before fleeing the building, making a beeline for The Tell-Tale Heart. A server hands out champagne to the partygoers before Luke gives a speech. Luke shares that he's proposed to Megan. Did she say 'yes,' though? Presumably. He also cracks some jokes, and the laughter from the group vexes Tyler.
Then, Luke makes a toast to his oldest friend, who's hiding in the body of his newest friend. He addresses Malec as Elvis the Elephant. Seven (Karen Knox) appears among the attendees, looking disappointed, as everyone laughs at Tyler. Lots of laughing. It drives him insane.
Death's Door
Suddenly, Zooey bursts into the bar, yelling, 'Charismalec,' the demon's real name. Then, Auggie switches on the Death Ray, using it to lure Malec out of Tyler's body. The exorcism is complete. The gang attends to Tyler after he collapses, Malec having fled his body.
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Next, Lomax explains that she noticed the champagne flutes looked strange, to which Lloyd told her that Malec added poison to them. Thankfully, she and Lloyd swapped the glasses to save the group.
Later, Auggie returns home and leaves Rochelle a voicemail. He hopes they can talk soon. However, Death (Hannah Cheesman) pays Auggie an unexpected visit. 'I thought I had more time,' he says. We hear Auggie's glass break from outside the house. Oh, no. RIP, August Ripley.
Goodbye, Auggie
Our crew attends the funeral service for Auggie. Luke delivers a speech at the graveside. We see Auggie's daughters flanking Luke. Even Rita (Alison Brooks) is among the mourners. Zooey, Susan, Lomax, Luke and Rochelle quote Auggie's favorite philosophers and writers. It's an emotional punch to the gut.
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During the wake, Susan reassures Luke that they'll be okay before she and Crash depart. Megan asks Luke if he'll be okay. He claims he'll see her later. They kiss and exchange 'I love yous' before parting ways. Luke asks Lloyd to let him close the bar.
After this, Luke talks to Auggie while holding a framed photo of him. He's desperate to see his friend. He assumes he won't, though, because if anyone has the most finished business, it's August Ripley. Luke wipes the counter and turns off the lights, preparing to leave.
Then, he admits he wants to hear Auggie's voice. Someone, presumably Auggie, says, 'Turn around.' Luke whirls around, but we don't see what he sees. Is it really Auggie? Is he gonna stick around as a ghost?
Here's hoping we get a Season 4.
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