SURREALESTATE Recap: (S03E08) Perchance to Dream

Geek Girl Authority

23-05-2025

'To sleep — perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub!'
SurrealEstate Season 3 Episode 8, 'Perchance to Dream,' cleverly incorporates dreams into the ghostly narrative, complete with haunted bricks and gold treasure. It's a fun follow-up after last week's tragic cliffhanger. Luke also finally discovers the truth — Tyler was trying to kill Susan, and he's Elvis the Elephant. Now, he can focus on vanquishing his most formidable foe yet. Additionally, the agency grieves Tag, and the late 'Answer Guy' does one last kindness for Susan and encourages her to free herself from blame.
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We open with Susan (Sarah Levy) driving Tag (Alex Ozerov-Meyer) to his new home in the cemetery. He exits her car and walks toward his grave, which has a placard boasting Susan's Roman Ireland Agency photo on it. A woman (Patrice Goodman), who was sitting in the backseat of Susan's vehicle, moves to the passenger seat after Tag departs. She begins choking Susan.
Thankfully, Susan wakes up after the nightmare. However, she notices bruises on her throat courtesy of Mystery Woman. The following morning, Luke (Tim Rozon), August (Maurice Dean Wint) and Lomax (Elena Juatco) meet at the agency. They mourn the loss of Tag. Auggie quotes the Scottish play. (Funny, since this episode title is a nod to Hamlet .) Luke thanks Lomax because her family's funeral home has stepped in to care for Tag. SURREALESTATE — 'Perchance to Dream' Season 3 Episode 8 — Pictured: Maurice Dean Wint as August Ripley — (Photo by: Albert Camicioli/SE3 Productions Inc./SYFY) Eccentric to the Last
We learn that Tag doesn't want a memorial service. His will dictates that his cremated remains will be scattered in the Altiplano, a plateau in Peru, to be among the scat of the alpaca in their native land. He also wants a few hundred thousand pesos to be given to an Indigenous Chilean huaso as compensation for spreading his ashes. That's how you do it — you go out in style and ensure marginalized communities benefit.
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Susan arrives, much to everyone's surprise. Luke reassures her that it's okay to take time off to grieve. However, she'd rather work. Lomax and Auggie voice echo her statement. After this, Susan visits Dorothy Kamara's residence. Dorothy died of a cardiac event in her sleep. The Roman Ireland Agency plans to put her home on the market.
Lomax enters undetected, scaring Susan. She urges Susan to let her see to the Kamara property. Susan can spend time at the house they just renovated before they sell it. Then, they discuss Dorothy. The bank had no record of a checking or savings account. She was a software engineer, so she undoubtedly made good money. Where is it? Lomax remarks that the late Dorothy's house is bereft of personal effects. We Did It
Later, Susan pours a glass of wine for herself and her late mother while sitting on the porch of the house she and Lomax renovated. They have buyers for it, too. Consider this a successful flip. Crash (Stephen Huszar) surprises Susan with peonies. He vows to be there for her if she needs it. She's touched by this gesture and asks him to call her later.
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After he leaves, Susan hears screaming emanating from the house. That's when she reads Tag's research — those bricks they got from Lomax's guy used to be from a mental institution. Welp, looks like the house is off the market for now. SURREALESTATE — 'Perchance to Dream' Season 3 Episode 8 — Pictured: Sarah Levy as Susan Ireland — (Photo by: Albert Camicioli/SE3 Productions Inc./SYFY)
Next, in a dream, Lomax encounters the same strange woman from Susan's dream. Said woman cuts Lomax open, as if to prepare her for a funeral service. She pulls out a handful of gold coins from Lomax's stomach. Ew. Lomax wakes up screaming. She finds a cut near her carotid, and it's still bleeding. The following day, Auggie conducts a PKT in Dorothy's backyard. They discuss Lomax's terrifying nightmare. Can You Dig It?
Auggie observes that our dreams are often trying to tell us something. He usually interprets a dream as auspicious, especially if he has the same dream consecutively. Then, Auggie reveals he has a dual reading from the PKT, which is unusual. Side note: We need more Auggie/Lomax adventures. Let's work on this dynamic.
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Next, Auggie is in his workspace at Roman Ireland. The phone rings. He picks it up. Someone, a woman, asks him on the other end if he can 'dig it.' He finds himself in Dorothy Kamara's backyard. The woman returns with a pickaxe. Auggie, armed with a shovel, proceeds to dig where 'X' marks the spot. The woman joins him. We see their faces bathed in a golden light as whatever they find below ground appears to be quite valuable.
Suddenly, Auggie wakes up in his workspace. Now, he's also dreamt about this woman. We see he has dirt on his hands from digging. Susan enters, informing him about the haunted bricks in her renovated house. She asks Auggie to investigate. He remarks that haunted bricks can be a thing if the place they originated from experienced significant trauma. No Guarantees
Elsewhere, Luke stops by Tag's apartment. He wants to learn what made Tag, a bona fide homebody, leave his home. Luke finds the piece of toast with Tyler/Malec's face on one side and 'Susan Ireland RIP' on the other. It dawns on him — the car was meant for Susan, not Tag.
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Meanwhile, Susan shows Auggie the brick accent wall in her renovated house. It's acting up now. We see scratch marks and hear screams. Bricks are flung from said accent wall across the hallway, seemingly of their own volition. Totally normal. At the same time, Luke meets with Tyler/Malec (R Austin Ball) at The Tell-Tale Heart. Obviously, Luke knows Tyler is behind the hit-and-run that killed Tag. He informs Tyler about one of his employees dying and asks the latter if he knew Tag. SURREALESTATE — 'Perchance to Dream' Season 3 Episode 8 — Pictured: Tim Rozon as Luke Roman — (Photo by: Albert Camicioli/SE3 Productions Inc./SYFY)
Tyler cranks up the dickwad energy, dismissing Tag's death as inconsequential. Naturally, this doesn't sit well with Luke. Tyler offers unsolicited advice: nothing in life is guaranteed. Perhaps Tag was meant to die. (Ew.) Tyler claims he tried to give Luke a helping hand out of his 'mediocre' life. While Luke sits there, stunned, emotional and angry, Tyler tries to inhabit his body. We see the 'X's,' like those in Elvis the Elephant's eyes, flash across Tyler's eyes. However, Luke looks up before Tyler can make the leap. He storms out. The Window Is Closing
After this, Seven (Karen Knox) confronts Malec at the golf course. She asks Malec for an update regarding Luke. Malec realizes that grief is his way into Luke's body. That's how he seizes control. Not exhaustion or inebriation — grief. Seven warns Malec that the window is closing. Malec urges her to keep his place open on the higher plane. Seven fires back that she doesn't need to remind him of the repercussions should Malec fail.
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After this, Lomax and Luke enter Dorothy's home. They discover a photo of Dorothy with a girl named Lydia, dated October 2023. It dawns on Lomax that Dorothy is the woman from all their dreams. Luke understands how Lomax and Auggie's dreams featuring Dorothy factor in — Auggie digging for treasure, Dorothy pulling gold coins from Lomax's stomach — but what about Susan's dream? SURREALESTATE — 'Perchance to Dream' Season 3 Episode 8 — Pictured: Elena Juatco as Clytemnestra Lomax — (Photo by: Albert Camicioli/SE3 Productions Inc./SYFY)
Then, the gang reunites at Roman Ireland. Susan, Auggie and Lomax describe their dreams to Luke. Luke assumes Dorothy is angry at them because they're real estate agents. She doesn't want her house to be sold. Susan and Lomax head out to meet with Lomax's brick guy while Luke and Auggie return to Dorothy's house to conduct more tests. Hit the Bricks
Later, Viktor (Nigel Hamer), Lomax's brick guy, washes his hands of the situation. He believes he's not responsible for what the bricks do once they've been purchased. Perhaps it's how they were installed? Susan's about to take Viktor out when Lomax stops her, insisting he's not worth it.
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Auggie and Luke dig where the 'X' was in Auggie's dream. Sure enough, they find buried treasure — gold. Meanwhile, Susan and Lomax drink coffee while the bricks go hog wild behind them. Susan thinks she's let everyone down, including her late mom. With this delay, the buyers might pull out. Lomax comforts her.
That night, Luke has a dream. Since everyone who entered Dorothy's house dreamt of her, we can assume Luke's next. However, he meets Lydia (Destiny Heidi-Ke Stewart). She orders Luke to stay away from Dorothy. We learn that Dorothy sponsored Lydia, who's from Liberia. They forged a strong connection. Lydia reveals her dream was to attend school, and Dorothy vowed to help her achieve that dream. Dorothy was going to support Lydia and other girls like her financially. SURREALESTATE — 'Perchance to Dream' Season 3 Episode 8 — Pictured: (l-r) Maurice Dean Wint as August Ripley, Tim Rozon as Luke Roman — (Photo by: Albert Camicioli/SE3 Productions Inc./SYFY) Let Go
Luke wakes up after dream-talking to Lydia. He heads back to Dorothy's house and instantly feels her presence. She emerges, putting a knife to his throat. Dorothy demands to know where her money is. Luke reminds her this isn't a dream; if she hurts someone, they stay hurt. Dorothy explains she didn't have family or friends. She kept to herself. She also had a high-paying job and saved her money.
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However, Dorothy didn't trust banks, so she converted her wealth into gold. After connecting with Lydia, Dorothy continued saving money, planning to give it to her and many other girls who needed it. But death derailed her plans.
Luke reveals that Dorothy must relinquish her gold to move on. That's what's keeping her here. He reveals he's researched organizations in Liberia that are doing wonderful work. Luke would ensure that Dorothy's several million dollars' worth of gold gets to those organizations. It would make their dreams come true. An emotional Dorothy thanks him. SURREALESTATE — 'Perchance to Dream' Season 3 Episode 8 — Pictured: (l-r) Sarah Levy as Susan Ireland, Elena Juatco as Clytemnestra Lomax — (Photo by: Albert Camicioli/SE3 Productions Inc./SYFY) Don't Worry
Meanwhile, Viktor arrives at Roman Ireland to tell Susan that his guys would gladly replace the bricks in that accent wall, free of charge. We learn that someone associated with Susan threatened to leak Viktor's illegal doings. Susan promises to keep his secrets if his fellas can fix her wall (with non-haunted bricks).
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Viktor reveals this person didn't disclose his name, but he left a business card. He hands it to Susan. We see it's Tag's card. The embossed gold gleams on it. Viktor relays a message from Tag, urging Susan not to worry about anything. It's all good. Susan smiles.
Later, Tyler and Luke chat on the phone. Tyler apologizes for his behavior at The Tell-Tale Heart. 'Something's gonna kill ya,' Tyler says, and this isn't the first time he's rattled off this aphorism. Luke clocks this, too. Peonies and Elephants
Susan reunites with Crash and asks him how he knew peonies were her favorite flower. Crash admits he planned to buy her roses, but a voice whispered 'Buy the pink ones' in his ear. Clearly, this is her mom's work. Susan kisses him. Awww.
That night, Luke dreams he's sitting in the agency, Elvis the Elephant before him. Elvis talks to him (voiced by Patrick Kwok-Choon, who played Duncan in Season 1 and voiced the Smart House in Season 2). 'Something's gonna kill ya,' Elvis says ominously. Luke wakes up and realizes that Tyler/Malec is Elvis the Elephant.
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