Harry and June part ways, the former heading back home and the latter returning to Cam’s apartment to retrieve her phone so she can be ready for Halvorson’s call. But each of them will find more than they bargained for along the way. Meanwhile, in Halvorson’s absence, the ladies at the Sanctum share some surprising revelations about themselves with one another.

So it took five episodes but finally it seems as if the shine is off the love affair, at least for Harry. Convinced that June had betrayed his trust and shifted him, he walks away, heading back home to his mother and father and ready to resume life as he knew it. Right up until his mother shares with him her findings with regards to his father and the Pennines Five. Then, it’s time for a little chat with John and Ryan.

Meanwhile, June returns to Cam’s place to retrieve her phone, only to witness a bit more self-destruction on the part of the other shifter. It’s a painful echo of her mother’s behaviour, and seems to ram home just what a heartless, cold character Cam is/has become. Any affection June might have retained for her fellow shifter vanishes as Cam tries very hard to manipulate her into staying.

Halvorson arrives in London to be met by Steinar, but it isn’t necessarily the reunion Steinar was expecting or hoping for. Once again, we see a side to Halvorson’s character which seems unexpectedly callous and cold. Certainly there is more and more reason as time goes on to question his motives and behaviour.

This is perhaps reinforced further by his absence at the Sanctum providing the three ladies an opportunity to sit down and speak freely amongst themselves. As each reveals something deeply personal about themselves to the others, the ice between them thaws hugely. Elena and Runa find that they have more in common than they might have imagined, and Sigrid and Elena learn the truth behind Runa’s erratic behaviour of late. There’s a sense that absent Ben, there is a little less toxicity in the air between the three, and you have to wonder what might happen when he returns.

The big finish is hinted at a little before it’s actually revealed, but it once again turns a lot of the assumptions we have of various characters on their head. One thing remains certain – just when you think you have all the pieces of this puzzle figured out, it pulls the rug from underneath you in the best possible way.

Verdict: Revelations come thick and fast, and you will come away from this one looking at almost every major character a little differently. Riveting. 9/10

Greg D. Smith