While a lot of talk about the war to come took its fair share of space in the final episode of season 2 of Mayfair Witches, the real treat was the war that unfolded before our eyes this week. And when it’s war we’re talking about, it’s only obvious that winning would require both sides to adapt to the shifting circumstances. By the end, it’s not just Julien’s unfathomable capacity for treachery that shocks you. You’re also left quite bemused by the morally-opaque complexities of Rowan Mayfair’s character.

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Strange Parenthood

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Lasher is deeply in love with his new bride, especially if you remember that their union goes back centuries. They’d even been married before Lasher died. And now that he’s got a second chance at building a family with the love of his life,...