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We open in 1850 with young Eli lying motionless at the bottom of the cliff that Charges the Enemy pushed him off of. Eli is non expressionless, which makes sense because we already know he turns into Pierce Brosnan 60 years later, only yet it's dainty to exist certain. Young Eli manages to mode some crutches out of sticks, and limps forth until he's confronted past a woman who introduces herself every bit Maggie Phelps and points a gun in his face up. Maggie's completely lone, considering apparently the other settlers who were fulfilling their Manifest Destiny bullshit decided to kick her out. So that tells you something. Eli, understanding pretty quickly that Maggie's non completely stable, wants to get dorsum to his Comanche family, but Maggie isn't having whatsoever of it. Uh oh.

Back in 1915, Pete and Maria are lying on a coating under a tree, grinning and laughing, not a care in the world. Nothing will become wrong with these two. Pete tells Maria he'due south hurt a lot of people. Maria thinks he means his wife Sally, emotionally, but Pete's mostly talking about the people he's literally killed. Old Eli, having survived being shot point blank in the last episode, has changed his mind virtually bribing a gauge to spiral Pedro Garcia out of his land. He no longer wants to do this. Notwithstanding, his son has already bribed the judge. Eli tells him to go get the bribe dorsum. The bribe is off! This won't be easy though.

Back in 1850, Maggie is studying rocks from a stove piping hat. Yeah. Maggie offers to read immature Eli his future, based on divine prophecy. Maggie tells him that he'll get on to exist a keen warrior and basically be a bigshot.

In 1915, Pete shows up at the McCullough ranch to check in on his dad. Phineas is all like "Hey Pete, what's the deal with you and Sally. You getting divorced or what." Pete doesn't want to talk nearly it. Eli just wants to get drunk. Eli tells Pete he'southward going to sell the belongings, which comes as a shock to Pete. Meanwhile Pedro warns Maria that Pete isn't a slap-up guy.

Back in 1850, Maggie wants to return Eli to civilization. Eli does not want this — he wants to exist back with his Comanche family. So Maggie knocks Eli out with chloroform. Maggie sucks.

Old Eli goes on a solo horse ride (denying Pete's offer of company) on his ranch to reflect on things, and perform some kind of ritual. At dusk, he notices a burn in boondocks.

Maggie takes a captive young Eli to town, where she intends to sell him. So Eli punches Maggie in the face and takes her equus caballus, abandoning her all alone in the heart of nowhere. So Maggie tells Eli terrible things are going to happen to his sons. She so damns and curses him as he rides away. Yikes!

Old Eli confronts Phineas about burning down the saloon (and framing Pedro so he'll get killed), which he confesses to. Phin says he did this considering he knew deep down it'southward what his begetter wanted. Meanwhile Pete has pieced this all together and he'south non happy. Afterwards a tense confrontation in which Eli is perchance going to shoot Pete (but plainly won't) Pete rides off to presumably warn the Garcias about what'southward happened. It's up to Eli and Phineas to effigy out what to do next, and it looks like Maggie's prophecy is coming true afterwards all.

'The Son' Episode 1×9 Recap: The Prophecy

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