Hex Series 1 Episode Guide
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It's a dark and cold night and the towers of Medenham Hall, loom up over the lake. The lady of the house, Rachel McBain, rushes down the staircase out into the night. She enters a stone building in the grounds where the African slaves live. In the corner, a voodoo priest is performing a sacrificial ceremony. Suddenly Julius, one of the slaves, seizes Rachel and, oozing with sexuality, lifts her gown and presses his body into hers. Rachel doesn't resist this passionate encounter, which is clearly not the first. While Julius makes love to her, Rachel watches the voodoo priest transfixed as he slashes the throat of a cockerel.
2004
Roughly 250 years have passed and Medenham Hall has become a progressive boarding school for 6th form students. The majority are part of "The Crowd", however, there are two that are obviously not, roommate's, Cassie and Thelma . Whilst Thelma is less bothered by her exclusion, rejected for being a lesbian, Cassie would love to belong.
In particular she'd love to belong with one person - Troy. But after hearing gang leader Gemma explain her exclusive sex pact with him to her friends, Cassie realises it will never be anything more than a sorry case of unrequited love. Searching for a place to be alone to reflect on her thoughts, Cassie stumbles upon the outhouse - the former slavery quarters. Drawing on a cigarette, she leans against the wall and it moves. Intrigued, Cassie bends down to investigate what she has unravelled. She finds a secret hiding place, which contains a wooden cross, made of bone and bound with human hair. When she reaches again she pulls out a vase with spikes on the bottom. Cassies cuts herself, and a droplet of her blood falls into the vase.
Meanwhile, Thelma is keen to discuss her feelings for Cassie, but Cassie's thoughts are elsewhere. In her sleep she has visions of Rachel McBain and Jenny, a maid at Medenham. Cassie screams herself out of her sleep. But it's not just one nightmare: this is only the beginning of Cassie's strange feelings. Cassie discovers that Rachel had an obsession with voodoo, which sent her mad sacrificing one of her maids. On top of her strange feelings, Cassie is experiencing strange and frightening powers.
If that wasn't enough to contend with, Cassie has a crush to deal with. Thelma is not impressed that she's fallen for Troy, which throws their friendship into turbulence. Things are not made any better when Cassie is invited to a party that Troy will be at by his close friend Roxanne.
But Roxanne isn't all sweetness and light. She tricks Leon, Troy's friend, into making a pass at Cassie. He forces himself upon her, but she struggles to get away. As she does the lights shatter sending sparks over the struggling pair. Cassie runs out of the nightclub and back to Medenham.
As she is running up the steps an icy cold hand stops her and grabs her wrist. She turns to see the face of Rachel McBain. Rachel pulls her closer and harshly whispers the name "Azazeal" into Cassie's ear. Utterly terrified Cassie runs into her room into the arms of a shocked Thelma. She breaks down and tells Thelma all about what has been going on with her visions and powers.
The next day in art they are all working on their respective projects when Leon sits down opposite her. She ignores him. There is a metal mobile hanging above his head. He makes various snide remarks about her frigid exterior. Suddenly the mobile above his head bursts into flames and crashes down onto the unsuspecting Leon. Thelma looks at Cassie as if to say 'Did you do that?' And all the time there is a dark brooding figure in the background, watching Cassie. There is an investigation by headmaster David Tyrel as to what happened in the art room. During her discussion with him, Cassie discovers who Azazeal was. It's more chilling than she expected. He is the leader of the Nephelim, the fallen ones. Creatures that feed on the souls of men.
At a party Thelma sees Cassie use her powers for the first time when Leon is tripped by am electric cable that wraps itself around his legs sending him tumbling and throwing his drink over Troy. A miffed Troy charges off to the bathroom and Cassie follows. She tries to makes small talk with him but Troy is in too bad mood to care or talk. Thelma is instantly jealous and rushes out of the party. Cassie goes after her and they have an emotional row. Thelma tries to force Cassie to admit that there is a sexual connection between them and to acknowledge that she has feelings for her, but Cassie is confused and doesn't know what she really feels. Thelma walks off, the pain evident. And then there in the doorway is Azazeal, he catches Cassie's eye and then disappears.
The next morning Cassie is awoken by David Tyrel and an army of policemen. They are looking for a missing Thelma. Cassie doesn't know where she is and is worried. The helicopters fly overhead as everyone holds their breath fearing the worst.
Azazeal appears to Cassie twice that day: first in the graveyard over Rachel McBain's headstone and later in the school. He draws her into the library, she follows desperate to know what has happened to Thelma but also unable to resist his attractive power. 'Where's Thelma?' she demands. He says he'll show her if she makes a "willing sacrifice". She follows him through the school and down into a secret passage behind Rachel's portrait. Thelma is at the bottom, gagged. He is losing his power on earth and needs a willing sacrifice, either Cassie or Thelma. Cassie puts herself forward desperate to save her friends life. Azazeal raises the knife but Thelma runs at him and in doing so sacrifices herself as he turns and stabs her. Thelma dies in Cassie's arms.
Suddenly, Cassie sits upright in bed. Has it all been a dream? She goes to the window and sees Thelma's body being pulled out of the lake. The whole school gathers for the funeral. Immersed in grief, Cassie hears a familiar voice. She turns around to see Thelma, who is thoroughly enjoying her own funeral. It's clear things will never be the same again. And up on the battlements of the school looms Azazeal. Cassie must face her destiny.
Episode 2
Life still goes on at Medenham hall after Thelma's death. It's Saturday night and the students are at a nightclub. Cassie seems to have returned to the position of outsider, with everyone gossiping behind their hands. As she buys a drink from the bar she meets a guy called Brendan. He's obviously quite taken with her and they gently flirt with each other, but Cassie is being watched, Azazeal is never very far away.
Later in the evening while being chatted up by the school geek, Cassie's blood runs cold when she sees Azazeal standing in a doorway off the dance floor. Cassie follows into the Nightclub corridor and finds Brendan slumped as if he has just had a fit. Both suddenly embarrassed by the situation, they separate. As the evening reaches its peak however, Cassie watches Brendan take a girl out into the kitchen area and sees his eyes…they are veined with blood just like the Nephalim. She follows them out and finds Brendan pinning the girl against the wall threatening her with a broken bottle. Cassie uses her powers to spring the fire extinguisher free releasing the CO2 into his face. He makes chase and she makes the cookers shoot flames, eventually using her mind she frees a live electric cable and fries him on the fire escape! Not your usual Saturday night out…
The next day Cassie is despairing that her life will never return to normal. Thelma, comforts her. She's enjoying her new ghostly life: she can't get fat and she gets to nose in on people's dreams. But she still worries about Cassie and still can't help her feelings for her. Thelma's jealousy grows when Troy gives Cassie a lift and they end up having a flirty coffee. Cassie sees her spying on them and is furious.
In the evening Cassie is confronting Thelma about her spying when they catch sight of a little girl - Esther, Cassie bends down to talk to Ester. Ester lifts her hands, they are covered in blood and the nails are broken. Suddenly her angelic look turns to hatred as she seizes Cassie around the throat. Thelma is helpless but Cassie manages to prise her off and they run to an adjoining room and slam the door shut. The little girl tries clawing her way in like a trapped animal, then it's over.
Episode 3
Worried by Thelma's discovery, Cassie heads off to talk to her mother. Lilleth is a patient at a women's' mental institution and whilst initially coherent when Cassie starts to enquire about Azazeal, she soon starts to become upset and confused. Lilleth tells Cassie that Azazeal made her send Cassie to Medenham, that he got into her mind, tormented her until she agreed. She tells Cassie that she is descended from the Medenham witches and that she cannot escape Azazeal or her destiny. It's all too much for Cassie; she leaves the hospital, her head spinning.
Cassie has recurring dreams of Esther swinging from a rope and Thelma voices her concern that what happened to Esther could happen to Cassie. However when David, the Headmaster tells Cassie that the villagers lynched Ester, Cassie and Thelma sigh with relief since nowadays mob lynchings are pretty well unknown of. Cassie feels strong again.
The undeniable attraction between Cassie and Troy continues and a second date is arranged. This time Cassie clears it with Thelma and makes her see that this relationship with Troy, although in its early days, means a lot to her. Thelma gives Cassie her grudging blessing.
The night before their date Azazeal slips into Troy's room. Azazeal cuts his finger, a single drop of blood falls onto the wooden floor. Then he takes a giant grub from his pocket and lets feed on his blood. Azazeal approaches Troy's bed, and slips the creature into Troy's ear. The insect buries itself into Troy and Azazeal watches as the cockroach moves under his skin.
Lilleth calls the school wanting to see her daughter; although Cassie is reluctant she can't ignore her own mother so she leaves for the hospital. Lilleth gives Cassie a necklace with a pendant called the Jewel of Herath: 'It will protect you' she says. However when Cassie has left, Azazeal comes to Lilleth and it becomes apparent the jewel simply makes Cassie blind to the possessed and therefore in greater danger.
When Leon hears about Troy's date with Cassie he can't stop himself from making snide comments. Normally Troy would ignore his mate's gibes but something has got hold of him and when Leon pushes it a little too far, Troy reacts by slamming Leon against the wall and thumping him. The whole gang of friends is taken aback by Troy's behaviour; it's so out of character. Thelma is around the corner listening and can't resist a peek, when she does she is shocked to see Troy's eyes criss-crossed with veins of blood, he is possessed.
When Thelma tries to warn her about Troy, Cassie is puts it down to Thelma's jealousy and over-active imagination. Although persistent Thelma doesn't succeed in stopping her, but does convince her to wear the pendant. However, when Cassie has left Thelma sees a picture that tells her the pendant is no protection whatsoever. She waits for Cassie, desperate to warn her of the danger.
Tory and Cassie continue to really hit it off, she cannot see the blood in his eyes and has no idea of the danger. On their return Troy persuades Cassie to join him in the barn. Thelma, having seen the car, searches franticly for Cassie. The young lovers start to make out. When Thelma finds them they have finished making love and Cassie's eyes are crisscrossed with veins of blood. Thelma was too late. Cassie is possessed.
Episode 4
There is no doubt that Cassie has changed. She wears sexy tighter clothes; she is hostile with Thelma and exudes attitude. She barely takes notice of young Troy but it only makes him even more desperate to be with her and repeat their wonderful night of lovemaking. His friends can't understand why he is allowing himself to be treated this way but he can't resist her.
It's night and Cassie is in a strange bar; dark, fetishistic and very seedy. She is there to meet Azazeal. No longer afraid of him in her possessed state she teases him sexually. She is going to make him wait, but Azazeal is unconcerned he has had a lot of practice with women and he knows he will have her. When Cassie returns she is uninterested in Thelma's concern and even less so in Troy's jealousy and when David tries to gently tackle her she brushes him off.
Cassie's behaviour continues to shock people. During a game of truth or dare she comes on to Leon, much to everyone's surprise and Troy's dismay. Later on she entices Leon in to the bathrooms, pins him against the wall and starts to have sex. Quick thinking Thelma manages to stop the situation with a douse of cold water. Leon struggles to get away: 'Jesus Christ. You're a nutter', he shouts back at Cassie.
Later on, when Thelma is raiding a vending machine she sees Peggy, a woman dressed in 1920's pyjamas. To Thelma's surprise Peggy turns around and talks to her: 'You can see me'. Peggy's father owned Medenham Hall and she died in 1923 of flu. The two make an immediate connection, and its clear that Peggy is also a lesbian. Peggy explains that she is an Egyptologist and is investigating Herath the daughter of a pharaoh. Peggy explains that she is stuck though, because in the inscription is someone called Azazeal…
Leon tries to tell Troy about how weird Cassie was with him. When Troy tackles Cassie she is unbothered and agrees they should split up. Troy can't help thinking where did it all go wrong? Thelma decides she has to take action to snap Cassie out of the possession. She fixes a plug, which Cassie uses, but the school fuses blow and Cassie is protected. When Thelma checks her eyes they are still blood filled and demon like.
Everybody leaves for Christmas, only Jo, the English teacher, Cassie a couple of other students remain and of course Thelma. Azazeal comes to Cassie in the night; slowly he is breaking down her resistance. Thelma tries to remind Cassie that he killed her, but Cassie is obviously under his power and falling for him.
Azazeal and Cassie meet again and she gives up all resistance. They return to Cassie's room and have passionate sex. Azazeal leaves early in the morning and meets Jo for the first time.
Meanwhile Peggy and Thelma have discovered more about Azazeal's past. He fell in love with Herath but the Egyptians believed that their union destroyed the natural order, allowing the dead to walk with the living as Thelma and Peggy do now. Herath was buried alive and she was carrying Azazeal's child!
Thelma connects an electrical circuit to Cassie's locker in a final attempt to rid her of her possession. It works and Cassie is released. However a nighttime visit from Azazeal proves the situation is very much to contrary, he isn't going to let her go.
Episode 5
Thelma finds Cassie throwing up in the bathrooms. Cassie brushes it off as food poisoning but when it happens again the next morning Thelma makes Cassie take a pregnancy test. It's positive. Cassie and Troy used protection. The child is Azazeal's. Jo comes in and Cassie is forced to tell her that she is pregnant. Jo books her a doctor's appointment.
The next morning Azazeal wakes her up. He knows she is pregnant and is clearly thrilled that he is to be father and that his destiny is to be fulfilled. He tells Cassie that he knows she is planning to abort the child but he warns her that he will not be cut out of the situation.
As Cassie leaves for her hospital appointment, a familiar car pulls into the driveway: it's Troy. All he has been thinking about is Cassie, trying to understand where it went wrong. Having returned to her old self she feels for him and the attraction is definitely still there but she knows it can't be. As she turns towards the car, Troy sees Cassie's belly and guesses she is pregnant. He tries to stop her going to the hospital, and says he wants to be part of the child's future but she refuses and drives away.
Cassie only conceived the child a few days ago but the doctor tells her that the baby is 20 weeks old; it's growing at an accelerated speed. Sensing danger, Cassie wants a termination as soon as possible so they book her in
Back at Medenham, Azazeal has kept himself busy seducing the English teacher Jo whilst Thelma and Peggy have continued their investigations. Peggy has discovered a prayer in hieroglyphics for deliverance of the Netjer: Egyptian demons that possess souls. It states that if Herath's child was ever to be born the birth would release two hundred demons. Thelma makes the connection between the Netjar and the Nephalim, could they be one in the same? If so, by giving birth Cassie will release the demons. Yet if the child is killed, the demons will still be trapped and natural order will be restored. This leaves one predicament: if the natural order is restored, Cassie and Thelma will no longer be able to see each other.
Cassie is frightened about the operation and asks Thelma to stay with her little knowing the consequences of the abortion on their friendship. Thelma hides her devastation and promises not to leave her. A little later Cassie runs into Jo and her new boyfriend. She is horrified to see it is Azazeal and even more shocked at how jealous she is, just what he intended.
At the hospital Dr Surtees cannot understand how fast the baby is growing. He brings Cassie's appointment forward. In hospital Azazeal visits Cassie again. She cannot deny how much she still wants him. She forces herself to tell him to leave her alone. Cassie tells Thelma that she doesn't think she can go through with it. Thelma breaks the news that the only reason Azazeal wants her baby is not to be with her but to release all the Nephalim.
Azazeal joins Dr Sutees in a bible reading class- he starts to play on the doctor's religious beliefs.
Cassie knows she has to go through with it. The two friends make their final farewells.
After the operation, Cassie wakes up and calls for Thelma and is confused when she sees Thelma at the door and the baby has gone, so why can Cassie still see her? In another hospital room, Azazeal is standing with Dr Surtees staring at a baby boy, born at five months. Azazeal has his son and the demons are released…
