Harper’s Island Recaps

Ka-Blam - Hunter, the ex-boyfriend who tried to cockblock the wedding, took a shotgun blast to the chest in a booby-trapped boat after he blackmailed Trish’s father. Abbie doesn’t believe that Kelly killed herself. Shane blamed JD, Henry’s brother, for Kelly’s death and tried to kill him. The killer taunted the sheriff.

Bang – Henry and groomsmen go fishing and find Hunter’s body and a bag of money. They decide to keep the money. Trish’s stepmother is having an affair with Shea’s husband, Richard. While hiding the money in the woods, Booth shoots himself in the leg and dies in Malcolm’s arms. Malcolm decides to keep the money for himself after burying Booth.

Thwack – Trish and her Dad run into trouble during a bike ride. She tells him about Katherine’s affair with Richard. Abby finds out that her Dad has bonded with Jimmy in her absence. He’s also been keeping records on similar Wakefield-style murders up the Pacific Coast. The reverend’s body is found as a booby trap kills Trish’s father at the wedding rehearsal.

Say bye-bye, Daddy Warbucks

Sploosh – It’s apparent now that they have a problem after Mr. Wellington is killed during the wedding rehearsal. Everyone makes plans to leave the island. Cal realizes that a local found his ring he lost the first night on the island. When he tells Chloe about his spoiled proposal and the ring, she comes up with a way to get the ring back from the local. JD tries to clear his name by taking Abby into the woods where he says he followed a man that looks like John Wakefield. They find Uncle Marty’s body. JD becomes the prime suspect and goes on the run. He takes refuge with a scarred man in the woods. After Richard and Katherine’s affair comes to light, Richard is impaled by a harpoon.

"Poor Uncle Marty!"

Thrack, Splack, Sizzle – Danny and Sully realize that Malcolm has the money and listen incredulously as he explains what happened to Booth. Via flashbacks we learn that Abby came thisclose to being a victim the day Wakefield killed her mother and her mother had a prior relationship with Wakefield. The scarred man turns out to be an ex-deputy that was burned in a Wakefield attack. He tells Abby that her father is a liar and that he’s chasing the wrong man. JD is captured. Malcolm is killed as he burns the money. Madison’s spooky ass is lured to a room by the killer.

Gurgle – Madison is with the killer who calls and says that she will be killed if anyone else leaves the island. JD becomes the killer’s latest victim after the prison guard is mysteriously killed.

Seep – Katherine is next to go as Madison is found and implicates Abby’s father as the killer. The survivors try to escape on Jimmy’s boat, but he’s blown up with the boat before they can do so. There’s a chance that Wakefield was Abby’s father.

Snap – The state police sent to pick up JD are killed. The killer drops off Jimmy’s unconscious body at the hotel. Abby goes to confront her Dad and realize it’s a trap. He is killed (but assures Abby he’s her Daddy before he goes) and Wakefield reveals himself.

Splash – The survivors try to set a trap for Wakefield, but Shane dies instead. Wakefield traps Cal and Chloe. He kills Cal and Chloe kills herself to deny Wakefield the satisfaction. Signs point to Wakefield not working alone.

I am so annoyed that I wasn’t writing about this show week after week. I really like it! I like how they made it so that when the early victims were killed, it was plausible that their absence didn’t raise too many alarms. It prolonged the suspense. Once shit really hit the fan, everyone took action. The writers came up with a good way to make the number of innocents manageable (most of the people had left the island before the killer made his move on Madison.) I find myself actually caring when some of these characters die. Cal and Chloe’s death were heart-wrenching!

I had an early theory that the killer would be Booth. Yes, the guy who shot himself in the leg and bled to death. Now, I think they are trying too hard to shove Jimmy down our throats as the accomplice. My money’s on Henry.

Which one went White Boy Crazy?

What about you? Who do you think the other killer is? We’ll find out in two weeks during the Harper’s Island two hour season finale.