Leap of Faith. Retrospective: Haven - "Lost and Found"

Season 4, Episode 04

Air Date: Friday, October 4, 2013, 10/9c on Syfy.

Rating: ★★★★★

“This is really starting to smell like a trouble.” – Dwight

From beginning to end, “Lost and Found” is riveting. You sit on the edge of your seat waiting with bated breath for what is coming next. From creepy children stealing kids from their homes, to mediation with a very muscular Duke (Eric Balfour), and Lexie (Emily Rose) finally realizing all is not what it seems, “Lost and Found” starts and ends with suspense.

Missing Children

I don't think I'll ever think of "Ring around the rosie" as an innocent anymore.

I don’t think I’ll ever think of “Ring Around the Rosie” as an innocent children’s song anymore.

The case this week is frightening but in a way that haunts you, especially if you are a parent or guardian. The thought of a lost child, especially your own, or someone close to you, is scary but to think another child is stealing children is downright unfathomable. The “trouble” this week involves a legend from “Afro-Caribbean” folklore known as “Douen” (pronounced Doh-wen). Dwight (Adam Copeland) enlists the help of the Teague brothers, Vince (John Dunsworth) and Dave (Richard Donat), to assist on the case to find out what this trouble could be, and what Vince finds is quite alarming. “Douens have clawed feet and clawed hands. Their laugh enchants children to run away from their parents and go deep into the wilderness.”

What I found so odd and interesting is how Dave seems to have disappeared while Vince manages to find out about the Douens. Dave goes to a place he calls “the room,” where he brings back a book, a book Vince seems wary of. It appears to be some kind of ledger, perhaps a historical record of previous events in Haven when Audrey (Emily Rose) returned (as we know from previous seasons, she’s been Sarah and Lucy and most recently, Audrey). What Dave does later when they are on the cusp of getting Audrey back is quite shocking.

What does Dave think is going to happen if Audrey comes through the door?

To say that this case is dire is an understatement but what kills me is no matter how serious the situation, Jordan (Kate Kelton) seems to find a way to make it all about her. I love Kelton’s ability to be so unabashedly irritating while simultaneously allowing us to empathize with her character. I get Jordan’s plight – she can’t touch people nor can she be touched – but I draw the line at missing children. I mean, she needs to get some perspective. Nathan is merely trying to help and right now, with Audrey still missing, he can only do so much. I am thrilled when Nathan tells Jordan this situation isn’t one of the “messes” she thinks the Guard needs to clean up. What he says of the “17” people who have died since he shot Agent Howard (Maurice Dean Wint) is haunting. “I think about them with every breath I take.” So take that, Jordan.

The Barn and the Power of Meditation

Nothing like a game of quarters to empty the mind…hmm…I think Confucius would be proud.

Jennifer (Emma Lahana) begins to hear voices again. Lexie DeWitt (Emily Rose) and William (Colin Ferguson) talk about a “door” but it’s not just one door. William says there are two—“one that you must open and one that they must open.” Of course, “they” meansAudrey’s friends. So in order for Lexie (who is really Audrey) to leave the confines of the barn’s interspatial dimensions, she must take a “leap of faith” and go through the door. But, if Lexie goes through before Duke and Jennifer find their door, what will happen to her?

As I’ve mentioned before, I think William is some sort of new version of Agent Howard. Audrey, in the past, has always had a liaison to help her back into the barn so the troubles disappeared for 27 years. Even with Nathan shooting Howard at the end of season three, it doesn’t mean he’s truly gone. Just as the barn seems to have disappeared visually, it still exists on a different plane. William even tells Lexie he can’t go with her when she goes through the door. Agent Howard wasn’t a prevalent fixture in the past three seasons; he only surfaces when it’s time for Audrey to return to Haven. But I wonder why she returns at all. If Audrey leaving ends the troubles, then why does she have to return at all? Could it be a vicious cycle that requires payment of sorts – 27 years of the troubles ending in exchange for a few years of the troubles as sacrifice?

I would take a yoga lesson from Duke anytime! I think I’ll skip the ‘hanging’ lesson though.

Back to Jennifer. Duke does what he does and uses yoga and meditation (and a game of quarters) to help Jennifer clear her mind so that she can hear the voices better. I think the bandanas are helping, too. As an aside, I lost my concentration when Duke does his handstand. That body is…well, if bodies are temples, I would worship Duke’s daily and twice on Sundays! Hell, who am I kidding, I’d worship it as many times as I could, all day – everyday.

The Door

After some detective work on Duke’s part, piecing together the fog horn Jennifer hears in her head is actually where the door is, they go to the area and Jennifer finds the door. But it won’t open. Of course, everything has a time and place but when Dave holds a gun on Nathan, telling him he can’t open the door because “opening that door could unleash powers far beyond our control,” this could pose a potential new threat for our beloved Havenites. Well, here’s the twist, Jordan and the Guard follow Nathan to the location – both a good and bad thing. Jordan stops Dave but when Jennifer opens the door, a burst of energy fans out, leaving everyone on the ground.

Nathan is so ready to give his life…but he was Audrey’s true love – not Lexie’s.

After Nathan finds Audrey, he gives her a kiss as he puts a gun in her hand to shoot him. Sadly, it isn’t Audrey who’s returned. “My name is Lexie.”

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Now the plot thickens and I’m anxious to see how things play out now that Lexie is unable to remember that she’s really Audrey. Just as Audrey couldn’t remember she was Sarah and Lucy in her previous visits to Haven, will Lexie have to go through the motions until she figures out who she really is? I can’t forget what Eric Balfour said in his conference call about the connection he and Audrey have. I am dying to find out when we’ll see pieces of that come to fruition.

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Dream chaser extraordinaire! Judy tends to be a tad sarcastic and kind of goofy! She is an avid admirer of all things supernatural, paranormal, celestial and mystical. She loves to read, write, and watches way too much TV. She enjoys many genres of film and music (and let's be honest, most music from the 80s). She also has a wicked sweet tooth. Cupcakes beware.