‘From’ Season 4, Episode 8 Recap And Review: Landscaping Is Not A Plan

InnovationGaming‘From’ Season 4, Episode 8 Recap And Review: Landscaping Is Not A PlanByErik Kain,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture.Follow AuthorJun 14, 2026, 07:53pm EDTFromCredit: MGMI must admit, I have somewhat mixed feelings about this latest episode of From. On the one hand, I can accept that it’s largely just setting up the final two episodes of the season. On the other hand, a lot of the characters were really frustrating and I hate it when I come up with better ideas faster than the characters themselves.For instance, Jade has been trying to come up with a plan to get a team of townsfolk into the tunnels, into the sacrificial chamber, and out with the bones of the children. Boyd needs this plan to be perfect, because he refuses to countenance anyone actually dying along the way. (A spectral Father Khatri eventually drives home how unrealistic this is, but Boyd is nothing if not stubborn).Right away, I was thinking about Jade’s experience in the chamber and the roots above with the opening to the sky. Why not go in from the top? I thought to myself. They could dig a hole from above into the chamber below, rappel down and get the bones, then get pulled up to safety.When Jade finally remembers this second entrance, he rushes to tell Boyd. But his plan is really boneheaded, especially since he’s supposed to be a genius. I’m not sure if the show’s writers just didn’t come up with something better, or if they’re devising this stupid plan because they want to create more conflict. In any case, Jade’s plan goes something like this:A team of daring tomb raiders will head into the tunnels and make their way to the chamber of child sacrifice, whereupon they’ll barricade the entrance and retrieve the skeletal remains. Meanwhile, a second team of intrepid lumberjacks will pull the bottle tree up by its roots, opening an escape hatch above the p...