This Van Helsing review contains spoilers.

Van Helsing Season 4 Episode 6

Whether Phil Fleischman’s family finds the peace it’s looking for on the other side of the river doesn’t really matter at this point because the episode’s final shot of mother, father, and child walking toward what they hope will be an opportunity to start over lets viewers know that the opportunity to regain a piece of their lost humanity may be within reach. “Miles and Miles” features the television directorial debut of Van Helsing stunt coordinator Kimani Ray Smith and nicely breaks things down into two distinct arenas – the rugged journey through the Badlands and the ultimate confrontation between the Fleischmans and Max Borman.

There’s no question the demise of Max brings with it a certain sense of regret because Van Helsing loses one of genre television’s quality bad guys in actor Richard Harmon. Nevertheless, nobody deserves a chance at redemption more than Phil, and Axel’s decision to get back into the fight after his heart to heart talk with Vanessa clearly puts him on a better path as well. And while we have to admire Phil’s tenacity after all he’s been through, it’s Axel who recognizes the small details for what they truly mean. Is the teddy bear sitting upright in the middle of the road a bread crumb from Owen, or bait left by Max? Phil’s single minded approach can still get him into trouble, but his attention to detail also comes in handy.

We later learn the significance of Phil’s recollection that the abandoned prison bus left Loveland filled with the sick, injured, and infirm, but this discovery also raises the fundamental question of the episode’s first half – why does Max need Jennifer and Owen. Van Helsing routinely presents its fair share of creepy and disgusting, but the semi-organized band of feeders that eventually lead Axel and Phil to Matty’s blood lab certainly deserve consideration. As we observe Vanessa embark on a road she hopes will eradicate the vampires and return peace to the land, her situation seems to become more complicated as the creatures continue to evolve.