Butterfly (Haven)

"Butterfly" is the second episode of the first season of the supernatural American/Canadian television series Haven. It first aired on SyFy on July 16, 2010. It was written by Ann Lewis Hamilton and directed by Tim Southam.

Plot

A series of mishaps start with a boulder by the church rolling down a hill and smashing a pub where the minister's daughter worked, but was not supposed to work at. The boulder initially had a butterfly light upon it. Later, Audrey is in her room after a shower and a butterfly lands on her and she is encased as if in a cocoon. Before it encases her completely she manages to call Nathan and he arrives and saves her. Evidence is pointing to the daughter or the orphaned boy that the minister has at his home, Bobby. When they are looking for Bobby they find him at his school locker room sleeping. Nathan and Audrey are in the hallway and a butterfly lands on Audrey's shoulder. Water from a water fountain covers the floor and an electrical wire that is cut is shocking and moving towards the water. Nathan and Audrey escape by pulling an alarm and waking up Bobby, who in the end is the troubled one. While in the car driving to the reverend's house to tell Hanna not to let Bobby fall asleep, which he does anyway, and remembers when his real parents died in a car crash. Many butterflies fly in through the window and they know it's bad. Audrey turns around in her seat and starts to talk to no one, when she is really talking to Bobby in his dream and telling him to think about something else. It succeeds and they are safe. Hanna and Bobby soon move away. The episode also reveals that the reverend hates Nathan. Nathan tells Audrey he dated Hanna, the minister's daughter. She thinks that might be why, but he tells her it is because the minister thought his condition was an evil sign.

Reception

This episode earned a Nielsen household rating of 1.3/3. It was viewed by 2.086 million viewers.^[1]

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