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Let the Reign of Darkness begins!
— Marburg and Essex witches

"Midnight Never Come" is the twelfth episode of Season Two of Salem, and the twenty-fifth episode of the series overall. It premiered on June 21, 2015 on WGN America.

Synopsis

With the "Starry Messenger" comet drawing ever closer, John Alden fights for his very life, while Anne Hale works to comfort and protect one whose life or death brings with it great consequences for Witch and mortal alike. She soon learns another unfathomable secret about her past, and finds she’s faced with a terrifying decision that could greatly impact the Countess’s plans. Mary, palpably affected by recent events, finds herself in a wholly unfamiliar situation, leading her to try a risky gambit. Meanwhile, when John shares shocking and unbelievable information with Cotton, it leads the younger Mather to seek out answers on his own, but he discovers only more questions; Mercy pursues desires of her own, but finds another’s prediction to be fatefully and disappointingly accurate; and Isaac finds himself in a wholly unfamiliar position among his fellows.

Episode Overview

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Cast

Starring

Special Guest Star

Guest Starring

Co-Starring

  • Allyn Carrell as Old Witch #1
  • Thomas Herod Jr. as Ol Witch #2

Deaths

Locations

Quotes

Trailer

Mercy Lewis (to Mary Sibley): "How does it feel to lose everything you ever had?"
Mary Sibley (to Mercy Lewis): "You'll find out sooner enough"
Countess Von Marburg (to Anne Hale): "With every breath we take we betray someone's trust."
Countess Von Marburg, Anne Hale and Tituba (in unison):"Let the Reign of Darkness begins!"

Gallery

Video

Behind the Scenes

Trivia

  • Cotton Mather discovers that his wife Anne is a witch.
  • Mary and Tituba discover that Anne is the Countess's daughter.
  • Mary discovers that Mercy survived the fire in the crags in "Blood Kiss", and is in league with the Countess.
  • The Consecration is carried out despite Mary and John's plan to prevent its completion.
  • Of the main witches still alive, Mercy is the only one not to take part in the ritual in the woods.

Cultural References

  • As confirmed by Adam Simon the episode title refers to a line in Doctor Faust in which the titular necromancer, similar to Mary, prays that the final hour will not come.[2]

International Titles

  • French: Que Jamais Minuit Ne Sonne ("May never strike Midnight")
  • German: Die Weihe ("The Consecration")
  • Italian: Che Non Giunga la Mezzanotte ("That Midnight Never Come")

References

  1. Oliver Bell, who portrays John and is affectionately referred to as "Little John", is credited as "Boy" in #212. This is also the first episode he portrays the Devil.
  2. Writer's Wrap #212 - Midnight Never Come.

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