The Commonwealth of Hell

The Commonwealth of Hell
Season 3, Episode 5 (31)
Episode Information
Air Date	December 07, 2016
Writer	Adam Simon
Director	Nick Copus
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The Commonwealth of Hell (also known as "The Witch Is Back") is the fifth episode of the third season of Salem, and the thirty-first episode of the series overall. It premiered on December 07, 2016 on WGN America.

Synopsys

Cotton returns just in time to save Anne from the Boy’s punishment. Tituba appears to Mary to make sure she’s okay, and Mary alerts Tituba about a possible traitor in the hive. Mary slowly starts to turn the Sentinel on the Boy by playing with the Sentinel’s emotions. Alden and Billy attempt to make their way back to Salem, but Billy is badly injured. Tituba accuses one of the Essex witches of being a traitor, but who could it be?

Episode Overview

To Be Added

Cast

Starring Janet Montgomery as Mary Sibley Shane West as John Alden Seth Gabel as Cotton Mather Ashley Madekwe as Tituba Tamzin Merchant as Anne Hale Elise Eberle as Mercy Lewis Iddo Goldberg as Isaac Walton Joe Doyle as Sebastian Von Marburg Oliver Bell as The Dark Lord/John Sibley Special Guest Star Lucy Lawless as Countess Von Marburg (Voice only)

Guest Starring Jeremy Crutchley as Magistrate Hathorne Samuel Roukin as The Sentinel Marilyn Manson as Thomas Dinley Azure Parsons as Gloriana Embry Jonny Coyne as Putnam Emily Skeggs as Billy Ashlyn Pearce as Alice Land Co-Starring Morgana Shaw as Essex Elder Clint James as Towering Bird Dick Man Jeremy Summers as Night Watchman

Deaths

• Putnam
• Billy
• Algonquian Revenants
• French Officer

Locations

• Salem, Massachusetts
  • House of the Seven Gables
  • Petrus' Hut
  • Essex Stronghold
• Knocker's Hole
  • Bird's Nest
  • Dinley's

Quotes

To Be Added

Gallery

• Promotional Posters
• Promotional Stills

Promotional Videos

WGN America's Salem 305 "The Commonwealth of Hell"

WGN America's Salem Season 3 305 Puppet

WGN America's Salem Season 3 305 Mary and the devil boy

WGN America's Salem Season 3 305 Mary and the Sentinel

Behind the Scenes

Trivia

• According to Spoilertv.com this episode is titled "The Witch Is Back". However, other reliable site Futon Critic lists the episode as "The Commonwealth of Hell", and so did the official episode promo released on the official YouTube account.
• Lucy Lawless reprises her role as Countess Von Marburg, voicing the Relic.

International Titles

• French: La Reine des sorcières ("The Queen of the Witches")
• German: Teuflische Intrige ("Devilish intrigue")
• Italian: La Strega È Tornata ("The Witch Is Back")