Season three of the hit show “Haven” ended with a bang as Audrey (Emily Rose) entered the mysterious barn to end the troubles of twenty-seven years. When Duke (Eric Balfour) tried to follow her, however, he caused the barn to disappear, leaving Nathan (Lucas Bryant) behind. Six months later, the troubles are still in Haven, the town thinks Duke is dead, Nathan has gone off the deep end and season four Dwight (Adam Copeland) is desperately trying to hold the town together as the new police chief when Duke reappears in Boston and is arrested. Chained to a hospital bed, Duke finds the help of a strange girl, Jennifer, who seems to be connected to the barn. After his escape, Duke is on a mission to find Nathan who is no longer the police chief in Haven. Nathan, who is currently the hottest mess he’s ever been, is letting people beat him up for money. When Nathan sees Duke, the two characters, who have a long history of being rivals, embrace in a meaningful hug after Nathan believed Duke to be dead for six months.
Upon returning to Haven, Duke and Nathan discover that the town is plagued by strong random weather such as lightning strikes and tornadoes, causing damage to the town and taking lives while the guard wants to kill Nathan. The guard blames Nathan for the troubles still occuring in Haven because he tried to stop Audrey from going into the barn and now the troubles haven’t gone away. After being held at gunpoint, the guard is convinced by their leader that Nathan needs to be alive, so he can help stop the troubles by finding Audrey.
So what happened to Audrey? Like Duke, she was spit out of the barn, but now she is not herself. She believes her name is Lexi, and she now has completely different memories while working in a bar located in an undisclosed location. A new character is introduced when William comes into the bar and tries to tell Lexi that she doesn’t really know who she is. She immediately denies this and thinks this guy is crazy. He tells her that if she doesn’t listen to him then a lot of people are going to die. Meanwhile, Nathan will do anything to find Audrey and end the troubles.
These actors have created very complicated characters that the audience feels and roots for. There is no inconsistency in the acting or characters. Emily Rose is great at capturing the mysteries that Audrey faces every day in life, and now she is playing a similar character in Lexi. Lucas Bryant’s character is the one your heart really bleeds for. He cannot feel physical touch, which is his trouble, and he is so desperately in love with Audrey. While Eric on the other hand, plays a sassy smart aleck who loves to cause trouble but also has strong feelings for Audrey.
Loosely based on Stephen King’s short story, “The Colorado Kid,” “Haven” has many surprises in store for this season. The season opener was just a taste of the intensity, and gets four and half out of five stars. But one important question remains, is Audrey really dead? Every episode is a piece to this complicated puzzle. The audience is in for a wild and crazier ride this season.
