666 Park Avenue Recap: Hex & the City

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By SnoopK8 | Tuesday, October 2, 2012 | 1:05 pm | 26 Comments
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Hello, Gasmii. Welcome to your premiere of 666 Park Avenue. I am SnoopK8 and I will be your recapper. You may know me on the ‘Gasm from Dance Moms or Brooklyn 11223. Clearly, I am well-versed in the horror genre. Also, I live in NYC and I’ve read Rosemary’s Baby once a year since I was 12 so I am an expert on creepy buildings and their evil inhabitants.

We open at the symphony. Vanessa Williams is sitting in the audience with a sinister looking man. All of a sudden, one of the violinists notices his fingers bleeding profusely and dripping all over the stage. Yuck. In the audience, Vanessa Williams’ sinister date smiles sinisterly.

A taxi pulls up to a building in the pouring rain. The bloody violinist gets out and rushes inside, freaking out. In his apartment, he packs frantically. He picks up his violin and smashes it to pieces. He throws his passport into his suitcase and runs out the door without even zipping it. He makes it down to the lobby but all the doors are closing and locking and he can’t escape. A hall phone rings. He answers it and a sinister-sounding man says “It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years, my friend.” The violinist says he wants just one more year, but the sinister voice tells him he signed a contract and it’s time to settle up. The voice reminds the violinist that he said he’d give up everything to be the best.

The violinist manages to burst through the front door and the momentum makes him fall onto the ground. He totally should have asked the cab to wait because there’s no way he’s getting another one in that rain. Thinking he has escaped, he says, “dear god, thank you.” But he spoke too soon, because everyone knows you can’t escape supernatural buildings and sinister voices on phones and this is no exception. A square panel on the door opens and sucks the violinist in.

Some people call it a peephole, we call it a portal to Hell

Then the camera pans up to the building’s address, which is 999 Park Avenue. The shadow makes the nines look like sixes and that, my friends, is our intro to 666 Park Avenue.

Herman Cain also lives here

It’s daytime and a laughing couple pulls up to the building in a beat-up Volvo. They get a parking spot right in front (speaking of supernatural occurrences). They are impressed by the façade and say they probably couldn’t even afford to rent a closet there. We eventually learn the couple are Jane Van Veen and Henry Martin. They are not married. They are there to see a Mr. Doran about the Resident Manager position. A sketchy teen they meet in the lobby says she hopes they get the job. Hmm, how did she know why they were there?

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26 Comments

  1. 1
    michkabibbles
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    i thought this was a lot of fun, and campy is the perfect word for it. terry o’quinn and vanessa williams were great. i definitely thought the weak link was jane.

    the klepto teen was interesting, especially if she gets ‘visions’ for the people she steals from. maybe she’s there to try to help them in some way when she sees their fate? and since it was mentioned a few times, i wonder if the fact that jane’s necklace was her grandmothers will turn out to be important.

    i’m so glad you’re recapping this!

  2. 2
    Mimo
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    What night was this on? How did I miss it? This sounds like it was written for my enjoyment.

  3. 3
    michkabibbles
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    -mimo: it was on sunday night on abc at 9pm (central)-right after revenge. my cable company is carrying it on demand. it was super fun.

  4. 4
    Bioscotto
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    My boyfriend and I watched and got into a really interesting discussion. Obviously, there is more going on than meets the eye here. For example, apparently, the building only takes men…they use women to get to the men, by killing them or luring them into affairs and the like, but only men were taken in the first episode, and it is Henry that Gavin is interested in “getting to” through Jane.

    Also, I don’t think Gavin is the devil…it’s too obvious. The big bad in this show has to be much bigger and badder than him to work…my guess is he just another person tricked into signing a contract – one saying he gets the rich and lavish lifestyle he desires, as long as he provides more souls to the building…

    We hadn’t considered that Nona might just be a force of good trying to help people out…that’s an interesting take, and one that I hope is true! I’d love to see that Gavin can’t touch her because she’s protected or something.

  5. 5
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    I like shows with a supernatural and fantasy twists. I thought this episode was interesting enough for me to give it a chance. It kind or reminds of the intros to Supernatural

    I think Nona is a physic. And I think Gavin is a demon. The woman in the basement was a ghost that’s why the light was flickering.

  6. 6
    michkabibbles
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    i can’t wait to meet nona’s grandmother, and i’d like to see the correlation between the items she’s taken and the people who are affected. i can’t imagine that everyone in the building is in gavin’s control/ debt. the doorman did say that some of the apartments are rent controlled, so i’m guessing there might be people in the drake that don’t have anything to do with the dorans.

    i am also very interested in hearing what happened with their daughter; i’m sure it has to do with their arrangement in the building.

    @bioscotto-i agree with you that gavin isn’t the devil himself, just a minion. and i hadn’t noticed that it was only men the dorans were ‘after’ in the first episode. i did notice that they were using jane to get to henry (i’m guessing so they can infiltrate the mayor’s office). i’m hoping we’ll see some equal opportunity soul selling soon!

  7. 7
    Lizbot
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Finally! A vehicle for a Lost alumni that actually seems like it could be a decent successor to Lost!

    I haven’t watched the show yet, but from your recap I think I’ll like it. And it sounds like Vanessa William’s talent for portraying evil. domineering ladies will be put to good use in this series as well. Can’t wait to see it.

  8. 8
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    Why did the basement lead to the roof though? And why did she not take note of her filthy feet when she woke up? And how did a lawyer allow himself and his wife to sign some contracts without thoroughly reading them? And why doesn’t anyone say anything when all their neighbors stay disappearing with no forwarding address? *side eye*

    But besides those details, I am really into this show. I love supernatural horror, and with my beloved Supernatural kind of overstaying its welcome, it’s nice to have something fresh to pay attention to. I’m also not a big fan of Jane. She’s cute but annoying (not sure if it’s her character or the actress). Everyone else was great though.

    And I agree too that John Locke (sorry, that’s all he’ll ever be to me) is not the devil. Way too obvious, plus, alot of people think that the devil doesn’t broker his own deals anymore. Too busy. A demon is possible. Or maybe he’s something between a demon and a man. Like a wizard, or some kind of immortal gatekeeper/deal broker. I’m sure it has something to do with his daughter.

    I’m curious about Alexis though. I didn’t think she lived in the building, so what’s her angle?
    I know she isn’t just some slutty neighbor…everytime she shows up, that scary-ass background music comes too. Maybe she’s some kind of succubus.

    But anyway, I’m so happy that this is being recapped at all, but am especially excited that you’re doing it!
    So thanks! :D

  9. 9
    Bioscotto
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    @chaosbutterfly – how did a man get sucked into a wall? How did John Locke implant a vision of lust into Jane’s head? Etc.

    The lawyer not reading the contract really did bother me, though…lol

  10. 10
    Bluedog
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    I’m so happy that we will see the eps the same week that you do. It’s hard with Dance Mums and T & T because we don’t see them until months later and then everyones’ lost interest in any other comments.
    I’m giving Jane a break because she is a fellow Aussie and I think she will get better as the show progresses as she not only has to act, remember lines but do your accent as well. It is hard to do your accent apart from the southern ones. “Steel Magnolias” is easy to do but auditioning for other plays is challenging.

    I found a couple of things annoying – she didn’t notice her feet were dirty and how does a lawyer not read a contract before signing. Also doesn’t “no balls” wife not look out of the window too and see the sexy strip happening?
    Aside from that I’ve been waiting for another supernatural show to come on and this one shows promise.

  11. 11
    Bluedog
    Posted October 2, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    Is anyone recapping “Terra Nova” or has that finished already?

  12. 12
    LadyStardust
    Posted October 3, 2012 at 12:55 am

    Terra Nova was cancelled.

  13. 13
    chooch850 chooch850
    Posted October 3, 2012 at 2:06 am

    I watched because of Vanessa Williams and Terry O’Quinn. They make the perfect evil couple. I hope we see lots of them and less of the hotel managers. I worry about the flow of the storylines. I hope it’s not an “American Horror Story” rip-off. I would be so disappointed. I would like a more Alfred Hitchcock type feel. I will watch again.

  14. 14
    Moli Moli
    Posted October 3, 2012 at 5:07 am

    I felt like I was watching another version of Devil’s Advocate. How do you not notice your feet are that dirty? How are you a lawyer and you don’t read contracts before you sign them. I agree Nona is a ‘good guy/gal’.

  15. 15
    Lizbot
    Posted October 3, 2012 at 7:28 am

    Maybe John Locke (I”m with you on that one, Chaosbutterfly! at least for now) has some kind of hypnotic power that influences the characters’ attention to details and enables him to more easily manipulate their wills — like a semi-trance state. Maybe later on the lawyer will smack his head and say “Wait a minute, did I read that contract?”, or maybe he’ll be convinced that he did even though he didn’t.

  16. 16
    Detinha
    Posted October 3, 2012 at 10:05 am

    Greed, that’s what makes people, even or especially : lawyers, to sign contracts without signing.

    There was a movie like that where young people would move into a building and the ollder people would kill them to keep themselves young..

  17. 17
    rubinia
    Posted October 3, 2012 at 10:20 am

    This seems like a Rosemary’s Baby/Devil’s Advocate-type thing. I love Terry O’Quinn and I hope this show stays fun and campy and doesn’t try to take itself too seriously.

    Is Nona a ghost, too?

  18. 18
    rubinia
    Posted October 3, 2012 at 10:20 am

    …or an angel?

  19. 19
    Moli Moli
    Posted October 3, 2012 at 10:33 am

    Thank you @rubinia, for the life of me I couldn’t think of the other movie.

  20. 20
    ApplePie
    Posted October 4, 2012 at 6:02 am

    Thanks for the great recap and the comments. I, too, think this show has great potential. I thought the zombie/ghost woman that Jane saw in the basement was Mary Marlow, coming back to life. The dress looked similar, at least.

  21. 21
    ApplePie
    Posted October 4, 2012 at 6:03 am

    Sorry, I think it’s Mary Barlow … whatever her name is, Bloody Hand’s wife

  22. 22
    JJ
    Posted October 4, 2012 at 8:52 am

    Two things: 1) I thought maybe Nona was the ghost of O’Quinn and William’s dead daughter; 2) The other stupid lawyer thing that bothered me (besides not reading the employment contract) was that it is not a conflict of interest or illegal to run into someone your office is in litigation with in a public place. What would actually be the issue is if your second boss, the Devil or whoever, was in the middle of the litigation between the city and the developer.

  23. 23
    AmyOops AmyOops
    Posted October 6, 2012 at 2:44 pm

    @Detinha: BINGO! That’s exactly what could potentially motivate a lawyer to sign something without reading it – agreed. Plus it fits in beautifully with the story line.

    The ghost woman was for sure Mary Whats-her-name, or at least a close relative. I went back and looked and they are pretty identical, especially the hair…the glowy-white-dead-bruised-death-skin…not so much :-)

    I like all the theories on the girl. Such possibilities! Oh, and I just figured she knew the couple were there for a job because they were so obviously out of place in that hoity toity apartment building. It kind of made the couple realize they really WERE out of their league.

    One more thing: Why did I think Jane was actually blackmailing Gavin ? She sounded kinda threatening to me. Just me? Sorry I’m so late into the discussion, BTW!

  24. 24
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted October 6, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    @AmyOops, when she was discussing the potentially weak foundation, right?!
    I was like sooo…is she threatening to somehow knock the building over or is she gonna call the health/building inspecting department to get the place shut down or is she going to summon “a nasty act of God” with supernatural powers or….? LOL.
    She totally sounded threatening…like she was saying “hire us, or I’m gonna fuck your building up”.
    I didn’t get that she was trying to blind him with science until later.

  25. 25
    AmyOops AmyOops
    Posted October 6, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    @chaos: Hmmmm. Are we SURE it was the science thing that “won him over”? Remember when Vanessa Williams said something about liking her “spunk” or some such crap? Eh, but then she did wanna help with renovations (even though he shut her down…).

    Whatever lol. I’m just glad you answered me this late into the conversation. I could NOT get in to American Horror Something-or-Other, but I’m digging the hell out of this show, pun intended!

  26. 26
    La negra
    Posted October 14, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    I think Nona is Sasha Doran. I don;t know why, I just have this feeling.

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