Midnight Never Come

Midnight Never Come
Season 2, Episode 12 (25)
Episode Information
Air Date	June 21, 2015
Writer	Donna Thorland Adam Simon
Director	Alex Zakrzewski
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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^st, 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

Cast

Main Cast Janet Montgomery as Mary Sibley Shane West as John Alden Ashley Madekwe as Tituba Seth Gabel as Cotton Mather Tamzin Merchant as Anne Hale Elise Eberle as Mercy Lewis Iddo Goldberg as Isaac Walton Oliver Bell as John Sibley / The Devil Joe Doyle as Sebastian Von Marburg Recurring Cast Lucy Lawless as Countess Von Marburg

Guest Cast Jeremy Crutchley as Wendell Hathorne

Deaths

• Unidentified Marburg's servants
• John Sibley — drowned by Countess Von Marburg in the pool of Hell-blood to complete the Grand Rite and trigger full possession by the Dark Lord.

Locations

• Salem, Massachusetts
  • The House of the Seven Gables
  • Hale's Cottage
  • Salem's Woods
    • Petrus' Hut
    • The Crags
    • Essex Stronghold

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

• Promotional
• Behind The Scenes
• Screencaps

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Video

Salem 212 "Midnight Never Come"

Salem 212 Countess threatens Anne

Salem 212 "Midnight Never Come" - Writer's Wrap

Behind the Scenes

Trivia

• This episode marks the completion of the Grand Rite began in The Vow.
• Cotton Mather discovers that his wife Anne is a witch.
• Mary and Marcy have their first meeting after the alleged death of the latter.

Cultural References

• As mentioned by Adam Simon in the Writer's Wrap of this episode, it's a reference to the famous poem "Doctor Faustus", where the main character hopes with all his heart for midnight to never come, because at that time the devil will come to reclaim the soul of the necromancer. As Dr. Faustus, Mary also hopes in the defeat of the Great Rite and for the dreaded hour to never come.

International Titles

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