Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Talamasca: The Secret Order episode 3!Talamasca: The Secret Order episode 3 doesn’t waste any time continuing to build tension in the Immortal Universe’s latest installment. Coming off the back of a harrowing cliffhanger in episode 2, this week’s installment sees Guy deeply questioning what the Talamasca really want from him. At the same time, the London house, under Jasper’s command, gets some deeper exploration, as the layers of the vampire’s plan finally start peeling back.
While Talamasca: The Secret Order episodes 1 and 2 laid the groundwork for Guy’s mission, episode 3 expands upon it by revealing plenty of new, important information. This begins with a flashback to Amsterdam’s Talamasca headquarters in 1972. The house, which is revealed to be the head locale of the organization, was burned down, leading to the destruction of one thousand years of history.
When a distressed Guy visits Helen — and is more formally introduced to his handler, Olive — he learns more about the 752: a collection of the Talamasca’s forgotten history. Helen is leading the organization’s search for it, while Jasper is also on the hunt. Guy, however, is caught in the middle, in way over his head compared to other characters in Talamasca: The Secret Order. It’s this pressure he’s under that defines the hour, as he makes a decision that ultimately turns the story on its head.
Talamasca: The Secret Order Plants The Seeds For A Much Larger Narrative
The best part about episode 3 was the larger narrative it began to build while still maintaining focus on the 752. This expansion does feel somewhat bloated at first, though, such as Guy stumbling across a coven of witches mourning Keves’ death. However, this is quickly alleviated when he meets Doris, whose warning about the Talamasca’s deceased agent puts the protagonist on edge.
I liked watching Guy slowly question the Talamasca over the course of the episode. He never asked to be part of their world, yet he’s been forced into it because of his past. It was engaging to watch him teetering on the edge of quitting and going back to the law firm job waiting for him, emphasized by the number of phone calls he makes throughout the episode.
But, even with his questioning of the group, he continues pushing forward, mostly to seek answers about his mother. However, I found it fascinating that his loyalty was derailed after learning of the dead agent. It results in a rather explosive confrontation with Helen at an abandoned Talamasca outpost. It’s also here we learn Helen was tested for powers similar to Guy’s as a child, but left the facility after it was determined she didn’t have any.
What’s interesting to note is how the show portrays the secrets both Guy and Helen are keeping from one another. Guy often keeps information he learns, such as the whereabouts of the 752, close to his chest. Meanwhile, Helen never tells him about the other girl she was being tested with at the facility. The secrets they both keep put them on even ground. However, it’s hard not to feel bad for Guy, considering the life of a Talamasca agent is really just a means to an end for him.
Their argument is heated, with Guy learning more about the twisted web of deceit he finds himself in. I was enthralled by how his frustration built as Helen instructed him to infiltrate the group’s London branch and get close to Jasper. It all came to a head when she revealed it was too late for him to return to his normal life — a revelation that may cost the characters in Talamasca: The Secret Orderdearly.
Guy’s Shocking End Twist Revels In What Makes The Immortal Universe Is So Good
On the other side of the coin, Jasper is continuing his quest for the 752 using the influence he has over the London branch of the Talamasca. It’s here that William Fichtner’s captivating performance is on full display. The first notable sequence is when he turns a member of the branch into a feral vampire. The process is different from a regular vampire’s transformation, offering a disturbing sequence that still leaves plenty of lingering, haunting questions in its wake.
The other is when Jasper discusses Archie’s death with Gregory, the face of the London house. As it turns out, Gregory is dying of cancer, with Jasper providing him vampire blood to ensure he lives. It’s a very human deal, emphasizing the vampire’s opportunistic nature. Here, it’s revealed he didn’t have anything to do with Archie nor Keves’ murders, sowing the seeds of a deeper mystery involving a powerful third party.
Both storylines come to a head when Guy visits the Talamasca’s London headquarters. In the best scene of the show thus far, he threatens Jasper to get him to reveal himself, before spilling everything the Talamasca was going to have him do. This ending twist didn’t come as a shock to me, considering how little Guy trusted the organization. It also emphasizes how all the main characters in the Immortal Universe operate under gray morality, including an everyman like him.
Since Talamasca: The Secret Order episode 3 laid the groundwork for a very different back half of the season, it sounds like Guy is going with his own plan to recover the 752 and learn what happened to his mother. I’m under the impression he’ll probably turn on Jasper at the last minute, especially given Olive is watching from outside. But just how exactly everything goes down truly remains to be seen.
New episodes of Talamasca: The Secret Order air every Sunday on AMC and AMC+.
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October 26, 2025
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Nicholas Denton
Guy Anatole
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- Guy’s gray morality makes him a more compelling protagonist.
- The secrets Guy and Helen keep from each other build tension as their mission continues.
- William Fichtner steals the show as Jasper, getting plenty of intimidating scenes.
