WITCHES OF EAST END: Season 2 portends sexy, witchy, jaw-dropping summer fun {SPOILERS}

When we last visited East End, chaos had ensued. Well, more chaos. Penelope’s plan to destroy the Beauchamp’s had been thwarted, at the cost of her life, but Joanna was mortally cursed. Ingrid discovered that she was The Key to opening the portal to Asgard. And with Penelope’s death, the powers she stole from her sons returned to them, and, in a rage after after discovering Killian and Freya’s attraction, Dash accidentally “killed” his brother on the dock.

Season 2 of Witches of East End picks up just days after the end of season 1. Joanna is still battling the poison in her body with Victor administering painful “treatments” that slow down the effects of the poison while the witches try to find an antidote. The situation is increasingly dire, until help arrives from an unexpected, and possibly untrustworthy, source.

Dash tries to find answers for what happened on the dock, conducting scientific experiments on himself while the memory of Killian mocks him. For all Killian’s snide remarks about science not being able to solve this problem, Dash’s tests do reveal a surprising connection to the Beauchamps that sets up an interesting arc for this season. P.S. Dash is still very, very angry with Freya.

Meanwhile the witches try to find a spell to restore their memories of what happened when Ingrid opened the door to Asgard, when Frederick turns up on the doorstep. He escaped Asgard when the portal opened, but claims to have lost his memory of that night as well. Wendy is suspicious, citing his betrayal in Asgard, but Joanna is sure that he’s changed and welcomes her son with open arms.

On a lighter note, Wendy meets a sexy guy who immediately gets on her bad side, and Ingrid pursues a new professional opportunity.

The premiere is entertaining and sets up quite a ride for season 2, full of intrigue and witchy powers and romance and questions of loyalty. Then, just as we’re settling in for a summer of fun with our friends in East End, in the final scene, Ingrid has an encounter that is so startling, it will have viewers scrambling to rewind and watch it again and again and wonder what the straitlaced librarian has been hiding this whole time.

Buckle up!

Witches of East End returns Sunday, July 6 at 9/8c on Lifetime.