Breaking the Dams

When I Stopped Loving Them, They All Lost It Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1 recap

A nurse tortures Ava Sterling with an electric baton at Blackwood Psychiatric Hospital until Ava collapses and dies. Ava visits the Soul Store after death. She signs a contract trading away her ability to love for a second life. Ava wakes up at seventeen in the Sterling mansion. Ethan Sterling grabs her arm, but Ava pulls away. Downstairs, Richard and Claire Sterling introduce Luna to the home while Ava watches from above.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: Death at Blackwood Hospital

    A nurse strikes an injured Ava Sterling with an electric baton inside Blackwood Psychiatric Hospital. Ava falls to the floor from the repeated shocks. She loses her remaining strength and dies alone on the cold ground.

  2. 00:15: Contract at the Soul Store

    After dying, Ava enters the Soul Store and meets the Shopkeeper. She signs a contract to trade away her ability to love in exchange for another life. Flames suddenly engulf Ava right after she finalizes the deal.

  3. 00:23: Awakening in the Sterling Mansion

    Ava opens her eyes on the second-floor hallway at age seventeen. Ethan Sterling takes hold of her arm. Ava remembers how Ethan slapped her across the face in her previous life, so she pulls her hand back from him.

  4. 01:22: Arrival of the New Sister

    Richard and Claire Sterling walk through the front doors with Luna. Ethan runs downstairs to greet them. Ava stands alone at the top of the stairs, looking down at the four of them with a calm, numb chest.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“Shut up, you psycho! Nobody is coming for you!”

The nurse · The nurse yells this while shocking Ava with an electric baton.

“Ava? What's wrong?”

Ethan Sterling · Ethan asks this when Ava suddenly pulls her hand away from him.

“Ethan, Ava, come downstairs! We brought your new sister home!”

Richard Sterling · Richard calls up from the foyer after arriving home with Luna.

“Ava, why are you just standing there? Your new sister's here. Let's go say hello.”

Claire Sterling · Claire speaks this to Ava when Ava stays frozen on the stairs.

How Episode 1 Ends

Ethan and his parents gather joyfully around Luna in the entrance hall downstairs. Ava touches her chest and feels none of her old heartbreak while watching the family reunion from the landing above. Will Ava manage to keep her cold distance when her parents expect her to welcome Luna into the household?