Art of Darkness

Art of Darkness is the seventh episode of Season 2. The Episode aired on August 24 and attracted 1.04 million viewers despite being up against heavy competition that week.

Summary
Tarkoff, an old friend of the family’s, pays a visit to Joanna and Freddie. Wendy, Freya, Ingrid and Dash attend an art gala where Wendy encounters someone from her past. Killian has doubts about his feelings for Eva.

Plot
Frederick and his girlfriend, Caroline, are about to have sex when Frederick begins having a seizure similar to the ones he has been having for weeks. His mother comes in and finds him in this state and begins chanting curavi conreptio while hovering a hand over his chest. Eventually Frederick comes out of the seizure and Joanna finds herself in an awkward introduction to her son's new girlfriend.

Main cast

 * Julia Ormond as Joanna Beauchamp
 * Jenna Dewan-Tatum as Freya Beauchamp
 * Rachel Boston as Ingrid Beauchamp
 * Mädchen Amick as Wendy Beauchamp
 * Eric Winter as Dash Gardiner
 * Daniel DiTomasso as Killian Gardiner
 * Christian Cooke as Frederick Beauchamp

Guest Stars

 * Bianca Lawson as Eva
 * Eddie McClintock as Ronan
 * James Marsters as Tarkoff
 * Anna Van Hooft as Caroline

Trivia

 * This Episode is set three weeks after When A Mandragora Loves A Woman.
 * Bianca Lawson told us via Twitter that the Special Fx makeup used on her character took hours to produce.
 * The Gallery scenes in this episode were shot in an abandoned foundry in Vancouver called Terminal City.
 * The Gallery & Sets featured in this episode were produced by Rachel O' Toole.
 * The title of this episode is a reference to the novel written by Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness.