: The episode continues to build Angelina Meyer as a truly unsettling villain. Watching her act "suspiciously" in a public library while hiding Eden creates a skin-crawling tension that keeps you on edge.
"All-Call" isn't the fastest-paced episode, but it excels at grounding the series' increasingly "trippy" mythology in real emotional stakes. It forces us to sit with the characters' pain, making the eventual search for answers feel earned rather than just a plot device. Manifest 4x2
, typically the show's beacon of hope and logic, is nearly unrecognizable here. Consumed by the loss of Grace and the kidnapping of Eden , he has traded his whiteboard for a cluttered attic of newspaper clippings. His refusal to engage with Saanvi or the new "828" evidence shows a man who has completely stepped down as "co-captain of the lifeboat". This version of Ben is frustrating and petulant, but his "mangy" grief beard and stubbornness make him feel more human than ever. Key Highlights : The episode continues to build Angelina Meyer
: While Ben wallows, Saanvi is the episode's MVP, discovering a "sea of voices" hidden within the black box recordings—an eerie supernatural hum that suggests the Callings are all interconnected. It forces us to sit with the characters'