As he backed his car out, he saw a flash of movement in the brush—a buck, its coat singed, sprinting toward the river. Behind it, the first fingers of flame finally crested the hill, turning the green canopy into a crown of fire in seconds. The heat hit him through the glass, a physical blow that made his skin crawl.
Elias didn't move. He was watching the "snow"—thick, gray flakes of ash drifting down to coat his garden. It was beautiful in a terrifying way, like a winter from hell. Episode 5: Wildfire
This was . They had survived the drought of Episode 1, the lightning storms of Episode 2, and the dry heat of the weeks that followed. But the "Wildfire" was the climax no one was ready for. As he backed his car out, he saw