The Bad Guy

"The Bad Guy" is the eighth episode of Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series, Home Before Dark. It premiered on July 30, 2021, around the world.

Synopsis
As Hilde tries to make amends with Donny and Spoon, Grant closes in. Spirit Week brings up old fears for Izzy.

Starring

 * Jim Sturgess as Matthew Lisko
 * Brooklynn Prince as Hilde Lisko
 * Abby Miller as Bridget Jensen
 * Kylie Rogers as Izzy Lisko
 * Michael Weston as Lt. Frank Briggs Jr.
 * Joelle Carter as Principal Kim Collins
 * Aziza Scott as Sheriff Mackenzie "Trip" Johnson
 * Jibrail Nantambu as Donny Davis
 * Deric McCabe as Wesley "Spoon" Witherspoon
 * Rio Mangini as Ethan DeLuca

Guest Starring

 * Dan Byrd as as Tony O'Hara (Flashback)
 * Scott Lawrence as Mackenzie Johnson Jr.
 * David Cubitt as Grant Collins
 * Alexa Mansour as Emma
 * Reed Birney as Sylvester Lisko

Co-Starring

 * James Sanders as Mr. Sipple
 * Mark Gibbon as Karl Kurz
 * Kate Gajdosik as Reporter #1
 * Kapila Rego as Secretary
 * Kyra Zagorsky as Gina DeLuca
 * William Belleau as Hank Gillis
 * Jason Cermak as Arthur Conway

Trivia

 * A Magic Hour Chronicle paper reveals that Sherriff Johnson was elected either on or immediately before, March 26, 2019.
 * The photograph used of Hilde and Trip is a real life behind the scenes photo of Brooklynn Prince and Aziza Scott.
 * The piece was not shown initially in the episode in which Trip was elected, and is the longest shown piece.
 * It reveals that Johnson won with 85% of voters cast and is the first Black woman to hold the position in the County's history.
 * A family tree of the Woodruff-Williams-Wott family is shown.
 * Much information was revealed about Matt, Hilde, and Bridget through birth records and drivers licenses.
 * Tony O'Hara appears in a flashback to "I Believe You".
 * Arthur Conway is seen for the first time. His voice was heard in the black box recording from Hank Gillis's plane crash in "The Black Box".