Whatever is happening it is affecting some people’s thought processes in bizarre ways.
maybe I'm misunderstanding the premise. I thought the earthquakes released the skinwalkers and people taken over by the skin walkers lose their thought processes and their identity - the skinwalker who flew off with the daughter lost its hold on the guy for a minute when they crashed and the guy regained his identity for a minute until the skinwalker took back control. I might have to watch it again lol.