In my
opinion, this is probably the least-intense penultimate episode of any season
on the show. Sure, we know that the
mystery will be solved in the next episode, and there are some definite
ante-upping moments, but I don’t really get that feeling of everything coming
to a head. We’ll see how it all shakes
out next week.
Ellie and
Hardy have a major suspect in custody, but new evidence crops up that casts
doubt on whether or not he’s their man.
They try and determine, once and for all, who the rapists is. Meanwhile, Beth deals with the fallout of the
struggles Mark has been wrestling with this season.
I feel
like it’s still pretty wide open at this point.
Back in series 1, there were a number of suspects considered and mostly
eliminated over the course of the season, but here it seems like it could still
be any of the main five or six very plausible suspects. I won’t discard the possibility of someone
out of left field, but my money’s on one of those guys. And regardless, we’re definitely continuing
the theme of the season – even though only one of them did it, they’re all gross and creepy and contribute to
the culture that leads to these crimes happening in the first place.
It’s a
pretty good episode for Beth. There are
big things happening on the family side, so she’s not really involved in the
Trish storyline today. Instead, she’s
very focused on what’s going on with Mark and has a few strong scenes dealing
with it, both talking with him directly and discussing the situation with other
characters. Jodie Whittaker does a great
job conveying how wrung-out she is performing so much emotional labor on Mark’s
behalf. I like that – though it may seem
callous to have so little patience for an obviously-hurting man, it’s clear
that Beth has been giving so much of herself for such a long time that she’s
reaching her breaking point.
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