Previously: All sorts of shit. Trigger warning for sexual assault at the end of the episode. In the yard at Nampara, D takes in the laundry and Jud comes in to talk to Ross. D eyes them darkly, and Ross tells her that Jud brought a proposal from Trencrom. D asks him if Ross will never learn, and Ross is like, no, probably not. D reminds him that he’s standing trial for the whole smuggling … Continue reading Poldark 2.07
Previously: Stuff. In Tru-mouth, soldiers wander through the streets, and McNeil and the Excise Man, Vercoe, discuss the events in France (what’s up, King Louis’ head?) while they observe Trencrom, who is prooooooobably planning his next smuggling run. They are hoping to catch him off guard. Two men walk into the yard at Nampara with a mule while D is sawing a log, and she glares and then yells for Garrick to run them off. … Continue reading Poldark 2.07
Previously: Francis died just as he was becoming a decent human. Ross has to cough up 1400 pounds by Christmas. Day over the mine, and Ross is looking over his domain. Elizabeth, in black, places a vase of fresh flowers under Francis’ portrait in the study. Verity also comes in, and weeps. D also stand above a cliff in the wind, stressed and worried. In the mine, Henshawe muses that it’s hard to think of … Continue reading Poldark 2.05
NB: This recap was written using the British edit, since my TiVo didn’t actually record the American airing for some reason. So if there are scenes you don’t remember, that’s why. Previously: Ross and Francis are opening up Wheal Grace together, D and Ross have a son, and Verity and Blamey blew threw most of their plot in one episode. Two boys run along the beach at low tide, one dark haired and the other … Continue reading Poldark 2.04
WE’RE BACK IN CORNWALL Y’ALL Previously: All of season 1 happened, but the important thing is that Ross has been arrested for wrecking the Warleggan ship and looting it, and also of murdering Matthew Sanson. PREDICTIONS: Ross will continue to be noble but kinda stupid, Francis gonna Francis, and George is gonna take his hurt fee-fees out on everyone. Demelza will continue to be awesome. (Guys, right now I have oven-roasted tomato sauce in the … Continue reading Poldark 2.01
NB: Redheadedgirl is off cavorting in Sweden so I’m on my own for Outlander this week. My commentary is imbedded in the recap. Also one of the images below is kind of gory. Beware! The title card is a dude spraying powder on a wig and then pushing it on the floor. The title is Vengeance Is Mine. I wonder what that could possibly be a harbinger of? Claire, via voiceover, lets us know that … Continue reading Outlander 2.11: “Vengeance Is Mine”
Previously: They still hadn’t stopped this damn war. The title card is bagpipes and drums. It’s very stirring. The camera pans over a dead highlander with Claire standing over him. She voiceovers that this was a highlander that had run afoul of a Redcoat patrol, and they had hoped of changing the outcome…but she is doubtful of their success. Jamie is a way away, on the other side of some trees, and asks her how … Continue reading Outlander 2.10: “Prestonpans”
Previously: Claire and Jamie con Lord Lovat out of some fighting men. The titles card is a series of wheels rolling through a puddle. Claire and Jamie are riding with the men from Lovat, Claire telling us that they started with 100 and the numbers dwindled along the way to meet up with Murtagh and the Lallybroch men. Young Simon was sent off to bring them back with the promise of land when it was … Continue reading Outlander 2.09: “Je Suis Prest”
Can we get back to (Scottish) politics now? Yo. (H/T Mochabean) The title card is a fox, who is super cute until he glares at the camera, and it’s like, oh you are up to some shit. WE ARE BACK IN SCOTLAND. It is green and glorious. Claire voiceovers that they returned to heal in the highlands, and that Ian and Jenny had another baby while there were in Paris (HI JENNY I MISSED YOU). “Their … Continue reading Outlander 2.08: “The Fox’s Lair”
Trigger warning for child abuse and stillbirth. The title card pans over books – they are not 17th century books – and then a small hand turns a page to a picture of a large water bird, and a small red-headed girl says, “Look, Mama! What a pretty bird!” A woman in a blue skirt suit crouches down – it’s Claire, and a title card tells us that it is Boston, 1954. Claire agrees that … Continue reading Outlander 2.07: “Faith”
This title is a LITTLE on the nose here, RDM. A LITTLE. The title card is Louise getting dressed. We open with Jamie and Claire mid coitus, with the captions saying “both moaning,” which is true. But then Jamie opens his eyes to see BlackJack saying “don’t stop” and Jamie pulls a knife and stabs many many many many times until BlackJack is seemingly dead and Jamie is covered in blood. BlackJack wakes up, though. … Continue reading Outlander 2.02: Not in Scotland, Anymore
