I agree with you! I also had begun to think about those scenes and thought of James' mother continuing to do so to sabotage the relationship even to the point of getting him to kill her. I think she did succeed in the world of the living to this point (Zilpha's suicide), but I'm hoping that in the next season, or in…

yes, I noticed that too. Since his sister is now is reunited with some part of his soul in the other world, he's resigned (and/or free) to connect to someone with whom he can care for in this one.

Well here's more of the same from Emily. For a detailed review of the finale that in my opinion really 'gets the point' of the drama, here is The Guardian's
https://www.theguardian.com…

When major newspapers have a reviewer that gets their needle stuck in negative reviews of a show or even a movie, they will switch up to one or two others just to test out the first reviewers' perceptions. I wish A.V. Club would do the same. I hated what James did to Zilpha. I thought about the protection motive,…

Yes, I did know that they were half syblings. I see how my feedback would have given the impression that they had the same mother. My thought was that his mother's spirit would be jealous of any woman who he loved. What was striking to me was that flash of his mother kissing him on the lips. The hmmmm or ewwww…

Thanks for that!

During the scene where Zilpha killed her husband, I thought she looked like her mother or was possessed by her. The only scene in an otherwise great episode for me was post James killing Zilpha. (The appearance of the mother made me think that her spirit was jealous of their relationship and thus tricked James into…

I'm also enjoying this very much. Right now it's keeping its character driven and context driven style going. Not to say there's no action. It's interesting given the mystery of who poisoned James' father. Wondering if James believes that all he's gathered of the 'damned' were in some way or to some degree…

Hardy is such an amazing actor. I could really believe that Delaney was in pain as his wound was being sutured and the pain he suffered consequently. He is very vulnerable which is in contrast to the impression that was made in the first episode. If he came back from the dead, (my impression from the show's…

By the way, Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 'fresh' rating and has some very nice things to say about it in summary. Also it has a 92 percent audience rating. chin up!

'but so far this show hasn't really grasped anyone's attention'

I loved it. Actually I watched it again on demand and saw more details than before. The scene where James speaks with the lawyer at the slaughter house is brilliant. Surrounded by blood which fits the Delany legacy and an added chorus of pig and horse 'cries' during the discussion of the northwest territory island…

I loved how the tone of the program was set right away. A couple of the scenes looked like something out of a Gainsborough painting, but not always as soothing. And I don't mind the pacing. I'm fine with letting them make introductions to each of the elements involved without 'explaining it all to you'. I'll be…

There's a great new interview with TH in Esquire: http://www.esquire.co.uk/cu…

Bjorn didn't care about his daughter. He was so angry at her mother that he punished the baby for her mother's actions. In that he abandoned her. If Aslaug had thought Bjorn really cared for his daughter, I think she would have treated her differently knowing that when Bjorn returned, there would have been…

I think he was attempting to kill himself after failing to reunite with Lagertha and his failure to kill himself echoed Lagertha's remark that his ideas (plans) didn't succeed.

on Lawless, remember Shia Lebeouf? Hardy got along well with Jessica Chastain. Yes, the Revenant and Fury Road (and he apologized to both directors for his behavior. how many would do that and in the case with Miller, in public) I hope this one works for him. I'm still waiting for the Elton John flick.

I also don't think Nolan would be working with him for the third time if Hardy were as bad as all that.

I think the 'notorious' is overstated. And yes, Hardy has had his moments (most certainly not in all his films), but again, WR wouldn't be so respectful of Hardy now if Hardy's push back wasn't in part why the film got the attention (and respect) it did.

this could end as well as the Bronson pairing of Hardy and Winding Refn which wasn't a love match at the time, but produced an amazing film and fond memories of Hardy for WR.