Summary: The Tuunbaq keeps killing men and nothing is being done. Crozier drinks in his cabin to wash away his sorrows. Flashbacks show Crozier getting rejected by Sophia. Back in the present, Hickey leads an expedition to capture Lady Silence who he believes is controlling the supernatural bear. Crozier punishes him with 30 lashes for disrespect and not following orders.
The Good: Crozier was great in this episode. He has essentially become the new series lead now that Franklin is gone and he has been given really good character depth. We understand his sorrows all too well from being rejected, but thankfully there is much more to him. He doesn't know how to command the crew with Franklin gone, so he instead just ensures everyone follows his orders and then proceeds to give no real orders. Instead it's Hickey who takes action with a rogue expedition, which is exactly what Crozier was attempting to do in the previous episode. Crozier is becoming self-absorbed and lost and as a result he has lost his intelligent edge which he had over Franklin. Now he is just another captain, and without Franklin's ability to communicate with the crew, it seems likely that he will be facing mutiny soon. Hickey was very good here too. It makes sense for him to want to act out, after all tons of men have been lost to the Tuunbaq and he doesn't want to be one of those men. In his eyes he has done the right thing, and it is interesting to wonder how many other crew members think he is in the right here. They of course don't want to be picked off either, and as such I can certainly see them wanting to do something about this monster, especially with rumours going around about its supernatural nature. The titular punishment was a good scene in the episode which continues the strong storytelling. Crozier viciously ordering the punishment to continue was brutal and was a fitting explosion of that depressed anger he has been trying to drink away. The crew members' disgust at the beating was effective to start driving a wedge between them and the captain, and I think it was conveyed appropriately. It was an uncomfortable watch, but we needed to see it to understand why Hickey and the rest of crew would have some conflict with Crozier. The horror continues to amp up in this episode. The first half of the episode was tense and scary with the Tuunbaq lurking around and getting kills. The sequence with Crozier and Evans trekking the ice was a stand-out and so was the scene of Hickey finding the dead body torn in half standing on the ship. I really liked that final scene between Goodsir and Lady Silence. It's nice to see a decent human on the ship in Goodsir and he is very easy to like and root for. It was nice to end the episode on a positive note with Goodsir trying to make peace with Lady Silence. The Bad: Nothing really. The Unknown: What is Jane's role in the story going to be? We were given a lengthy scene of her wanting to help Franklin's expedition, and that surely couldn't have been for nothing. I believe she will do something important in the story, but it's just a question of what. Where are the crew's allegiances currently at? Hickey found some tobacco in his hammock, so clearly he has some friends amongst the crew. There is also a question of if Hickey is at odds with Crozier now, but I'm extremely confident that he will be. Adam Nagaitis did a great job of portraying Hickey's anger after the lashings and I'm sure that it will have to lead somewhere. What is with the black teeth and spoiled food? Does is have something to do with the sickness from the first episode? Best Moment: The lashings were the most brutal part of the episode so I'll go with that scene. Character of the Episode: Crozier. Conclusion: This was another solid episode to continue the story. The writing on this show has been very good so far, and it looks like it may end up being an excellent miniseries. Score: 62
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