In its penultimate episode, the show pulls off a nifty balancing act.
“The book was a work of fiction, but it released the truth from its ballast,” says Stephen Brigstocke. What truth? Whose truth, Stephen? He would like to believe that it’s the truth regarding the maliciousness of the last woman to know his son, but the tone of this episode makes clear that the real truth released from its ballast is the depths of Stephen’s own vengeful malevolence.
We learn that Nicholas had a stroke and may have permanent neurological damage. As Catherine sits at his bedside and Robert spirals into his own stupid self-pity, Stephen puts his final plan into motion. The question over how far Stephen is willing to go to destroy all the Ravenscrofts becomes clear this episode: He’s planning to kill Nicholas. “Time to begin tidying up,” he says, overjoyed by pain, misery, and death. Again, it doesn’t feel like even the grieving Nancy Brigstocke would approve.
In the final scenes, Stephen is literally invited to come back to finish the job, but Catherine may have something to say about that. The two most important characters on the show finally interact directly as Catherine comes to Stephen’s house. The coward is willing to let her in this time, probably planning to kill or at least drug her too. He puts pills in her tea, which Catherine doesn’t even consider drinking before giving Stephen a well-deserved slap.
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