Season 2 • Episode 2
LatestHester tries to drive a wedge between Helene and Graham. Edmund is caught in a compromising position, so Dorothy comes up with a self-serving plan to save his bacon.
Helene is a shipwreck survivor washed ashore near a small English village. There, she is swept off her feet by widowed pastor Edmund and the two soon marry, with the puritanical Edmund believing his bride to be untouched by another man. But it seems that she has a history, and a dark one at that.
Writing
Davis's dialogue weaponizes politeness into psychological warfare.
Acting
Dorothy's barely contained hunger could power a small village.
Costume
Prim bonnets hiding absolutely unhinged energy.
Creator
Julia Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Julia Davis wrote this while recovering from surgery, which explains the fever-dream quality.
The show satirizes the 'cozy' British period drama industry by making everything viscerally uncomfortable.
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