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The 8/10 rating is mainly given as I saw the last few minutes of this episode with the portrayal of Andrew Garfield's Detective Pyre. The struggles he had to face within himself, with him and his wife, with him and his covenant are all very real. I did not know a lot about Mormonism before this show but I presumed it would be more or less like other religions. Being an atheist myself, I could never imagine the pressure, whether it is from family or peers could exert such an influential impact on a person, their family and their community. I just hoped that the burden he is feeling now could be relieved in the coming episode or it is going to eat him alive and I certainly do not hope he ends up like Brenda.

This episode provides context. You'll learn there were people who knew Brenda was in danger but did nothing to inform her. The church, rather than give her support basically empowered thru ritual prayer to fix the family rather than support her in the divorce she asked for. Even her sister told her she had to fulfill the vows she took in the temple when she married Alan. The family knew the Lafferty Bros had gone Fundy and the word Blood Anointment was tossed around and they all turned a blind eye to what was going on. Brenda bravely helped Dianna escape but sadly no one was there for her. Not even her husband who knew.

Next you have Pyre struggling with the mythical church he was raised in the and ghost of the origins and doctrine that still is being practiced by some Mormons today. There is a fear of accepting things that have proven to be true when you entire being has been based on a sanitized version of the truth. The wife, rather than help him with the struggle just want him to put his questions on a shelf.