Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jared Harris | ... | Francis Crozier | |
Tobias Menzies | ... | James Fitzjames | |
Paul Ready | ... | Henry Goodsir | |
Adam Nagaitis | ... | Cornelius Hickey | |
Ian Hart | ... | Thomas Blanky | |
Nive Nielsen | ... | Lady Silence | |
Ciarán Hinds | ... | John Franklin (credit only) | |
Matthew McNulty | ... | Lt. Edward Little | |
Christos Lawton | ... | Lt. George Hodgson | |
David Walmsley | ... | Sgt. Solomon Tozer | |
John Lynch | ... | John Bridgens | |
Liam Garrigan | ... | Thomas Jopson | |
Edward Ashley | ... | William Gibson | |
Kevin Guthrie | ... | Henry Peglar | |
Sebastian Armesto | ... | Charles Des Voeux |
Captains Crozier and Fitzjames walk to the cairn visited by by Lieutenant Gore in the year before and update the message there. Afterwards Fitzjames opens up to Crozier about his troubled personal life including his illegitimate birth and how he joined the military seeking personal glory. Crozier appreciates his honesty and the two are able to put aside their past differences and bond as brothers. Upon returning to camp they discover the alarm bells are ringing and one of the officer's reports to Crozier that Hickey told him and his hunting party that Lieutenant Irving and the Petty Officer were killed by the Netsilik so his hunting party killed the Netsilik family in retaliation. Crozier is skeptical of the story and orders Hickey to take him and others back to the alleged murder site. Written by Aaron Kyle
I honestly do like this show, solid writing, fantastic cast and wonderful set's. This episode did give me that 'cringe feeling' however. It's one of those "What can go wrong, will go wrong, and we just have to let it happen despite the audience knowing exactly how it's going to play out" episode's. Again, I don't dislike it, it just felt a little forced and unoriginal.
Overall though, it's still a very good show I reckon.