I'm guessing Mary grabbed the knife because she felt her life was in danger. After all, Cyrus did tell her to 'run.' That said, toffish? Brilliant!
You are absolutely lyrical to read! Two more to go!
I have always been a fan of how Teddy Roosevelt is represented on TV and in movies vs. the biographies that I have read and the documentaries made about him. You have Commissioner Roosevelt being talked down to by JP Morgan and then his friend in DC offering how Theodore always seems to 'fall up' in life.
Spoiler alert, this is how TR eventually got to be McKinley's running mate. The powers that be need to be put TR in a job where he couldn't cause any trouble.
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OK, so the John Beechum the former commanding officer told the Isaacson's about (the Haymarket Riot) is actually Japeth? Wow that was subtle, because I totally missed the change to the first names when brother Adam Dury said George Beechum. So George Beechum was not in the army, he was a farm hand (who also had a facial tick) who sexually assaulted Japeth, was probably killed by him before Jaepth killed his parents (which the locals blamed on an Indian attack) before disappearing and assuming the identity of a John Beechum, joining the army, serving out west, getting sent to the gov't insane asylum due to the Haymarket thing, then getting out and presumably becoming our present day boy-killer in NYC? Mr. Collins, I applaud you for figuring that out on the TV show alone.
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Must have been dozing off during this episode because I was entirely confused by who, what and where by the end. Thanks for the recap.
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Mary's death did seem pretty stupid. What did it matter if Connor trashed the house? Her death was better written and far more poignant in the book. SPOILERS FOR THE BOOK!!!!
In the book, the point was made that the New York police knew all about Lazlo's household. When Connor went to the house, he knew Mary couldn't talk so he locked her up in the kitchen. Cyrus was still too sick to get out of bed, so that left Stevie. Connor tried to make him talk, Mary heard Stevie screaming, and she got a knife and forced her way out of the kitchen and stabbed Connor. She died trying to save Stevie. She was a hero protecting a member of her family.
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Exactly. Why would they have changed that? It makes absolutely no sense. Everything is there for a canonical adaptation of her death, but they leave out the main motivation.
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Thanks for reminding me of that from the book. I read it many years ago and cannot remember all the details but was having the feeling that the TV show was differing from the book. That's all right, of course. TV and film are usually different from the works they are adapted from but May's death in the TV show bothered me. I agree that it seemed heroic and somehow even more tragic in the novel.
Don’t forget this series is based on a novel. Yes, deviations take place but some of the disputed points belong to the author.
I usually rewatch each episode because this series has been so darned good, but Mary’s death was so gruesome that I’m freaked out about revisiting the episode. I’m looking forward to the former Captain Connor getting his comeuppance! A very enjoyable jaunt to 19th century New York.
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I don't want it to end. Only two more episodes. Boohoo!
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This show keeps getting better. The actors are magnificent especially the leads. I found it gruesome at first and the view of NYC as barbaric but that reflects the times. I have to close my eyes at times. The quality of the production is outstanding. The show has a mood that is somber, smokey, and authentic. I can't wait for the next episode.
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Are we watching the same series?
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Yes, Missy. And these are by far the best recaps of the currently running in the Times.
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