The Nevers
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But this week, little by little, those secrets start to eke out.
The plan to recruit more of the touched to Amalia Trues inscrutable mission isnt going so hot.
You know were dying, she pleads with Bonfire Annie on the docks of Limehouse.
Marys song eludes her.
Maybe Im struggling because I dont know if they should.
What exactly are Amalias secrets, besides the origins of her preternaturally hard open-hand slap?
She tells Mary she woke up three years ago knowing things she shouldnt, but doesnt elaborate.
But Amalias not the only one hiding things in Neversland.
England should demand more honesty from its political leaders.
And from its coppers!
Second, Franks beento bedwith Hugo a few times actually.
Its only with Lavinia that the guarded Amalia permits the possibility shes not the only adult in the room.
The judgment lapse makes me wonder more about how they got hooked up in the first place.
He knocks her into the water, which he can also walk on, forcing her to swim away.
Its a thrilling superfight, the first action sequence to live up to the shows hype.
Except its not a rehearsal its showtime!
Mary walks to the center of Penance Its-Only-A-Prototype Adairs contraption and begins to sing her elfin tune.
Frank watches on, empty.
How did it happen?
Her motives here are easy to guess; its her choice of assassin that raises questions.
Is Maladie somehow in bed with Lavinia, too?
Its dark when the heartbroken women return to St. Roms.
Theyre tired and sad and this is London, so theyre probably cold.
It would be more affecting if I had any real confidence theyd be safe here.
Whats the deal with that glowing hellmouth that seems to have disappeared?
And does Myrtle the girl whose near-abduction kickstarted the show matter at all?
Heres the thing about secrets: Theyre not inherently interesting.
ButThe Neverswants to be all three.
So far, thats as frustrating as it is intriguing.
After three episodes, the show is still insisting that theres a larger story.
Its just not telling us enough of it.
