The Terror
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With that in mind, We Are Gone isThe Terrors piece de resistance.
As the series reaches its conclusion, theres no sense of rubbernecking or glee to be found.
This isnt misery porn.
In fairness, its a difficult distinction in a show like this.
(If hes overlooked come awards season, itll be a criminal offense.)
The second half of the finale hinges upon Crozier.
The Arctic is hardly temperate, but hes found something more important in Tuunbaq: an equal.
Tuunbaq doesnt think so.
Crozier is the last man standing, though he passes out almost immediately afterwards.
The only word he manages to get out before dying is close.
(Recall the reprimand Crozier gave Jopson in the premiere: Close is nothing.
Its worse than nothing.
Its worse than anything in the world.)
Theyre the names of his men, the 132 dead.
But he has yet one more loss to suffer.
But the next morning, Silna Lady Silence is gone.
She lost Tuunbaq, Crozier is told.
Alone is the way for her now.
Still, shes left him a token: a small carved boat.
Two years later, Ross arrives at the camp.
Hes not lying when he says, albeit through a proxy, that hes gone.
Theres nothing for him to return to.
And though the story is certainly a tragedy, this isnt quite a tragic ending.
To quote Goodsir once more, Theres wonder here.
Given that this is her first major acting role, its doubly impressive.
Seriously, this is a show that bears rewatching.
you’re free to blow out those prayer candles now.
