re: Anyone watching The Terror on AMC?

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Tonight, well actually last night, Lady Silence cut out her own tongue. I'm guessing that having no tongue is a prerequisite for controlling the creature.

Question: what was wrong with Crozier?? There were several references to laudenam in different conversations. Was he jonesing or actually taking it??

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This most recent episode was great. Except the polar bear monster looks like a hairless dog.. not very frightening. They could have made it look a little more realistic.

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Yeah, it definitely looks weird. But it's not exactly a polar bear though, so I'll allow it.

I find myself struggling to follow some parts of the show sometimes. But that being said, this show is fantastic, and is must-watch TV for me. I am really loving it a lot so far. Just the setting alone makes for an interesting story, but then you throw in the Tuunbaq aspect and it opens the door to be downright scary at times.

Plus, I feel like more people should do this...have a miniseries with a finite number of episodes to allow them to tell a full, coherent story.

Why did ole boy (the doc) burn down the party? I think I missed what made him do that. Was it the lead poisoning from the canned foods?

Detoxing from booze after seeing what his alcoholism contributed to.

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They are having this character speak in the TV show because "having the only female character mute" isn't corresponding with SJW culture.

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mute characters in TV are usually a no-no. THis might be part of it.

i read the book when it came out. It was really long and slow, but I enjoyed it. I really like Dan Simmons. His books are generally excellent.

So I just realized this show existed and watched a bit. I'm halfway through the initial two hour episode, so I don't really know yet, but it seems promising and definitely creates atmosphere.

I agree last night's show was good. Slowly but surely the men are starting to lose it.

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I wonder if we will get the story on what happened to the REAL Hickey? Looks like the Hickey on the show stole his identity somehow?

As soon as ol dude turned around and Hickey and the other guy weren't on the top of the hill I knew something was up. Wonder how he is going to play it off? Tell the rest of the crew that those two were attacked?

My favorite part was when Lady Silence laid down with Goodsir and calmed him down.

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I wonder if we will get the story on what happened to the REAL Hickey? Looks like the Hickey on the show stole his identity somehow?

As soon as ol dude turned around and Hickey and the other guy weren't on the top of the hill I knew something was up. Wonder how he is going to play it off? Tell the rest of the crew that those two were attacked?

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Yeah, per the preview for next week, it shows him saying something like "These people will never be our allies" or whatever. So I assume he will play it as they got attacked by the Inuit and he was the only one who made it out alive. I don't get his motives though, and I hope that we get some glimpse into it. Him doing that would basically be dooming everyone else (assuming the Eskimos could help them get enough food and whatnot, if they were interested in doing so).

And I agree that it seems like either this isn't the real Hickey, or it is him and he lied about his experiences onboard ships. Another alternative is that he was sent there to sabotage things somehow. And I guess you could argue that one possibility is that he has gone mad due to the lead poisoning as well. Who knows.

I wonder if the Tuunbaq is done now that they've started out toward shore, or if it will come into play again. Although I imagine as long as Lady Silence is with them, it is in play.

And I agree with with the "impending doom" sentiment above. It's eerie knowing the fate of this expedition before the show starts. Even if you didn't know anything about the story, you can definitely tell where things are heading. I'm interested to see how it plays out...this is a fantastic show.

I also like that they have not relied too much non the supernatural element. Obviously that part is embellished in the story/legend, but the setting is interesting enough to carry a story/plot on its own. I like that the supernatural stuff is more of a background story, and the focus is more about survival in that setting, as well as getting out.

That is refreshing as well, since I feel like most people nowadays would just pump it full of supernatural stuff to try to make it flashy. But the more subdued approach is really working for this show.

Finished the episode last night. Really, really good. This show is so tense and the setting is just fantastic.

I still find myself struggling to keep everything and everyone straight, and the timeline too, but for the most part I follow. What is ailing Fitzjames with the lesions and stuff on his body?

I liked the whole investigation angle with Hickey and how they concluded that he was guilty of the murders. Also liked the hanging scene and wish it would’ve gone on longer to see what all Hickey was gonna say.

Only two episodes left and I can’t wait. I legit look forward to this show each week. It’s that good for me. I have no idea why it isn’t more popular.