re: Widow’s Bay (AppleTV) Discussion *Renewed for S2*

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I heard that and assumed he has multiple hiding spots for the letters from his wife. There is a definite possibility of something more compelling, but I’m not sure what it could be.

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That’s what I thought too at first blush.

The kid corrected him and said “No I went through your trunk, what the hell is in the basement” and he just doesn’t answer.

WHAT’S IN THE BASEMENT, TOM.

It just feels odd. But I might also be hyper aware of the idiosyncrasies because the show puts you in that space to always guess what’s going on.

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I may just be weirdly hyperfocusing on something here because “clues” but when Rhys first comes in and sees his son sitting there he says “You were in the basement?” (Or something like that) and seemed genuinely freaked out. The son then said he was in his bedroom.

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Chekhov’s guns all go off in this show.

We are definitely gonna find out what’s in the basement.

I heart Patricia.

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Legit hate the son though. The kid has only had like 3 minutes of screen time total but jeez he’s the worst.

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He's annoying but I have to remind myself he lives on an island that is trying to kill him without shite to do most days but get high, he can't leave the island (and he doesn't know this) because it'll also kill him then too, and he's been raised without his Mom.

I'd probably be absolutely obnoxious in that scenario.

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4 episodes in. This is really good. She might be the devil for all I know but man Patricia is great. Wyck too.

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I’ve had The Rhythm of the Night stuck in my head since it aired. Enjoy the next four because they are all fun in very unique ways.

This is now my new favorite show. Is there anything else like it? We need a new show to binge.

Are we all in agreement that the son is a descendant of Richard Warren?

The Halloween homage that this episode was, was just chef’s kiss.

I haven't caught up on the thread for this episode yet, but I assume I will be in the minority on it.

I loved the episode, but it wasn't very good IMO. Or should I say, it was almost too ridiculous for me to buy into. I can roll with all of the weird shite that happens on the island, and the myths and mystery, and the supernatural, and all of that. But this one was borderlining on stupid for me, and it didn't fit well within the framework of the realty that the show has done such a good job of setting up.

I actually LOVE the idea of us finding out that she sort of half-lied about the Boogeyman when she was younger. and then him coming back to stalk her She says she lied about the phone call(s) but that she was telling the truth about him actually being in her house and not killing her (which I/we believe).

But when he is chasing her everywhere and she is just running nonstop instead of actually trying to get someone to help. Walks into a house full of women, and she's just telling them "He's back" very cryptically. Instead of screaming at the top of her lungs running down the street for help, she's quiet and checking door handles and knocking on doors instead of getting away. But the most egregious was at the gas station. You literally see the fricking SHERIFF standing inside, and not only do you not get help, you try the most ridiculous thing ever with the gas and stun gun. You don't even tell him "Hey, a murderer is chasing me...he's right outside if you wanna come grab him real fast" when you literally run inside the store.

I mean, even after he's dead they don't even take the fricking mask off to see who the hell he is? Get the frick out of here.

Like are the ladies who hate her gonna continue to rip on her when they heard/saw someone fall out of the window from upstairs when she was clearly out on the lawn, and then the incident is all over the news the next day? Or are they gonna still say she's full of shite?

Patricia nonchalantly tazing that head bitch was great. "She's the fricking WORST."

So I don't know, it was just almost too absurd past the point of where I was able to enjoy it.

Now, that being said this episode, as a standalone thing on its own, was fantastic. The homages were great. Patricia was great and hilarious as always. Her holding the gun on him until he was cremated was good too. And when she first starts running and busts her arse, I just about fell off my couch laughing. Had to rewind it like 2 or 3 times to watch it...the little noise she makes when she falls was hysterical.

So I guess what I mean is, if we find out next week that this was all some fever dream by her, then I'm all for this one. And I did expect it to be some sort of dream with the supernatural abilities of the Boogeyman, like him taking the fall with no damage, getting set on fire with no damage, being shot point blank with a shotgun and shrugging it off, throwing the gas station attendant like 30 feet in the air with one hand, etc.

But it just doesn't fit within the structured framework of the show well for me.

I did actually like the way they handled the shite with Tom explaining to Evan about his mom. Although that seems like something that you wouldn't have needed to keep a secret for this long. Which makes me wonder if there is something else going on with that. I assume there will be, with Wyck telling the sheriff that they need to get off the island before his wife has their baby. Like maybe something happens to the women once they give birth, and their soul (or whatever) is changed/taken away afterwards and they are changed forever.


Oh, and the absolute worst part of the episode? That it was only like 34 minutes in total. So with clips from last week and closing credits, we basically got less than half an hour of actual show. And it looks like next week's episode is only 31 minutes total. The rest have been anywhere from 36 to 41 minutes.

The painting shows the little girl being rescued. At least that’s the way I see it. I think Loftis’s was a descendant of that girl.