The next morning, Brace tends to our protagonist in his home. Upon returning to the skiff, Winter is oddly gone. Although skeptical of Winter’s story, he follows her guide to the assassin’s ship, where he steals goods and sets the vessel ablaze after finding it vacant. In exchange, Winter hopes she can go with James to America. Winter informs James that Helga has given information to a silver-toothed man who intends to kill him. On the way home, James is stopped by Winter ( Ruby-May Martinwood), a mulatto girl who lives among Helga’s lot but is not a whore. The conversation concludes, suggesting that the Prince has no love for the East India Company… and neither does Coop. ![]() Unwilling to partake in a strategically-sound siege against the Americans, the royalty demands the admiralty attack. The exchange immediately illustrates the vapidity of the prince, who complains over trivialities regarding the admiral’s map- a map of the American blockade of the Irish Sea.ĭespite Coop’s attempts to educate the Prince Regent as to the gravity of the situation, the Prince blathers on about a premonition: the Americans insulting him and his own council allowing them. Solomon Coop, portrayed by Jason Watkins, ventures to give his report to the Prince Regent, played by Mark Gatiss in a fat suit (suggestively a byproduct of royal inbreeding). The story as we know it then expands with a new thread. There must be other islands up for grabs along America and Canada’s West Coast, so why Nootka? Does he know something no one else does? Or is there some geographic and economic reason that he has kept to himself? The question must be raised as to why Strange wants Nootka Sound so badly, his land-lust rising to a fevered pitch that encompasses all other activities portrayed within the company. Delaney within two days… or his employment at the East India Company is to be terminated. Pettifer is charged with “resolving” the situation with Mr. Pettifer ( Dixon), whose feet are put to the fire by Sir Strange ( Pryce). Our second episode of Taboo begins with Mr. One possibility is that the names are withheld to hide spoilers, of which this review contains all. The showrunners have done something peculiar where it seems episodes gain names sometime after airing, the first episode being called “Shovels and Keys.” The name of this one is currently unknown, but will be updated later. ![]() This review imparts some analysis, but is mostly a recap of the events of the second episode.
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