Now, this was more like it. I've been critical of the fractured storytelling in previous episodes but a few aspects have pulled together in this penultimate one.
Leti (Jurnee Smollett), Atticus (Jonathan Majors), Montrose (Michael Kenneth Williams) and Hippolyta (Aunjanue Ellis) head back to the observatory as Christina (Abbey Lee) tells them that only the book of names, which disappeared in the Tulsa riots, will have the spells required to lift the curse on Diana (Jada Harris). Hippolyta's newly acquired knowledge and powers mean that she can fix the time machine and use it to send the others back to Tulsa but once there, Montrose hatches a risky plan to fix part of him that's been broken for a long time.
For the second time this year, I'm transported to the Tulsa riots of 1921, somehow it's even more intimate and horrifying this time, as we see several moments made Montrose into the shame filled, violent man he became. Through experiencing them with him, Atticus gains an understanding about his father that he didn't previously have. Leti meanwhile has the new horrific experience of being inside the Freeman family home as it burns to the ground, with her powers protecting her.
As I mentioned, the plot strands from previous episodes are starting to be picked up again now. Hippolyta's odyssey has paid off, with her having the ability and skill to play a key part in saving her daughter. The totem placed by Ruby in Captain Lancaster's office is finally paid off too, as we understand that the spell that has kept him alive (Frankensteined with the use of black bodies) is no longer working. The plot issues have been my only drawback with "Lovecraft Country" for these past nine weeks, as performances, visual effects, tone and themes have all been spot on. Perhaps it's all coming together at just the right time.
Leti (Jurnee Smollett), Atticus (Jonathan Majors), Montrose (Michael Kenneth Williams) and Hippolyta (Aunjanue Ellis) head back to the observatory as Christina (Abbey Lee) tells them that only the book of names, which disappeared in the Tulsa riots, will have the spells required to lift the curse on Diana (Jada Harris). Hippolyta's newly acquired knowledge and powers mean that she can fix the time machine and use it to send the others back to Tulsa but once there, Montrose hatches a risky plan to fix part of him that's been broken for a long time.
For the second time this year, I'm transported to the Tulsa riots of 1921, somehow it's even more intimate and horrifying this time, as we see several moments made Montrose into the shame filled, violent man he became. Through experiencing them with him, Atticus gains an understanding about his father that he didn't previously have. Leti meanwhile has the new horrific experience of being inside the Freeman family home as it burns to the ground, with her powers protecting her.
As I mentioned, the plot strands from previous episodes are starting to be picked up again now. Hippolyta's odyssey has paid off, with her having the ability and skill to play a key part in saving her daughter. The totem placed by Ruby in Captain Lancaster's office is finally paid off too, as we understand that the spell that has kept him alive (Frankensteined with the use of black bodies) is no longer working. The plot issues have been my only drawback with "Lovecraft Country" for these past nine weeks, as performances, visual effects, tone and themes have all been spot on. Perhaps it's all coming together at just the right time.