The Terror Episode 7
The Terror doesn’t quite deliver the goods this week. “Horrible from Supper,” the episode that finally sends the crews of the Terror and the Erebus away from their ships in search for help 800 miles away, turns out to be a bit dull. It’s the big revelation about Hickey that saves it in the end. So who is this guy? I assume that bad Hickey killed the real Hickey and stole his identity at some point before the ships set sail for the Northwest Passage. The real question is: why did he board the ship? That’s an answer we don’t get in “Horrible from Supper,” but we do witness what Hickey is capable of. In the last few episodes, we’ve seen Hickey’s plan take shape. While seemingly loyal to Captain Francis at first, that quickly changes when he’s punished for taking Lady Silence prisoner. The funny thing is that I probably would have called Hickey a good guy up until that point. The main focus of his arc seemed to be his sexuality at first, but perhaps that was The Terror’s way of creating sympathy for the character. I certainly felt bad for this misunderstood man who has to live his true life in secret, away from the eyes of the lieutenants. The murder seems so perfectly planned out, as if to suggest that Hickey’s done this before. I wouldn’t doubt it from the way he strikes at the precise time and takes off his uniform so as to not get blood on it. There’s just no hesitation. Despite the fact that the show’s been building up Hickey as the main antagonist for the past few weeks, it’s still shocking to finally see him act out. It looks like the mutiny has finally begun. There were a couple of other good moments tonight. We finally learn what happened to the expedition north. The men went off in the second episode but never returned. It’s not surprising when we find their frozen heads sticking out of the snow, though. It’s the gory visual that this show delivers so well. How else could that expedition have gone? John Saavedra is an associate editor at Den of Geek US. Find more of his work on here. Or just follow him on Twitter.
