It's never easy disposing of a freshly killed body - and it's certainly even harder in Meadowlands, in which the majority seem this close to psycho...
Danny and Mark are presumably among the sane, and Danny has just killed Donnelly, who was trying to rape Mark, and the father and son must now clean up the scene and get rid of the body.
Unfortunately, this keeps Mark from showing up at that midnight football (soccer in American) game of the damned, and this sets Wintergsgill into checking into Mark's whereabouts.
Now that Donnelly's gone, Wintersgill may be the most violent psycho in town - and, actually, he might have been that even when Donnelly was in fine form. And, worse, he has police authority, whatever exactly that means in this fascinating, dangerous place of second chances that might kill you.
Meadowlands also has its quieter nutcases, as Evelyn begins to suspect when she goes to see Dr. York, for helping in having a baby. York, who's flat out gaga in love with Evelyn, makes it clear that he's willing to help, in, ah, any way he can ... (clear at least to us - Evelyn is just beginning to catch on).
Episode 3 concludes with Wintersgill arresting Danny. I have a feeling Danny may soon be wishing he was witness-protected in another town ... but no doubt any other town would not be a riveting as Meadowlands, and our enjoyment as viewers must always come first...
Intriguingly Miasmic Meadowlands
reviews of other episodes: Meadowlands Opens - with Tongues and Grooves ... Episode 2 ... Episode 4 ... Episode 5 ... Episode 6 ... Episode 7 ... Episode 8
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4 comments:
Hi Paul, I was waiting to hear what you thought of this episode. This is some crazy wacky series. I don't even know if I really like it but am compelled to watch. I definetly can't figure out whats going to happen but seeing the preview the cop is crazy and maybe they'll tell us what he's there for. Whats your theory with the mirrors is it there victims in the mirror?
Hey Dawn - I'm totally immersed in Weeds Season 2 tonight ... back to you about the Meadowlands mirrors soon...
So this is called Meadowlands in the US, then? Hmm...
Over here, it's called Cape Wrath... Which seems odd. When trailed, they repeatedly call out the location, so by the end you THINK you've seen a trail for a show called Meadowlands when actually you haven't.
(Also, it doesn't seem to be called Cape Wrath for any reason other than that it deals with very loosely similar situations to Cape Fear)
We only saw the first two episodes (packaged together) last night, but that was intriguing so far.
I'm interested to see what overseas audiences make of it, as it seems to be a fairly typically British show, with slight overtones of The Prisoner, and a real suggestion that this is what British producers come up with when they look at the success of shows like Desperate Housewives and Lost... The show has overtones of each of those shows, but is much more visceral then either one...
Hey Dawn - yeah, I think Wintersgill is "seeing" in that mirror (going over in his mind what he thinks) Jack did prior to getting killed ..
Nic - good to have you back. I think Cape Wrath's a better title than Meadowlands - though Meadowlands does have that horror lurking below the quiet surface thing ...
but, you're right, the characters say Meadowlands, so making Cape Wrath the title is an unusual move...
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