A strong episode of The Sinner tonight - 2.5 - after last week's episode 2.4, which was also strong, with its God knows what happened to Harry at the end, but I didn't get a chance to review.
The most interesting and possibly the most profound aspect of tonight's episode was the Beacon's literal adoption of the ancient scapegoat sacrifice, in which a poor goat that everyone in the community has loved and cared for is slaughtered in the interest of expiating everyone's sins. His understanding of ancient Greece, however, is somewhat flawed, when he calls this exercise a "catharsis". The Greeks were not talking about killing goats but releasing pent-up emotions through art. Freud later expanded this concept to any human activity that resulted in an emotional release, with an emphasis on safe activities that did this. So, any way you cut this, the Beacon was somewhat out of his mind or jumbling the truth. No surprise.
Otherwise, the people in town - just about everyone - are closing ranks in their protection of Mosswood, including getting Harry removed from the case. This is an old story with Harry - going at least as far back as last season - and he's used to it. He'll continue to work on this case regardless of how many people want him off it, and it's good to seeing him do just that at the end.
In additional news from the commune, it looks as if Marin was killed at some point, after giving birth to Julian. But we should've learned by now not to take anything for granted in The Sinner, including conclusions which evidence seems to be pointing at. All of which is to say I won't be surprised if Marin turns up alive before this season is over, despite that coming attraction of the skeleton being pulled out of the lake.
And here's a prediction, which I guess is pretty obvious: I think we'll see Vera and Harry in bed before the end, if that hasn't happened already in that black-out for Harry at the end of 2.5. And, for a variety of reasons, I think that would be a good thing for Harry.
See also The Sinner 2.1: The Boy ... The Sinner 2.2: Heather's Story ... The Sinner 2.3: Julian's Mother
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