A billion times better. I keep forgetting the show is balls to the wall compared to the book.

Though I liked that Montrose had a better relationship with his father in the book, overall this episode worked a lot better than The Narrow House.

As a replacement for The Narrow House, that was absolutely brilliant and had REAL stakes.

She was a spy, then a double agent for the gang. She wasn't nearly as important to the story/fleshed out though. I like Show Ruby much more, even if she gets on my nerves sometimes lol

Christina doesnt care about them at all. They only exist to help herself in her eyes. Call it what you want but its pretty evil in my eyes. Shes basically representative of "white feminism"

Same I'm rooting for Christina too. I think maybe Christina does the ceremony but after it's done christina brings Tic back to life. Since they are family and because Christina promised Ruby she wouldn't hurt her sister Leti. By hurting Tic hurts Leti.

Specially since Christina is *not* evil.

Hell, i am personally rooting for her because Christina has done so far way less evil things than Atticus (that is to say... nothing)

>I’m curious if Christina will have a similar ending to her book counterpart, though I feel that the show may want to be more dramatic and kill her off.

Well, they didn't call it a series finale in the trailer for next week. Seems more likely to me that if they want to go beyond the book, keeping Christina alive would be useful for future plot.

Yes, my husband and I both immediately realized they were pulling a Harry Potter 3!

Even with the police chief dead, it looks like next episode will have a similar showdown. I’m guessing that Ji-Ah/Ruby will help save the day at the end. I’m curious if Christina will have a similar ending to her book counterpart, though I feel that the show may want to be more dramatic and kill her off.

Also, did Atticus’ scene with the bat remind anyone else of Harry Potter and the Dementors?

You know something that has pissed me off so much is that I was reading the youtube comments (big mistake already, I know) on a video about the differences between the show and the book, and holy SHIT the comments were so homophobic. I mean REALLY homophobic. I'm glad this subreddit isn't that way. Montrose's story is heartbreaking and real and important.

There’s no point in this thread for the most part as this does not resemble the book at all.

Edit:  also this episode maybe redeemed the whole series for me?  It’s the most powerful episode so far for sure.

For the most part I've thought the book version of events had been superior to the show's version of events, but this blew "The Narrow House" out of the water and then some. All the Tulsa stuff was just amazing.

Hippolyta going super saiyan into Ornythia Blue was great, too.

Then we wouldn’t have got the gut wrenching scene of Hattie burning up or any of the guilt in knowing they could’ve been saved

Montrose was not a good father but seeing his father we get where he got his parenting style. I really liked the angle 'we cannot intervene and change anything' but then we find a baseball bat. Also I would like it if the family or members of the family died in the '20 but actually simply moved to the fifties. That wouldn't change the timeline, as the family would be dead to the world sort of but some would still make it.

Lovecraft Country [Book Spoilers Discussion] - S01E09 - Rewind 1921