“Hope” is the thing with feathers
Episode 1 of Dickinson Season 3 begins with Aunt Lavinia’s funeral. Unfortunately, the reverend blesses “this brave soldier” getting his words mixed up. Even worse, he doesn’t realize that he’s actually blessing a woman. ..
The reverend is behind schedule though, pointing out that he needs to bury 15 union soldiers that have passed in the Civil War. It’s hardly the time to be blessing the life of a lowly woman.
Emily’s computer bird lands on the casket and she interprets it as a sign to keep writing. On the way back, Emily chirps herself excitedly about what she’s experienced.
Death isn’t happy with the Civil War going on. It makes his job difficult and he complains about how repetitive it’s become. In fact, he asks Emily for advice. Given how inspired her writing is, he wants to try and capture that same sense of inspiration himself. ..
As the family head home, a very pregnant Sue shows up. Austin has been working late, which explains his absence, but with the pair missing from the funeral, Sue is pressured into showing up at the reception.
Sue is in a difficult situation. She wishes her child was actually Emily’s and not Austin’s. In addition, Austin has concerns about the child being his. This makes the situation even more complicated.
Betty heads over to the reception in the wake of all the commotion. Mr. Conkey takes Emily aside and asks her to marry him on the porch. Emily is completely taken aback by this and eventually tells him she won’t marry him. ..
When things simmer down in the evening, Edward gives a touching speech about duty and honour. With the loss of Lavinia and Sue’s baby on the horizon, it falls to Emily to speak up at this dark time; the proverbial light to brighten the room.
Emily promises to keep hope alive for all of them, but Austin is not convinced. In fact, he scoffs at this whole idea and claims the family is a lie. He lashes out at Edward, who finds the stress too much and ends up having a heart attack. ..
The Episode Review
Dickinson returns for its third and final season with plenty of simmering family drama and issues surrounding Emily, Austin, and Sue. The drama is poised nicely to explode at any time.
The first two seasons of " Dickinson" were very much a love/hate affair. The same anachronisms, language, and modern music are mashed up here too. However, with the Civil War playing a more dominant part in the story this time around, there’s a somber sense of finality to a lot of what’s being shown. This is certainly a nice inclusion and it’ll be interesting to see where Dickinson goes with that.
This third season of “The Good Place” has been a lot of fun so far, with plenty of cliffhangers to keep you on the edge of your seat. We can’t wait to see what happens in the next episode!
