As the episode begins, Meredith (Dean Lennox Kelly) wakes up in a field. He looks around and sees a golden horse. Silas (Stuart Martin) is scolded by the Pamunkey. Opechancanough (Raoul Max Trujillo) banishes him. After the intro, Meredith tries to tell the locals about the horse. Nobody wants to believe him. Tamlin actually listens. However, Meredith becomes upset with him and runs him off. Verity (Niamh Walsh) urges Meredith to see the error of his ways. Jocelyn (Naomi Battrick) speaks with Crabtree about the night before. She tells him all about her struggles since arriving in Jamestown. Jocelyn speaks to Verity about him. She convinces Verity to help her steal back the promissory note.
Maria (Abiola Ogunbiyi) spots the horse. She tells Mercy (Patsy Ferran) and Temperance (Claire Cox). They manage to catch a glimpse of it before the horse runs off. George (Jason Flemyng) tells Maria and Pedro (Abubakar Salim) to get the horse for him. Mercy goes to Pepper (Luke Roskell). She tells him about the horse. Tamlin tries to track down the horse too. The Pamunkey leader tells Chacrow (Kalani Queypo) to spend time with the English. He wants to use Chacrow to spy on Yeardley and Jamestown in general. Mercy is forced to tell Jocelyn about the horse. Maria tells Temperance that she needs to see the doctor. Maria is worried that she might be sick.
Jocelyn speaks out in public and gets Meredith to do the same. George is upset to learn that Jocelyn is offering substantial money to the people who brings her the horse. Maria tells Pedro that she feels like a slave. She is hesitant to turn in the horse even if they manage to get it. George tells Redwick (Steven Waddington) that Maria will find the animal. Jocelyn goes to James Read (Matt Stokoe). She wonders why he hasn’t searched for the horse. He agrees to do it for himself. He wants to reclaim his manhood. James goes to the pub to learn more. Verity encourages him to get the horse and help Meredith come to his senses. James begins his search. Temperance visits Christopher (Ben Starr). She learns that she is pregnant.
Verity visits Crabtree in hopes of finding out where he is hiding the note. During the visit, Crabtree tries to sell George a chair. The deal falls through. James follows a trail of horse poo. He runs into Maria and Pedro. They manage to track the horse. Silas and Tamlin watch as James tames it. However, Silas makes a noise and the horse runs for it. Ultimately, Silas ends up getting the horse. Chacrow gifts himself to George. Verity gets caught breaking into Crabtree’s store. Crabtree takes the note to Jocelyn. She learns that he is not an agent for the company. He refuses to reveal his true intentions. Henry (Max Beesley) gets a visit from Silas. Meredith makes a fool of himself and goes off on Tamlin once again.
Henry and Pepper confront Redwick. They offer him the horse in exchange for Silas being pardoned. Later, James visits Henry. He wants to see Silas and he wants the horse back. When the Sharrow brothers aren’t looking, he steals the horse. Verity learns about Mercy’s troubles with Pepper. Temperance tells George about her pregnancy. James gives the horse to Maria. In return, she ends up giving it back to Henry and Silas. Silas is taken in like a prisoner. George showboats in the streets. Chacrow watches as Silas agrees to be baptized. The ceremony takes place a short time later. Meredith goes off on Tamlin again. Verity tells him that her dad was a drunk too. She warns Meredith that he will regret his behavior.
Later that night, Maria sees blood running down the wall of her cabin. She is worried that a lot of people are going to die in the future.
Jamestown Review
I really liked this episode of Jamestown. It was fun to see Chacrow dressed in English clothing. The hunt for the horse was also pretty interesting. In the end, Silas found a way to gain favor from the governor once again. I am beginning to get annoyed with Meredith. Can he just stop being such a little pansy? Jesus man. Still, the episode was very entertaining. Besides the opener, the entire season has been pretty good so far.
The episode scores a 7.5 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Jamestown before you leave.
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