Though not much action in this episode, Turn preps for the battles down the road.
Turn Season 4 Episode 5
The latest episode ofTurn: Washingtons Spiesdoesnt have much action.
It doesnt show many betrayals.
There are no extended scenes of torture or other violence.
But mostly this episode sets up more dramatic events down the road.
Instead of action, this show features maneuvers.
Characters adjust to the big moves made in the last two episodes.
The new uniform makes Bell look younger, reminiscent of hisBilly Elliotbreakthrough.
She takes the completely non-suspicious name of Mary…Smith!
She says her husband is serving with the local militia in the Carolinas.
(Militia troops protected their home areas, not distant states.)
She berates Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge (Seth Numrich) and Capt.
Mary Woodhull has always been one of the series loose cannons, unpredictable and dangerous.
As Brewster says about the spies goal of killing Simcoe, You got closer than any of us.
InTurns version of history, Sela is representing New York in the Continental Congress.
He recognizes the flaws of the Continental Congress, but cant promise improvement.
Hed like to have Anna return with him to Philadelphia, but wont demand that.
For all the buildup to Sela Strongs arrival, the result is more pursed-lips thinking than confrontation.
Woodhull has been improbably invited to Gen. Clintons party alongside military officers and upper-class Loyalists like Townshend.
The army officers compete for Woodhulls services.
The Arnolds quarrel under their breaths.
Abes intelligence contacts unexpectedly slip him notes.
People peer meaningfully at or listen in on other peoples conversations.
Which reminds meone major character who went away last season is back.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
