So when the show fast forwards through the moments I’m most interested to see, it’s frustrating. I watch for the character moments – the romance and friendship and all that business. With a show that’s as lazy as Poldark often is about holes within its own narrative, I don’t exactly tune-in for the shocking plot twists. For example, while Dwight generally looks fine now – how did he get to this point? How are Ross and Demelza seemingly at odds again? And how did everyone – particularly Drake – react to Morwenna’s wedding? Sure, we saw their expressions thirty seconds after the vows were recited, but what about after that? Do people even know what Morwenna gave up to save Drake’s life? But the problem is, is that this particular time jump skips over so many things that viewers likely wanted to see for themselves. Sure, flashing forward 6-8 months allows us to see how bad things truly are for Morwenna in her new marriage, gives Dwight some time to heal from the worst of his injuries, and allows the Poldark children a chance to get a little older (and cuter). However, also like many period dramas Poldark has a terrible habit of picking the absolutely worst moments to skip the story forward in time, and its characters suffer for it. This isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the world, given that most sweeping stories like this tend to cover many decades by the time everything is said and done. Like many period dramas, Poldark has a bad habit of leaning on time jumps to advance the story when it’s convenient. What an unfortunate spot for a time jump. But Poldark’s unfortunate tendency to skip over showing us the reasons that characters are suddenly behaving in wildly different or inconsistent ways remains a problem. This week’s episode is certainly full of drama. (If you need a full recap of last week's episode, we have you covered right here.) Elsewhere, Dwight struggles with a bad case of PTSD, and does his best to push Caroline away, but a heartfelt conversation between the two goes a long way toward getting their marriage back on track. But when George frames Drake for theft and, as magistrate, threatens to have him hanged, Morwenna must marry the equally vile Reverend Whitworth in order to save his life. Previously, on Poldark: Morwenna makes up her mind to refuse George’s marriage plans for her, deciding that a life – even if it’s a poor one that's below her station – with Drake is what she wants.

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