The Nevers (1×04) Undertaking Review

For our review of the last episode of The Nevers, click here.

Synopsis: While Mundi (Ben Chaplin) seeks justice, Amalia (Laura Donnelly) and her most trusted advisors make a list of potential enemies. Harriet (Kiran Sonia Sawar), Primrose (Anna Devlin), and the other Orphans attempt to decipher a message. Later, Amalia (Donnelly) exposes an unexpected threat. (HBO)

This latest episode of The Nevers was definitely an undertaking as it exposes the bigger threat at play and it is one that goes much deeper than Maladie as some parties consider the touch an aberration against God though the full extent of said threat and what their true intentions really are remain to be seen. Nevertheless, the world was not exactly the most forgiving for women let alone the touched.

Undertaking began with Mary’s funeral, a private event which got interrupted by some rowdy onlookers who were later exposed to be much more than that, members of a group known as the Purists. Meanwhile, another issue was True’s absence from the funeral as she drowned her sorrows in alcohol and debauchery instead of attending. This attitude carried over as her focus was a macro and less emotional one in trying to solve Mary’s murder and fixing the world which led to it rather than mourning one soul.

Regarding Mary’s murder, someone was tipped off about the funeral and True’s path heading to the funeral. As far as True was concerned, everyone was a suspect. From there, it was all about investigating all the names on their list. Adair made up with Augustus Bidlow following an awkwardly cute misunderstanding. Annie made a new friend who pointed her towards something bigger than just the Beggar King. Mundi was more or less doing the same, starting with a misdirect pointing him to Swan. Meanwhile, a reporter also caught on to something more going on.

Lord Massen quelled a potential uprising at his munition factory as they prepared weapons for the ongoing war. As True foretold, True met with him to converse about Mary’s death where he essentially confessed to the crime without confessing to the crime while discussing hypotheticals. Mary was merely a casualty of war between people and those who went against the will of God. Meanwhile, Mundi found Maladie in the Captain’s office. She just wanted him to ensure that everyone knew the truth but in the end, she got pulverized against a wall for her trouble at the hands of Mundi though she may have survived.

Now at war, True, Annie, and Lucy (Elizabeth Berrington) set their sights on Massen’s munition supply. Unfortunately, they were no longer there. Lucy had tipped him off as she had been a spy for a long time for Massen. She did not believe in True and her mission. After making a promise to Adair, Lucy was spared before revealing the true location of the munitions and being put on a boat out of London.

Myrtle (Viola Prettejohn) could somehow understand Mary’s song before she died so now it was all about translating what she was saying. The episode ended upon the reveal that Mary’s song was a message meant for True said by someone speaking through her. This seemed to affect her greatly like she knew who this other person was.

While the odds against a deep and well-concerted effort against her and the touched by players unknown for reasons yet to be revealed as they are surely more than they appear to be thus far, True may still have an ally by her side it seems. Whatever happens from here remains to be seen but the season appears to be setting up some sort of endgame.

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Keith Noakes

The EIC of the coincidentally-named keithlovesmovies.com. A Canadian who prefers to get out of the cold and into the warmth of a movie theatre.