After Keren finally seduces the vulnerable Dr. Speaking of misfortunes, the Enys-Mark-Keren love knot ends even more poorly than I thought possible. Sundered, and it will take the worst kind of misfortune to bring them together again. But worse is the effect it has on his marriage. Tightened the noose on Wheal Leisure and the Carnmore smelting company, leading to the near ruination of Ross’s mine. But is Ross any better than his cousin when he too harshly scolds Demelza for the events unleashed by her act? Thanks to Francis “Snitch” Poldark, Warleggan has effectively Francis is so implacable that heīitterly insults Demelza when she comes to confess that the elopement was her doing alone - behind her husband’s back no less.įrailty, thy name is Francis. In a blind rage, he offers up the names of all of Ross’s investors to Warleggan, who agrees to forgive some of Francis’ debts. Ross thought he had Francis’ discretion regarding the smelting company, but after Verity’s elopement he reneges, convinced Yet her elopement sends rifts through the family. Verity makes her escape with help from Demelza, and she seems delighted to participate in a seafarer’s wedding ceremony with Captain Blamey. Let us begin with the only happy character. Left with a cliffside cliffhanger that ensures plenty more action in Season 2. Yet just as resolution, however sorrowful, was at hand, we were Cut down from two episodes that aired in Britain, the nearly two-hour finale felt engineered to take whatever heart we had left, crush it, reform the organ, and then crush it again.īut there is beauty to be found in sadness, as we discovered last week.