[s1e3] - The Horror
In the third episode of The Terror , titled "," the series shifts from an icy survival drama into a visceral horror nightmare. The "feature" of this episode is the shocking and gory death of the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin (Ciarán Hinds), who falls victim to the supernatural creature stalking the crew. The Climax: Franklin’s Demise
The episode builds agonizing tension as Franklin visits a hunting blind set up to trap the "bear". The situation turns fatal in a sequence marked by: [S1E3] The Horror
: Franklin’s leg is torn off before he is tossed into the same "fire hole" (a burial hole in the ice) where the crew had earlier discarded the body of an Inuit shaman. In the third episode of The Terror ,