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"A woman wouldn't dare walk alone. And then they were quartered in everyone's houses. Of course the show played it out for dramatic purposes." Tallykat Yes, but of all the (few) accurate historical elements they've decided to keep, why that? I've watched 27 Historical drama serials/movies/mini series in the last year, and only two neglected to throw in a rape element. If it was used narratively well, I could give it a pass, but its not, its used like the boogie man in the woods to unnecessarily terrorize the female characters, and I'm just sick of seeing that throw away element used in such a loose fashion. I get it coming from Simcoe in the first season, okay element established, but then they turn it around and act like Anna's the one somehow erroring on Simcoe's honor with her assumptions. Amazingly, in that scene where she goes to his bedroom to ask him to rescue Hewlett, I did not feel sorry for Anna, but for Simcoe, for being 'so wrongly insulted.' Just saying, one element in a sea of maddening story telling, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

I love Hewlett, I really do, he's probably the only decent person in the entire show, though I am partial to Simcoe's deranged lunacy. Other than that, this series has become laughably clich and disturbing at times. The female characters drive me absolutely bonkers, but most of the male characters aren't far behind. The two separate love triangles they've establish (Andre, Arnold, Peggy) and (Hewlett, Simcoe, Anna) are in turn really, really creepy and absurd. I mean, I could go on for hours on the failings of the writing of the women in this show, but it%u2019s a symptom of a greater problem, the writing is no good. Look at all that build up for Simcoe VS Hewlett, they only had the barest interaction in the finale before that was dropped quicker than a hot potato. A whole season worth of building up to that pressure cooker of a situation and it ends up going NOWHERE. The whole rapey overtones of the entire show have finally hit the ceiling for me with that dreadful Arnold/Peggy scene. I agree with most of you guys, it was either laughable, or disgusting, most likely both. I will admit to be stunned at the grotesqueness of it and then laughing at the braid quip. And lets not let Simcoe off the hook. His whole turn around from his creepy stalker ways to dedicated love for Anna is creepy as fuck. His whole line several episodes back about his 'vengeful lust,' acting like it didn%u2019t exist or that Anna should in no way be threatened by him was a stark departure from his behavior and comments in season one (over a barrel? Like seriously%u2026). And the scene where the Ranger is going to sexually assault Anna, fifty shades of unnecessary, anyone?