S01.E03: I'll Be Seeing You

[AnimeMania]

For Dolours, the line between friend and enemy starts to blur.

Premiere Date: November 14, 2024      FX on Hulu  

[Danny Franks]

As soon as they showed a big, amiable bald man and called him Joe, I remembered the part about Joe Lynskey from the book and knew it was going to be tough to watch. By all accounts, he was a popular guy in the IRA and he was close to Dolours and Marian Price.

It really highlighted the ruthless nature of the IRA - no one talks, no one betrays their own. If they do, nothing can save them. Joe is still one of the Disappeared, and if there's anyone left who remembers where his body was buried, they've never said.

Also another hint at Marian being more coldblooded and ruthless than Dolours. Although it should be noted that this is Dolours' version of the story. Marian hasn't ever talked about this, as far as I'm aware.

Jean McConville helping the wounded soldier is one of the many things during the Troubles that's disputed. The IRA have said in the past that she was actually a spy for the British, her children have said she helped the soldier but some of them think that event happened weeks before her disappearance, some think it was just a day or two before. One of those things that will likely never be fully explained.

Gerry refusing to admit he was Gerry Adams is straight from the book too - deny even the most basic information and it completely derails the interrogators because they get caught up in trying to force even that simple confession.

As I said in the episode 2 thread, one of the reasons Adams gets to deny he was ever in the IRA is so the British government never has to admit they sat down in Whitehall with a terrorist.

Edited Thursday at 06:10 PM by Danny Franks