The Spinster of Widow’s Bay

There was a line of dialogue that stood out to me in Episode 6 of Widow’s Bay, “Our History,” but I forgot to mention it in my recap. This morning, I rewatched the episode to make sure I’d heard it right, and honestly, I’d recommend it to anyone. If for nothing else, to appreciate just how great Betty Gilpin is. Watching it without having to focus on the plot, I could better appreciate what a brilliant specificity she brings to it. Completely inhabiting the character, but simultaneously just outside of it. My favorite is the scene where she’s going to the priest, overwhelmed and terrified, to tell him that she’d witnessed her new husband commit murder. While she’s upset and flustered, he tells her, “There is evil on this island.” In mid-sobs, she gives an expression that says, “Yeah, no shit.” It’s the kind of thing that Matthew Rhys also does well, which I mention not to detract from Gilpin’s performance at all, but just to emphasize how much she nailed the task of taking over for…