![]() It’s a subtle touch of unpredictability from Weiner. The events of episode one do not all take place before episode two and so forth. ![]() Interestingly, the moment does, again, indicate, as other episodes have, that the series does not run chronologically, because Greg and Sophie are still together here. The characters from episode one were the only ones floating off, away from a connection to someone in another episode. This was a fun moment for viewers who saw every episode, but it also feels a bit like Weiner was trying to make sure the entire cast of characters was connected in some way, just for kicks. ![]() Speaking of which, as Jack heads towards his train, he passes Greg and Sophie from the very first episode. That’s just commitment to world-building right there, which I heartily appreciate. In my episode four recap, I wondered whether we would ever meet him-considering we met the author of the Romanoffs book – and I am really satisfied that we did! I am even further impressed that Jack is portrayed by Field, who I spotted among the crew in the third episode, and who I am pretty sure had no lines during that installment. Jack (JJ Field) is the scribe of the frequent connective tissue that is the Romanoffs mini-series from episode three. The episode begins with Jack Edgar’s perspective. It is every superficial, shiny trait of The Romanoffs, but with a winding tale of family, love, identity, and murder baked into it. This episode also becomes the most “epic” of the series, ultimately encompassing nearly an entire life, and highlighting locations and life within London and Hong Kong through several decades. In this episode, he doubles down on the fascination with, and enjoyment of, storytelling, with the episode unfolding via the stories told by three different characters (who really are two, but we will get to that), within a Russian nesting doll construction (ha-ha). Weiner is a storyteller and, through the anthology format itself, it has become evident with The Romanoffs that Weiner relishes the chance to create new characters, histories, and conflicts each week. For this final installment of The Romanoffs, Matthew Weiner draws upon the key characteristics of the series and blends them into one story that, ironically, often feels far from the Romanoff shadow.
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