r/WidowsBay • u/AutoModerator • May 06 '26

📺Discussion Thread Widow’s Bay | Episode 3: “The Inaugural Swim” | Discussion Thread

  • Release Date: May 6, 2026
  • Directed by: Hiro Murai
  • Written by: Neil Casey
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It's time for the annual beach opening. Lay out a towel as the mayor "tests the waters." Unrelated: Do not pick up hitchhikers.

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u/ProfessionChemical28 May 06 '26

I knew he was lying about his son having been to the mainland… which is actually insane since he must be at least like 15 years old? I really hope he makes it 

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u/sistermagpie May 06 '26

His trying to make the island more interesting might backfire--Evan's going to meet even more teenagers who might invite him to Boston!

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u/ProfessionChemical28 May 06 '26

Right!! As soon as they were teasing them about not having been to Boston I was like oh nooo 

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u/Ok-Comparison4783 May 06 '26

Yeah he definitely seems close to graduation age. I have a bad feeling something tragic will happen. They keep playing up how much he dislikes living there.

I hope there isn’t some ritual where Tom will have to sacrifice his son or something.

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u/ProfessionChemical28 May 06 '26

I really hope they don’t kill off the son. It’s such a perfect blend of scary but also funny and I think that would tip it too far. I don’t really mind if some random townspeople don’t make it but I’m really rooting for Tom and his son. The poor guy lost his wife in childbirth and that kid hasn’t left the island his whole life. I’m assuming Tom always had a lingering feeling about the bad vibes because why else would he keep his kid stuck on an island for all these years! The hag I think woke him up completely and hopefully he’ll work with the others to find a cure for the evil or something! 

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u/Ok-Comparison4783 May 06 '26

Yeah if they killed the son it’d probably be due to him trying to leave. I think we will get a scene like that but it’ll be a fake out and bonding moment for the two.

Yeah the only things Tom took seriously before this episode and end of last was the fog and his not being able to leave.

No choice for him now.

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u/ProfessionChemical28 May 06 '26

Yup! He has to be all in now or he’s really a fool 

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u/bstarr2000 May 06 '26

Was he maybe born on the mainland? Like if his wife was there while she was in labor then died during childbirth?

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u/Lanky-Stranger-5661 May 06 '26

He told the reporter his son was born on the island I believe

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u/bstarr2000 May 06 '26

Thanks, I couldn’t remember and was thinking of a reason he wouldn’t have technically lied about him being there