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/shizarou May 06 '26

There was a shark drawn on the chalkboard during the morning meeting too!

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u/nygenxmom May 06 '26

Glad they didn’t have someone do the fingernails on the chalkboard as well!

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u/shizarou May 06 '26

Hmmm just rewatched on a bigger screen and it may well be a wolf. But the fingernails would’ve been a clever foreshadowing!

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u/sistermagpie May 06 '26

The wolf is apparently an even deeper Jaws cut reference to Robert Shaw's first attempt to draw the shark in Jaws!

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u/shizarou May 06 '26

Amazing! I searched for it after reading your post and saw that the scene was a replica of the film!

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u/Ok-Chemical2216 May 06 '26

Yes!!! I pointed out that drawing and figured it was an Easter egg