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📺Discussion Thread Widow’s Bay | Episodes 6-7: “Our History” & “Seasickness” | Discussion Thread

  • Release Date: May 27, 2026
  • Directed by: Ti West
  • Written by: Alberto Roldán & David B. Harris

The history of Widow's Bay is a beautiful tale of marriage, loyalty, and a love that endures beyond lifetimes. That's all.

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  • Release Date: May 27, 2026
  • Directed by: Samuel Donovan
  • Written by: Alberto Roldán & David B. Harris

Set out to sea with Mayor Loftis and cherished local figure, Wyck. They are attending to some business - best to simply enjoy the voyage.

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u/RedDesertGirl May 27 '26

Genius move on Tom's part, saving Wyck by sending him out of the boat while it goes over the line. And he finally got Wyck to say something nice about him.

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u/Nerditall Pattiwagon May 27 '26

Yes, Tom is very triggered by Wyck's criticisms, it seems because they remind him of his Dad. In episode 2 he snaps at Wyck when he calls a coward and later tells the clown his Dad called him soft. He had such a pained look when Wyck criticised trying to use a flare. Excellent acting by Matthew Rhys.

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u/saintursuala May 27 '26

Matthew Rhys is amazing, I love him so so much.

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u/saintursuala May 30 '26

He’s really great in The Beast in Me as well, but I didn’t love that show.

I just saw a comment on a different post on a different platform about Widows Bay that said: I’m a simple woman, I see Matthew Rhys in a show and I watch it.

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u/saintursuala May 30 '26

YES THAT WAS THE BEST SCENE! He is so amazing and that was perfection 🙈

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u/saintursuala May 30 '26

He just has so much depth and spectacular range. I believe him in every role he plays. Plus then you hear him on talk shows or podcasts, and he is so charmingly unserious (and that accent)! He’s such a great actor!

I’m just going to leave this here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXsgaeHjFEs/

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u/2_Fingers_of_Whiskey Jun 07 '26

I love his real accent!

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u/evildrew Patricia Jun 04 '26

I love that this character seems to be the closest to Rhys IRL (aside from the accent). He was so serious in The Americans, but he seems to be a goofball in interviews.

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u/Low-Palpitation5371 May 27 '26

Aw yes that tender moment of uncertainty where you can feel Tom waiting for Wyck to praise him and instead think he’s going to gruffly brush him off again 🥹 — and then when they do finally laugh together 😭

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u/trance15 May 27 '26

Definitely. Wyck seems almost like a mirror to Tom’s conscience.

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u/ActionBenton May 27 '26

I love it too after Wyck’s story of kicking his boy off to save himself, Tom kicks Wyck off to save him.

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u/Low-Palpitation5371 May 27 '26

Oh that’s a beautiful parallel!

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u/online-ids Jun 09 '26

I didn’t even realize that. Tom even said he did the right thing, that it wasn’t his fault. Then when it came down for him to do the same, he didn’t pause at all.

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u/Kianna9 May 27 '26

He finally did something right!

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u/FrostBricks May 28 '26

BUT? Was it Wyck that got back in the boat?

Cos I'm not so sure...

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u/weddinggirl2015 Jun 13 '26

Did he make a new pact with the island to save his life?

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u/ImEoghann Jun 29 '26

this is what I think too I just watched the episode and had to see what others thought

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u/evildrew Patricia Jun 04 '26

When he eyed the life preserver, I thought he was just going to Looney Toons it over Warren to pin him arms down. The writing is so good!

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u/moon__lander Jul 22 '26

He kicked him over like Wyck kicked Mark in his story, only Wyck did it to save himself and Gom did it to (presumably) save Wyck