Fellow Travelers is a unique love story that is well worth watching! It takes us to Washington, D.C., in the period of McCarthyism, where two very different men meet and fall in love under trying circumstances. However, they all decided to look for food in various directions.
The fact that they eventually crossed paths again after all these years suggests that fate had other plans. The former is seeking a successful political career, while the latter is fervently committed to his religion. This show tells a love tale as well as the chronicle of the darkest era in American history.
The limited series Fellow Travelers, which is based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, is a political thriller and epic love tale that follows the turbulent romance and entwined lives of two very different men who meet in the shadow of Washington during the McCarthy era.
Recap
The second episode of Fellow Travelers takes place in 1986, which is arguably the current chronology in the series. The episode again jumps about in time to heighten the tension in the story. Hawk traveled to San Francisco in Episode 1 only to see Tim, his former flame, after finding out via Marcus that Tim had a fatal illness.
The man had initially called the understandably irate ex-lover from a phone booth at a diner, and Tim had, as Hawk had anticipated, declined to meet him after all this time. The phone had rung again at the end of the show, raising the possibility that Tim was finally phoning to set up a meeting.
But it’s evident from the opening shot of episode 2 that Tim’s sister Maggie, not Tim, was the one who had called. The woman quickly makes her way down to the diner to meet Hawk, but things don’t go well. Maggie swiftly makes it clear that she does not want Hawk to speak with Tim ever again, even though Hawk assumes that she will assist him in setting up a meeting with him.
It’s clear that Tim and those close to him were very upset by Hawk’s departure. Maggie even says that Tim was so saddened by Hawk’s actions that he was never able to find love again. Despite the fact that it is still extremely early in the series for any kind of revelation, Hawk appears to be growing aware of his blunders.
The man chooses to pay his sweetheart a visit and decides to stay in San Francisco for one extra day. However, Hawk makes a stop at a gay club en route to use the phone, where he observes the numerous gay couples and the openly gay interactions that are permitted in this day and age.
Hawk is looking at one of the AIDS awareness leaflets at the bar when two young men approach him. The AIDS epidemic is fast taking lives. When Hawk asks if the young men are afraid of the AIDS virus, they respond with pride that they are not too worried about it.
Spoilers
The title for the episode is “Hit Me.” Tim and Hawk embark on a road trip, which takes a bad turn when Tim finds out that Hawk is using the trip to gather information about Senator Smith’s opponents. The interaction between Marcus and Frankie and the racist bouncer almost destroys them.
Jean Kerr is concerned about McCarthy’s masculinity, and Roy is determined to prevent David from being drafted. Tim refuses to forgive Hawk in 1980s San Francisco until a medical emergency gives him an opportunity to earn Tim’s forgiveness.
Release Date and Where to Watch
Fellow Travelers Episode 3 will air on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at 9:00 PM ET. The duration of every episode is 60 minutes. The release times in different countries are:
- For viewers in the United Kingdom: 01:00 AM GMT on November 13
- For the viewers of Canada: 10:30 PM NT on November 12
- For viewers of Australia: 11:00 AM AEST on November 13
- For viewers of India: 06:30 AM IST on November 13
- For the viewers of the Philippines: 09:00 AM PHT on November 13
As previously said, new episodes of Fellow Travelers will only show on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. ET in the United States on the Showtime Network. Nevertheless, as Showtime is only accessible in the US, get a VPN connection in order to watch Fellow Travelers.
Additionally, episodes of Fellow Travelers can be streamed on Paramount Plus two days ahead of their scheduled release date.
