The Essex Serpent Season 1 Episode 5 sees Cora on the path of destroying her own life. Last time on the show, Luke gave his all heart out in order to throw a birthday party for Cora. The woman who went through only pain for most of her life. The party saw Will and Cora coming close together while Luke learned about Stella’s sickness. Amidst all of this, Cracknell died, and Naomi disappeared.
The villagers started believing that Serpent had attacked again. Will tries to calm things down, but Cora’s presence further disrupts the conversation. The villagers blamed her for bringing the serpent. Will tried to comfort her, but they ended up making out. The next day Cora had no option but to leave for London. Now the fifth episode of The Essex Serpent sees Cora coming in a circle with these events while Will hopes to find a cure for Stella’s disease.
The Essex Serpent Season 1 Episode 5 Recap
The Essex Serpent Season 1 Episode 5 opens up with Will and the villagers of Essex going out there looking for Naomi, only to fail. Will returns home to find Stella packing her bags to leave for London. She tells him about her illness and states that Luke is ready to see her without an appointment.
Back in London, Cora had locked herself in a room as she was heartbroken after the events in Essex. Martha greets her with a piece of good news, telling her that the Royal Geographical Society has invited her to examine the fossil she found, which could be of a plesiosaur. Martha wrote the letter from Cora’s side in order to cheer Cora up. Cora also asked about any letter from Aldwinter, hoping Will would have sent something. But she receives a no for that.
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Cora visits the Royal Geographical Society to find out that one fossil may not be enough. She may have to go back to Essex and find more clues. She returns home disappointed and is confronted by Martha. They get into an argument. Martha misunderstands Cora, believing that Cora is asking her to know her place.
Meanwhile, Will and Stella paid Luke a visit. There they find out that Stella has Tuberculosis. Surgery could help Stella, but Stella confesses to Will in private that she doesn’t want to spend her precious time in a hospital.
Will and Cora later cross paths during a visit to a museum where a skeleton of a Blue Whale is on display. They go through an awkward conversation which Will ends abruptly. Will and his family return to Aldwinter the next day. Will questions if he is being judged for what he did.
Meanwhile, Cora tries to make things up with Martha by asking Luke to help her. She asks him to bring Charles to the place where Sali lives. Luke agrees to help if she tags along with him to an event where he is going to receive an award. They manage to convince Charles and leave for the event.
During the event, Luke proposes to Cora. A disappointed Cora comes back home only for Martha to tell her that Luke is actually in love with her. Martha also confesses how painful it is to love her. The argument sees Martha walking out again while Cora tries to destroy the belongings of her house. The episode comes to a close with Will asking the Lord to bring her back. It could be Stella or Cora.
The Essex Serpent Season 1 Episode 5 Review
The Essex Serpent Season 1 Episode 5 tells us a lot more about Cora than ever before. Well, the show suggests that Cora has been through a lot after the pain that Michael had inflicted upon her. But that doesn’t mean that she herself is a perfect person. We have been coming around this sub-plot since the previous episode and the fifth episode explores it in a full blow.
Despite the fact Cora went through dark days, she had people who cared about her. For starters, it was Martha who had always been by her side as a friend. Cora may not accept Martha as her love, but then there was Luke Garrett, who literally poured out all of his heart for her.
So Cora did receive everything she wanted, but she always ignored her true love. She went after something she may never have. A dating pattern Martha told the viewers about in the previous episode. This, therefore, led Cora to the destruction of her own, where she has no one by her side anymore.
Right now, her goal to chase the Essex Serpent is also on pause. A single fossil doesn’t prove anything, and she may need to head back to Essex in order to find more clues. But that’s hardly possible now, considering the fact that the village rejects her and believes she is the devil who is summoning the Serpent.
Cora’s return to Essex will definitely see her crossing paths with Will. Now with Stella having limited days, we wonder if there is a chance Will and Cora’s relationship will blossom. Will may also back out of this, considering this a sin. After all, we saw him believing that he was being judged for his actions towards the end of the fifth episode.
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