Millicent's declaration at the end of this episode that she could not bear never to see Nathan again was very touching. It made me wonder: Why? Somehow Millicent seemed to have unsuspected depth and intelligence and sanity when she made that declaration - and I just don't think she really does. I had been thinking earlier, when she was talking with Naomi in the foyer, that the whole situation was quite a difficult one for somebody as incompetent as Millicent. "Barnabas is dead, no he's not dead, and he has attempted murder, no, he really is dead and there are witnesses to the fact." "Nathan is a wonderful catch as a husband, no, he's a scoundrel, no, he's a white knight." Millicent's world is spinning a little too fast. Maybe that's why she can't bear to lose Nathan: he's so sure of himself, and she can hang onto him when things start flying out of her control. Poor thing. Nathan clearly has no love for her, and no pity for her helplessness.
Nice job by Joel Crothers in the scene between Nathan and Noah Gifford. Nathan seemed genuinely irritated with Noah. It caused me to have uncharitable speculations, which no doubt were completely untrue.
