'Deadwater Fell': Episode 3 Recap

Surprise, Deadwater Fell viewers. Our suspicions were right all along. The series’ penultimate episode reveals that David Tennant’s Tom is indeed a serious contender for Dirtbag of the Year.

Granted, we already knew that he wasn’t close to the seemingly perfect husband and father he appears to be in the series’ first episode. Wildly controlling and, frankly, weird, Tom had a gross habit of sleeping with his wife’s best friends in an attempt to isolate her from them. (Yikes.) This week, we learned his behavior was even more disgusting than we originally thought.

However, though we have definitive proof that Tom is categorically The Worst – well, as awful as it is, we should remember that just because he’s a rapist abuser doesn’t mean he’s a killer. As much as it may feel easier to assume that he is the dark stain on an otherwise fantastic community, well. That doesn’t mean it’s true.