'Poldark: Season 3, Episode 1 Recap

Previously, on Poldark: There’s way too much to fit here. We’ve got recaps if you need a refresher on anything that’s gone down so far on the beautiful Cornish coast. (And yours truly hasn’t recapped anything around here since Victoria, so bear with me while I get back in the swing of this, y’all.)

For a variety of reasons, Poldark Season 2 had some rough patches. The series’ main character didn’t always behave like a hero. Its central romance fell apart, and though the couple came back together by the end, we’re not quite sure if their relationship can possibly be the same afterward. (Or, at least, I’m not.)

In that regard, Season 3 of Poldark feels something of a reboot. Not really, obviously, as there are too many dangling plot threads left over from last year to deal with. There’s Elizabeth’s pregnancy, and Vile George’s growing power, and the constant tension that seems to exist in Ross and Demelza’s marriage, no matter how much they seem they want to tell each other differently.