Recapping 'Poldark': Season 2, Episode 9
Previously on Poldark: Ross waffles some more about his feelings for Elizabeth and Demelza. For her part, Demelza has had quite enough of Ross’ awful behavior, and lets him know about it. She also takes herself to a house party where she tries to commit some revenge adultery with Captain MacNeil. She can’t go through with it in the end, but she can’t seem to forgive Ross either. (And his attitude is not helping.) Elsewhere, Elizabeth gets tired of putting her life in limbo for Ross, and marries George Warleggan. And I debate whether I can start a petition to ban all men in Cornwall, and let the women of Poldark build their own matriarchy.
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Turns Out That Money Isn’t Actually All You Need. Finally, after what seems to be eons of strife, the mine at Wheal Grace has started to make some money. This is, of course, after everyone involved in it practically bankrupted themselves to keep it open, and several people died in the process. Ross tries to cheer Demelza up by telling her that they’re actually making money now, instead of living on the brink of poverty. Demelza is unimpressed, because while she may not be poor any longer, she now knows that she’s married to a cheater, so on balance her life probably seems a lot worse.
