: Reviewers from Vulture and The A.V. Club highlighted the surreal, slow-motion editing of his death, capturing his transition from shock to a hallucination of London before he is pulled into the depths. Key Themes & Symbols
: The creature—the Tuunbaq —attacks the blind, slaughtering a marine and dragging Franklin across the ice. [S1E3] The Horror
In the third episode of The Terror , titled "," the series shifts from an icy survival drama into a visceral horror nightmare. The "feature" of this episode is the shocking and gory death of the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin (Ciarán Hinds), who falls victim to the supernatural creature stalking the crew. The Climax: Franklin’s Demise : Reviewers from Vulture and The A
: Franklin’s leg is torn off before he is tossed into the same "fire hole" (a burial hole in the ice) where the crew had earlier discarded the body of an Inuit shaman. In the third episode of The Terror ,