'Poldark': Season 3, Episode 3 Recap

Previously, on Poldark: Ross stages an overly dramatic trip to France, where he gets kicked out of the country and fights a pack of dudes all so he can get a list confirming that Dwight’s being held prisoner there. Elsewhere, Drake and Morwenna flirt adorably some more, Demelza helps her brothers secure a meeting house for their church, and George becomes the worst magistrate in the world in record time.

It seems worth saying: This week’s episode of Poldark finally seems like a return to form. There are multiple interesting subplots, some swoony romance, and Ross manages to actually act like a hero again for the first time in what feels like a year. More of this, please, show, and thank you.

Drake and Morwenna aren’t even together yet and already there are problems. In case you hadn’t got the memo that Drake and Morenna have officially taken over the mantle of Poldark’s star-crossed couple of choice this season, this episode should do it. (After all, Caroline and Dwight are married now. Someone’s got to step up!)  With George and Elizabeth off to the big city, Drake can now pop by Trenwith whenever he likes to “visit Geoffrey Charles”, though honestly the not-at-all-creepy guise of wanting to be BFFs with an eight-year old so you can see the girl you like is kind of a bad look.  But, whatever, Drake’s really at Trenwith to see Morwenna, and subsequently suffer through awkward group conversations with Aunt Agatha.