Yahoo News Praise for Jenna Coleman as The Cry gives fans answers
Note: This article contains major spoilers for The Cry episode 4
Fans were puzzled by the reams of questions still unresolved as tension mounted in the finale of The Cry.
There’s 20 mins left, wtf is gonna happen in 20 mins!? #TheCry
- Jayy 🎃💀 (@TheJayyxo) October 21, 2018
#TheCry How on Earth are they going to finish off this story in 15 minutes? There’s so much left. They will probably leave it unfinished.
- Oliver (@oliverbevan15) October 21, 2018
More twists than spaghetti junction #TheCry @SynchronicityF
- austen blakemore (@austenblakemore) October 21, 2018
#TheCry pic.twitter.com/0YfZoPNo0D
- Edna (@foobabe) October 21, 2018
Joanna (Jenna Coleman) opened the episode, as she shared her struggles for control against her husband, Alistair (Ewen Leslie).
As the pace of the final instalment quickened, there were those who began to suspect that Joanna killed Alistair and that she has been on trial for his murder throughout the entire series.
I have a feeling she’s on trial for his murder? 🤷🏻♂️ #thecry #catchup 🤨
- EMG (@_EuanGray) October 21, 2018
she's gonna kill him aye 🎉🎉🎉 #TheCry
- marion / dw spoilers (@ohmogo) October 21, 2018
In a succession of revelations, Joanna realised that Alistair gave Noah more medicine at the airport, resolving the conundrum of how their baby truly died. Alistair claimed that he forgot he gave the baby more medicine, but this wasn't good enough for Joanna, who was left to believe for a year that the death was her fault.
He gave the baby more medication didn’t he #thecry
- 🐾Kazters🐾 (@Kazters) October 21, 2018
Is she going to deliberately crash the car 😱 #TheCry
- Bev (@BevFink) October 21, 2018
Alistair also accidentally revealed that the makeshift burial he showed Joanna earlier in the episode was actually a fake to prevent the police from finding evidence.
In a chilling omission in court, Joanna finally shared that she 'missed a bend' whilst the two were driving and having the devastating final conversation, but her confession was interspersed with shots of her taking her hands off the wheel and purposely crashing the car.
Finally, audiences had their suspicions confirmed as Alistair appeared dead in the Scottish Highlands.
The BBC are making these dramas too easy to guess. The Cry - an absolute gift. Knew it was the dad mid way through episode two #TheCry
- Thomas Parsons (@TommyP_10) October 21, 2018
HES ABOUT TO DIE #TheCry
- dani california (@Danielle_ide1) October 21, 2018
I had figured most of it out by half way through but I still thought it was amazingly portrayed #TheCry
- Kerry Harrison (@kerrylou94) October 21, 2018
To the surprise of fans, Joanna maintained the story the two had crafted over the course of the investigation into their child's disappearance, presenting the picture of a supportive marriage. Still, many people sided with the character, feeling she had been emotionally abused.
#thecry so she's going to continue the lie.😑
- Jo (@JASMADA99) October 21, 2018
Joanna talking to Alistair in the courtroom and reminding herself that she was a good mother is so powerful #TheCry
- katie (@Kaaaaatie_x) October 21, 2018
What a disgusting bloke. Lead his wife to believe she was to blame, planned on buying a house with her where he'd buried the child. Yuck! Why couldn't the murder have been a bit more brutal? 😂 #TheCry
- Lucy Morris (@LucyMorris91) October 21, 2018
What a disgusting bloke. Lead his wife to believe she was to blame, planned on buying a house with her where he'd buried the child. Yuck! Why couldn't the murder have been a bit more brutal? 😂 #TheCry
- Lucy Morris (@LucyMorris91) October 21, 2018
I hate that she gets jail time for being a victim of serious emotional abuse #TheCry
- Kerry Harrison (@kerrylou94) October 21, 2018
The reviews poured in immediately after the credits and Jenna Coleman's performance was shown to be a highlight for viewers in yet another Sunday night powerhouse for the BBC.
That was incredible. @Jenna_Coleman_ is amazing in #TheCry So powerful 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
- J u l i u s (@Julius2784) October 21, 2018
Well done @BBCOne for The Cry. Such a gripping series that showed @Jenna_Coleman_ at her best. #TheCry
- Kelly Bailey (@Ladyette_Bailey) October 21, 2018
#TheCry was one of the best dramas I’ve seen this year - and actually (fairly) true to the book! Well done Jenna Coleman, excellent.
- Rebecca Hudson (@journalrebecca) October 21, 2018
#TheCry was intense, dramatic and full of twists. The acting was brilliant... @Jenna_Coleman_ needs to appear in more dramas!?!
- Ahsan Ahmed (@ahsanahm3d) October 21, 2018
The mystery of what the next hit drama will be continues...
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