House of Guinness Recap: Out With the Old

"As the previous episode drew to a close, it looked like Arthur was headed to a serious and public fall thanks to an imminent raid on the all-male dance party and his lover Patrick's role in making sure he'd be there when the police knocked down the door. Instead, Patrick's conscience attacks him at the last moment, leading him to pull Arthur away, even though it might lead to Patrick's own humiliation and arrest."

"Meanwhile, in the Irish west, Edward's quickly making good on his promise to help the poor of Cloonboo, but there's some calculation there, too. As he explains to Adelaide, his acts of charity will also help promote the Guinness name, both in the countryside and in Dublin. He didn't copyright that image of Brian Boru's harp just for fun, after all. He's a 19th-century man with a 20th-century understanding of the importance of branding."

"The morning after the raid, Olivia and Arthur have a chat that confirms the strength of their marital arrangement and Olivia's expectation that Arthur will continue to pursue his political career, a discussion that's more or less drawn to a close when Rafferty arrives in answer to Arthur's summons. The next scene makes clear why he's there. Crashing into Grattan's church as the reverend delivers a pseudoscientific sermon about a looming apocalypse, Rafferty gives Grattan his own taste of what the end of the world might look like by choking him with an eel. (Arthur really did not like being compared"

Patrick pulls Arthur away from an imminent police raid on an all-male dance party at the last moment, sacrificing his own dignity and possible safety. Arthur initially feels betrayed, then softens when Patrick reveals Rev. Henry Grattan's involvement in the setup, but still severs their relationship while promising a final paycheck. In Cloonboo, Edward fulfills his promise to help the poor while consciously using charity to promote the Guinness name and its harp image. The morning after, Olivia and Arthur reaffirm their marital and political expectations, and Rafferty attacks Reverend Grattan in church with an eel.

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