Ep. 235: The North Water

This week, Gavia and Morgan finally bring you their much-delayed opinions on Andrew Haigh's ultra-bleak but mesmerizing miniseries The North Water, starring Jack O'Connell and Colin Farrell as shipmates on a doomed Arctic whaling expedition. Topics include the show's sharp depiction of masculinity and sexuality in Victorian England, its uncompromising approach to violence, stellar performances from O'Connell and Farrell, and more.

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“Director Andrew Haigh on Filming 'The North Water': "I Was Like, ‘Oh My God, This Is Going to Be a Disaster'",” Miranda Collinge, Esquire

“Colin Farrell on making The North Water: ‘It’s a relief that no one died’,” Gabriel Tate, The Guardian

“Colin Farrell on His Barbaric Turn in 'The North Water': ‘Henry Drax Is Just Sheer, Carnal Brutality’,” Laura Martin, Esquire

“Jack O’Connell: ‘Eventually the wheels come off, everything explodes’,” Eva Wiseman, The Guardian

“Into the frozen north: how Jack O’Connell’s latest series took him to the Arctic and back,” Thomas Barrie, GQ