Previously on Banished: Tommy beat the crap out of Buckley, which earned him a death sentence because striking a soldier is a huge no-no. Kitty had sex with Ross voluntarily, for reasons surpassing understanding, and Letters Molloy did Ross a solid, earning his gratitude and a favour.

The noose waits for its victim, so clearly James didn’t go hanging himself after the events of last episode.

In the jail, Tommy and Elizabeth wake up together and he tells her to always hold onto these few seconds of bliss first thing in the morning, those few seconds between waking and memory. Ok, that moment was actually rather sweet.

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Previously on Banished: James’s attempt to escape into the bush ended quickly, but he was given a last-minute reprieve by the governor provided he serve as the camp’s new hangman.

Close up of a tarantula or some other enormous spider scurrying along, to remind us that everything in Australia is out to kill you before…

…we go into the men’s barracks, where the soldiers who have come to rouse everyone are surprised to see James. So are the other prisoners. Everyone stops to stare for a moment before getting their days started. One of the other convicts tells James that Tommy is out digging his grave right now. James goes to tell him it won’t be needed and another convict pretty much says, ‘won’t it?’

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Previously on Banished: Marston’s body was found by Kitty during an aborted suicide attempt, sending James running into the woods. Anne told Mrs J she could talk to the Johnsons’ dead children, and the rev warned her that kind of talk could lead to a good old-fashioned witch burning.

James runs through the woods, with Timmons and his men behind. They reach a certain point, however, where Timmons tells his men to hold up, because if they go any further they won’t make it back. They fire three shots into the air and turn back.

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Previously on Banished: Major Ross helped himself to MacDonald’s girl, Kitty, and James, Tommy, and Elizabeth finally got rid of Marston.

Quick shot of Marston, floating just beneath the waves. In case you didn’t get it, HE WILL RETURN.

Some of the convicts are gathered on the beach for someone’s funeral. While Johnson reads the service, Mrs J gives Anne a quick side-eye. Tommy, James, and Lizzy, meanwhile, are more concerned with a boat full of soldiers that’s rowing back and forth along the shore, near where Marston was dumped. James is kind of starting to panic.

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Previously on Banished: Marston the bullying blacksmith started stealing James’s food purely because he’s a dick and James stood up for a woman named Anne (who then totally sold James out), and Tommy and Elizabeth got married.

On the shore, James sharpens an oyster shell to a knife’s edge, then goes into the dormitory and holds it to the sleeping Marston’s throat, waking the man and warning him not to move. He tells Marston he’d sooner hang than starve and demands his food back, but before anything can happen, the bugle starts blowing to wake everyone up. He warns Marston that this’ll get easier the hungrier he gets. Yeah, but the weaker you get, the easier it’ll be for Marston to fight you off.

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